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BREAKING: Court adjourns Kanu trial to Jan 19 as lawyers stage walkout
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to January 19, 2022. Meanwhile, Kanu’s legal team led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor staged a walkout to protest the refusal of operatives of the Department of State Services
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300 youths undergo petroleum industry-related training
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Three hundred youths drawn from the Niger Delta states are presently undergoing a two-week training on petroleum engineering technologies aimed at equipping and engaging them with the latest oil and gas industry skills. The training, which is being organised by UFUGOLD Projects Services Limited, in conjunction with the Petroleum Institute (PTI),
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Civil Defence Corps avert student protest at Federal Polytechnic Idah
From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja The prompt intervention of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ajaka Division, of the Kogi State Command, calmed down what would have turned into a violent protest by students of the Federal Polytechnic Idah, the authorities said. The students, in the early hours of Tuesday, converged on the second
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N22 billion Earned Allowance: Non-Academic university staff begin 3-day protest
By Gabriel Dike, Lagos Administrative activities in Nigeria’s public universities will be disrupted from today as non-academic staff commenced a three-day protest in regards to the distribution of the federal N22 billion Earned Allowance (EA) to university staff unions. The leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities
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Freedom Foundation commissions ICT hub for GBV survivors
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja Nonprofit Freedom Foundation has partnered with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) to commission an ICT Hub for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). The partnership, which saw the donation of modern laptops, access to the internet and other ICT tools to the Genesis House ICT Hub, is expected to provide
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Be magnanimous in victory, Ohanaeze tells Soludo
From Geoffrey Anyanwu, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, to be magnanimous in victory. Congratulating the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate who was declared and returned as winner of the Anambra State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), early hours of today,
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Rotary Club Nnewi Urban poised to liberalise girl child education as Uzodike takes over
From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi The Rotary club of Nnewi urban has declared its resolve to promote girl child education in addition to providing social amenities to the Nnewi community and surrounding areas. The club made the declaration during the installation of its 5th President, Dr Augustine Ugochukwu Uzodike, a lawyer, who took over from Mr
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Devolve power to states, make them effective, Akeredolu tasks FG
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said the popular hue and cry about restructuring is about devolving power to the states to make them function effectively. Governor Akeredolu, who declared that he does not believe in the disintegration of the country, said federal fiscal policy and over-centralisation of power have turned
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Ondo: Woman stabbed to death by hoodlums in Akure
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure A middle-aged woman identified as Mrs Yemi Ajayi has been stabbed to death by unknown persons in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The victim’s murder comes three years after her daughter, Seun Ajayi, was also killed gruesomely. Authorities have not been able to find her killer, Daily Sun has learned. Mrs
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Defamation: Aruwan vows to pursue justice to logical conclusion
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan whose character was allegedly defamed in an online publication has vowed to use the instrument of the law to pursue the case to a logical conclusion. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Aruwan said his lawyer has taken up the case
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Senate approves Buhari’s $16bn, €1bn loan requests
The senate has approved $16,230,077,718 and €1,020,000,000 loans requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. The upper legislative chamber also approved grant components of $125 million. The president had requested the facilities in an addendum to the 2018-2020 borrowing plan in September. In July, the national assembly approved the sums of $8.3 billion and €490 million
Buhari to Soludo: Rally stakeholders to confront challenges facing Anambra, S’East
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has told the governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, to rally stakeholders to confront the challenges facing the state in particular and the entire South East region in general. Soludo contested the recently concluded Anambra governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance
E2%80%B2s-sexiest-man-alive/ People magazine names Paul Rudd as 2021?s Sexiest Man Alive
Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on CBS’ ”The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The actor tells the magazine in an issue out Friday that
Court orders lawyer to produce suspect in $32m fraud case
Akeem Nafiu Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a lawyer, Kehinde Awowole, to produce a businesswoman, Princess Toyin Kolade, who was allegedly involved in a $32 million fraud, in court on December 3, 2021. Kolade is one of 11 others facing a 10-count charge of $32 million fraud
Two former SARS operatives to pay murdered suspect’s family N50m
Muhammad Kabir, Kano A Kano State High Court, has ordered two former operatives of the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), SP Uba Bangajiya and Inspector Garba Galadima, to pay the family of Mustapha Idiris, they allegedly killed, N50 million as compensation. The Court, presided over by Justice Y. M Ubale, gave the order on
JUST IN: Judge adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial to Jan. 19, 2022
The Abuja High Court has adjourned the Nnamdi Kanu’s case to January 19, 2022. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, made the ruling on Wednesday, when the trial continued. Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was brought to court by officials of the Department of
JUST IN: Kanu’s lawyer, journalists, Igbo leaders barred from court premises
Security operatives on Wednesday prevented Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also barred from the courtroom include journalists, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers and activists. But other lawyers
COP26: Six major carmakers agree to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, UK says
• Volvo, Ford, GM aim for 100% zero-emission vehicles • Volkswagen, Toyota, Stellantis not part of pledge • United States, China and Germany missing from pledge Six major automakers on Wednesday will commit to phasing out the production of fossil-fuel vehicles around the world by 2040, as part of global efforts to cut carbon
Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of season, culling 143,000 chickens
Japan has detected its first outbreak of bird flu for the 2021 winter season, with confirmation of a case of “highly pathogenic avian influenza” at a poultry farm in the northeast of the country, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. About 143,000 egg-laying chickens are being exterminated at the farm in Yokote city in
Facebook plans to remove thousands of sensitive ad-targeting options
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to “sensitive” topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs or sexual orientation. The company, which recently changed its name to Meta and which makes the vast majority of its revenue through digital advertising, has
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