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NIS Recruitment: Court frees Abba Moro of EFCC charges
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former minister of Interior, Abba Moro in respect of the charges of fraud arising from the conduct of the botched Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment in 2014. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in 2016, arraigned Abba Morro
One dies as two petrol tankers explode in Ogun
One man has been burnt to death in Ogun State as two petrol tankers exploded along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan highway. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said the incident happened on Wednesday night in front of NASFAT praying ground. TRACE Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Akinbiyi, revealed that the driver of the first
13 Nigerian varsities get NCC’s N173m research grant
Caleb Onwe, Abuja Thirteen Nigerian universities have grabbed the 2021 Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Information Communications Technology (ICT) based research grant, worth over N173 million. This was as it also awarded N60 million endowment of Professorial Chairs to University of Port Harcourt, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and Federal University of Technology, Minna. The NCC’s Executive Vice
Expect Nnamdi Kanu’s release soon – Mbazuluike Amaechi
Frontline Igbo leader and First Republic Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi has assured that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would soon be released. Amaechi gave the assurance while addressing journalists in Onitsha, Anambra State, ahead of Kanu’s court hearing slated for Friday. The former Minister, last year, had
JUST IN-Osun 2022: Ex-Deputy Speaker House of Reps, Lasun Yussuf, defects to Labour Party
…secures governorship ticket Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo The former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Lasun Yussuf has decamped to the Labour Party (LP). He officially defected to LP on Thursday morning in Osogbo, the Osun State capital He is to contest the July 16, 2022 governorship election under his new party. The
Lagos appoints MC Oluomo Parks Management Committee Chair
Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the Chairman of its Parks Management Committee. Also, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was appointed as the Liaison Officer between the government and the committee.
Man United set to finalise Erik ten Hag appointment – Sources
Manchester United are set to finalise the appointment of Erik ten Hag as the club’s next manager, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag, 52, who was interviewed by United last month, had been on a four-man shortlist alongside Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino, Spain coach Luis Enrique and Sevilla’s Julen Lopetegui. Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich’s Julian Nagelsmann were ruled out
Russian forces withdrawn from Kyiv – Pentagon
*US warns India against aligning with Russia US defence department officials have said that Russia’s withdrawal from the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions is now complete. “Russian forces near Kyiv and Chernihiv have completed their withdrawal from the area to re-consolidate and refit in Belarus and Russia,” a Pentagon official told reporters on Wednesday. “We are
Burkina Faso ex-president freed from detention
Burkina Faso’s ousted President Roch Kaboré has been allowed to return to his home in the capital, Ouagadougou, the military government said in a statement. Kaboré was under house arrest in a ministerial villa in the capital since January when he was ousted in a coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, who is
Blood clot risk higher for six months after Covid
After a Covid infection, there is an increased risk of developing a serious blood clot for the next six months, a study from Sweden suggests. The research found people with severe Covid, and those infected during the first wave, had the highest clot risk, reports the BBC. This highlights the importance of being vaccinated
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