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How Khashoggi’s killers received training in U.S., says Report

Online News Reporter March 30, 2019 0

Members of the Saudi team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi received training in the United States, the Washington Post has reported, revealing other new elements in the death of the newspaper’s former contributor. A critic of the Saudi regime, Khashoggi was killed and

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Lagos collapsed buildings: FG inaugurates inter-ministerial committee

Online News Reporter March 30, 2019 0

By Idowu Isamotu, Abuja The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial committee on collapsed Buildings as part of its commitment to find a permanent solution to the menace of collapse building in the country. It would be recalled that several people were trapped in a building that collapsed in Ita-Faji at Lagos Island on Monday […]

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NMA decries exit of doctors in hospitals over poor welfare

Online News Reporter March 30, 2019 0

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has decried the exit of about 10 consultant physicians from the services of the Nasarawa State Government over poor staff welfare. The NMA state chairman of the union, Bulu Umaru, made the disclosure while addressing journalists on Friday in Lafia. Umaru said that about 10 consultant physicians had left the […]

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FG restates strict regulation of emerging technologies

Online News Reporter March 29, 2019 0

By Idowu Isamotu, Abuja The Federal Government, through the Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Rufus Ebegba has called for the strict regulation of new and emerging aspects of the application of modern biotechnology. Ebegba, at a Public Hearing on Wednesday organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Habitat to amend

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Beware of fraudsters, we’re not recruiting – Immigration

Online News Reporter March 28, 2019 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is not recruiting, contrary to information on “some fake dedicated website”. NIS Comptroller-General, Muhammad Babandede said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Sunday James. “The attention of the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Muhammad Babandede,

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No cause for alarm over management of N8.67trn pension fund – PenCom

Online News Reporter March 28, 2019 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Thursday allayed fear over the management of the total assets under its purview, valued at N 8.67 trillion, as at December 2018. Aisha Dahir-Umar, Acting Director-General of the commission, made the disclosure while fielding questions from journalists shortly after delivering a keynote address at the 2019 First Quarter

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CJN tackles lawyers for improper dressing to court

Online News Reporter March 28, 2019 0

The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Mohammed, has condemned what he described as despicable dressing by some lawyers to court. Akande Festus, Director, Press and Information, Supreme Court, in a statement on Thursday said the CJN made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Abuja Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, […]

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Appeal Court upholds Fayemi’s victory, dismisses PDP’s Eleka suit

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By Adekunle Adebayo, Abuja The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday upheld the victory of Kayode Fayemi as duly elected governor of Ekiti State at the July 14, 2018 governorship election in the state. The court dismissed a petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ekiti State, Olusola […]

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INEC issues Certificate of return to 6 Abuja council chairmen, 62 councilors

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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday issued Certificates of Return to elected chairmen of the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory and 62 councillors. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, who presented the certificates to the elected representatives, said they should justify the confidence repose in them. He said

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Election observers demand complete audit of 2019 general elections

Online News Reporter March 28, 2019 0

…vow to force Varsity Dons who served as INEC staff to speak up …vote-buying, inducement of voters; political corruption – TMG As 2019 elections gradually winding up, foreign and local observers during the exercise on Thursday lamented how rampant vote-buying and inducement of voters was, demanding complete audit of the general exercise. The observers, under […]