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NAHCON to engage translators to ease pilgrims’ communication
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says it will soon engage bilingual Nigerians legally resident in Saudi Arabia to ease communication challenges faced by Nigerians during Hajj exercise. A statement on the commission’s information centre monitored on Wednesday in Abuja, said that Mr Abdullahi Muhammad, NAHCON Acting Chairman, dropped the hint in Jedda, while
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Just in: Guards brigade commander meets Defence journalists
Molly Kilete, Abuja The commander Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Usman, is right now meeting with journalists covering the defence beat. The meeting which is taking place at the Aguiyi Ironsi Cantonment, headquarters of the guards brigade, is being attended by all the commanding officers of the six battalion under the guards brigade. The meeting
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Breaking: Supreme Court affirms Sule’s election as Nasarawa governor
Godwin Tsa Abuja The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili dismissed the appeal filed by David Ombugadu and the Peoples Democratic Party to challenge Sule’s victory at the March 9, 2019 election. Details later
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National Ear Centre to begin free screening of infants born with ear ailment in 2020
The National Ear Centre, Kaduna on Wednesday said it would begin screening of infants born with ear ailments free of charge in 2020. The Medical Director of the Centre, Dr Abubakar Mustapha, made this known shortly after he visited Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital where the exercise is expected to begin. He explained if a particular infant
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Court dismisses ex-governor of Borno, Goni’s suit for pension, benefits
The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Wednesday dismissed ex- Borno governor, Mohammed Goni’s suit for payment of pension and other benefits, for lacking in merit. Goni, the claimant was the first civilian governor of the former Borno from Oct. 1979 to Oct. 1983. He instituted the suit against the State Government and Attorney-General of the
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Court dissolves 26-year-old marriage on grounds of defamation of character
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved a 26-year-old marriage between Pastor Oluwole Ajayi and his wife, Aramide, on grounds of defamation of character. Ajayi, a pastor, had approached the court to end his marriage to Aramide for informing his church members he had an affair with a female evangelist of the church
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At least 12 killed in shooting in Panama prison
At least 12 people have been killed in an exchange of gunfire in a prison outside Panama City, the Police said on Tuesday. Thirteen others were injured, two of them seriously, Panama’s Deputy Police, Chief Alexis Munoz, said. The violence at the La Joyita prison, which faces overcrowding and alleged systematic abuses against inmates, was
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Buhari swears-in nine Perm Secs, presides over last FEC of the year
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in nine newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. They were sworn in two batches of five and four before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The nine permanent secretaries are: Musa Hassan from Borno State, Ahmed Aliyu, Niger State, Olushola Idowu, Ogun State,
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Death toll from Hong Kong bus crash rises to 6
Death toll from the bus crash in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) rose to six on Wednesday after a female succumbed to her injury, according to local authorities. A double-decker bus owned by the Kowloon Motor Bus Company crashed into a tree at 4:18 p.m. local time on Fanling Highway in Sheung Shui
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3 die in lone accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said that three persons died while four others sustained injuries in an accident that happened around Kara Market on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Clement Oladele, the state Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at
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Kaduna: Supreme Court upholds El-Rufai’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had last month dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019
Kaduna: Supreme Court upholds El-Rufai’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had last month dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019
Kaduna: Supreme Court upholds El-Rufai’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had last month dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019
Kaduna: Supreme Court upholds El-Rufai’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had last month dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019
Kaduna: Supreme Court upholds El-Rufai’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Governor of Kaduna State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State had last month dismissed an appeal by Isah Mohammed Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which affirmed El-Rufai’s victory at the 2019
Supreme Court affirms Makinde’s election as Oyo Gov
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The apex court in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ejembi Eko in affirming Makinde’s election set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal which earlier faulted the decision of the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The Supreme
Angry youths burn Sotitobire Miracle Church in Akure
Sotitobire Miracle Centre, Akure, Ondo State, the church where a one-year-old boy, Eniola Kolawole, was declared missing on November 10, has been set ablaze by residents of the community. News had spread on Wednesday morning that the child had been found but on getting to the church, the residents found out that the news was
NLC chairman kidnapped in Cross River
The Cross River Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ben Ukpepi, at his residence in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar. Ugbo said
More than 700 historians call for Trump to be impeached as key vote looms
More than 700 American historians have called for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump. “We are American historians devoted to studying our nation’s past,” began an open letter posted to Medium, “who have concluded that Donald J Trump has violated his oath to ‘faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States’ and
Trump impeachment: Thousands rally ahead of Wednesday’s votes
Thousands rallied across the United Stateson the eve of the House of Representatives’ landmark votes on whether to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Rallies were held from Washington, DC, to New York City and St Paul, Minnesota to Phoenix, Arizona, with protesters demanding Trump be impeached over his
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