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NO POLICE OFFICER SHOULD BE WITHOUT FACE MASK -IGP

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The inspector general of police, Muhammed Adamu, said officers and men of the Nigerian police have no reason not to wear face mask and comply with other Covid-19 protocols in the cause of their duties. Nigeria’s number one police officer disclosed this on Channels television program news light. Adamu further disclosed that as …

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EX-SUPER EAGLES GOALKEEPER ERICO DIES AT 71.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Joe Erico, has died at 71 years old. The Nigeria football federation’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, confirmed Erico’s death on Thursday morning. A statement from the NFF quoted Erico’s family members as saying that the former assistant coach of super eagles complained of body pain and was treated for malaria, …

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WE ARE WINNING WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY, BANDITRY – MILITARY.

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The military on Thursday said the military is winning the war against insurgency and banditry as it sustains war against criminals within the country. Defence spokesman Major General John Enenche said this during a press conference in Abuja. Enenche referenced recent operations against bandits in Zamfara and Katsina as evidence of the …

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RESTRUCTURING ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE NIGERIA’S PROBLEMS – JONATHAN

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA A former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone cannot solve Nigeria’s problems and cannot be done in isolation. The former president also called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. He stated this on Thursday, while speaking at a dialogue on restructuring in Abuja. He …

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BUHARI RE-APPOINTS USMAN AS NPA MD, RECONSTITUTES BOARD.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday reappointed Hadiza Usman as managing director of Nigerian ports authority for another five years. He also reconstituted the boards of the agency and that of the transmission company of Nigeria. The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed these in a statement. According …

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BUHARI DIRECTS FIRS TO ENSURE TAX PAYMENT BY FOREIGN, LOCAL FIRMS.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA President Muhammadu Buhari today in Abuja directed the federal inland revenue services and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance of tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria. Buhari spoke virtually at the first national tax dialogue held at the conference hall of the state house, through …

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WIKE PLEDGES N500M SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS, REBUILDING OF BURNT SOKOTO MARKET.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Governor Nyesom Wike has announced a pledge of five hundred million naira as Rivers state government support towards rebuilding the Sokoto central market gutted by fire on Tuesday and to assist affected traders to get back on their feet. Wike, during a visit to his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, expressed sadness over …

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ONDO FARMERS, FOREST GUARDS, DRIVERS PROTEST, BACK AKEREDOLU.

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Scores of farmers, forest guards and the members of the national union of road transport workers in Ondo state have staged a protest against the incessant abduction of their members allegedly by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The protesters also said they were in support of the order of governor Rotimi Akeredolu …

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SIX OF FORTY FIVE FUN SEEKERS RECENTLY ARRESTED IN LAGOS STATE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA Six of the 45 fun seekers recently arrested in Lagos by the police, have tested positive for covid-19. The fun seekers, who had been in custody prior to the release of the test result, have now been moved to the Lagos state isolation center. The chairman of the state task force, Shola Jejeloye …

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NIN-SIM LINKAGE: DON’T BLOCK ANYBODY FROM NETWORKS TILL FEB 9 — BUHARI.

  BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that no subscriber should be blocked from telecom operators’ networks till February 9, 2021. Subscribers, who pleaded for further extension, would have had their lines blocked January 19, being the initial deadline for them to link their Sims to their national identity number. According to a statement …

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