The Federal Government has filed charges against the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu, Pinnacle Communications Limited; its founder, Lucky Omonuwa; and its Managing Director, Dipo Onifade, for alleged fraud to the tune of N2.5bn. The charges were filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, sequel to an investigation by the Independent […]
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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has identified nine major challenges militating against stable power supply in the South-East. The Head of Communications of the company, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday. Ezeh listed vandalism, energy theft, accidental destruction of […]
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A major crisis looms at Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, following alleged an attempt by authorities of the institution to force striking lecturers to resume classes. The varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ignatius Onimawo, was also allegedly to have asked all Deans and HODs to implement a “no-work-no-pay” rule, just as he was said to have […]
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Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, allegedly conducted what investigators have termed “suspicious transactions” in five undeclared accounts, according to a report. The transactions were purportedly conducted through the CJN’s Standard Charter Bank accounts between 2012 and 2016, according to a report by The Nation. The five undeclared accounts are part of the […]
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A Plateau high court sitting in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday sentenced Sunday Umaru, a 34-year-old dismissed solider, to death by hanging. Umaru was said to have hacked his girlfriend to death over a message found on her phone. Justice SP Gang handed down the sentence after finding Umaru guilty of killing his girlfriend, Charity Thomas, […]
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Collective negligence led to racial profiling at youth-team level inside Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, French league authorities said Tuesday when fining the club 100,000 euros ($114,000). The affair began when French investigative website Mediapart revealed racial profiling by talent scouts since 2013 where potential youth signings were identified by their ethnicity. The Qatari-owned club […]
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The Nigeria Air Force has redeployed a total of 72 senior officers comprising 27 Air Vice Marshalls, 30 Air Commodores, eight Group Captains, four Wing Commanders and three Squadron Leaders for operational efficiency and effectiveness. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Daramola, […]
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U.S. singer Chris Brown, who was arrested in Paris on Monday with two other persons on suspicion of rape, has been released from police custody, the French prosecutor’s office said. The police are still investigating the case, the French prosecutor’s office added. The arrests were first reported by Closer magazine, which said Brown, his bodyguard […]
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The Federal Government has activated emergency response centres for Lassa fever cases in the country following the official declaration of the disease as an outbreak. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, announced this in a statement personally signed by him on Tuesday. He disclosed that there has been an […]
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The house of representatives has passed a bill seeking to criminalise estimated billing in the country, among other things. The lower legislative chamber passed the bill on Tuesday after considering the report of its committee on power sector. The report was adopted unanimously after Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house, put it to a […]
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