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The Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has said it is the responsibility of every citizen to be at alert amid the insecurity in Nigeria. Magashi made the disclosure during a chat with journalists as relayed in a video posted on Twitter by AIT. He said people should show that they are not cowards by defending themselves. He …

By Okhide Em’ya David Academic staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has once again gained an upper hand in its struggle to liberate itself from the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) after Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja set aside a Judgment delivered on the 11th of July 2014 by a Court of Appeal in favor of the NUT. The …

Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has commenced the enforcement of the Edo State Gaming Law of 2020 with the engagement of key actors in the sector to ensure full compliance with the law in the state. The Executive Chairman of EIRS, Igbinidu Inneh, in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said it was imperative for the state to enforce …

Edo State has recorded 20 new cases and 30 more recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) as the government intensifies sensitization and enforcement of guidelines to guard against spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of the State COVID-19 Taskforce, chaired by the state governor, Mr. Godwin …

Abdulrasheed Bawa, a Deputy Chief Detective Superintendent with Nigeria’s flagship anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is set to break records if confirmed by the Nigerian Senate to lead the organisation. A statement by a presidential spokesperson on Tuesday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Bawa, who currently heads the Lagos …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has named Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He has therefore requested the Senate to confirm Bawa’s nomination. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday titled “President Buhari requests Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed …

ATLANTA — Pro-Trump attorney L. Lin Wood faces sanctions from the State Bar of Georgia for potentially violating one or more state rules of professional conduct. The organization that governs and licenses all practicing attorneys in the state filed a more-than-1,600-page official grievance against Wood earlier this month for incompetences and making false statements. If the investigation accompanying the grievance proves …

…Chides DISCOs’ failure to meet financial obligations The Federal Government, Tuesday, revealed that it was still spending over N50 billion monthly as subsidy for electricity supply in the country. It explained that the funds are provided to augment the shortfall by the Distribution Companies, DISCOs, which have failed to defray the cost of bulk electricity supplied to them by the …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking an order restraining Mr Mohammed Adamu from parading himself as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the ruling following a motion exparte with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/106/21 filed by Maxwell Opara, a legal practitioner, and argued by his lawyer, Ugochukwu Ezekiel. Arguing the motion, Ezekiel told …

•Promises to prioritise access to COVID-19 vaccines •Buhari, others hail her emergence With her emergence yesterday as the first African and first female to be the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, unveiled her agenda, which include working with other members of the organisation in reforming and rebranding the global trade body. Okonjo-Iweala, in her acceptance …