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Chief of iAir Staff, Sadique Abubakar The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Tuesday assured that the service would continue to provide the best training for Nigeria Air Force personnel to enhance their professionalism and efficiency in the defence of the nation. Abubakar gave the assurance during the graduation of Instructor Pilots, Captains and…
The Abia State House of Assembly has promised to pass the 2020 Appropriation Bill into Law before the end of 2019. EFCC secures 1,900 convictions, recovers N794bn in 4 years — Magu(Opens in a new browser tab) Addressing the Assembly during its session today, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rt Hon Kennedy Njoku,…
Jose Filomeno dos Santos Lawyers for the son of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos have denied that he tried to steal $500 million (450 million euros) from the sovereign wealth fund he oversaw, during the second day of his corruption trial in Luanda on Tuesday. Jose Filomeno dos Santos, 41, also known as…
Red chambers of the Nigerian Senate By Henry Umoru THE Senate has raised the alarm that if the level of Unemployment in the country was not checked and addressed, a great calamity looms. According to the Upper Chamber, the rate of unemployment in the country was alarming and could be tackled with the benefits available…
Benitez Rafael Benitez insisted on Monday there is “no chance” he will fill the managerial vacancies at either Arsenal or Everton, but he refused to completely rule out a return to the Premier League. Former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Benitez is currently in charge of Chinese side Dalian Yifang after leaving Newcastle United after…
Arsenal’s French-born Ivorian midfielder Nicolas Pepe (L) vies with West Ham United’s Italian defender Angelo Ogbonna during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Arsenal at The London Stadium, in east London on December 9, 2019. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Arsenal ended their worst run without a win in…
Queens-College-Yaba The Principal, Queen’s College Lagos, Dr (Mrs) Tokunbo Yakubu-Oyinloye on Monday, called on parents of its newly admitted students to join hands with management in moulding the girls into future leaders of repute. Yakubu-Oyinloye made the call at the matriculation ceremony for new intakes for the 2019/2020 academic session. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Monday said that a driver was crushed to death in an accident involving two trucks around Conoil Bus-Stop, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Temitope Oseni, Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident happened at about…
The Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar, says the stability of Nigeria remains the top priority of traditional rulers in the region. The Sultan made the remarks at the opening of the 6th General Assembly of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, on Monday in Kaduna. He said as…
As Nigerians join the rest of the world to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, Mrs Ene Obi, Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has advocated for a death penalty for corrupt officers in the country. Obi was speaking in Abuja on Monday, during a rally to mark the day which has the theme: “United Against Corruption….