President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr Clinton Jaja.
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His sack which was with immediate effect was conveyed in a letter signed by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Mr Dayo Apata, SAN.
The letter with reference number: SGF/PS/NCC/668 and dated October 15, however did not disclose any reason for his removal from office.
The letter sighted by our Correspondent was titled: Notification of Your Removal As Chairman Governing Board of the …
Trump issued the comments as he and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden hit the ground in crucial swing states in the final stretch before an election that opinion polls show the real estate mogul is at serious risk of losing.
Speaking to a rally in the western state of Nevada, Trump ranged from attacks on Biden and boasts about his economic policies to discussions on bathroom water …
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday that fighters involved in recent attacks on civilians in the west of the country were receiving training and shelter in neighbouring Sudan and that Khartoum’s assistance was needed to stabilise the area.
Abiy’s government had previously said little about what was driving the violence in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, which opposition politicians have described as ethnically motivated.
At least 12 people were killed in an attack in the region’s Metekel zone last week, while at least 15 died in a similar attack in late September.
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Nigerians have taken to Twitter and other social media platforms, to express shock at the jail break in Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria.
This comes after prisoners were seen scaling the White House Prison fence and coming out through the gate, in Sapele road area of the ancient city.
Reports making the rounds suggest that hoodlums or #ENDSARS protesters were responsible for their release. Nigerians think this is an inside connivance on the part of prison officials, as an effort for the government to release military men to restore order in the country and stop the protest forcefully.
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The First Bank relationship Manager, Mr Taiwo Ogundein, today told a Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria how various sums of monies were deposited in tranches into the account of a company called Still Earth Ltd., as the trial of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose resumes.
Mr Ogundein while being led in evidence by the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) told the court that Still Earth has an existing account with First bank which was moved to him for relationship management.
He further told the court that, he was invited by the …
Zamfara Government has promoted over 6,000 teachers as part of efforts to boost teaching and learning, the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Abubakar Maradun, has said.
Maradun in Gusau on Monday said that the teachers had spent over 10 years without promotion.
The chairman said that the teachers were promoted based on the instructions of Gov. Bello Matawalle, and were all paid their accumulated promotion arrears.
Maradun also said that the state government, had from May 2019 to date, constructed and renovated over 1,000 new …
The Bauchi State Government has detected 2,116 ghost workers on its payroll, Governor Bala Mohammed has said.
Mohammed disclosed this in Bauchi while declaring open First Health Conference organised by the state ministry of Health.
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‘As a state, we are putting our house in order by blocking leakages and administrative infractions in the system.’
…‘In our effort to clean the state payroll, we recently removed 2,116 ghost workers from the state government payroll.’
‘Among them are 100 doctors and 120 Primary Healthcare staff working with NGOs within
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reaffirmed that his administration recognizes the democratic rights of the Nigerian youths to peaceful protests.
Buhari who urged the youths to beware of anarchists who may hijack their gatherings for selfish motives stated this when he received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, at the State House, Abuja, on Monday.
Briefing the State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the minister said Buhari has advised the youths to always be on alert so that miscreants would not take advantage of their genuine intention.
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The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ongoing protest against police brutality has a hidden agenda.
APC Acting National Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, made the remark during an interview on BBC Hausa Service.
Buni, who is the Governor of Yobe State also warned that the ongoing protest may lead to anarchy.
He lamented that hoodlums are using the protest to terrorize Nigerians.
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According to Buni: ‘Hoodlums can utilize the gathering to cause confusion and terrorize other innocents citizens.’
‘The ongoing protests show that there is
Vehicular movements between Minna and Abuja were obstructed for several hours on Monday as the protest by youths under the aegies of the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups entered its second day.
Many commercial and articulated vehicles coming from the southern part of the country and going to Abuja could not continue their journey through the Minna city gate while those traveling to Kontagora in the northern part of the state suffered similar fate.
Parents who had taken
Speaking at a milestone meeting on the implementation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red and Blue Line projects with the contractors and consultants, Mrs. Akinajo, an engineer, said the meeting was to reiterate the already established positions on timeline for the delivery of the rail lines to passenger operation.
The Red Line is one of seven rail lines identified in the State’s Strategic …
Thousands of indigenous people have arrived in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, at the end of a protest march over an increase in violence in their territories.
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They plan to congregate at the presidential palace on Monday to demand a meeting with President Iván Duque.
The protesters accuse the government of ignoring a rise in murders of indigenous leaders.
They also demand to be consulted on major development projects.
