The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
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Court of Appeal voids recruitment of 10,000 constables by IGP
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables carried out last year by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Read More »9 years after, Singapore Court of Appeal clears Nigerian of drug trafficking in rare reversal of its own decision
SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old Nigerian man has been acquitted of a capital drug trafficking charge after the Court of Appeal reversed its 2015 decision to convict him.
Read More »Court jails man 125 years over fake school feeding contract
A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Allen Abel to a cumulative term of 125 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12.8 million on the pretext of executing a contract for the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD)’s School Feeding scheme under the Social Intervention …
Read More »Neymar has €34 million Spanish tax debt: authorities
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar owes more unpaid tax than any other individual on a Spanish authorities’ blacklist with debts of €34.6 million, according to an official document published today.
Read More »Nigeria lifts ban on Emirates Airlines
The Federal Government has lifted the ban stopping Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria.
Read More »Again, Boko Haram kill 10 Nigerian soldiers in ambush, loot food and other supplies
Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday.
Read More »First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies from Leukaemia
The first person cured of HIV – Timothy Ray Brown – has died from cancer.
Read More »Presidential debate: Trump and Biden trade insults in vicious, ugly and chaotic debate
President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and rancorous White House debates in years. Amid angry shouting and name calling, the two fought over the pandemic, white supremacy and the economy during the 90-minute forum in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr Biden called the president a “clown” and told him to “shut …
Read More »House of Reps Speaker withdraws National Water Resources Bill after heated debate
The House was thrown into a turmoil on Tuesday, while considering a Matter of Privilege, raised by Rep. Benjamin Mzondu (PDP-Benue) to be heard on the contentious National Water Resources Bill, 2020.
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