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Fourteen people on Wednesday lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred on Lokoja – Kabba road in Kogi. The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Solomon Aghure, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja said that three vehicles were involved in the accident. Aghure listed them to ...
Whistle Blower
January, 2021
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7 January
Aero Contractors MD resigns, reveals reason
The Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, has revealed that he had to resigned. Sanusi confirmed this on the telephone to our correspondent on Wednesday. According to Sanusi, his resignation took effect on December 31, 2020. “There is a time for everything. There is a time when I joined Aero and there is a time I am leaving. ...
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7 January
Electricity Tariff increase not for low-income areas, NERC clarifies
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the new electricity tariff increase will not affect low-income areas with lesser energy supply. The commission was reacting to reports of the new increase in tariff from January 1. In a series of Twitter post, the NERC said the tariff for customers on service bands D and E with less than an average ...
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7 January
‘I love you’, Trump encourages protesters
US President Donald Trump has told protesters currently at the US congress that he loves them, but they should “go home in peace”. Protesters had invaded Capitol Hill on Wednesday during the process of certifying the November 3 presidential election. Not long before the invasion, Trump — who has refused to concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden — had addressed ...
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7 January
Twitter locks Trump’s account for inciting, threatens to suspend him
This is Twitter’s strongest action against the president’s account ! Twitter has locked the account of President Donald Trump over his comments on the violence that rocked US congress on Wednesday. Trump, who has refused to concede the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, had charged his supporters to march to the congress while the lawmakers were in the ...
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7 January
Woman shot during invasion of US congress is dead
An unidentified woman who was shot during the invasion of the US congress on Wednesday is dead. A mob had broken into the United States Capitol Hill while the lawmakers were in the process of certifying the November 3 presidential election. President Donald Trump, who has refused to concede the election, had mounted pressure on Vice-President Mike Pence, who is ...
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7 January
Photos of how Protesters invaded US congress
Thousands of protesters on Wednesday stormed the United States Capitol Hill while the certification of the November 3 presidential election was ongoing. The protesters trooped to the congress shortly after President Donald Trump encouraged them to do so. Mike Pence, vice-president and head of the US senate, was whisked out of the senate while lawmakers took cover. These are photos ...
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7 January
Melania Trump’s chief of staff Grisham resigns over Capitol invasion
Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, in the wake of the violent protests, a White House official says. Grisham was one of the longest-serving Trump administration officials, having begun her tenure working for then-candidate Donald Trump in 2015 ...
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6 January
China sentences former top finance executive to death for bribery
A Chinese court has sentenced the former chairman of a huge state-owned financial company to death after finding him guilty of bribery. It’s a rare use of the most severe punishment in a long-running crackdown by Beijing on corruption. Lai Xiaomin — who used to chair China Huarong Asset Management — was guilty of taking or seeking bribes totaling nearly ...
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6 January
Manchester City Legend, Colin Bell Dies At 74
Manchester City legend Colin Bell has died, aged 74, after a short illness, the Premier League club have announced. The former England midfielder made 501 appearances for City between 1966 and 1979, scoring 153 goals. He won 48 caps for his country. “Few players have left such an indelible mark on City,” said a club statement on Tuesday. In 2004, ...
