Day: May 26, 2018

FG declares Tuesday public holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Friday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by Dr M. Umar the Permanent Secretary. Dambazau congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and pledged government’s continued dedication to entrenching democracy in the country. He also urged all Nigerians to trust and support the government in its commitment to building an indivisible, peaceful and greater nation based on…

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Tackle issues surrounding insurgency, ECOWAS tells Nigeria

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ECOWAS Parliament has appealed to Nigeria to put measures in place to address the issue that surround insurgency in the Northeast. Mr Ibrahim Sadiq, Chairman, ECOWAS Parliament delegation to Northeast Nigeria, made the appeal when he presented the report on the fact finding mission to the region. At the plenary on Friday in Abuja, he also urged the government to tackle issues that border on climate change to find solution to environmental challenges it posed. He said although government made efforts to create access in the place to facilitate return…

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Alex, BBNaija fame joins talent firm

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Alex Asogwa, a.k.a Alex Unusual, BBNaija 3rd runner-up, has become the first 2018 housemate to get signed by a talent agency, Naomad Talent Management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the signing gives Alex, who is a dancer, model and writer, the needed structure to harness her full potential. Naomi M. Adenuga, CEO/Founder of the agency, told NAN in Abuja on Friday said Alex was full of depth and authenticity. “It is with great pleasure that we welcome “The Beautiful Unusual One” @alex_unusual to the Naomad Family. “We…

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Morgan Freeman ‘Devastated’ by Reports of Sexual Harassment: ‘I Did Not Assault Women

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Morgan Freeman is speaking out again amid reports of his allegedly inappropriate sexual behavior towards women. “I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports,” he said in a statement. “All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.” The actor, 80, added, “I admit that I am someone who…

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Trump takes aim at federal bureaucracy with new executive orders rolling back civil-service protections

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President Trump moved Friday to roll back civil-service protections that federal employees have enjoyed for a generation, making it easier to fire poor performers, curtailing time employees can be paid for union work and directing agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts. In three executive orders the president signed before the holiday weekend, Trump took his first significant steps toward fulfilling a campaign promise he made to overhaul a federal bureaucracy he told voters was awash in “waste, fraud and abuse.” The changes have been championed by Republicans who have sought to…

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