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Soldier dismissed for rape of a minor

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri A soldier has been been dismissed from the Nigerian Army and sentenced to five years imprisonment for rape and assault by a court martial in Maiduguri. The soldier, Corporal Aliyu Yakubu, was accused…

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Just in: FG lifts ban on Emirates Airlines

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced the lifting of the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. The Minister announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He tweeted, “UAE has written…

Business

PIB passes through first reading in Senate

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

The Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 on Wednesday scaled through first reading on the floor of the Senate. The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, presented the proposed legislation and the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,…

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Two Malian soldiers killed, six injured in fresh ambush

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

Two soldiers were killed and six wounded in an ambush in central Mali, a region buffeted by a jihadist insurgency and ethnic violence, a senior security source said Wednesday. The troops were attacked on road between Douentza…

Business

Just in: FEC approves N13.08trn 2021 budget proposal

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

The Federal Executive Council has okayed a budget estimate of N13.08trn for the 2021 fiscal year. The fiscal document was approved at a meeting of the council on Wednesday presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

News

Again, NAF immortalizes Arotile, names buildings after her, 9 others

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to immortalize the late first female fighter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, as it named a two-block of 4 x 2 bedroom married officers accommodation at the NAF Base in Abuja after…

Foreign

UK economy shrinks 19.8% in Q2 over COVID-19 pandemic

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

Britain’s economy shrank by almost a fifth in the second quarter, entering recession because of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, revised official data showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic product contracted by a record 19.8 per cent…

Crime Watch

One killed, others injured as two Ebonyi communities clash over disputed land

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

At least one person has been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a deadly clash between two communities in Afrikpo North council of Ebonyi State. The two communities, Eze-Amaziri and…

News

Queen of England felicitates with Nigeria at 60

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, has sent a message of felicitation to President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigeria’s 60th independence holding on Thursday, the presidency said on Wednesday. The presidency in a statement by the Special…

News

Edo wants Buhari to extend the Itakpe-Warri Rail line to Benin Industrial Park

Daily Tracker Sep 30, 2020

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a case for the extension of the Itakpe-Warri standard gauge ,to link the Benin Industrial Park in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. The Governor made the…

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