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Boeing named former Rockwell Collins chief Robert “Kelly” Ortberg its next CEO Wednesday, as the aviation giant reported a hefty loss on continued operational problems. Ortberg, 64, helped lead Rockwell Collins and integrate it into United Technology prior to his retirement from RTX in 2021. His appointment comes as Boeing attempts to rebound from a…
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The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has vowed to ensure the protection of lives and property of citizens of the state in the wake of the planned nationwide protests in the country. Oyebanji said Nigeria and its people cannot afford “another massive destruction of our economic base,” as witnessed during the #EndSARS protest that…
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Less than 24 hours into the scheduled August 1 mass action against hunger and bad governance, community and faith-based leaders, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have occupied Nigeria’s Unity Fountain in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to alert authorities on plans by unknown groups to hijack the exercise. The protesters numbering over 200 were holding…
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The Police Command in Osun and other security and paramilitary agencies embarked on a joint show of force in Osogbo on Wednesday ahead of the proposed nationwide protest. The police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the patrol announced the readiness of all the security agencies to ensure a…
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A 42-year-old trader, Sani Garba, was on Wednesday arraigned in Kaduna over alleged N4.5 million fraud. Garba, who resides at Malali area of Kaduna, is facing a count charge of fraud, before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant…
