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Ban on commercial motorcycle operators: Bauchi Govt auctions over 100 confiscated motorcycles to owners
Paul Orude Bauchi The Bauchi state government is to auction all confiscated commercial motorcycles to their original owners, beginning from tomorrow, Monday, July 10. The commissioner for Information in the state, Alhaji Garba Dahiru disclosed this at the weekend, saying that the gesture was meant to cushion the economic hardship faced by the owners of …
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Akeredolu hails Ondo Information Commissioner, says his commitment, dedication to duty unusual
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has described the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo as a reliable and dependable politician, whose contributions to his governmemt are enormous. Akeredolu who spoke while hosting leaders of Arogbo-Ijaw Community Organization in Akure, said he has no regret appointing Ojogo as a …
The Sun Nigeria.
Enugu NMA violent election shameful, says NMA President, Prof. Ujah
Fred Ezeh, Abuja National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Innocent Ujah, has described the incident that happened in Enugu last week during the election of state executives of NMA as shameful act which has brought disgrace to the entire body of the noble profession of medicine in Nigeria. He said that National leadership of …
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Kashamu laid to rest amidst tears in Ijebu Igbo
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The remains of Senator Buruji Kashamu were buried on Sunday, amidst wailing by sympathisers who thronged his Ijebu-Igbo country home of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, to witness his burial. Kashamu, who represented Ogun East Senatorial district during the 8th Assembly, passed on, on Saturday at the First Cardiology Consultants …
The Sun Nigeria.
2023: God’ll produce my successor-Umahi
From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi,weekend warned political actors in the state to stop heating up the polity over who succeeds him in 2023, saying God will decide who will be next governor of the state. Calling for peace, love and unity in the state, he noted that he has nothing …
The Sun Nigeria.
16,000 people to benefit from FG’s Public Works Scheme in Kwara
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin At least 16,000 people in Kwara state will benefit from the federal government public works programme. Chairman, Kwara state selection committee for the programme, Oluwasegun Oyewo disclosed this in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday. Oyewo added that the programme has been carefully designed to be transparent, apolitical and devoid of party affiliation. …
The Sun Nigeria.
Adeola Chizoba Adeyemi, An Entrepreneur and Brand Influencer
Adeola Chizoba Adeyemi, was born in lagos Nigeria to a Yoruba father and an Igbo Mother. She was raised in Lagos. She had her elementary schooling and secondary education in Lagos, Nigeria. Adeola studied and earned a Bachelor of Arts at Sikkim Manipal University, Accra, Ghana.She is blessed with an adorable daughter, Akorede. Her passion …
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Why Obaseki deserves re-election – Shaibu
Tony Osauzo, Benin Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Philip Shaibu, has called on the people of the state to support Governor Obaseki’s reelection and ignore all the lies of the opposition. Shaibu in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Benjamin Atu, yesterday in Benin City, said “Even the fiercest critics and rivals …
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APC campaign flag-off: Proof of party unity behind Ize-Iyamu – Campaign Council
Tony Osauzo, Benin Edo State APC Media Campaign Council for the September 19 Governorship election said yesterday that the party’s campaign flag-off rally, attended by numerous Governors of the APC and other leaders of the party, was a display of the party’s unity and consensus to ensure the victory of its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, …
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More trouble for UBA over alleged N41bn scam
Fred Itua, Abuja Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Ayo Akinyelure, has insisted that the management of United Bank for Africa (UBA), has explanations to make over alleged withdrawals of N41 billion from N42 billion NITEL /MTEL accounts domiciled with it by liquidators of the Telecommunication firms. Akinyelure, who had penultimate week, …
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Fire kills 11 at COVID-19 facility as India posts record rise in infections
Eleven patients have died after a fire at a coronavirus treatment facility in India, as the country posted a record daily rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19. The blaze, the country’s second such incident in four days, ripped through the Hotel Swarna Palace in the city of Vijayawada, southeast India, on Sunday morning. The hotel …
COVID-19: Brazil passes 100,000 deaths as outbreak shows no sign of easing
Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so far. The pandemic is …
RCCG 2020 Convention (Day 5): When participants received virtual anointing
In the build-up to the 2020 Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), which ends on Sunday, one of the concerns of some people was how they were going to get their handkerchiefs or other mantles anointed in a virtual situation. Recently, anointing of mantles by the General Overseer of the Church, …
Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal
President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days, three people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The move represents an about-face for Trump and prompted the U.S. tech giant to declare its interest …
S’Africa 2010 cost me my Presidency- Blatter
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter does not see Africa hosting the Fifa World Cup anytime soon, and claimed that his support for the continent’s 2010 tournament hosting rights led to him being forced out of the Zurich-based organisation. After 17 years at the helm of FIFA, the Swiss football administrator was removed from his …
Japan unsuccessful in lifting auto tariffs early in UK trade deal
Japan and Britain agreed to lift auto tariffs for a post-Brexit trade agreement in 2026 despite Japan’s push to lift the tariffs earlier, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Sunday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is currently in negotiations with British Trade Minister Liz Truss in London. British Trade Minister Lizz Truss said in …
Nigeria’s COVID-19 recoveries surpass 33,000
With 407 COVID-19 patients discharged on Saturday, Nigeria’s recovery total for COVID-19 has now exceeded 33,000. Saturday’s recovery rate signified an increase of around 50 percent, compared to the figure for the previous day, when 207 patients were discharged. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new recoveries on Saturday night, adding …
El-Rufai: South should have shot at Presidency in 2023
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday agreed that the next president of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country. He reversed his position on the zoning principle in an interview with BBC Hausa, saying he would not support a northerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. After the re-election …
Chinese loans: Nigeria should learn from other African countries –Mailafia
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia is a Nigerian development economist, international polymath and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In this interview with BIYI ADEGOROYE, the former official of the African Development Bank Group speaks on the propensity of Nigeria for foreign loans with lethal conditionality and pervasive corruption in the country …
Adasa Cookey: 10-year journey of a self-taught music video director
Nigeria’s top rated music video director, Adasa Cookey recently marked 10 years anniversary of being behind the camera of many music video and corporate brands, visual content. His journey to become one of Africa’s biggest music video directors has one of the most remarkable struggle to success stories that can inspire up and coming film …
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