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4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos engages host communities, stakeholders
Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos The Lagos State Government has called for collaboration of residents in Arepo and interconnecting communities and relevant stakeholders to make the construction of the Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge a success. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting on Environmental and …
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Defence College seeks more funding for petroleum university
Paul Osuyi, Asaba Members of the Team 3, Course 29, National Defence College, have urged the Federal Government to deploy adequate funds to the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in Effurun, Delta State. The Coordinator of the team, Air Commodore Kehinde Gabriel Adebayo, who made the call during a study tour and research on …
The Sun Nigeria.
Buhari commissions 5,000 bpd refinery in Imo
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the first phase of a 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery, owned by Waltersmith Limited, in Ibigwe, Imo State. This comes as the President directed the Minister of State and Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR) …
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Former banker bags 9-year jail term for defrauding old generation bank
Desmond Mgboh, Kano A former banker, Rabiu Alhasan Dawakihas been sentenced to a total of nine years in prison for conspiracy and criminal breach of trust in the discharge of his duties to his former employer. Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court, who handed out the sentence, found the defendant guilty …
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CBN policies ‘ll quicken exit from recession – Coalition
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja A coalition of youth groups has said that the economic policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will quicken the exit of the country from the current recession. The coalition, which consists of Arewa Consultative Youth Movement, Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth, Oduduwa Youth Forum, South South Youth Council and the Middle Belt …
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Imo community sues Buhari over abandoned dam project
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The people of Amauzari, Amaigbo in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State has filed a suit urging president Muhammadu Buhari who is the 1st defendant and six others; the Attorney General and minister of justice (2nd), federal ministry of water resources(3rd) Anambra/Imo River Basin Development Authority (4th) Economic and Financial …
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#EndSARS shooting: UK parliament berates FG
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The United Kingdom Parliament, Tuesday evening, lambasted the Federal Government over its role in the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos. Deliberating on E-petition 554150, relating to Nigeria and the recent #EndSARS protest, the lawmakers called for sanctions on Nigerian government officials who were involved in the Lekki …
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BREAKING: Gombe Assembly Speaker, majority leader impeached
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Speaker, Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Ibrahim Kurba, has been sacked by members of the State House. The impeachment motion was moved by a former Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Shuaibu Adamu who was impeached earlier this year. The impeached letter as read by Shuaibu Adamu, was signed by …
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‘Litigations against Diri administration hampering devt’- Information Commissioner
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Ayibanua Duba has decried the series of litigations against the administration of Governor Douye Diri. Reacting to a suit filed recently filed by 45 Non-Governmental organizations under BANGOF against the present administration over state of Government finance, Duba said the incessant decision of …
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CSOs kick against Ndume’s incarceration, call for immediate release
Fred Itua, Abuja A coalition of civil society groups in Nigeria, have kicked against Monday’s order given by a Federal High Court judge, Okon Abang, that a former Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, following his inability to produce a former Pension management boss, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume who represents Borno …
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Trimble nominates Netanyahu, bin Zayed
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed have received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize from laureate David Trimble. A statement out of Israel said on Tuesday. Netanyahu and Mohammed led efforts which resulted in the signing of an historic agreement on normalising ties between the two countries, as …
‘We can convince Messi to stay’
Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font says he hopes to convince forward Lionel Messi to stay at the Nou Camp – and wants to create the “right conditions” for former coach Pep Guardiola’s return. In a wide-ranging interview with BBC World Service’s John Bennett, the 48-year-old also spoke about Ronald Koeman’s turbulent first three months as …
Ondo Dep. Speaker impeached, Assembly gets new Majority, Minority leaders
Adewale Momoh, Akure The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Ogundeji Iroju has been impeached. Iroju was impeached following a parliamentary resolution where 20 of the 26 lawmakers were said to have signed the resolution. Following the removal of the former Deputy Speaker, the lawmaker representing Odigbo Constituency 2, Aderoboye …
Striking at the future of the Nigerian youths
Dakuku Peterside A Google search of ASUU, the acronym of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, comes with the suggestions’ ASUU strike’, ‘ASUU strike update’ and ‘ASUU strike update today.’ The above are not surprising because most Nigerians have come to associate ASUU with ‘strikes’. ASUU is a union of teachers in the universities …
Judge orders arrest of Faisal, Maina’s son, summons lawmaker
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked the bail it earlier granted Faisal Maina, Abdulrasheed Maina’s son, and ordered his arrest for jumping bail in his trial on money laundering charges. Justice Okon Abang also ordered that his trial would proceed in absentia pending when the security agencies would be able to …
Explosions destroy oil, gas pipelines in Bayelsa
Pauline Onyibe,Yenagoa Unidentified persons have attacked oil facilities operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State damaging the pipelines. Ben Warder, a youth leader in Ikarama on Tuesday said that residents heard several sounds from the explosions that …
Buhari writes Senate, seeks Yakubu’s confirmation as INEC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking approval for the confirmation of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu for a second term in office as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter on Tuesday at the resumption of legislative proceedings after a one month recess.
Netanyahu to visit Bahrain ‘soon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would visit Bahrain “soon” at the invitation of the Gulf state’s Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa. Bahrain followed the United Arab Emirates in normalising ties with Israel in a deal brokered by the United States that marked a strategic Middle East alignment against Iran. The shift …
Lunar mission is latest milestone in China’s space ambitions
China’s latest trip to the moon is another milestone in the Asian powerhouse’s slow but steady ascent to the stars. China became the third country to put a person into orbit a generation ago and the first to land on the far side of the moon in 2019. Future ambitions include a permanent space …
Report: Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO DG rival to withdraw from race
South Korea appears to have decided to withdraw its trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee, from the race for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General, paving the way for Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to be confirmed as the head of the global trade body. Washington Trade Daily (WTD) quoted people familiar with the development …
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