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Wike has given Rivers youths hope – Burna Boy
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Grammy Award winner, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has said the future is bright for youths of Rivers State, with Governor Nyesom Wike at the helm of power. Burna Boy has also said he was humbled with the conferment of one of the highest honours in Rivers State
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Abuja trip: Obiano stops Nawfia Igweship election
From Mokwugwo Solomon, Nnewi Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has halted a purported election in Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, allegedly planned to elect a successor to Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo. Nwankwo was among the traditional rulers sacked by Anambra government over their alleged trip to Abuja with billionaire businessman, Prince
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Delta loses former commissioner and PDP chieftain
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Immediate past Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development in Delta State, Mrs. Omatsola Williams, is dead. The founding female member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who hailed from Warri North Local Government Area of the state, breathed her last on Sunday after a brief illness. Late Mrs. Williams
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Nigeria to leverage 600 trillion cubic feet of gas to diversify economy — Buhari
From Uche Usim, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will leverage on Nigeria’s robust gas resources, currently standing at 600 trillion cubic feet, to urgently industrialize the country and ultimately diversify it away from petroleum, which is gradually being discarded for cleaner energy sources that gas provides. This is as the Secretary-General
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BREAKING: Protesters ground APC Headquarters, demand extension of membership registration, revalidation
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was practically grounded in the early hours of Monday by protesters, numbering hundreds, demanding for the extension of the ongoing party’s membership registration and revalidation exercise. The protesters had stormed the party’s Secretariat by 10.30am in a sting operation that lasted for just
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Demystify rhetorics of Covid-19 vaccines, ActionAid charges FG
By Henry Uche The Board of Trustees (BoT) of ActionAid Nigeria has charge the federal government of Nigeria to demystify the rhetorics in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination in the country, following the fear of many Nigerians about the safety of the vaccines. In virtual meeting held over the weekend to review the State Of
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NIMC launches NIN verification mobile application
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched its highly anticipated mobile application known as NIMC APP which seeks to improve verification of National Identification Number (NIN). The commission who disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson of NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, said the application will allow citizens the
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Mobile Money Operator reacts as EFCC warns POS operators over illegal cash transactions
From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC recently warned operators of Mobile Money and Banks Agents otherwise known as POS operators over illegal cash transactions. The Commission’s Zonal Head in Sokoto CDS Bawa Usman Kaltungo on Thursday March 25, 2021 gave the warning at a meeting with the Sokoto Chapter of
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69th birthday: Tinubu, a statesman with uncommon political sagacity and generosity of spirit – Fayemi
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 69th birthday. Fayemi in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, on Sunday described the former Lagos Governor as a
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NULGE threatens strike over bill to delist LG
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has threatened to shut down all the 774 local governments in the country if the National Assembly persist in what they called “anti-people plot,” to remove the local government from the constitution. The National President of NULGE, Comrade Ambali Akeem Olatunji, said the
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Benin v Nigeria: NFF’s failure to acknowledge MTN assistance sparks ripples
It is no longer news that the Super Eagles travelled by boat to Benin Republic for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Squirrels which was decided at the weekend. Eagles won the match 1-0 courtesy of a late header by Paul Onuachu who hit the target three minutes into added time. What is, however,
Enthrone justice to end injustice, Archbishop tells Buhari
Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki Archbishop of Methodist Archdiocese of Enugu, Rev. Christopher Edeh has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to enthrone justice in the country to end insecurity. He said once there is justice there is peace and urged the Buhari government to correct injustices in the country which he said gave rise to insecurity. Edeh disclosed this in
Buhari: Quest for cleaner energy offers Nigeria opportunity to exploit gas resources
…says NLNG generated $114bn revenue …plans to host 4th International Petroleum Summit Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said the rising demand for cleaner energy in the world has offered Nigeria the opportunity to exploit gas resources for the good of the country. The President, who disclosed that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Cimpany
Ship backlogs from Suez chaos could take months to clear, container lines say
The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that could take weeks and possibly months to clear, top container shipping lines said. Around 30% of the world’s shipping container volume – including goods like sofas, consumer electronics, apparel and shoes – moves through
Shell, Nigeria’s Aiteo locked in legal battle over loan default
Royal Dutch Shell Plc and seven banks accused one of Nigeria’s largest oil producers of defaulting on loan repayments that stand at more than $900 million and are locked in a court battle to reclaim the money, legal documents show. The previously unreported impasse stems from a deal that Aiteo Eastern E&P Co. did six years
J&J agrees to supply African Union with up to 400m COVID shots
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to supply up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union (AU) from the third quarter of 2021, the drugmaker said on Monday, as the continent struggles to get shots into arms and tame infections. J&J unit Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has entered into a deal
Trump asks wedding party: ‘Do you miss me yet?’
Donald Trump turned up at a wedding at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend and railed against Joe Biden, China and Iran. The former president hopped on the mic at the ceremony and wasted little time in getting political. He referenced the situation at the border with Mexico and raised yet more
NBS: Public debt hits N32.92tr in December
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said states and federal debt stock stood at N32.92 trillion as at December 2020. Its data titled “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt (Q4 2020)” on its website said while N12.71 trillion was external, representing 38.60 per cent of the total debt stock, N20.21 trillion, representing 61.40 per cent
COVID-19: Nigeria records seven more deaths
Daily deaths from COVID-19 in Nigeria seem to be resurging after almost two weeks of low figures as seven people died from the disease on Sunday. The seven deaths on Sunday raised the fatalities in the country to 2,048 in total. This is according to an update published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday night.
President sacks top economic aide for raising house rent
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday fired his top economic policy adviser for raising the rent on an apartment he owns in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district amid a public furore over skyrocketing home prices. Kim Sang-jo raised the rent by about 14% in July, two days before a 5% cap on rent increases
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