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Diri gets thumbs up for inclusiveness of youths in governance
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Youths from the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State have commended Governor Douye Diri over his all inclusive style of leadership which has translated to youths empowerment and security of lives and properties. According to them, out of the over 2,000 appointments handed to indigenes of the
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UNIPORT lecturer wins global Scientist of Year award
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt A former Director of Academic Planning, Research and Control, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Prof. Peter James Kpolovie, has won the global Scientist of the Year 2021 award. Kpolovie was among the eight winners of the global competition organised by the International Achievements Research Centre (IARC) located in Montreal,
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2023: Ex Kaduna gov, Yero, seeks end to money politics, godfatherism
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano Former governor of Kaduna -State, Ramalan Yero has said that unless Nigerians eschew money politics and godfatherism in the leadership selection process of Nigeria, good governance and nation building will elude the country. The former governor who made this remaks on Sunday, in Kano advised the youths to choose leaders who
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Alleged Cyberstalking: FG files charge against HEDA’s boss, Suraju
By Christopher Oji The Federal Government has formerly filed a charge against the Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Mr. Olarenwaju Suraju, for allegedly cyberstalking the former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) , Mr. Mohammed Adoke. The founr- count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/370/2021, slammed on Suraju, was filed before the Federal High Court,
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Taraba first-class monarch, Aku Uka is dead
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Aku Uka of Wukari and Chairman, Taraba State Council of Chiefs, Dr Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi is dead. The SA Media to Aku-Uka, Jolly Agbu Masa-Ibi, who confirmed this in a statement issued in Jalingo on Sunday afternoon noted that the leader died in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday. “The Paramount
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Unilorin opts for hybrid convocation ceremonies
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin The management of the University of Ilorin has released the programme of activities for the institution’s 36th Convocation Ceremonies. This year’s ceremonies will be hybrid and only graduands with invitation cards will be admitted into the Auditorium on the main Convocation Day. According to a statement by the university’s Director of
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Abia seeks partnership with French government on agriculture, economy
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has sought greater cooperation between the state and the French Government to help develop the agriculture sector, micro small and medium scale enterprises as well as the Enyimba Economic City Project. Governor Ikpeazu, speaking in Paris, during a meeting with the French Minister for Trade and
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Call off strike notice, NNPC urges tanker drivers
From Uche Usim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has appealed to the petroleum tanker drivers to immediately shelve their planned strike in order not to further hurt the economy and Nigerians in general. The drivers’ strike is intended to pressure the Nigerian government to immediately address the deplorable state of roads in various
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Marc, Adolphus Wabara, others decry low number of registered voters
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Marc Wabara, and a former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, have decried the low number of registered voters in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State. Both Wabaras have called for massive registration of voters in the area. Speaking during sensitisation of
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Buhari congratulates Gbong Gwom Jos at 70
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman, Council of Chiefs and Emirs in Plateau State, His Royal Majesty, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari thanked the
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Uzodinma’s silence over assault on Imo community by soldiers, shocking – Don
A varsity don and Public Relations expert, Dr. Walter Duru has described as shocking, the continued silence of the Governor of Imo State, Chief Hope Uzodinma over the unfortunate incident in Izombe, Oguta LGA of the state last week, which rendered thousands of indigenes of the area homeless. Duru, in a press release made
‘I’m open to anything’: Xavi-to-Barcelona rumours heat up again
Xavi Hernandez has done nothing to quash reports that he could replace Ronald Koeman at embattled La Liga giants Barcelona, saying he is “open to anything”. Xavi was among the favourites for the job before Koeman was hired as head coach in August last year and has been the name on everyone’s lips as
2023: Presidential ticket divides Southern PDP chairmen
Zoning ‘ll deepen internal democracy –Ogun chairman • Candidate must come from South –Edo chair Babatope Okeowo, Olufemi Adediran, Pauline Onyibe and Francis Ogbuagu The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC’s) ratification of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Committee Report and the decision to throw the presidential ticket of the party open
NNPC to petroleum tanker drivers: Shelve your planned strike
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday in Abuja called on petroleum tanker drivers to call off its planned strike in the interest and welfare of Nigerians. “The strike is about the condition of roads in various parts of Nigeria used for the distribution of goods and services including petroleum products. “While it
JUST IN: Gunmen Open Fire On Police Station, Kidnap Mother, Daughter In Adamawa
Heavily armed bandits on Sunday morning opened fire on a Divisional Police Station in Adamawa State. The incident happened in Ngurore, a satellite town on the outskirts of Yola, the state capital, along Yola-Gombe Road. An eyewitness told on-line newsportal, SaharaReporters that the bandits, who came in their numbers, arrived in the town around
16 killed as Russian plane crashes in Tatarstan region
An L-410 plane crashed near a city in Tatarstan region on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring seven, the RIA news agency cited the emergency services as saying. The plane had been carrying a group of parachute jumpers on board, the Emergencies Ministry said, according to the TASS news agency. Seven people were pulled
Plateau LG poll: Clean sweep for APC
Musa Pam, Jos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all 17 local government chairmanship seats contested for during Saturday’s local government elections conducted in Plateau state. The Chairman, Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), Mr Fabian Ari Ntun, while announcing results of the election to journalists on Sunday morning at the Commission’s office
NITDA stresses importance of capacity building at workplace
The Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD), has disclosed that learning and development have come a long way in shaping the workplace in Nigeria in terms of human capacity development. President and Chairman of Council, NITAD, Mrs. Ayoade Abike Igbeyi, made this known in an address at a meeting of stakeholders in Lagos,
Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 freed
A Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken hostage in 2017 while working as a missionary in Koutiala, about 400 kilometres east of the capital Bamako, reports the BBC. Photos posted by the Malian presidency on Saturday showed the Franciscan nun meeting with
N1.8trn tax dispute: Can guess trump cold facts?
Gbade Moradeyo By October 20, public attention will swivel back to the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between MultiChoice Nigeria (MCN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). On that date, the Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) will rule on the matter. The TAT, on September 23, fixed the date for ruling
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