Which one is Iberiberism again o? What kind of English shall we not hear in this country? Well, the word is not regular English language, neither is it my creation. The copyright belongs to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, who created something being fast accepted in English from the …
Read More »‘I am highly impressed’, Buhari says after unveiling 7 of Zulum’s 556 projects
… Directs support for Borno’s varsity President Muhammadu Buhari could not hide his joy in Maiduguri on Thursday, after commissioning seven, out of 556 capital projects delivered by Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum in just two years in office. “I am highly impressed by the very dynamic leadership that …
Read More »Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged 97. Kaunda was admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday suffering from pneumonia. His aides said he did not have Covid-19. In the 1950s, …
Read More »Okowa sends names of 18 commissioner nominees to Delta assembly ( See names)
By Mercy Obojeghren Asaba, June 17, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday forwarded the names of 18 nominees for appointment as commissioners to the state house of assembly for screening and confirmation. The names of the nominees were contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the …
Read More »Armed bandits storm FGC Yauri, Kebbi State; Abduct teachers, students; Several shot
Armed bandits have stormed Federal Government College (FGC), Yauri in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria PRNigeria gathered that the bandits abducted some teachers as well as male and female students during the invasion and shot security personnel during the exchange of gunfire. The source said: “During the exchange of gunfire many …
Read More »Abia Govt. reviews curfew in Aba, Umuahia, other cities
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, June 16, 2021 Abia Government has announced a review of the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia, Bende, Umunneochi and Arochukwu Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Kalu, announced the review in a statement in Umuahia on Wednesday. Kalu stated that …
Read More »Gunmen attack Imo lawmaker’s, ex- commissioner’s homes; Behead security guard
By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, June 16, 2021 The Police in Imo have confirmed an attack on the country home of Mr Ekene Nnodimele, lawmaker representing Orsu constituency in the Imo House of Assembly. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abutu Yaro, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on …
Read More »Alleged murder: S/Africa-based Nigerian group call for calm; How he was killed
By Fortune Abang Abuja, June 15, 2021 Nigerian Citizens’ Association in South Africa (NICASA) has called for calm over the alleged killing of one Mr Stanley Igwe, 30, by South African police. Igwe, who hailed from Amandugba Village, Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, was allegedly killed on June …
Read More »Nigeria endowed with hardworking, entrepreneurial youths, says U.S. official
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, June 16, 2021 Jennifer Foltz, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate in Lagos, says that Nigeria is blessed and endowed with hardworking and entrepreneurial youths. She said that they only needed encouragement from the society and conducive environment for them to excel in their chosen careers. Foltz said …
Read More »Atuche, ex-Bank PHB MD jailed for N25.7bn fraud, wife acquitted
Ikeja, June 16, 2021 An Ikeja High Court has sentenced Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank) to six years’ imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. In a 10-hour judgment, Justice Lateefa Okunnu also sentenced Ugo Anyanwu, a former Chief Financial …
Read More »Crisis hits PDP as group calls for resignation of Secondus, Jibrin, others
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, June 16, 2021 A support group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and Chairman of its Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Walid Jibrin. The group, under the aegis of the Concerned PDP League, …
Read More »Twitter: As Buhari shoots self in the foot… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I wouldn’t know if you have read the piece below on the Twitter ban or suspension by the FG. In summary, it states conclusively that the Muhammadu Buhari administration only cut its nose to spite its face; was kobo wise but pound foolish; and that, all …
Read More »Buhari Visit: CDS, Service Chiefs, IGP storm Maiduguri
The security chiefs in Maiduguri By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, June 16, 2021 Ahead of Thursday’s visit to Maiduguri by President Muhammadu Buhari to assess security situation in the North-East, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has arrived in the Borno state capital with other service chiefs. The …
Read More »Zenith Bank emerges Best Corporate Governance Financial Services in Africa 2021
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, June 16, 2021 Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2021 by the Ethical Boardroom for the second consecutive year. Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank, disclosed this in a statement made available to the …
Read More »Bawa receives prestigious CIFIPN Fellowship Award
The Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) today Wednesday June 16, 2021 conferred and decorated the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa with the prestigious fellowship award of the institute. The President of the Institute, Mrs. Ayishetu Victoria Enape who …
Read More »Bayelsa proposes out-of-court settlement of revenue dispute with SPDC
The Bayelsa government on Wednesday indicated willingness to withdraw pending litigation against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) over unpaid revenue running into billions of naira. It would be recalled that the Bayelsa government had dragged SPDC to court over failure of the oil firm to pay ‘development …
Read More »ADF unveils Akuruo-Ulo Co-operative Movement in Aba
The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) is to unveil its Akuruo-Ulo Agro-Allied Cooperative Movement at Aba, Abia State tomorrow, Thursday. The Agro-Allied Akuruolu Cooperative Movement, according to a statement by Abia Onyike, Spokesman, ADF, is a new policy of intensive/extensive farming aimed at the attainment of economic prosperity, food security, youth …
Read More »Ohuabunwa, Keyamo, Babaeko for YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Lecture
All is now set for the 10th anniversary lecture of one of Nigeria’s most respected celebrity journals – YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine. Slated for Saturday, June 19, 2021, this year’s event, unlike the previous ones, will hold virtually. Mr. Steve Babaeko, MD/CEO of X3M Ideas, one of Nigeria’s leading advertising agencies, …
Read More »Nestlé organises quiz competition for kids on nutrition in FCT
By Gami Tadanyigbe Kuje (FCT), June 15, 2021 Ten schools from the six area councils in FCT would participate in the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) Nutrition Quiz Competition launched in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the quiz competition was inaugurated on Tuesday in Kuje Area …
Read More »Let’s fight instability in sub-region, Sahel together- Buhari tells UNOWAS Special Rep
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized the need for countries in the West African sub-region and those in the Sahel, rocked by security challenges, to team up to confront the menace. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West …
Read More »Dangote Foundation disburses N200m to empower 20,000 women in Bauchi
By Ayinde Olaide Bauchi, June 15, 2021 The Aliko Dangote Foundation has disbursed N200 million to 20,000 women under its economic empowerment programme in Bauchi state, the Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said in Bauchi, on Tuesday. Inaugurating the disbursement exercise, Dangote, who was represented by Alhaji Mansur …
Read More »Nigerians in S/Africa protest killing of a compatriot Reaction
By Fortune Abang Abuja, June 15, 2021 Some Nigerians living in South Africa on Tuesday protested the killing of a 30-year-old compatriot, Mr Stanley Igwe, allegedly by a South African police officer. Igwe, who hailed from Amandugba village, Isu Local Government Area, Imo State, was reportedly killed on June 6, …
Read More »SPDC reports 51 leaks from its operations in N/Delta
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far reported 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta in the current year. This is according to data obtained from the oil firm’s spills incident PORTAL on Tuesday. According to SPDC management, 44 of …
Read More »Breaking: CPJ announces 2021 International Press Freedom awardees
New York, June 15, 2021 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor four courageous journalists from Belarus, Guatemala, Mozambique, and Myanmar with the 2021 International Press Freedom Awards. All four have reported during a historically turbulent time, covering protests and political upheavals in their countries. “In the midst of …
Read More »President Buhari breaks ground for Nigeria LNG Train 7, charges on timely completion of project
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on time so that the Train 8 project can commence. The President gave the charge at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Bonny Island, Rivers State, He urged the Board of Directors, …
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