Mr. Kola Oredipe, Director,New Media to Bayelsa Governor on Tuesday presented training kits to Bayelsa athletics team to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Edo State. Oredipe, a former athlete and journalist said the donation was part of efforts to compliment government efforts in sports development as well as boost …
Read More »Suspected oil thieves ambush, kill soldier on surveillance patrol in Bayelsa
Unknown gunmen suspected to be oil thieves have killed a soldier and made away with his weapon in Apoi Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. It will be recalled that a similar fate befell a team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) team on Feb. …
Read More »24 hours after security warning, Boko Haram terrorists attack Geidam in Yobe
Barely 24 hours after PRNigeria published an exclusive report on security sources raising ‘serious concern’ over the indiscriminate planting of landmines and activities of Boko Haram informants in some Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the North-East, a terrorist’ attack was on Tuesday launched at Geidam local government area of Yobe …
Read More »Court dismisses case against CBN’s directives on bank charges
ABEOKUTA The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, has dismissed a suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Olumide Babalola, challenging the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s policy on Current Account maintenance Fee contained in the Guide to the Charges by Banks and other financial Institutions of January …
Read More »Nneoma Grace Adanma Ohaeri passes on to glory
The peaceful exit of Nneoma Grace Adanma Ohaeri (nee Arisukwu), the Matriarch of the Ohaeri family of Ogwu Owu-bi-n’ubi in Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria, has been announced by the entire family of late Chief Kevin Chukwuemeka Ohaeri. According to the family, their beloved wife, mother, …
Read More »COVID-19: CACOVID to buy Vaccines through FG, plans on distribution
The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has clarified that only the Federal Government, through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) can obtain any COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The coalition also explained that the process of buying the vaccines through the …
Read More »Senate receives Buhari’s requests to confirm former CDS, Service Chiefs, one other, as Ambassadors-Designate; Adolphus as Auditor-General; Senate President decorates security aides
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the immediate former Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin as non/career Ambassador-Designate. Also to be confirmed are the former Service Chiefs – Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok …
Read More »Professor Oparaoji Appointed to Scientific Journal Editorial Advisory Board
February 9, 2021, USA: Professor Eddie Oparaoji, a US-based critical care therapeutics specialist, was recently appointed to serve on the Editorial Board of The American Journal of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (AJPPS) as an Editorial Advisory Board member. AJPPS is the official journal of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and …
Read More »Peter Obi challenges students, says ‘You’re capable of changing the world’ •Donates N1.5m to Institute
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged students not to undermine the educational opportunities at their disposal, but to see them as avenues of empowerment that will enable them to change the world. Obi, who spoke to students of …
Read More »NNPC rallies industry stakeholders for upstream cost optimization ….As Sylva launches NUCOP
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on stakeholders in the oil and gas industry to join in working towards reducing operations cost to achieve the $10 or less per barrel production cost target. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, …
Read More »2023: APC, PDP should give presidential tickets to South East zone – Uwazuruike, ex-president Aka Ikenga
Chief Goddy Uwazuruike, former President of Aka Ikenga in this interview discusses the nomination of the immediate past security chiefs as non-career ambassadors, the extension of service for the otherwise retired Inspector General of Police and other national issues. President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the immediate past Service chiefs for …
Read More »Pressure mounts on Gombe to domesticate Child Rights Act
William Attah, Gombe Calls and agitations for the domestication of the Child Rights Act in Gombe State has continued to mount on the Gombe State Government almost on a daily bases following persistent molestation of children, particularly rape of minors. Prominent groups and individuals as well as Save the Children …
Read More »Georgia launches probe into Trump’s election phone call
Washington, Feb. 9, 2021 Georgia’s Secretary of State’s office has opened a probe into ex-U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, reports said. The probe is viewed as a step that could lead to a criminal investigation by state and local authorities. Secretary of State, …
Read More »Konga rolls out payment on delivery in Ogun, Kaduna
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost omni-channel e-Commerce platform is set to roll out its Pay on Delivery(POD) option in Ogun and Kaduna states. The POD option goes live in Ogun and Kaduna from Wednesday, February 10, 2021. To this effect, shoppers in Ogun and Kaduna can now place their orders online on …
Read More »Lewandowski brace steers Bayern Munich into Club World Cup final
Al Rayyan (Qatar), Feb. 9, 2021 European champions Bayern Munich have cruised into the Club World Cup final where they will face Mexican side Tigres UANL. This was after two goals from Robert Lewandowski gave them a clinical 2-0 win over Al Ahly on Monday. Bayern Munich will meet CONCACAF …
Read More »Canada-based Online magazine brings African culture, ideas to young audience
What did your grandfather’s grandfather think about time? How did your grandmother’s grandmother use water? These are the kind of questions a group of young people in Ontario are asking as they dig into their African heritage. It’s a way of “learning our way back to ourselves,” said Sarah Brooks, …
Read More »Allow Governors oversee Anambra congresses, guber primary, Gov. Wike tells PDP NWC
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to allow governors supervise the conduct of congresses and the governorship primary in Anambra State. He said winning the November governorship election in Anambra is critical to the PDP and that …
Read More »Inspector General of Police did not pay N2 billion for tenure extension – Police
The Police High Command in Nigeria has denied a report that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed .A. Adamu paid over N2 billion for the extension of his tenure by three months by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement by Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, …
Read More »RCCG’s Pastor Adeboye prays for Service Chiefs; Reveals how he became General Overseer
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has offered prayers for the recently appointed Service Chiefs of Nigeria, calling on God to help them and, in His own miraculous way, use them to bring an end to terrorism in the country. This was …
Read More »Amaechi outlines Buhari’s economic development drive in the Transportation sector
Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s strides in the transportation sector as key to unlocking Nigeria’s economic development potentials. Amaechi said, linking different transportation infrastructure like rails to seaports and roads as is being done by the current administration will quickly drive the …
Read More »Gov. Wike visits Ugwuanyi, Ekweremadu, others, over death of Transport Commissioner
…Also commiserates with deceased’s immediate family *Burial date fixed for March 5 Governor Nyeson Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has commiserated with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the death of his Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu, who died on Thursday 4, 2021, while in active service. …
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi emerges new PDP leader in South East
By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Feb. 7, 2021 The South East zone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which met in Enugu on Monday has adopted Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as the new leader of the party in the Zone. Mr Ali Odefa, the Acting Chairman of the PDP in the …
Read More »Lest the South-west explode in our face… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will move mountains. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will shake the world” France’s tragic hero, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, in response to a question, reportedly made the above statement regarding China. …
Read More »Buhari, Tinubu, Mo Ibrahim, Fashola, Adesina, Okonjo-Iweala to speak at Ehingbeti next week
Ehingbeti, the Lagos Economic Summit scheduled to hold from next Tuesday to Thursday, is living-up to its repute as Africa’s most practical and result-oriented private sector-led forum for socio-economic and infrastructural development, with the quality of speakers confirmed to discuss at the virtual summit. Themed ‘For a Greater Lagos: Setting …
Read More »Why we are against cryptocurrencies – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has explained that its recent directive, concerning cryptocurrencies, are necessary to protect the financial system and Nigerians from the risks associated with crypto assets transactions. The apex bank, in a statement by Osita Nwanisobi, its Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, said that these risks which …
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