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By Kemi Akintokun Lagos, April 13, 2021 Prof. Tony Iredia, a former Director-General, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), has called for more collaboration between the media and scientists. Iredia made the call on Tuesday at the ongoing virtual conference marking the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPHARM) and Nigerian Guild of Editors …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was picked up Tuesday in Abuja and is presently in the custody of the anti-graft agency. Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, told Global Patriot Newspapers, Tuesday that Okorocha …

By Aderogba George Yola, April 13, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to get vaccinated against the novel Coronavirus instead of spreading rumours about the efficacy of the vaccine which is to prevent the virus. Mrs Elizabeth Onitolo, UNICEF Specialist, Communication for Development (C4D), made the …

By Hussaina Yakubu  Kaduna April 13, 2021 The General Overseer, Redeem Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,  says Nigeria will record overwhelming victory in its battle against insecurity. Pastor Adeboye made this known when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State at the Sir …

The Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom have endorsed the decision of the State Executive Council to declare as a nullity that Sen. Godswill Akpabio was the leader of the party in the State. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of APC …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, April 12, 2021 Mr Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has urged the judiciary not to be partial in delivering judgments. Malami gave the task in Sokoto on Monday while speaking at the inauguration of the reconstructed Sokoto State High Court complex. …

New York, April 13, 2021 Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president, has said variants of the novel coronavirus were the biggest risk for the U.S. economic recovery. “The biggest risks that I see to the recovery are these variants,” Kashkari told the Economic Club of New York. He mentioned …

…Says Nigeria price is in line with or lower than prices across the West African coast Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria (as at 12th April, 2021) is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and …

By Chinenye Offor Abuja, April 12, 2021 Mr Franck Riester, French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness to Nigeria will meet with young Nigerian entrepreneurs in cultural and creative industry to provide support for the sector. The Press Officer to French Embassy in Nigeria, Onyinye Madu, disclosed this in a …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on government to intervene to save the media from total collapse, insisting that the sector should be considered alongside others providing essential services that are benefiting from government intervention. The NGE, which took this position in the communiqué of its Standing Committee’s …

LOME, Togo, April 12, 2021 Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), is pleased to announce the appointment of Akin Dada as Group Executive, Corporate and Investment Bank. He joined Ecobank in 2017 as the Executive Director for Corporate Banking in Nigeria, and prior to his new appointment …

Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday April 9, 2021 convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters to various prison terms, for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering …

The Bayelsa Government on Monday said that it would ensure that its ongoing infrastructure projects across the state meet world class standards as well as provide value for money. Mr. Ebiye Tarabina, the Chairman of the Directorate for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, said this while inspecting ongoing projects in the …

   By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, April 12, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday commenced the screening of its aspirants for Anambra Governorship Election ahead of its primaries scheduled for June 26. The screening, taking place at the party’s National Headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, is scheduled for Monday and …

By Christian Ogbonna Abakaliki, April 12, 2021 The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Aliyu Garba, confirmed on Monday that gunmen attacked another community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Sunday. Garba told newsmen that the gunmen attacked Ebele village, Umuogodo Akpu, Mgbo in the LGA. The …

New York, April 12, 2021: The Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), a non-governmental organization with offices in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria and New York, USA, has announced a landmark understanding to develop the Mbaise Agriculture sector in partnership with the CSS Group of Companies – one of the largest mechanized Agribusiness …

Professor of Sociology at Essex County College, New Jersey, United States of America (US), Dr. Akil Kokayi Khalfani, has dismissed the pervasive notion that corruption is in the African blood, stressing that there are concepts that testify to the fact that this is a false depiction of the true African …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Engr. Elias Mbam, Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to “urgently review upward the remuneration, allowances, and conditions of service for Nigerian judges, and to review downward the remuneration and allowances of high-ranking political office-holders in order to address the …

The mayhem in the Eastern Heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Security eruptions in Imo state appear to be an indicator of what the country is turning to .The state’s stories seem like scenes from blockbuster sci-fi movies meant to entertain fans in love with gory violence. A …

The Abia League of Professionals Initiative (ALPI), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has received its certificate of registration from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and constituted its Board of Trustees and Steering Committee. According to a statement by the Convener and National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Sonny Iroche, the …

Two young Nigerian soldiers who attempted to capture a Boko Haram informant were killed by terrorists who ambushed them just as the aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) eliminated scores of ISWAP Boko Haram fighters in five gun trucks in Damasak, Borno State. An intelligence officer told PRNigeria …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, April 11, 2021 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday. Abubakar gave the directive on Sunday in a statement issued by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on …

  By Chimezie Anaso Amichi(Anambra), April 11, 2021 The quest for Anambra South Senatorial District to produce a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship election dominated discussions at a stakeholders’ meeting held on Sunday in Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government Area of …

The Ijaw Diaspora Community, Saturday April 10, 2021 held a Virtual Celebration party & Send Forth ceremony in honor of their illustrious son, Ambassador Benaoyagha Okoyen. Ambassador Okoyen is moving from being Consul General of Nigeria in New York, United States of America (US) to resume as Nigeria’s Ambassador to …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, April 11, 2021 The Police Commissioner in Imo, Nassiru Mohammed, says he has activated tactical units of the command to rescue Rev. Marcel Onyeocha and arrest his kidnappers. The police commissioner, in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s Spokesman, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, called for …