Pastor Samuel Oladele, the new President of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, has admonished all Christians to vote for candidates that will protect the interest of Christianity in Nigeria in 2023 election. Oladele gave the admonition on Wednesday, during an interview with Pressmen at the 2022 Pastors Conference, held …
Read More »UNGA77: Buhari will deliver credible elections in 2023 – Gambari
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 21, 2022 The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver on his pledge to the world leaders by delivering credible, free and fair elections in 2023. Gambari gave the assurance on Wednesday while reacting …
Read More »In farewell to UNGA, Buhari restates adherence to term limit, says Nigeria promoting democracy, rule of law in West Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New York vowed to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians elect leaders of their choice. In his farewell speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as President, he told the 77th session that next year, there …
Read More »ANPA, New Jersey Chapter rolls out Red Carpet; Holds Biennial Fundraising Gala Saturday, September 24
On Saturday, September 24, 2022, all roads will lead to Doubletree Newark Airport Hotel, 128 Frontage Road, Newark, New Jersey 07114, USA. The occasion will be the first post COVID-19 Biennial Fundraising Gala of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), New Jersey Chapter. The Gala, starting at 7:00PM, …
Read More »Like The Queen, Like Zik Of Africa By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am yet to learn Queen’s English and now they have changed to King’s English. The Queen is dead; long live the King! The burial of the Queen was brought home to me when my friend and brother, Reginald Offodile, made a phone call from his Port Harcourt hotel room, …
Read More »AfDB’s President, Adesina, to join world leaders at UNGA
By Temitope Ponle Abuja, Sept. 20, 2022 The President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina would join other world leaders for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. This is contained in a statement issued by the Communication and External Relations …
Read More »Buhari inaugurates Nigeria’s INFF in New York on Friday – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 19, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday inaugurate Nigeria’s Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) for Sustainable Development. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja, said the Nigerian leader would perform the inauguration on the margins of the 77th Session of the …
Read More »UNGA: Bawa addresses world leaders on food security, illicit financial flows, Friday, Sept 23.
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, will on Friday, September 23, 2022, address world leaders on issues of food security response, illicit financial flows and asset returns, at the ongoing 77th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, holding in New York, United States of America (USA). …
Read More »Buhari, others attend opening of 77th UN General Assembly
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 20, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari and some Nigerian political leaders were among world leaders that attended the opening of the General Debate of the 77th UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari was accompanied by the Minister …
Read More »When Abia State University Alumni Association, North America met, merried, mobilised for alma mater
The Abia State University Alumni Association (ABSUAA), North America had its second annual convention and fundraising activities, targeted at achieving “Operation Light Up ABSU” with solar panels and solar streetlights, from September 16 to 18, 2022, at William Bolger Center, Potomac MD The Convention was very successful as alumni from …
Read More »Sanusi urges FG, ASUU to resolve lingering strike
Lamido Sanusi, the Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as a key speaker at a session on “Transforming Education through Grassroots Innovation: A Localised Teacher-Led Approach’’ on the margins of the 3-day Transforming Education Summit at the ongoning UN General Assembly in New York. By Cecilia Ologunagba New …
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Why I chose Barca instead of Chelsea – Kounde
Madrid, Sept. 19, 2022 French defender Jules Kounde opted to join FC Barcelona over Chelsea as he “preferred Xavi’s speech” to Thomas Tuchel’s. The France international had looked set to sign for Chelsea during the most recent transfer window, only to put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Camp …
Read More »UNGA77: Muhammad Sanusi II initiative supports 30,000 teachers in Nigeria, others
Lamido Sanusi, the Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as a key speaker at a session on “Transforming Education through Grassroots Innovation: A Localised Teacher-Led Approach’’ on the margins of the 3-day Transforming Education Summit at the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York. By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, …
Read More »Osinbajo signs condolence register for Queen Elizabeth II
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Sept. 18, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday, at the Lancaster House, London, signed the condolence register for Queen Elizabeth II. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement. The vice …
Read More »Leaders, monarchs gather for final farewell to Queen Elizabeth
London, Sept. 19, 2022 Leaders and monarchs from across the globe gathered in London on Monday to bid farewell to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at a state funeral of inimitable pageantry. The pageantry marked the passing of a beloved figure that unified the nation through her 70-year reign. Thousands of people …
Read More »Buhari arrives New York for 77th UN General Assembly
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept 19, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived New York, United States of America (USA) for the high-level meetings of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari arrived at …
Read More »New Rotary president, Olaedo Ike-Godson, rolls out project plans in Imo
By Peter Okolie Owerri, Sept. 18, 2022 The President of Rotary Club of Owerri Uptown, Mrs. Olaedo Ike-Godson, has promised to donate four-room toilet facility with water source and generating set to a girls’ secondary school in Imo. Ike-Godson made the promise after her installation as the charter president of …
Read More »SNEPCo harps on safety ahead of Bonga Turnaround Maintenance
…provides free medical eyecare to 2000 Lagosians Nigeria’s premier deep-water oil and gas exploration and production company, Shell Nigeria Exploration, and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), says the scheduled turnaround maintenance of its offshore Bonga asset would be defined by safety as top priority. SNEPCo’s Managing Director, Elohor Aiboni, gave this …
Read More »Buhari departs Abuja Sunday to New York; To address 77th UN General Assembly Wednesday
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 17, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja on Sunday to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA77). He will address the UNGA on Sept. 21, his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina stated in Abuja on Saturday. “Aside his National Statement, …
Read More »Osinbajo departs Abuja for London for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Sept. 17, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for London, UK, to represent Nigeria at the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice-president would join members of the Royal Family and other …
Read More »Nigeria’s UN CEDAW rep. proposes digital marketing to help women
Left: Mr Gbenga Omotayo, Executive Director, USAfrica BusinessExpo and Mrs. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, a Nigerian representative on the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), at High-Level Symposium at 2022 Business Expo in New York By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 17, 2022 Mrs. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, …
Read More »Real Madrid star, Alaba, donates bio-degradable toilet to Ogun community; Initiative, part of NiDCOM’s mandate – Abike Dabiri-Erewa
By Tosin Kolade Abuja, Sept. 16, 2022 The Federal Government on Friday commended David Alaba, a renowned Real Madrid footballer, for donating a bio-degradable toilet to Ogere Remo community in Ogun State. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, in a statement on Friday, said private sector involvement was …
Read More »UNGA 77: USAfrica Business Network showcases Nigeria’s commodities
Mr. Gbenga Omotayo, Executive Director, USAfrica BusinessExpo speaking at the 2022 Business Expo in New York By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 17, 2022 USAfrica Trade and Business Network, Inc, a U.S.-based non-profit organisation has showcased some commodities from Nigeria to facilitate import and export opportunities for those products …
Read More »Mercedes Benz’s Weststar appoints Mary Ojulari new Managing Director
The Board of Directors of Weststar Associates Limited, the authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mrs. Mary Ojulari as the new Managing Director of the company. Mrs. Ojulari, according to a statement by the company, has had a successful history within the organization. Weststar …
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