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14 April

Defamation: Olukoya, MFM win again as London Court slams perpetual injunction, cost on Maureen Badejo

A U.K. High Court of Justice, Strand, London, (Queen’s Bench Division) Tuesday, April 13, granted a perpetual injunction restraining Maureen Badejo from publishing further defamatory words against or concerning Dr. Daniel Olukoya, his family and the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Collins Edomaruse has said in a statement. …

14 April

Fuel queues resurface in Sokoto

By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, April 13, 2021 Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis as consumers besieged few filling stations selling the product, while most filling stations in the state remained shut. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round the metropolis on Tuesday, reports that some filling …

14 April

Chief Charles Azuka Emmanuel Okwuosah (Uzzi-Attah) answers final call; To be buried Friday, April 30

The Okwuosah family in Odekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have announced the passage on to glory of their brother, father and grandfather, Chief Charles Azuka Emmanuel Okwuosah (Uzzi-Attah). The death of Chief Okwuosah, General Manager, DAAR Communications, according to a notice by Sir (Dr.) Dozie Okwuosah (Ugochukwutubelu) …

14 April

Ex-NTA DG calls for scientists, media collaboration; Govt hasn’t given media needed support – Online Publishers’ President, Oladipo

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 …

13 April

EFCC arrests Okorocha; Says he’s in custody for actions as Governor of Imo state

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 …

13 April

COVID-19: Stop spreading rumours, get vaccinated – UNICEF tells Nigerians

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 …

13 April

Insecurity: Victory is around the corner, says Pastor Adeboye

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 …

13 April

Crisis in Akwa Ibom APC: Stakeholders reject Akpabio as leader

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 …

13 April

AGF tasks judiciary on impartiality in justice delivery

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. …

13 April

COVID-19 variants biggest threat to U.S. economic recovery – Official

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 …

13 April

Cement prices from Dangote factories is between N2,450 and N2,510 per Bag, VAT inclusive

…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 …

13 April

French Minister to meet with young Nigerians in creative industry

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 …

12 April

Nigerian Editors cry out to government: Save the Media to save democracy

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 …

12 April

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated appoints Akin Dada as Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking

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 …

12 April

Court convicts 11 internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt

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 …

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