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22 October

FG loses $2.5bn to gas flaring – Expert

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Oct.21, 2018 Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, Chief Executive Officer, AfriPERA, an Energy and Infrastructure Policy research organisation, says Nigeria loses about 2.5 billion dollars annually from gas flaring in the country. Onyeizu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in …

22 October

AITEO Cup finals: Ugwuanyi seeks prayers, support for Enugu Rangers FC

As the Enugu Rangers International Football Club battles Kano Pillars of Kano State in this year’s NFF/AITEO Federation Cup finals in Asaba, Delta State capital on Wednesday, October 24, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all enthusiastic fans of Rangers and indeed the Igbo nation, to offer …

22 October

Adewale Ayuba bags 2018 Afroglobal Television Excellence Award; Desmond Elliot too

By Taiye Baiyerohi Lagos, Oct. 21, 2018 Legendary Musician, Adewale Ayuba, bags 2018 Afroglobal Television excellence award in entertainment along with 17 other recipients from across the world. The award was presented at the Royalton Banquet Center, Ontario, Canada on Saturday. Ayuba who expressed excitement while speaking with the News …

22 October

Kaduna killings: I-G deploys AIG zone 7, special intervention force to Kaduna

By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Oct. 21, 2018 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Taiwo Lakanu, to lead a police intervention force to Kaduna to ensure that normalcy returns to the area. The News Agency of Nigeria …

22 October

Abductors of Kaduna monarch releases wife

By Moses Kolo Kafanchan (Kaduna), Oct. 21, 2018 The abducted wife of the Chief of Adara in Kachia Local Government, Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria Galadima has been freed in the early hours of Sunday. Confirming her release, Kaduna Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo said the woman is …

22 October

Why Govt imposed 24-hour curfew on Kaduna – Spokesman

By Philip Yatai/Tijjani Mohammad KAduna, Oct. 21, 2018 The Kaduna State Government on Sunday said the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs was a preemptive measure to avert breakdown of law and order. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i told …

21 October

Gov. Amosun dismisses alleged defection from APC after meeting with President Buhari

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 21, 2018 Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has dismissed as mischief the insinuation that he had defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or planning to dump the party over political developments in the state. Amosun stated this when he fielded questions from State …

20 October

Dr. Ugochi Abazie’s graduation with a Doctorate degree celebrated in New Jersey

The Abazie family of Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, based in New Jersey, the United States of America, on Saturday, October 6, 2018 held the thanksgiving and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Graduation party for the mother of the house, Dr. Mrs. Ugochi Abazie. The colorful event was witnessed by friends, …

19 October

Ex Ogun Gov, Osoba, Prof. Akinfeleye, Tola Adeniyi, task Online Media Managers to sanitize social media of fake news; Dele Giwa Remembered

Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba has challenged members of the Guild Of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to sanitize the social media being used by untrained Nigerians to promote hate across the country. Chief Osoba, who spoke as chairman of the Second Annual Conference of GOCOP in Lagos …

19 October

Peter Obi an iconic son of Igboland – Gov. Ugwuanyi *My VP candidacy about Ndigbo, Nigerians, not me, says Obi

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday played host to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, describing him as an iconic son of Igboland, who has distinguished himself creditably in private and public dealings as a successful businessman and two-term former Governor …

19 October

IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu alive, spotted in Israel, says younger brother

Umuahia, Oct. 19, 2018 Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, said on Friday that his brother was alive. Emmanuel said that Kanu was spotted at a worship place in Israel. He made the disclosure in a telephone conversation …

19 October

INEC insists no extension of deadline for submission of candidates’ list

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Oct.19,2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not extend the deadline for submission of list of candidates’ names by political parties for the 2019 general elections. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi disclosed this in an interview with the …

19 October

Ekiti: Tribunal admits 11 LG, 109 wards electoral materials as exhibits

By Alexandra Oladipo Abuja, Oct. 19, 2018 The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday in Abuja admitted as exhibits, electoral materials used in 11 Local Government Areas and 109 Wards for the July 14, governorship elections. The materials were tendered by Prof. Olusola Kolapo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

19 October

CBN injects $337m, CNY53m into Inter-Bank Forex Market

By Racheal Ishaya Abuja, Oct. 19, 2018 In another round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, injected over 337 million dollars in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market. The CBN also intervened to the tune of 53.44 million Chinese Yuan in the Spot and Short tenored …

19 October

Dankwambo, Gombe State PDP Chairman at loggerheads over choice of party State Assembly flag bearer

A major crises is at the verge of dividing the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State following the alteration of the result of the Primary election for the Billiri East State Constituency. Already, indications have emerged that the state Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo and the State Party Chairman, …

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