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FLYING IBOM AIR ✈🚀✈🚀✈🚀✈🚀 Two weeks after it began business, I flew Ibom Air today. I did not plan to. My plan was to fly Air Peace to Abuja and connect a flight out of the country. Scheduled for 12:05, I booked Air Peace in advance about a month ago, …

The Presidency has welcomed the report of the European Union (EU) on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, promising to analyse it fully and act on the recommendations. The Presidency, in a statement  by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity)noted that the EU observers had …

James Hope College (JHC) has reaffirmed its impressive stance on academic excellence with its recent award for the Cambridge Immerse Scholarship. Just a few months after the College published its outstanding IGCSE result, recording 100% score in 14 subjects (A* – C), one of JHC’s students, Akajiugo Amucheazi won the …

As the countdown to the celebration of this year’s Fathers’ Day progresses, the Men’s Fellowship (Men of Valor) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Dominion Cathedral, New Jersey, United States of America has commenced its Men of Valor (MOV) Week and Joshua Conference. The high point of the …

By Isaiah Eka Uyo, June 14, 2019 The Akwa Ibom Government is waiting for Federal Government’s approval to commence construction works on the Ibaka Deep Seaport project in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. Mr Akan Okon, the immediate past Commissioner for Special Duties and Aviation Development, made this …

Tokyo, June 14, 2019 Japanese striker Takefusa Kubo joined Real Madrid on Friday, with the Spanish La Liga club hailing the 18-year-old as “one of the most promising youngsters in world football’’. Details of the deal were not disclosed but Spanish newspaper Marca said Real Madrid have paid FC Tokyo …

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta is to lead speakers to the 10th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable slated for Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Lagos. Danbatta, is expected to give a keynote on …

By David Adeoye Ibadan, June 13, 2019 Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has frowned at the poor approach to environmental sanitation in Ibadan metropolis and appealed to residents of the state to properly dispose their waste. Makinde made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan …

By Gabriel Yough Jalingo, June 13, 2019 The Police Command in Taraba on Thursday confirmed the abduction of Mrs. Abigail Gambo, wife of Mr Peter Gambo, Chairman, Taraba chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The command’s spokesman, Mr David Misal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday …

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By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, June 13, 2019 Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) says it is partnering with the Fidelity Bank to facilitate the Federal Government’s financial inclusion policy to transfer funds between citizens for mutual benefits. Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, Postmaster-General, NIPOST, said this at the Launch of Integrated Agency Banking and …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) June 13, 2019 A heavy downpour on Wednesday night in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, has left many homes, shops and markets submerged by flood. Goods estimated at over N15 million were also destroyed by the flood. At Ahia Ohuru (New Market), over 25 …

London, June 13, 2019 British Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, on Thursday said he has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. He told the BBC that it will be up to the courts to decide the next step. Javid told the broadcaster that Australian citizen Assange, …

Below is the full preliminary report served the Secretary to Kano State Government by the state anti-graft commission attached with some documents to buttress its investigation into the alleged misappropriation of N3.4bn by the Kano Emirate Council between 2014 and 2017. The commission insists in this report that the Emir …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure began with a low-key inauguration at the Eagle Square in Abuja, a scenario that decidedly flowed from the President’s persona of prudence. His kitchen cabinet’s counsel must have also been contributory. The observance of June 12’s maiden Democracy Day edition drew from the same spirit. …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) June 13, 2019 Dr. Charles Chinekezi, the Chairman, Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Aba chapter, has appealed to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia to take urgent steps to halt the growing security challenges in the state. Chinekezi made the appeal in an interview with the News …

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Abimbola Johnson The paradox of a federal state with a unitary economic management model has been cited as a major reason why Nigeria is yet to achieve economic diversification despite efforts by successive governments. Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, an economist and former Director General of the Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, DMO, …

Sub-Saharan Africa’s distribution giant, Technology Distributions Ltd. (TD), was the cynosure of all eyes at the just concluded Philips Partners Conference held in Mauritius where the company claimed the 2018 Partner of the Year (Distributor) Award. TD received the award for attaining over 100 per cent growth in her partnership …

Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated the newly elected leadership of the National Assembly with a call on them to guarantee the independence of the legislature in accordance with democratic ethos. Governor Dickson also charged the new leadership to …

By William Treasure, Benin It was a day of lamentation and loss for many traders  Wednesday at the PZ Market in Benin, the Edo state capital as an early morning fire razed over 30 shops at the market. The market located at Evboriaria in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of the …

Academics, civil and political rights activists gathered at late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola’s Ikeja, Lagos palatial home, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 to commemorate 26 Years of the June 12, 1993 Election that has now been declared a national holiday, Democracy Day, by the Federal Government. Among those who featured at the …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter has crashed in the process of landing while returning from an anti-armed banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI. A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, said that details of the …

Techno Oil LPG Cylinder Manufacturing Plant formally commissioned its Cylinder Plant at its premises along the Lekki Epe Expressway, on Friday, June 7, 2019. The commissioning was performed by the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Pictures here show some of the personalities that graced the historic event.