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William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Transport Service, operators of Gombe Line fleet of buses says they lost over N200m during the over 100 days lockdown imposed in the country due to the corona virus outbreak. Managing Director of the company, Umar Chiroma Abdulsalam stated this during an interview with some …

There’s no year I attend the Wreath Laying Ceremony marking the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration that I don’t shed a tear or two. Secret tears. Yes, secret, as men don’t want to be seen giving way to emotions in public. But why not? Charles Dickens wrote: “Heaven knows we …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for an additional five-year tenure. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), said that also approved is the reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the …

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the untimely death of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) Chairman, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, (rtd) has dealt a severe blow to Niger Delta struggle. Governor Wike made this assertion when he visited the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom  at the Government House, …

London, Jan. 21, 2021 Paul Pogba struck another crucial blow for Manchester United in the Premier League title race with a stunning second-half strike to put his side back on top of the table with a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Wednesday. The rejuvenated French midfielder arrowed home an unstoppable …

Berlin, Jan. 21, 2021  Leaders from around the world congratulated newly sworn-in U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, expressing cautious optimism over future relations after four years of tumult under Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the swearing-in ceremony of the new president and …

Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa recently spoke on issues surrounding her national assignment. Here are excerpts from the exciting interview. QUE : Hon. Chairman Ma, can you tell us a little about yourself? ANS : I am the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, formally SSA to …

President Muhammadu Buhari  has hailed  new United States of America President, Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration, Wednesday A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) said that President Buhari warmly welcomes the inauguration of former Vice President Joe Biden …

Washington, Jan. 21, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden used his first day in office to issue a raft of executive orders undoing some of former President Donald Trump’s marquee policies on climate change and immigration. Among the 17 executive orders and presidential actions Biden signed on Wednesday were moves to …

The launch of the book “Strategic Turnaround” written by immediate past Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside and a Public Lecture to mark his 50th birthday earlier scheduled for Thursday January 28, 2021 at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, …

Rivers State government has pledged Five Hundred Million Naira (N500m) to support the Sokoto State government rebuild the Sokoto Central market that was gutted by fire on Tuesday. Part of the money will also be used to support victims of the devastating fire that destroyed goods worth billions of Naira. …

An Environmental Rights Activist, Alagoa Morris on Wednesday called for more stringent regulation of activities of oil firms operating offshore within Nigerian territorial waters. Morris noted that recent incidents have shown that oil and gas exploration at offshore fields come with greater risks to the maritime environment. In a reaction …

Rivers State was on the global map for three weeks as eminent citizens of Nigeria joined Governor Nyesom Wike to commission projects in 11 Local Government Areas of the State. This unprecedented development coming at a time most leaders in the world have used COVID-19 as excuse for non performance …

ABUJA, JAN. 20, 2021 . Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), on Wednesday in Abuja described migration as a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped . However, managed migration must be encouraged ,for positive impact on the migrant , the country of origin and the host country. …

Washington, Jan. 20, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden made a plea for unity, hitting the key theme of his inaugural address early in his speech, asking people to “start afresh” and not let politics be a “raging fire” that causes division. “My whole soul is in this – bringing America together, …

By Solomon Asowata Lagos, Jan. 20,2021 Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, says the Federal Government has set up plans to expand access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, for rural dwellers. Kyari spoke on Wednesday at the virtual Atlantic Council’s Global …

Washington/London, Jan. 20, 2021 Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, in a ceremony administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Moments earlier, Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, becoming the first woman of colour to hold the …

New York, Jan. 20, 2021 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s team on Wednesday morning announced a number of executive actions he would take immediately after his inauguration later in the day. The actions are aimed at “reversing the gravest damages of the Trump administration” and start moving the country forward, according …

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief Festus Remi Ayodele Marinho. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that Chief Marinho, …

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and “his hired gun, John Mayaki, to accept the serial defeat suffered in the hands of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and stop …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 As would be expected, last week’s piece on the land-grabbing allegation levelled by the Obafemi Awolowo University authorities against some indigenes of their host community, Ile-Ife, has drawn the ire of those so alleged. My rhetoric question of “what is Ife without OAU” also did not …

Leicester (UK), Jan. 20, 2021 Leicester City claimed top spot in the ongoing 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) on Tuesday with a 2-0 win against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. Wilfred Ndidi fired the hosts in front after six minutes and James Maddison added the second four minutes before …

…Commend governor’s good works amid challenges ..Frown at political jobbers sowing discord in the state Leaders of Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State, led by the former Deputy President of the Senate and the Senator representing the zone in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, pledged their …

The fallout from the Minister of Finance’s Ministerial Briefing on the 2021 Nigeria’s National budget is mainly the proposed action by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to flip and sell some critical National Assets to assist raise necessary funds to finance the budget gap. This underscores the pressure on …