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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 24, 2021/ The first doses of the AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) vaccine have been delivered to Ghana Wednesday, February 24, 2021 through COVAX. This, according to a statement by Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer at AstraZeneca, marks a major step forward in changing the course of the COVID-19 …

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Thursday, adjourned ‘sine die’ (indefinitely) , a suit against Aiteo Exploration and Production Limited, pending a Court of Appeal ruling on an interlocutory appeal in the substantive suit. Justice Abimbola Awogboro had on March 3, 2020 declined to stay proceedings in the ongoing …

  By Sandra Umeh President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, February 25, 2021 received in audience the newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financia Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa in the State House. This is as two former Executives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Bayo Akinlade and Mr Douglas …

By Glory Abuh-Adejoh Abuja, Feb.25, 2021 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned a director of the defunct Abiodun Hassan before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court, Apo, for alleged misappropriation of over N10.2billion. Hassan was arraigned alongside his company, Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited, on …

Funmilayo Okunade Ado-Ekiti, Feb. 25, 2021 An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered that a 40-year-old man, Oladipupo Seun,who allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Seun with rape. Magistrate Taiwo Ajibade, did not take the plea of Seun, because …

By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Feb. 25, 2021 The House of Representatives Committee on Pension has threatened to order for a warrant for the arrest of the Managing Directors (MDs) of Fidelity and AIICO Pension Fund Administrators, if they failed to appear before it. Rep. Kabiru RurmIdr, the Chairman House Committee …

The Police in Abia State Command has successfully neutralised four of those that attacked the Police Station in Abayi, Aba in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State in the early hours of 23rd February, 2021. According to a statement by CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, …

By Adeze Ojukwu The sudden exit of Prof Charles Adisa, remains a shock to family and friends. Tears and wailings rent the air, last Friday, Februray 19, as the remains of Adisa were laid to rest at Aba, Abia State. His demise is a stark reminder that human life is …

February 24, 2021 By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Feb. 24, 2021 The Portuguese government has officially nominated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a candidate for a second term in office. UN spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, disclosed this at his daily news briefing in New York on Wednesday. He said the nomination …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Dogs don’t eat dogs, they say, and birds don’t eat each others’ intestines – not so in the ancient town of Owo and birthplace of Awo’s Action Group of yore! When two elephants fight, it is the ground that suffers. Again, not so in Owo, the …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 24, 2021 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N5.9 billion for execution of three projects by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Minister of the FCT, Malam Mohammed Bello, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents …

By Chimezie Anaso Awka, Feb. 24, 2021 Kenneth Abana, a foundation player of Rangers International FC of Enugu has received a donation of wheelchair from Sen. Stella Oduah to enable him move around in his house. Abana, popularly called ‘Magician’ for his great skill and strength during his playing days …

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Professor Kevin Ibeh, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at Birkbeck, University of London, on his appointment as Commissioner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), believes …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has appointed the Editor, Saturday Sun, Mr. Femi Babafemi as the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy. The appointment, which takes immediate effect will enable the new appointee leverage on his almost two and a half decades’ experience in journalism, media and strategic …

The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The nominee, who was ushered into the red chamber at 11:48am was accompanied by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and family relatives, and was grilled for …

The Convener/National Coordinator of the Abia Professionals, Chief Sonny Iroche has condemned in very strong terms the attack by yet to be identified hoodlums on the Abayi police station in Aba, Abia State. “The impunity and dare devil act of attacking a police station, which is the institution charged with …

By Harrison Arubu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). For a continent that has struggled over the years to be relevant in the world market, it is a big deal …

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year. The approval came following consideration of the harmonized report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs. The implementation of the NPTF 2020 budget would lapse …

Sequel to the order of Honourable Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over assets belonging to 14 Directors of Deap Capital Management and Trust Plc. over an indebtedness of N1.6bn. Justice Aneke made the ruling on January …

From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Bauchi state Chapter, has threatened to stop supplying cows to the southern parts of the country if, according to them, the efforts to eject Fulani herdsmen from the south succeeds. The group also asked Governor Samuel Ortom of …

… Says govt taking measures .. Optimistic insurgents won’t retake Marte again Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at two hospitals on Wednesday, after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades, which killed 10 residents and injured 47 in Maiduguri. The shots, on Tuesday night, came from …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has frowned at what he described as an unprofitable lifestyle of wasting huge amounts of resources in celebrating the dead, as against giving the living a befitting life. Addressing journalists recently, Obi said …

President Muhammadu Buhari says the administration’s ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or “something we just bumped into,” but a deliberate one that will be pursued with remarkable grit and determination. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the Presidential Economic …

The remains of the former National President of the Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship and Consultant Surgeon/Professor of Surgery, Charles Adeyinka Adisa have been interred in his private residence in Aba, Abia State, amidst tears. The event also turned out to be a celebration of a good life lived with noteworthy …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the passing of Oba Sikiru Atanda Woleola, the Olupo of Ajasse-Ipo, a first class traditional ruler in Kwara State, as a great loss not just to his family and community but indeed to the entire state. In a statement …