By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Nov. 14, 2018 The Abia House of Assembly, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of Justice Onuoha Ogwe, as the Chief Judge of Abia. The Assembly confirmed Justice Ogwe’s appointment after the Speaker, Mr Chikwendu Kalu, conducted a voice vote, to which the lawmakers unanimously chorused approved. …
Read More »Real Madrid appoint Solari until 2021
Madrid, Nov. 14, 2018 European champions Real Madrid have handed Santiago Solari a contract as first team coach through to June 2021, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday. The 42-year-old Argentine has led the team to four wins in four games since taking over as interim manager in …
Read More »Okowa’s $25,000 per goal incentive will bring down Bafana Bafana, Super Eagles players say; 22 in Asaba camp
Asaba, Nov. 13, 2018 Players of Super Eagles have praised Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for his incentive of $25,000 for every goal in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. They, in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, admitted that the incentive would motivate them …
Read More »Flying Eagles to face Ghana, Benin in WAFU tournament
Abuja, Nov. 14, 2018 Nigeria’s national under-20 side will face their counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the WAFU Under-20 Cup Tournament, an official said on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is billed for Lome, the capital of …
Read More »2019: Why I choose Hadiza Balarabe as my running mate – El-Rufa’i
By Hassana Yakubu Kaduna,Nov . 13 , 2018 Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has given reasons for the choice of Dr. Hadiza Balarabe as his running mate in the 2019 gubernatorial election, saying Balarabe was chosen based on her competence and antecedents. The Governor made the clarification on Tuesday, …
Read More »262 illegal immigrants evacuated from Libya to Niger
Tripoli, Nov. 13, 2018 (Xinhua/NAN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said 262 illegal immigrants were evacuated on Monday from Libya to Niger. “To date, 2,344 persons have been evacuated from Libya, hoping for a better future,’’ UNHCR said in a statement. Libya has become a …
Read More »Countdown begins for Nigeria’s biggest praise concert – Unusual Praise 2018
The countdown is on for Unusual Praise 2018, an annual Catholic gospel concert widely regarded as the biggest and most anticipated praise concert in Nigeria, with attendances drawn from near and far including worshippers from other denominations, faiths and countries. Unusual Praise 2018 – the 8th edition – is set …
Read More »FG serves roadside Ladipo market auto parts dealers eviction notice
By Grace Alegba Lagos, Nov. 13, 2018 The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, on Tuesday issued final eviction warning to auto spare parts dealers at the popular Ladipo Market in Lagos, trading on its Right of Way (RoW). Kuti also served final notices on car dealers …
Read More »Bonga Oil Spill: Fishermen urge FG to prevail on Shell to obey court ruling on $3.6 bn fine
Artisanal fishermen in the Niger Delta on Tuesday urged the federal government to prevail on Shell to obey the courts and pay a $3.6 bn fine imposed by regulators for the Bonga spill incident. National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NODRA) had in March 2015 imposed the fine on …
Read More »2,045 PVCs stolen from INEC office in Akwa Ibom
Isaiah Eka Uyo, Nov. 13, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 2,045 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) had been stolen from its office in Akwa Ibom. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Akwa Ibom, Delta and Cross River, Dr Mohammed Lecky, made this known at a news briefing in …
Read More »Sen. Uzodinma shuns Presidential Panel
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Nov. 13, 2018 Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday defied invitation by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property to him to appear and answer questions over alleged fraud against him. Spokesperson of the panel, Ms Lucie-Ann Laha, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja late …
Read More »CBN injects another $210m into Forex Market
ABUJA – In its latest round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. Figures obtained from the CBN indicate that the authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market received …
Read More »Stop changing Police Commissioners, Bayelsa Assembly tells IGP
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to stop further deployment of police commissioners to the state in order not to raise unnecessary tension. The lawmakers say the incessant deployment of police commissioners to the state is worrisome and necessitated …
Read More »Alleged N5bn fraud: Witness reveals how ex-Governor used SURE-P funds for politics
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Hon. Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari of the Federal High Court sitting in Katsina State, Tuesday revealed to the court how Shema allegedly used funds meant …
Read More »EFCC intercepts N211m gold at Lagos airport
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Nov. 13, 2018 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. EFCC Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr Tony Orilade, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. …
Read More »Total Exploration and Production ends TB Awareness campaigns for A/Ibom communities
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Total Exploration and Production, Port-Harcourt District has ended a One-Day Healthy Living Awareness Campaign at Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom tagged, ‘‘Tuberculosis Awareness’’ to sensitize communities in the area on the disease. The Deputy-Managing Director of the company, Mr Francois Le-Cocq, while welcoming …
Read More »Dasuki to boycott trial over FG’s disobedience of Court Order … Calls for an end to hypocrisy and partisan rule of law.
The former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has berated the Federal Government over his continued detention and disobedience of various court orders that admitted him on bails. Dasuki in a strongly worded letter he personally signed and addressed to the Registrar of the Federal High Court Abuja vowed …
Read More »Bill to prohibit killing, exportation of donkey passes 2nd reading
By Abiemwense Moru Abuja, Nov. 13, 2018 The bill to prohibit the killing and exportation of Donkeys or its carcasses out of Nigeria on Tuesday passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill sponsored by Rep. Garba Muhammed (APC-Kaduna), at plenary seeks to address the threat of donkeys …
Read More »Troops arrest teenage female suicide bomber in Borno
By Rabiu Sani Maiduguri, Nov. 13, 2018 The Nigeria Army on Tuesday said its troops had arrested a teenage female suicide bomber while attempting to infiltrate into Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The army said in a twitter post that the girl, simply identified as Shaidatu Adamu, confessed that she …
Read More »CNN sues White House over revoked credentials of Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 13, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) CNN filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the President Donald Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. Acosta’s questions and reporting has been a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump. “We have asked this court for …
Read More »Evangelist Kolenda visits Chapel of Everlasting Grace, prays for Rivers State; Great Gospel Crusade: I have been fortified to defeat forces of darkness says Governor Wike
President of the Christ for All Nations, CFAN, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda on Sunday visited the Rivers State Government House Chapel of Everlasting Grace built by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. The International Evangelist who was led by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike prayed for the sustenance of Rivers State …
Read More »Presidential Committee on North East trains stakeholders on peace building in Gombe
The Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) has begun the training of 170 stakeholders comprising traditional Rulers, Judicial officers and Imams on peace building and Transitional Justice in Gombe State. Tijjani Musa Tumsa, Vice-Chairman of PCNI, at the opening ceremony of the training said the stakeholders being trained are expected …
Read More »NLNG’s Odeh, Bamigbetan, Akinnola, join list of speakers at News Express 6th Anniversary Lecture
Three eminent Nigerians have joined the list of speakers at the News Express 6th Anniversary Lecture & Economic Forum holding next week Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at the main hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. They are the Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Nigeria LNG Limited, Andy Odeh, …
Read More »Amaechi, Abe camps clash at Ken Saro-wiwa Memorial Lecture …MOSOP demands national honours for Ogoni Martyrs
David Amusa,Port Harcourt Supporters of former Governor and Transportation Minister, Chief Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe had another opportunity to clash at the Ken Saro-wiwa memorial lecture organized by the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP),at the weekend in Port Harcourt. It all began when the chairman …
Read More »President Buhari meets Nigerians in France, assures more investment in education
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Paris, France, assured Nigerians that allocations to the education sector will be improved as revenue increases, describing the sector as a major engine for the development of any country. The President, during an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Paris, according to a …
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