December 1, 2019

Miss Taraba Wins 43rd Miss Nigeria 2019

December 1, 2019 10:28 am

Beauty Etsanyi Tukura has been crowned Miss Nigeria 2019!

Beauty, who takes home the ultimate prize, was selected among the 18 finalists at the grand finale on Saturday, which took place at the Eko Convention Center

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Beauty Tukura was selected by judges Rita Dominic, Ike Onyema, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, and Tara Durotoye.

The new Miss Nigeria will also take home a new car and a luxury apartment.

 

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Chiamaka Nnadozie Named Best Female Goalkeeper In Africa

December 1, 2019 10:27 am

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie named Africa’s Best by IFFHS

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been named the best goalkeeper in Africa, and the 14th best goalkeeper in the World by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

The 19 year Old caught the eye of fans and critics at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France earlier this year, playing in three games for the Super Falcons including the 2-0 win over South Korea where she became the youngest ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a Women’s World Cup game.

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PDP

2023: Parties, Groups May Merge To ‘Battle’ APC

December 1, 2019 8:09 am

• opposition meets to strategise

• Pat Utomi, Obi Ezekwesili, Fawehinmi, others in steering committee

• We’re not averse to merger –PDP

 

Although the next general elections are still four years away, but a script that played out in 2013, giving birth to the All Progressives Congress, which successfully edged out the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years later is once again being written.

According to some principal actors in the know, the opposition parties, movements and forces are also plotting to come together to become a political party and slug it out with the ruling APC …

Ugwuanyi

Governor Ugwuanyi Named 2019 “Governor Of The Year” (Photo)

December 1, 2019 8:06 am

Enugu State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was on Thursday, November 28, 2019 conferred with the “Governor of the Year” Award by Igbere TV News Agency.

Ugwuanyi bagged the prestigious award at an event held at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Abuja, tagged “Leadership Excellence Awards 2019”.

The Governor was represented by Hon. Prince Cornelius Nnaji, member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, who received the award on his behalf.

In his acceptance speech, the Governor thanked Nigerians, particularly the good people of Enugu, for finding him worthy of being nominated and voted for the prestigious award.

He assured that he would not …

Matawalle To Yari: You Are Too Greedy

December 1, 2019 8:04 am

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle says that immediate past governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari was all out to tarnish his image.

The governor made this known through his Director-General, Press affairs, Yusuf Idris Gusau

“I would no longer join issues with somebody whom terror attacks started during his unfortunate tenure and the same person wants me to fail just as he failed,” he said.

Matawalle who was the chairman, committee on security and safety at the House of Representative, said he was worried about the state of insecurity in the state

The governor said he had called on Senator …

Hate Speech Bill: No Retreat, No Surrender – Abdullahi Sabi

December 1, 2019 7:58 am

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi is the sponsor of the controversial bill on Hate Speech, which prescribes a death penalty for promoters of incitement and other violent crimes. 

Although he has jettisoned the death penalty clause, more stakeholders are still calling for a total discontinuation of the consideration of the bill.

In this interview with Sunday Sun, the Niger North senator who doubles as the deputy chief whip of the Senate spoke on the bill. He also spoke on the allegation of the Senate being a rubber stamp, among other issues.

 

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Edo

Ize-Iyamu’s Exit: Exodus Imminent In Edo PDP

December 1, 2019 7:57 am
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State 2016 gubernatorial election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has hinted of imminent mass exodus of party leaders and members from the state chapter of the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where he now belongs. 
He dropped the hint in apparent r‎eaction to the comments of the state chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, who had earlier said that his (Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s) exit from the party would not affect its electoral fortunes in the state.
‎Pastor Ize-Iyamu who gave the hint while chatting with journalists in Benin,
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Pension For Ex-Governors: The Zamfara Example

December 1, 2019 7:56 am
ZAMFARA State House of Assembly recently took a remarkable decision when it repealed the controversial Pension Law that hitherto entitled ex-governors, their deputies, former House Speakers and their deputies outrageous pensions and other entitlements. The House leader, Farouk Musa Dosara, who presented the Bill, urged his colleagues to consider repealing the obnoxious pension law as a matter of urgency and in the best interest of the state and its citizens. According to him, the package in the pension law for erstwhile political office-holders in the state was selfish and without regard to the hardships of serving and retired civil
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Boko Haram: Ekhomu Condemn Hiring Of Cameroonian Vigilantes

December 1, 2019 7:55 am

A security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu has condemned the hiring of 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to combat Boko Haram in Borno State. He described the move by the state governor as a huge mistake, which is likely to increase security threats in Nigeria’s North East.

In a press statement issued in Lagos, Dr.  Ekhomu  who is the President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON) said that the Borno Governor did not have the powers to recruit foreigners to conduct internal security operations in the state.

He said that there was no legal backing for foreign

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Enugu

Enugu: Prince Of Mburubu, 20,000 APC Members To Join PDP

December 1, 2019 7:55 am

The Prince of Mburubu Kingdom in Enugu State, Engr Lawrence Ezeh, in company with over 20,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, will today exit the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This disclosure was made by the Media Aide to Prince Lawrence Ezeh, Mr ThankGod Ofoelue.

According to him, “all preparations have been made and Prince will be returning to the PDP on Sunday. The state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and all PDP stalwarts in Enugu East Senatorial Zone will be gathering to welcome him back to the party.”

He said: “Ezeh is …

Benin Continues To Import Goods Destined For Nigeria – Lai

December 1, 2019 7:54 am

The federal government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods for ultimate dumping into Nigeria’s market in spite of the partial border closure order.

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News Agency of Nigeria said the Minister for Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, made the accusation when he featured on a live programme on TV Continental.

“Regrettably, the signs out there are not positive in the sense that in the last few weeks, the number of seizures that have been made do not show that our neighbours …

UNN Medical Centre Receives Big Boost

December 1, 2019 7:54 am

Efforts by University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to upgrade its medical centre received a big boost following the donation of various equipment worth over N6 million by a medical equipment company, Equator Medics International Limited.

Equipment donated include a multi- purpose operating table for surgical procedures of the head, neck, thorax and abdomen. The facility which can be raised or lowered hydraulically by means of an oil pump is also used for gynaecological and orthopedics operations.

Supplied also is an Ultrasound Scanning Machine. The scanning machine is mainly applied in the dynamic image diagnosis of the liver, gall bladder, spleen, …

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