December 2019

FCT Women Empowered With Materials, Cash

December 2, 2019 9:24 am

Women the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have received empowerment materials from a nonprofit making organization, Women for Peace and Unity Growth Initiative (WPUGI), to boost their standard of living.

The items which include grinding machines and accessories, sewing machines and accessories, coolers, cash, and others were presented to the women of Dakin-Biu community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Abuja, by the Founder and Convener, WPUGI, Yemisi George.

George who also is a gender expert and charted mediator and conciliator disclosed that the organization also marks its first anniversary with launch of this pilot scheme on empowering women with the …

Abe Seeks End To Politics Of Bitterness In Rivers

December 2, 2019 9:23 am

Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has identified the inability of politicians in Rivers State to eschew bitterness and rancor as being responsible for the slow pace of development and growth in the state and called for an end to it.

Abe, who spoke at the funeral service in honour of Late Mrs. Fyna Oby Boms, wife of former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State, Barrister Worgu Boms, at the Civic Centre in Port Harcourt on Saturday said, the time had come for the political elites to put politics of bitterness and hate behind them and work together to …

CACOL Reinforces Anti-Corruption Campaign Drive

December 2, 2019 9:23 am

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has reinforced its anti-corruption campaign on the security and paramilitary agencies in Lagos state, with the aim of curbing corruption in Nigeria’s political processes. This was made know during an interactive session that cut across the diverse services at Presken Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

The anti-corruption campaign, according to the executive chairman of the Centre, Debo Adeniran “has been in existence for a long time, we discovered that many agencies that have been projecting this campaign have only been targeting the elites and not the grassroots and the middle class. In CACOL, we …

Aisha Buhari Celebrates 30 Years Wedding Anniversary

December 2, 2019 9:22 am

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has taken to Twitter to celebrate her 30 years wedding anniversary to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Through her verified Twitter handle, @ashiambuhari, Mrs Buhari tweeted a video collage of the couple, with their children and grandchildren.

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She tweeted: “Alhamdulillah for 30yrs of togetherness. #30yearsweddinganniversary #ThanksbetoALLAH”.

    

 

 

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Hate Speech: Nigeria Back To Dictatorship – Bishop Obinna

December 2, 2019 9:22 am

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna has said that the country is gradually drifting to military-like dictatorship if the proposed hate speech bill before the National Assembly is allowed to succeed.

The cleric who was delivering a homily yesterday, December 1, 2019 at the Maria Assumpta Cathedral Parish, Owerri during the mass  to inaugurate the Catholic Lawyers Association of Nigeria declared that many things are going wrong in the country as a result of bad leadership.

According to him, reckless killing of people are going on everyday, kidnapping is the order of the day, all …

Ballon D’or 2019 Time Confirmed: 8:30 Pm CET Today

December 2, 2019 6:39 am

France Football has confirmed the time of the Ballon d’Or ceremony as it will begin at 8:30 pm CET on Monday.

Today 20:30, that will be, in your local time.

 

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The French newspaper will announce the winners of Ballon d’Or, Women Ballon d’Or, Yachine Trophy and Kopa Trophy.

Ahead of the ceremony, the red carpet will begin at 7:30 pm CET.

 

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NCDMB Urges Oil Firms To Prepare For Automation Of Rigs

December 2, 2019 6:38 am

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advised firms in the oil and gas industry to brace up for the full automation of operations at oil rigs.

The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Simbi Wabote, said this in Port Harcourt, at the foundation laying ceremony of PE Energy Centre of Excellence at Trans Amadi Industrial Layout.

Wabote, after inspecting facilities under construction at the centre, noted that most players in the industry employ about 100 people in each rig today.

He, however, said with advancement in technology and trends in the industry, most rigs would run on full automation …

NOUN

Lagos Council Boss Lauds NOUN’s Plan To Establish School

December 2, 2019 6:38 am
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Agege Local Government Chairman in Lagos State, has lauded the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) for planning to establish a study centre in Agege.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NOUN management had in November solicited the council’s support to establish a study centre in the area.

Egunjobi said that the proposal was a welcome development.

“The proposal is a welcome development, it is in consonance with my administration’s drive for improved access to education at all levels for Agege residents.

“The council will be deeply committed to the project and will

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Anxiety Over ₦300bn Presidential Deal On e-Customs Project

December 2, 2019 6:37 am

The reported move by the presidency to concession the Nigeria Customs Service revenue collection to the private sector for 20 years, has unruffled some feathers in the Nigeria  Customs high command and they are now mobilising to challenge the initiative. The service believes the concession plan will hamper the development the country has recorded so far in the area of export and import trade.

A document sighted and obtained by our reporter titled, Re: Presidential Initiatives  on Customs  Modernisation: “E-Customs  Project”(Establishment  of  a Digital /Paperless  Customs  Administration) and other Matters,  indicated that the Presidency has approved the  engagement  of  a …

Kidnaped Abuja Monarch Released After ₦6.5 Million Ransom

December 2, 2019 6:35 am

The traditional ruler of Rubochi in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Mohammed Ibrahim Pada, who was kidnaped last Wednesday has been released.

The monarch was said to have regained his freedom after his relative paid ₦6.5 million to the kidnappers.

It was gathered that the traditional ruler was released unhurt around 12 o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday after spending four days with his abductors.

Our corresspondent gathered that the kidnapers who initially demanded N30,million from the relatives of the traditional ruler later reduced the amount to N6.5million and released him at a forest in a neighbouring

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Police Arrest Imo Youths Over Alleged Invasion Of Zoo

December 2, 2019 6:34 am

A security joint task force led by the Monitoring team of the Imo State police command has arrested some youths from Nekede community for allegedly invading into the State Zoological Garden and  Wild life park in their locality on Friday with bulldozers to lay claim to a  portion of the zoo.

According to a source, the youths were said to have massively pulled down the fence of the zoo , destroying some animal equipment in the process.

Meanwhile, the state government has advised the community to remain calm and wait for outcome of police investigation.

Special Adviser to governor …

Aisha Buhari’s Rebuke Not For Governors Alone – NGF

December 2, 2019 6:33 am

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF),  has said the First Lady Aisha Buhari’s rebuke at the National Mosque during the National Executive Council meeting of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), was not meant for governors alone but the entire political elite. 

The NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in a statement, said in the haste to paint state governors with one brush or the race to hit the front pages in this case, the media destroyed the message that the First Lady was seeking to convey.

According to the NGF secretariat, the governors are doing

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