July 25, 2020

Covid-19: Kwara Discharges Five Patients, Confirms New Cases

Kwara Governor, Abdulrazaq Loses Father

July 25, 2020 8:32 am

Alhaji Abdulganiyu Folorunsho Abdulrazaq, SAN, father of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, is dead.

A statement by Dr Alimi Abdulrazaq made the announcement on Saturday on behalf of the family.

Aged 93, late Abdulrazaq, the first Northern Nigerian lawyer, Mutawali of Ilorin and Tafida of Zazzau (Zaria) died in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday.

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Born in 1927, late Abdulrazaq who was chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers, died peacefully at about 2 am on Saturday, according to the statement.

He also served Nigeria in various …

How Ngige Begged Tinubu For A Car In 2004 – Ex-Aide, Akunna

How Ngige Begged Tinubu For A Car In 2004 – Ex-Aide, Akunna

July 25, 2020 8:32 am

A former Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has claimed his ex-boss begged Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for an armoured car.

The ex-aide, Chuks Akunna’s disclosure is coming at a time when Ngige compared himself to Tinubu.

The Minister had while appearing before an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives, told a lawmaker, James Faleke that he was “Tinubu’s mate.”

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Ngige, while answering questions over an alleged breach of a presidential directive, compared himself …

Omoba James Ademuyiwa Oyebanji

A-List Nollywood Filmmaker, Oyebanji Begins Online Training

July 25, 2020 6:12 am

Veteran filmmaker, director, and producer Omoba James Ademuyiwa Oyebanji has announced the date for his proposed online filmmaking coaching classes.

The program would encompass all categories of film making, movie production, directing, and video editing classes which would all run for one month.

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The Live classes have been scheduled to hold on the 3rd of August on the Google classroom page.

For more information, interested participants are to call the following numbers: +2347030612883, +2348023239948.

He can also be reached by email on: Onyebanjijames@gmail.com.

 

 

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Chad Army Officers Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

Chad Army Officers Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 25, 2020 5:12 am

Chadian army officers and intelligence officials were sentenced on Friday to up to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, the state prosecutor and their lawyer told AFP.

In January, a vehicle carrying 246 cartons of the opiate painkiller Tramadol, with an estimated value of 12.3 billion CFA francs (18.8 million euros, $21 million), was seized on its way to neighbouring Libya, a judicial source said.

An army general, two colonels and a head of the National Security Agency were among 10 people sentenced in the capital N’Djamena.

“Of the …

US Navy Honours Nigerian Officer For Accountability

US Navy Honours Nigerian Officer For Accountability

July 25, 2020 5:11 am

The United States Navy has awarded a Nigerian officer, Lieutenant Victor Agunbiade, its medal of commendation for his meritorious service.

The US Navy said Agunbiade effectively managed its largest cash disbursing office handling $45 million (N17 billion) in cash transaction.

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This, it said, accounted for around 70 per cent of its overseas disbursing volume.

According to the award citation, Agunbiade earned the honour while serving as cash Disbursing Officer at the navy’s Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti between October 2019 and July.

The citation added: “Additionally, he managed …

Naira Weakens Marginally To Dollar

Naira Weakens Marginally To Dollar

July 25, 2020 5:10 am

The Naira on Friday weakened marginally against the dollar at both the parallel market in Lagos and the investor’s window.

The Nigerian currency traded at ₦472.5 to the dollar at the parallel market, down by 0.5 points from ₦472 exchanged on Thursday.

The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at ₦582 and ₦530, respectively.

The Naira closed at ₦389.50 to the dollar at the investor’s window, down by 1.50 points from N388 it traded on Thursday.

Market turnover at the investor’s window stood at 12.61 million dollars.

It, however, …

There Is Smear Campaign Plot Against Buhari - Presidency

Presidency Denies Dissolving NDDC Interim Committee

July 25, 2020 5:09 am

The Presidency on Friday denied reports that it has dissolved the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

There have been recent calls by the National Assembly for the dissolution of the committee and the return of the NDDC to the Presidency for direct supervision.

For instance, the Senate ad hoc committee set up to unravel the alleged financial recklessness of the IMC to the tune of tens of billions of naira on Thursday lamented the extra-budgetary spending of the IMC, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately dissolve the committee.

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