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Anambra: Obiano, Bianca Ojukwu And 2021 Governorship

November 10, 2019 9:00 am

The former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and wife of Eze Igbo Gburugburu, the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu is not new to controversy. She is also not cowed by circumstances that could make her not to speak her mind the way it matters to her.

Last Monday, the former beauty queen stirred controversy that has garnered both praise and condemnation from the public, with her description of Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano as an “ingrate.”

The event was the second memorial lecture in honour of her late husband, held inside the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam,

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NAF Promotes 11, AVMs, 35 Air Commodores, 51 Group Captains

November 10, 2019 5:45 am

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the promotion 99 officers comprising 11 Air Vice Marshalls, 35 Air Commodores and 51 Group Captains.

The promotion followed the approval by the Air Force Council (AFC), which sat Saturday in Abuja.

NAF director of public relations and information Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement, said:

“The Air Force Council (AFC) yesterday, 9 November 2019, approved the promotion of a total of 99 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The affected senior officers comprise 13 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) who were promoted to the rank …

AGF Unveils New Guidelines For Anti-corruption Strategy

November 10, 2019 4:53 am

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has unveiled new guidelines for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2021.

The new guidelines which came into effect on October 24, 2019 stated that all ministries, departments or agencies and committees seeking to conduct, organize or host programs on the fight against corruption must seek and obtain clearance of the justice minister.
Similarly, all ministries, departments and agencies and committees must seek and obtain clearance of the minister on donor assisted project.

The Minister of Justice is empowered under Paragraph 5.0 of the National Anti-com1ption …

Fire Disaster Averted At MMIA As Fuel Truck Spills Petrol

November 10, 2019 4:50 am

Vehicular traffic came to standstill yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when a 42 feet truck, laden with 33, 000 litres of petrol fell and spilled content on the link road connecting the domestic terminals to the international wing of the airport.

The road was blocked for hours, creating fear that the highly flammable product could ignite fire and gut some part of the airport, located few meters to the headquarters of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Forte Oil Filling Station, the Head officer of Arik Air and about 20 meters to the General Aviation Terminal …

Nigerian Stock Market Opens October With ₦15 Billion Gain

NSE Commits To Support Economic Growth Of Osun State

November 10, 2019 2:46 am

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema has said the exchange was committed to  supporting The State of Osun  in its efforts towards advancing the fortunes of state for the benefit of the citizens.

Onyema stated this while speaking at the  presentation of the Osun State Facts Behind the Economy by  Governor Adegboyega Oyetola at the exchange in Lagos last Thursday.

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“As we continue to develop  the exchange  to attract local and international investors, we wish to partner with the State and its …

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Exposing Army’s Extra-Judicial Killers!

November 10, 2019 2:45 am

A graphical video of some men believed to be  soldiers of the Nigerian Army, who extra-judicially killed an alleged Boko Haram member trended last week, giving the soldiers away as not too different from the terrorist group they seek to decimate.

In the video was a man, whose hands and legs were tied, pulled down from the back of a pick-up like an animal and dragged on the ground to a shallow grave, where he was shot multiple times and covered up. Just like that? What even says he was a Boko Haram member? Who confirmed that fact?

That was …

Obono-Obla’s Self-Designed Misadventure

November 10, 2019 2:41 am

Had the ex-Chairman of Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, who is currently at large, known that his decision to blackmail Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo could backfire, he might have had a rethink, writes Omololu Ogunmade

Dismissed former Chairman of Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, must be living with loads of regrets now. Reason? The embattled former chairman of the presidential panel, who was declared wanted penultimate week by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged misconduct, financial impropriety and abuse of office, …

Fayemi Presents ₦124.7b Budget Estimate To Ekiti Assembly

November 9, 2019 4:32 pm

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill of ₦124, 724,869,355.95 to the House of Assembly. The bill, which is christened ‘Budget of Deliverables’, has ₦53,538,093,806.59 (43 per cent) as capital expenditure, while the recurrent expenditure is ₦71,186,775,549.36 (57 per cent). Fayemi said the budget was tailored after his administration’s five-pillar agenda for development, which is aimed at enhancing good governance and speedy economic transformation of the State.

The breakdown of the budget along the five pillars give Agriculture and Rural Development N3,677,992,233.29 (three per cent), Knowledge Economy N24,704,934,736.29 (20 per cent); Social Investments ₦11,188,372,994.37 (nine …

Osinbajo Inaugurates Wagon Assembly Plant In Ogun

November 9, 2019 4:31 pm
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday inaugurated the Wagon Assembly Plant at Kajola in Ifo council area of Ogun as part of efforts to boost the ongoing railway modernisation programme of the federal government.
Osinbajo in his address said the development followed an agreement signed in March 2018 by the federal government with the Chinese rail contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), for the establishment of the wagon assembly plant.

According to the VP, the plant will subsequently produce rolling stock, wagon, spare parts and maintenance equipment needed for the various railway projects of the federal government across the country.

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INEC: Yakubu Assumes Office For Second Tenure

Bayelsa Election: INEC Boss, NYSC DG Caution Corps Members

November 9, 2019 4:30 pm
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim have warned Corps members that would serve as ad hoc personnel in the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in Bayelsa State to abide by the electoral laws.
Mahmood urged them to avoid actions that may undermine the integrity of the election.He stated this yesterday in Yenagoa while addressing Corps Members during a sensitization forum.

The INEC boss also disclosed that adequate security has been provided for all Corps Members and Corps Lodges in the State during and after the election.

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NDDC: A Vote for Interim Managemnt Committee

November 9, 2019 4:18 pm

Henry Kissinger, a renowned former US Diplomat said that the success of any government is its ability to bring about new realities. When President Buhari in his quest for a new beginning, ordered a forensic audit into the activities of NDDC from inception to date, little did political influencers in the region imagine it would come to fruition. When he took a further step by directing the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to inaugurate an Interim Management Committee to create the enabling environment for the audit, they broke the secure locks of hades and unleashed ancient demons to invade television …

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That Lionhearted Mishap

November 9, 2019 4:16 pm

It would have been heart-warming if Ms Genevieve Nnaji had kept sealed lips. It would have been gracious if frazzled selectors had promptly apologised, and speedily assumed responsibility, and offered to resign (or feigned it). It would have been a shocking binge of fresh air if our social media influencers and critics had done a little research before crashing into the current controversy surrounding America’s Oscar Awards’ treatment or maltreatment of our dear lovely Lionheart. It would have been great to see how the supposed second-placed work which is predominantly rendered in an indigenous language would have fared. It would …

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