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CIA, Oba Oyedele, Lagos prince, mourn Engr. Akpanamasi in Abak
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The College of Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA), led by former President of the institute, Dr. Festus Osoba; Prince Kazeem Eletu, the Lagos Prince and philanthropist; former Lagos State House of Assembly member, Hon. Yaya Dosunmu; Oba Yisa Oyedele, the Orimedu of Orimeduland, Lekki, Lagos; and former Deputy…
Mbo EMOIMEE briefs contractors on project delivery modalities
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Mbo chapter of the NNPC/Seplat JV EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust has briefed contractors who are set to handle various community projects on the modalities for timely and quality delivery. The meeting which held at the Miami Escape Event Centre, Oron recently brought together contractors who emerged successful bidders for the projects. Speaking…
Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem: Soaring above petty blackmail
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ifiok Williams Nigerian politics is a theatre of illusions. And sometimes, the most dangerous people in that theatre are not the politicians themselves. Some are writers who brandish their pens against anyone they have been paid to destroy. Just recently, I read a piece which made me cringe. The title was sensational: “Exposing…
Azikiel Refinery will boost Nigeria’s energy security, NDDC MD hails
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has commended the Azikiel Petroleum Refinery project in Bayelsa State, describing it as a landmark indigenous investment capable of strengthening Nigeria’s energy security and accelerating economic development. Ogbuku spoke during an on-the-spot assessment of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), a major…
Muslim cleric Jingir’s Muslim-Muslim ticket outburst sparks outrage
The raging debate over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket has taken a fresh and controversial turn following remarks by Islamic scholar and Chairman of the Council of Scholars of the Izala Movement Worldwide, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir.
Braimah moves to reposition Nigerian community in Hungary
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn what could mark the beginning of a new chapter in Embassy-community relations, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, Engr Abasi Ogwime Braimah, has opened strategic engagement with the leadership of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Hungary Chapter, pledging to prioritise the welfare, unity and legitimate interests of Nigerians in the country higher on his…
“We will preach in buses … everywhere” – PFN dares NASS
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has, through its National President, Bishop Wale Oke, has blasted the National Assembly for proposing a law to ban preaching in commercial buses, declaring that Christians will continue to preach regardless of any contrary law.
Nigerian Army appoints GOCs for new divisions as operations begin
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has appointed General Officers Commanding (GOCs) for the newly established Army divisions following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the new formations to strengthen the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity. Please, click the link to read more.
Oro-Obolo People blast Udonsak over ‘provocative’ remarks, warn against ethnic tension
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Oro-Obolo People’s Union (OOPU) has launched a scathing attack on the President-General of the Ekid People’s Union, Dr. Samuel Udonsak, condemning what it described as his “historical misrepresentations” and “provocative utterances” capable of fuelling ethnic tension and undermining peaceful coexistence in Akwa Ibom State. In a strongly worded press statement issued on Saturday…
NPC launches electronic vital registration to strengthen legal identity, national planning
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe National Population Commission (NPC) has formally commenced the full digital registration of births, deaths and other vital events through its Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system, describing the initiative as a landmark reform that will strengthen legal identity, improve governance and provide reliable demographic data for national development. The announcement was…