By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A.Okoh has said that the mandate of Service Compact (SERVICOM) propels the Bureau’s service delivery initiative and appealed to other government agencies in the country to do the same. This is contained...
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said the party is taking steps to address the concerns of each of its members. Reports of a crisis in the opposition party has intensified in recent weeks after Atiku emerged as...
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday awarded a musician, Liberty Williams, popularly call ”Pupayannis” N20 million damages against MTN over copyright infringement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Abuja-based musician, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2017 instituted in 2017 by the copyright...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the first list of nominees for the CAF Awards 2022 which will be held on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco. The list has Super Eagles and Nantes FC forward Moses Simon among the 30 players nominated for the Player of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (Psuspended its chairman, Alhaji Zannah Gadama, for engaging in an alleged anti-party activities. The Borno State PDP legal adviser, Mr Abdu Jidda disclosed this in communique at the end of an emergency meeting on Thursday...
Prof. Wahab Egebwole (SAN) of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enforce the basic constitutional educational qualification prescribed for all political office seekers. Egbewole gave the advice on Thursday in Ilorin during an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a...
The House of Representatives has demanded justification for Nigeria’s huge financial contribution to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which amounted to 1.177billion dollars in 16 years. The House mandated its committees on Inter-parliamentary Relations and ECOWAS Parliament as well as Foreign Affairs to determine the justification....
Bundesliga Chief Executive, Donata Hopfen is enthusiastic about Sadio Mané and Mario Götze joining Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. “The league needs such stars and big names,” Hopfen said on Thursday at the Horizont Congress in Frankfurt. The duo are “a great calling card for the league,” she added....
FC Barcelona have given themselves a major financial boost that should see their salary cap increase significantly after selling 10 percent of their LaLiga TV rights for the next 25 years to an investment firm. Last week, club president Joan Laporta promised to activate the “levers” that would ease...
By KEMI BUSOLA, Abuja – Popular Nollywood actor, Samuel Jemitalo has advised Nigerian men against marrying women that have already made it in life, saying it could cause disrespect to them. The renowned actor stated this in his Instagram page, while reacting to actress Funke Akindele a.k.a Jenifa and...
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last two weeks, eliminated no fewer than 89 terrorists in different operations across North West and North Central theatres of operation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the...
The trial of suspected invaders of the residence of Mrs Mary Odili, retired Justice of the Supreme Court, was on Thursday, stalled in a Federal High Court, Abuja due to the absence of the police counsel, Mathew Omosun. Upon resumed trial, Usman Jubril, who was counsel for the 6th,...
A bill to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal on Thursday, passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill, which has seven parts and 48 sections sought to take the “burden” of prosecuting electoral offenders off the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The bill which...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worries over the low rate of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) collection in Lagos State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at the Eighth Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting held on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of...
The Chairman, Planning Committee of the 30th Graduation Anniversary of the 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Femi Adefila, has emphasised the need for old students to play active roles in developing their alma mater Adefila, the...
Music executive, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz has announced his separation from Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele. He revealed this in a post shared on his Instagram page this morning. He said the last two years of their marriage has been extremely difficult and that he has moved out of their home...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – As the Armed Forces of Nigeria in collaboration with other security agencies intensify the fight against oil thieves and illegal oil refining in the country, a total of 3,074,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, and 3,810,000 litres of crude oil, were discovered in the...
Nigerians have expressed sadness following the crash of popular actress, Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz’s marriage. Recall that JJC Skillz announced the end of their marital journey after 7 years today. He also confirmed several speculations about being kicked out by his wife from their matrimonial home. The singer/songwriter further stated that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer that eighty-eight thousand (88,000) students are taking part in the 2022 National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Ifeoma Isiugo Abanihe, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, while monitoring the 2022 NABTEB examinations at Federal...