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Oct

2023

UPDATE: General Gowon Not Dead, Gbagi Debunks Death Rumour

NATIONAL NEWS#death, #KennethGbagi, #NoVictorNoVanquish, #YakubuGowon

UPDATE: General Gowon Not Dead, Gbagi Debunks Death Rumour Governorship candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last general election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi FNIM, OON, has refuted the rumour, making the rounds that former head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), is dead. The former Minister of State for Education, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Orusi Kenneth, on Monday October 9th 2023, described the purported death as “handiwork of mischief makers”. Gbagi, disclosed that General Gowon, is alive, hale and hearty and presently in London. Quoting the much respected…

Oct

2023

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HAPPENING: MOHBAD: ‘Everyone Is Avoiding Me, I Need Help’ – Naira Marley’s Look Alike Cries Out…Moves to take Igbo title

ENTERTAINMENTS#IlerioluwaOladimejiAloba, #Mohbad, #NairaMarley, #TopicMouth

HAPPENING: Mohbad: 'Everyone Is Avoiding Me, I Need Help’ – Naira Marley’s Look Alike Cries Out…Moves to take Igbo title “I am not Naira Marley. Abeg, I am not Naira Marley. I'm not the God who created me. I am not Naira Marley." A Nigerian skitmaker identified as Topic Mouth, who shares a striking resemblance with Naira Marley, has revealed what being a doppelganger has caused him. The comedian, whose stage name was previously Naira Marley Twins, now goes by the name Topic Mouth in the wake of Naira Marley’s indictment in Mohbad’s death investigations. Naira Marley is in police…

Oct

2023

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LASTMA Partners Other Responders to Combat Fire Outbreak at Ilupeju

NEWS#FireOutbreak, #FireService, #LASTMA

LASTMA Partners Other Responders to Combat Fire Outbreak at Ilupeju Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders, on Saturday, combated an industrial fire outbreak at Mega Plastics Company located at No.4, Ilupeju Bypass beside Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Ilupeju area of Lagos. A statement made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Traffic Officer, Adebayo Taofiq, quoted the officer on ground, as Ayo Olaosebikan, as confirming that the rescue team arrived at the scene of the industrial fire outbreak around 6:30am before…

Oct

2023

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Oyo Govt. To Complete Iwo-Road Mega Terminal, February 2024- HC Works

POLITICS#GoodGovernance, #OyoStateGovernment, #RoadNetwork, #Roadprojects, #Trade

Oyo Govt. To Complete Iwo-Road Mega Terminal, February 2024- HC Works The Oyo State Government has disclosed that the Iwo-road Mega Terminals will be completed for the use of commuters and drivers shuttling between Iwo-road to other parts of the country by February 2024. The Mega Terminals are two gigantic structures conspicuously erected in a centrally located area with a pedestrian Bridge which connects both, for the ease of movement of pedestrians and commuters across the express road, a massive parking space, and modern amenities. This was made known by the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde…

Oct

2023

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NDLEA and Buba Marwa’s Burden By Abiodun Komolafe

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NDLEA and Buba Marwa’s BurdenBy Abiodun KOMOLAFE There was a time in Nigeria when the name, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) suggested a dynamic, positive and functional institution. Perilous, and as the war against drug crimes and related offences was, society and criminals were conscious of the institution’s existence. During the time, everything was bright and beautiful for the Agency but, somewhere along the line, there was a lull and that lull represented a brief moment. It was as if it was strange to happen to Nigeria but, of course, it wasn’t strange to the world for a period…

Oct

2023

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ABIA NORTH: Massive Jollity, As Senator Kalu Advances Democratic Dividends…Extends Distribution Of Educational materials to 9 Schools

POLITICS#AbiaNorth, #Democratic, #DividendsofDemocracy, #EducationalMaterial, #LearningMaterials, #SenatorOrjiUzorKalu

ABIA NORTH: Massive Jollity, As Senator Kalu Advances Democratic Dividends…Extends Distribution Of Educational materials to 9 Schools In the realm of politics where competitive Politicking reigns Supreme, only pragmatic actors are crowned Kings. That said, the pragmatic Senator Representing Abia North Senatorial District And Ebullient Chairman, Senate Committee On Privatization, His Excellency Most Distinguished Senator Dr.Orji Uzor Kalu, has Continued to pragmatically demonstrate unparalleled commitment to Educational growth as a tool for Human Capital Development in Abia North Senatorial District and beyond. This is evidenced by the recent sustenance of the distribution of Educational Materials Across the five LGA'S that…

Oct

2023

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BREAKING: How Journalist died while covering ministerial screening

METRO#MinisterialScreening, #TijaniAdeyemi, #TribuneNewspaper

How Journalist died while covering ministerial screening Tijani Adeyemi, a Tribune Newspaper correspondent, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, while covering the ministerial screening in the Senate wing of the National Assembly. Before commencement of the screening of the three ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for consideration by President Bola Tinubu, Adeyemi slumped. He was immediately rushed to the SGF clinic but sadly died of a cardiac arrest while in one of the National Assembly’s shuttle buses. Journalist dies while covering ministerial screening He was confirmed dead at the SGF office before his body was moved to the National Assembly’s…

Oct

2023

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OTTI’s TRIBUNAL VICTORY: New Era Boss, Ossy Nwaka Congratulates Abia Governor… Says judiciary is the hope of common man

POLITICS#AlexOtti, #ElectionTribunal, #LabourParty, #NewEraFoundation, #OsinachiNwaka

OTTI's TRIBUNAL VICTORY: New Era Boss, Ossy Nwaka Congratulates Abia Governor… Says judiciary is the hope of common man Following the verdict as declared by the Tribunal today which upheld the victory of Dr. Alex Otti, as the authentic winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election, the Founder and President of New Era Foundation, (NEF), Evang. Comrd. Osinachi Nwaka has poured the Governor of Abia State on his resounding victory. He described the court's verdict as a replication of the heartbeats of the people of Abia State. This is even as the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, today,…

Oct

2023

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Deputy Speaker, Kalu Decries Neglect of Girl Child Education, Gender Based Violence

NATIONAL NEWS#BenjaminKalu, #EducationalMaterial, #GenderAbuse, #GenderEquality, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence

Deputy Speaker, Kalu Decries Neglect of Girl Child Education, Gender Based Violence The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has expressed concern over the rising number of uneducated girl-child and incidence of Sexual Gender-Based Violence against girls in Nigeria. Kalu expressed the concerns on Thursday when he received a delegation from the Female Student Vanguard for Girl Child Education in Nigeria from Kano State who paid him a courtesy visit his office at the National Assembly complex Abuja. He observed that the issues if not tackled will have negative consequences on the child’s physical,…

Oct

2023

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EDITORIAL: Nigeria, privatize the Oil sector Now! By Vivian Chima

Economy#Industry, #Oil, #OilSector, #OPEC

EDITORIAL: Nigeria, privatize the Oil sector Now! Vivian Chima writes in from Umuahia, Abia I’ve always given thoughts to the fact that the Federal Government should indeed privatize the oil sector and restrict its activities to being an industry regulator if we must get it right in that sector. What does it really take to get it right in the Oil sector in Nigeria, so many years of running that sector aground. The vultures that have held tenaciously to the downstream oil sector are now vampires sucking the blood that runs through its veins and by extension draining the life…