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May

2023

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss

POLITICS#NLC, #OrjiUzorKalu, #SenatorGodwinAkpabio

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss A former National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has recounted his relationship with former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu when he held sway as the Labour Union leader. Oshiomhole, a former Governor of Edo State described Kalu as a hard working and forthright leader. In a chat with Journalists in Abuja, Oshiomhole hailed Kalu as one of the governors the NLC had a good working relationship with from 1999-2007 due to Kalu's ability to pay workers salaries promptly. Oshiomhole noted that unlike what is happening…

May

2023

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BREAKING: How Unknown Gunmen Killed Four US Embassy officials in Anambra

CRIME, Uncategorized, WORLD NEWS#AmericanConsulate, #AmericanEmbassy, #FreeMedicalOutreach, #UnknownGunmen

BREAKING: How Unknown Gunmen Killed Four US Embassy officials in Anambra Four staff members of the United States Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been shot dead following an attack on their vehicle on Tuesday. The incident happened late on Tuesday in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. No reason has yet been ascertained, but a source in the area said the assailants ambushed and immediately gunned down the victims. But a source said the assailants caused panic in the area as they invaded the arena…

May

2023

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Senate Presidency: Support S’E for Justice, Fairness, Equity – Kalu implores Nigerians

POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency, #Dr.OrjiUzorKalu, #EquityFairnessAndJistice

Senate Presidency: Support S'E for Justice, Fairness, Equity - Kalu implores Nigerians Frontline contender for the position of the Senate president in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to Nigerians to support the South East to produce the president of the 10th senate Kalu said Nigeria stands on a tripod, namely Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba arguing that the place of the Igbo should be accommodated In a newspaper advert, placed on the front page of Daily Telegraph Newspapers on Tuesday, Kalu also urged Nigerians to support the incoming government of President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed…

May

2023

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Experts Harps On Savings, Income Diversification At Ecobank Nigeria Workers Conference

Business, Economy#Commemoration, #Diversification, #EcoBank, #Savings, #Webinar

Experts Harps On Savings, Income Diversification At Ecobank Nigeria Workers Conference Salary earners, individuals, self-employed and small businesses have been advised to make deliberate efforts to save and diversify their income stream in the light of the current state of the nation’s economy. This was the submission of panelists at the webinar titled: Maximising your income: the power of diversification, organized by Ecobank Nigeria as part of its commemoration of this year’s Workers’ Day. This is just as Ecobank has reiterated that it has wide array of product offerings and financial services to meet the needs of the people and…

May

2023

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10th NASS: South-South Group Slams Akpabio For Bribing Senators-elect With $10,000 Stolen From NNDC

POLITICS#APC, #EFCC, #SenatorGodwinAkpabio, NDDC

10th NASS: South-South Group Slams Akpabio For Bribing Senators-elect With $10,000 Stolen From NNDC The aspiration of the appointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has suffered a setback as a major pro-democracy in the Niger Delta region has rejected his choice. The group under the aegis of Niger Delta Political Assembly (NDPA), accused the former Akwa Ibom State Governor of bribing Senators-elect with $10,000 stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) to endorse his aspiration. In a chat with newsmen on Monday, the leader of the group, Dr.…

May

2023

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NATIONAL NEWS#FireOutbreak, #FireService, #NAOSNP, #StorageFacility

Fire Guts Section Of NSCDC Lagos Command Storage Facility *As fire service intervenes A fire incident was reported today Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at about 03:30hrs on the storage facility of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command's Headquarters. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP gathered that the Corp's officers and men on duty at the time were shocked by an unpalatable sound traced to a meagre section of the storage facility, where a few exhibits stored in kegs are usually kept. The unpalatable sound turned out to be a fire outbreak, which engulfed…

May

2023

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Access Bank PLC expands global footprint with launch of French subsidiary

Business#AccessBank, #FrenchSubsidiary, #Innovation

Access Bank PLC expands global footprint with launch of French subsidiary Access Bank PLC, the flagship company of Access Holdings PLC, has officially launched its subsidiary in Paris, France. The Bank’s operations will focus on trade finance, initially capitalising on flows between Africa and France, particularly Francophone Africa. Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, speaking on the purpose of the Bank’s strategic expansion efforts said, “Access Bank PLC, today, has a very strong presence in the United Kingdom, but coming on the heels of Brexit, there was a need for us to establish a presence…

May

2023

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Ikpeazu Will Not Join Issues With His Predecessors

POLITICS#Abia, #Dr.OkezieIkpeazu

Ikpeazu Will Not Join Issues With His Predecessors The attention of the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has been drawn to a statement credited to Senator T.A.Orji, the immediate past Governor of Abia State. Governor Ikpeazu wishes to state that he is proudly carrying the cross of the governance of Abia State and will continue to carry it till his last day in office. Secondly, and as a personal policy, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu will not join issues with any of his predecessors in office. For the almost 8 years he has held office as Governor, he has…

May

2023

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10th NASS: Stop Campaign Of Calumny Against Orji Kalu, South-South Group Warns Afegbua

POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency, #APC, #OrjiUzorKalu

10th NASS: Stop Campaign Of Calumny Against Orji Kalu, South-South Group Warns Afegbua A pro-democracy group under the aegis of Niger Delta Political Assembly (NDPA), has said the campaign of calumny against the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu by Kazeem Afegbua is total disappointment to the South South region A statement on Friday by the leader of the group, Dr. Offiong Offiong warned Afegbua to desist from campaign of calumny against the former Abia State Governor in his desperate bid to becomes "Akpabio's SA on Media". Kazeem Afegbua, a former Commissioner of Information in Edo State says…

May

2023

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How Kwara Medical Dr. Sedated, Raped Female Nurse During Surgery *She is my girlfriend- Doctor

CRIME#Nurse, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence

How Kwara Medical Dr. Sedated, Raped Female Nurse During Surgery *She is my girlfriend- Doctor The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, on Friday, paraded a medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph, for allegedly sedating and raping a nurse. The suspect was reportedly performing an operation on the nurse in his hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, when the incident happened. Joseph, the Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Sawmill, Ilorin, was among 13 suspects paraded before journalists at the police headquarters. The CP said, “On May 5, 2023, a female victim (name withheld), a nurse…