NewsNigeriaPoliticsKanu Nwankwo to chair Enyimba football club as Otti makes new appointments

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 13, 2023

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has appointed former Super Eagles captain Kanu Nwankwo as the chairman of Enyimba International Football Club, Aba. Nwankwo’s appointment was announced on Tuesday by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor. Nwankwo’s appointment is coming after the People’s Elephant won the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, title. He takes over from Felix Anyansi-Agwu, who has headed the team for 24 years, winning nine league trophies. Uko...

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Governor Alex Otti appoints Nigerian singer, J. Martins, and others as special aides

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Alex Otti appoints Nigerian singer, J. Martins, and others as special aides

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 13, 2023

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has appointed Nigerian singer Martins Okechukwu Justice, better known as J. Martins, as his special assistant on tourism and entertainment.  Martins was among the 21 special assistants appointed by Governor Otti on Tuesday. Below are the other appointees: Mrs Mathilda Anyamele – Special Assistant, Special Duties. Mrs Chinwe Kanu Uba – Special Assistant, Women Mobilisation. Mrs Chinwe Onyeukwu – Special Assistant, Women Affairs. Mr Ugochukwu Okoroafor – Special...

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Oderah Chidom says she’s ‘officially done’ with D’Tigress

NewsNigeriaSportsOderah Chidom says she’s ‘officially done’ with D’Tigress

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 12, 2023

“I have been blessed to play with a lot of teams where I have seen professionalism from management, and I don’t see those same qualities within our own federation. So to continuously keep coming back to to a federation that I feel does not value me is not worth it.” Oderah Chidom, a Nigerian-American professional basketball player, says she is “officially done” with the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress. Chidom who announced this via...

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Akpabio constitutes Senate committees, names leaders

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkpabio constitutes Senate committees, names leaders

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 12, 2023

Senator Godswill Akpabio, president of the Senate, has constituted the committees for the upper legislative chamber and their leadership. The Senate President announced the committees and their leaders during plenary on Tuesday. Below is the list of the committees and their heads: Committee on Rules and Business — Titus Zam (chairman), Opeyemi Bamidele (deputy). Committee on Senate Services — Sunday Karimi (chairman), Williams Eteng Jonah (deputy). Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions...

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West African leaders elect Tinubu chairman of ECOWAS

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest African leaders elect Tinubu chairman of ECOWAS

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 11, 2023

President Bola Tinubu was elected the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Sunday. President Tinubu’s election was the unanimous decision of the leaders of member states of the regional group at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu enthusiastically accepted the honour, on behalf of Nigeria, with a solemn pledge to bear the responsibility of the office and run...

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UTME result forgery: Mmesoma loses N3m scholarship from Innoson Vehicles

EducationNewsNigeriaUTME result forgery: Mmesoma loses N3m scholarship from Innoson Vehicles

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

Innoson Vehicles has withdrawn the N3 million scholarship awarded to Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma by its founder, Innocent Chukwuma after a panel revealed that she admitted to manipulating her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result. The panel, set up by the Anambra State Government, submitted its report on Friday. Chukwuma had awarded Mmesoma the scholarship after a news announcing her as the top scorer in this year’s UTME went viral. Cornel Osigwe, Innoson’s head of...

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JAMB saga: Committee says result is fake, recommends therapy for Mmesoma

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB saga: Committee says result is fake, recommends therapy for Mmesoma

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

A committee of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to investigate the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has said the result is fake. The committee reported their independent findings on the Mmesoma and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, saga in a letter to Governor Chukwuma Soludo dated Friday, 7 July 2023. The West African Pilot News had earlier reported that Mmesoma, with UTME registration number...

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Tinubu appoints Taiwo Oyedele chairman of new committee on tax reforms

BusinessNewsNigeriaTinubu appoints Taiwo Oyedele chairman of new committee on tax reforms

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, approved the establishment of a presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms and has appointed Taiwo Oyedele to chair the committee. Oyedele is the fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, a network of firms in 152 countries that offers business advisory services such as auditing, accounting, taxation, strategy management, and human resource consulting services. Announcing the development in a statement, Dele Alake, special adviser to...

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Musk accuses Zuckerberg of stealing Twitter’s intellectual property

NewsNigeriaMusk accuses Zuckerberg of stealing Twitter’s intellectual property

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

Following the launch of Threads, a social media platform that has been dubbed ‘Twitter killer’, Elon Musk has accused Meta of trade secret theft through the hiring of ‘dozens’ of former Twitter employees. Threads, an Instagram-linked platform, went live on Wednesday evening with 30 million user sign-ups less than 24 hours after launching. The app’s concept bears similarities to Twitter’s core functionality, where users can reply to and conversationally build upon existing tweets. Meta’s CEO,...

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Cameroonian model recants plan to embark on 200-hour sex-thon for GWR

LifestyleNewsNigeriaCameroonian model recants plan to embark on 200-hour sex-thon for GWR

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

A Cameroonian pastry chef and model, Danny Zara who earlier announced her plan to set a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest sex hour has backtracked on her decision. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Zara said her goal was a 200-hour sex streak. According to a flyer she shared on Facebook, the eight-day sex marathon will begin on July 17, 2023, and end on July 25. The 25-year-old model further disclosed that...

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