S/Africa focusing on election into UN Security Council to checkmate Nigeria – Prof. Akinyemi

NewsNigeriaS/Africa focusing on election into UN Security Council to checkmate Nigeria – Prof. Akinyemi

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 29, 2023

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, former Minister of External Affairs has said that South Africa is focusing on election into the United Nations Security Council to checkmate Nigeria. Akinyemi in an interview on Tuesday said that the Southern African country is seeking every opportunity to checkmate Nigeria, and regretted that Nigeria rejected his proposal in 1987 to form a medium power concept which was going to be a variant of BRICS. He however said that Nigeria has...

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Osun: Mixed reactions trail attacks on DSS operatives

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOsun: Mixed reactions trail attacks on DSS operatives

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 29, 2023

Following attacks on the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Osogbo, Osun State, reports suggest that mixed reactions have continued to trail developments on the issue. An eyewitness account told our correspondent that there’s distortion in the narrative that’s being bandied in the media. The source, who craves anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue, said that two DSS operatives were on surveillance in the Tinumola area of Osogbo, where...

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OAU bans students from kissing, hugging on campus; violators risk rustication

EducationNewsNigeriaOAU bans students from kissing, hugging on campus; violators risk rustication

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2023

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has gone all out to inculcate moral principles in students of the institution by banning students of the opposite sex from kissing, hugging and sitting on each other’s lap publicly. The school management also said sexually provocative dresses, including backless clothes, transparent wear, off-shoulder clothes, skimpy dresses and bum shorts, would no longer be allowed in the school. These were part of the new codes of conduct and...

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“I am very sure Obi will become president,” LP national chairman, Abure assures US-based Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPolitics“I am very sure Obi will become president,” LP national chairman, Abure assures US-based Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2023

The national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, says he is confident that the presidential election tribunal will declare Peter Obi as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, nullifying Bola Tinubu’s victory. Abure spoke while addressing some Nigerians in Washington DC during a working visit to the United States. Obi, the presidential candidate of the party who came third in the presidential election, and his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party,...

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Labour Party Leaders Pay Courtesy Call on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLabour Party Leaders Pay Courtesy Call on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 29, 2023

Over the weekend, two officers of the Labour Party paid a courtesy call on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in his home in Nnewi, Anambra State. It would be recalled that in 2013, senator Ubah contested for Anambra State Governorship Election on the platform of Labour Party. Although now a member and the leader of the Young Progressive Party, senator Ubah’s influence extends to both Labour Party and APGA, both of which he has been a member,...

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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah meets with Commissioner of Police, Remi Adeoye

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenator Ifeanyi Ubah meets with Commissioner of Police, Remi Adeoye

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 29, 2023

The senator representing Anambra South senatorial district over the weekend, received in visit, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Remi Adeoye. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has been at the forefront of the raging war against gangs of criminals terrorizing parts of Anambra State, particularly the Anambra South senatorial zone. Only about three months ago, Ubah launched a neighborhood watch in Nnewi to intensely fight insecurity with a blend of men within the community and technology....

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Tinubu sets strategic standards for ministers at maiden FEC meeting

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu sets strategic standards for ministers at maiden FEC meeting

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 29, 2023

Setting the tone for his administration at the maiden Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu tasked the cabinet members to turn things around for Nigerians by performing at their best. The cabinet is made up of the 45 ministers who scaled through the Senate screening and were inaugurated on Monday, August 21. While noting that their appointments are a call to serve the people, President Tinubu charged the ministers to reform...

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U.S. govt. shows commitment to nurturing young African leaders

EducationNewsNigeriaU.S. govt. shows commitment to nurturing young African leaders

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 29, 2023

The United States (U.S.) government, through the Young African Leaders’ Initiative (YALI) Network, has shown commitment to nurturing the potential of young African leaders who are driving positive change in their communities. A statement made available to journalists on Monday by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, announced the successful conclusion of YALI Network’s 6th annual National Conference, themed: “Beyond Limits: Innovation for Sustainable Development.” The statement noted that the two-day event brought together over 400...

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Herders/Farmers Clashes: Speaker, Abbas sues for peace 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHerders/Farmers Clashes: Speaker, Abbas sues for peace 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 29, 2023

…Regrets killing of over 60,000 since 2001 The speaker,  House of Representatives Abbas Tajuddeen has lamented that farmers/herders clashes which hitherto were regarded as regional or confined conflict has taken a new dimension as it has expanded and grown into a wider conflict beyond the borders of many west African countries Abbas stated this in an opening address at the stakeholders interactive session held by the House Ad-hoc Committee on the ‘Recurring Annual Clashes Between...

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New FTC MInister, Wike orders contractors to return to work

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNew FTC MInister, Wike orders contractors to return to work

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 29, 2023

…Says FG won’t compromise on standards Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday directed all contractors in the nation’s capital to return to site. He assured that the Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud and himself will map out a strategy to fund contractors and ensure they go back to site. The former Rivers State governor said this during a meeting with contractors handling projects in the nation’s capital, stressing that...

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