Chidia Maduekwe Set For Traditional Title In Ohafia, To Lay Foundation For NFC Cinematography Centre
All is now set for the traditional title of 'ISHI NKA' to be bestowed of the MD/CEO of Nigerian Films Corporation, NFC Dr. Chidia Maduekwe at his Asaga Ohafia home in Ohafia local government area of Abia by the council of monarchs. The title stands for valour and creativity. This is even as the foundation for the establishment of a Nigerian...
Civil Defence Dismiss Officer For Looting COVID-19 Palliatives In Abuja
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sacked Illiya Ibrahim, corps assistant, who was seen partaking in the looting of a warehouse in the federal capital territory (FCT). On Monday, a mob attacked a warehouse at Gwagwalada area council of Abuja, carting away food items. The warehouse is said to be owned by the agricultural and rural development...
Lagbaja Set To Be Buried In Abuja On Friday – Family Confirms
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), will be laid to rest in Abuja on Friday, November 15, 2024. His immediate elder brother, Moshood Lagbaja, made the announcement during a condolence visit by the St. Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association (SCOBA) in Osogbo, Osun State. Moshood Lagbaja shared that while the military has not released...
Nigeria Will Never Become Industrialized By Selling Oil – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the diversification of Nigeria’s economy, warning that the country will never be industrialized via dependence on crude oil. ABN TV Reports Atiku who was the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, said this in an article he published on his Medium account. In the post captioned “How...
No Extension Of Timeline For Primaries, INEC Tells Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it has no intention of extending the timeline for party primaries. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja. ...
#LekkiShooting: Army Lied Against Sanwo-Olu – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, faulted claims by the Army that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State invited them to Lekki toll gate, amid the End SARS protest. Kanu claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters, not Sanwo-Olu. Recall that gunmen in military uniform had last week Tuesday stormed...
BREAKING: Ex-pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed from controversial book
Former Pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed as co-author of a controversial book on the issue of priestly celibacy, his personal secretary said on Tuesday. According to Reuters reports, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said; at the former pope’s behest, he had asked the principal author of the book, Cardinal Robert Sarah, to contact the publishers and make the necessary changes. The...
UNILAG Reopens Hostels, Begins Second Semester Exams
The authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka have approved the reopening of hostels to students from Thursday, August 26 and the commencement of the second semester examinations physically on campus after six weeks of closure of hostels and suspension of physical lectures to prevent the spread of the third wave of COVID-19 on campus. The university’s registrar, Mr...
Ben Kalu Salutes Sen. Abaribe On Birthday, Says Senate Minority Leader Has Shown Competence, Passion
Member representing Bende Federal Constituency Abia state, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has congratulated Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe at the occasion of his birthday, saying the lawmaker has demonstrated competence and passion in his legislative duties. Rep. Kalu, Spokesperson of the House of Representatives remarked that Sen. Abaribe a former Deputy governor of Abia State is a...
ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Job
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is contained in a document signed by Mahamadou Issoufou, ECOWAS president, and seen by TheCable on Friday. On June 4, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the nomination of Okonjo-Iweala, former coordinating minister for the economy, for the top WTO job. ECOWAS...
