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Your Wife’s Death Loss To Humanity, Prof. Ibe Condoles Dr. Ezeikpe
Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Professor Gregory Ibe has described the death of Mrs Linda Ezeikpe, wife of Dr. Anagha Ezeikpe as loss to humanity. While noting that death is an inevitable and unavoidable transition from the transient earth realm to Gods glorious eternity, Prof. Ibe in condolence visit recently to the nonagenarian expressed sadness over the incident. Prof Ibe encouraged...
Nigerians Are As Worried As Obasanjo – Secondus
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and other government critics for speaking the truth about Nigeria. Obasanjo, on Sunday, declared that the country is dividing, a position that rattled the federal government. But Secondus said majority of Nigerians share Obasanjo’s views and concern. In a statement, Secondus berated the presidency, the All Progressives...
Judge Orders P&ID To Pay Nigeria Over £1.5 million
A United Kingdom judge has ordered P&ID to make an interim payment of more than £1.5 million to Nigeria within 21 days to cover legal costs the country incurred as part of its successful application for the extension of time to challenge the arbitration award of $9.6 billion to the company. The judge gave the order on Thursday when Nigeria...
El-Rufai Not Ready For Genuine Peace – SOKAPU
The Southern Kaduna People’s Union, SOKAPU, has alleged that Governor Nasir el-Rufai was not ready for peace in the state. The union observed that until the governor tenders apology to Southern Kaduna people and the elders over his derogatory comments against them, it will be taken that the peace process of the government is a ruse. Reacting to the Peace Summit...
Food Prices Are Coming Down — Presidency
The Presidency on Friday says the prices of food items in the country are dropping as a result of the agricultural reforms of the regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. Shehu was reacting to the President’s directive Thursday that...
Anambra Airport, Stadium, Int’l Conference Centre Ready In 2021 – Obiano
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Thursday said he will deliver three legacy projects to the people of the State in 2021. The projects are the Anambra Airport at Umueri, the International Conference Center ICC in Awka, and the Capital City Stadium in Awka. The State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, told The Nation Thursday that...
Nigeria Overtakes India As World Capital For Under-five Deaths
Nigeria has taken over from India as the world capital for under-five deaths, according to the 2020 mortality estimates released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The development comes two years earlier than the World Bank projected. The global bank had said in 2018 that Nigeria will take over India as the world capital for deaths of children under the age...
Trump Nominated For 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel peace prize. According to Fox News on Wednesday, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian parliament, submitted Trump’s name for the award for helping to broker the Israel-UAE peace deal. Trump’s nomination comes amid racial tension and violence in the US. In May, there was an outbreak of protests across US states...
Man City Stars Test POSITIVE For COVID-19
Manchester City has confirmed that Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for coronavirus. Both players will now undergo a period of self-isolation and the club confirmed that neither player is showing any symptoms of the virus. Though the Premier League returns this Saturday, Pep Guardiola's side does not play their first game until September 21, when they travel to Molineux...
“Ghana Persecuting Us Since 2007” – Nigerians Tell Gbajabiamila
THE leader of Nigerian traders in Ghana, Chief Chukwuemeka Nnaji, on Wednesday told the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, how Nigerian traders had been subjected to hardship by the Ghanaian authorities since 2007. He added that Nigerian traders had their businesses registered with appropriate agencies while they pay their taxes as and when due, yet they were...
