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We Will Actualize ECOWAS Standby Force, Other Plans – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said leaders of the West Africa sub-region must rise above coups d’état and threats to democracy. Dele Alake, the presidential spokesman, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement following the emergence of Tinubu as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the ongoing 63rd Ordinary session in Guinea Bissau. The President of Africa’s most...
APC Professionals Council Hails Tinubu’s Emergence As ECOWAS Chairman
APC Professionals Council has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The council says this is a clear testimony that Nigeria is getting the deserved recognition among the regional blocs and across the continent of Africa. Recall that Nigerian leader’s emergence was announced at the 63rd Ordinary...
NYSC Announces New Venue For 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream One Prospective Corps Members In Plateau
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced the change of venue for the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream One Orientation Camp for Plateau State. The venue was changed from the Permanent Orientation Camp in Mangu to Waye Foundation, by Buken Academy Doi-Du (Temporary NYSC Orientation Camp) in Jos South Local Government Area. READ ALSO: Delta State Govt Convicts...
Buhari Not On Exile, Says Garba Shehu
The spokesman of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, last night described as fake the story by a national daily that the former President fled the country and now on exile. This is as former President Buhari has congratulated his successor, President Bola Tinubu for emerging as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. Reacting...
Senator Kalu Mourns Late Irukwu, Condoles With Family
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial zone, Orji Uzor Kalu has commiserated with the family of the former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof Joe Irukwu, who passed on at the age of 89. He noted that the late erudite scholar served Nigeria and Ndigbo meritoriously in different positions. The former Governor added that the late...
Gov. Otti Mourns Joe Irukwu, Extols Contributions To Nation-Building
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has expressed sadness over the death of Chief (Prof) Joseph Ogbonnaya Irukwu, SAN, a former President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Prof Irukwu, a son of Item Okpi, in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, according to his son, Pastor Agu Irukwu, who broke the news to the Governor, passed on at the...
Seychelles Bans Nigerian Passport Holders From Holiday Visit
The Seychelles government has prohibited Nigerian passport holders from visiting the country for vacation purposes. On Sunday, the country's border security verified the development. On Saturday, @munafromtravelletters, a travel content provider on Twitter, published a screenshot of what seemed to be a Seychelles visa application refusal email. “We regret to inform you that your application has been denied, as per immigration regulation,...
I Won’t Be A Propaganda Machine – Abia Information Commissioner, Kanu Vows
The new Abia State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu has vowed to manage the state information system for the good of the state and not as a propaganda machine. Kanu stated this weekend after being sworn in by the state governor, Alex Otti as a member of the State Executive Council. Addressing friends who gathered to felicitate with...
IPOB Not Better Than Boko Haram, ISWAP – Fani-Kayode Lambasts Biafra Agitators
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has compared the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to those of terrorists. He made the comparison on Friday while reacting to the ongoing one-week sit-at-home being enforced by Simon Ekpa’s faction of the IPOB group, saying the secessionists are not better than Boko Haram and the Islamic...
DSS Frees Ex-Governor Yari
Former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, has regained freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS). The Senator representing Zamfara West was released on Saturday night. Senator Yari, who was detained and quizzed by operatives of the DSS on Thursday, was released around 11pm.
