Navy hands over “Smugglers” abandoned barge to EFCC

The Nigerian Navy handed over a barge laden with unspecified quantity of adulterated diesel and abandoned by suspected smugglers to the EFCC on Friday in Port Harcourt. The barge was handed over to the EFCC by Cdr. Suleiman Mohammed, First Lieutenant, NNS Pathfinder Mohammed said the suspected smugglers abandoned the barge, MVJ Favour 1, and …

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Delta State: Building a legacy beyond barrels

With an estimation of over 4,112,445 people, a close gender balance of 2,069,309, male, and 2,043,136, female population, Delta State is considered one of the most endowed in Nigeria. Known as the “The Big Heart” but the real popularity of the state comes from its being an oil-producing state in the Niger-Delta region. In the latest …

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#EndSARS: President Buhari’s restraint averted the unimaginable — Femi Adesina

By Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said that his principal President Muhammadu Buhari, exhibited self-restraint and tolerance during the #ENDSARS protests. Adesina in his article titled: ‘WE HAVE NOT MANY FATHERS’ shared on his Facebook page, commended Buhari’s fatherly role, noting that these attributes displayed by the …

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Why some filling stations in Lagos are not selling fuel – IPMAN

A fuel pump (stock photo). The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Friday said that filling stations in Lagos were not selling fuel because of uncertainty of the new pump price. IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports …

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Music Entertainment is my first love Diamond Chief

“I always search the radio just to get lists of the current hit songs and know the supposed artists that sang it. After secondary college, while pursuing a career, I used to hang out with friends who worked in a music shop back then in Ghana around my home town. The shops had its office …

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Defection : Ebonyi Commissioner resigns from Umahi’s cabinet

By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Commissioner for Inter-Governmental Affairs, Hon Lazarus Ogbee, Friday resigned his appointment under the present administration in the State. Ogbee’s resignation was contained in a letter dated November 12, 2020, titled, “Resignation of Appointment As Honourable Commissioner,” a copy of which was obtained by Vanguard, on Thursday night. ALSO READ: Gov …

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Gov Obiano budgets N1bn for sports in 2021

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State. Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has earmarked N995 million for capital projects and recurrent expenditure in the sports sector during the 2021 fiscal year as against 2020 which was N1.165 billion but was later reviewed to N485 million. A breakdown of the budget shows that Awka Township Stadium will gulp …

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Teniola Olatoni’s “The New Normal” to premiere  Sunday

By Victor Arjihromanus Teniola Olatoni’s new movie, The New Normal will have its world premiere on  November 15, 2020, in Lagos.  The exclusive event will see some of the biggest names in Nigerian entertainment and fashion grace the occasion, as fans and critics have been eagerly anticipating the release of the movie. Subsequently, fans and movie buffs …

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Chimamanda’s review of Obama’s upcoming memoir hailed as “best book review”

Former US President Barack Obama By Victor Ajihromanus From writing remarkable books to winning prestigious prizes and giving amazing speeches, literary icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has added another first as she released the first review of Barack Obama’s soon-to-be-released memoir. The memoir which is a tell-all-tale of the former President of the United States’ time in …

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US 2020: Twitter labels 300,000 misleading tweets

Social media giant, Twitter, says it labelled approximately 300,000 tweets for disputed and “potentially misleading” contents about the U.S. elections over the last two weeks. Twitter’s Head of Legal, Policy and Trust, Vijaya Gadde, and its Head of Product, Kayvon Beykpour, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening. According to Gadde and Beykpour, the …

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Make good use of cash grant- Umar Farouq tells Rural Women

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and  Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has urged rural women in Gombe state to  use the one-off cash grant given to them by the federal government to improve the lives of their families. Umar Farouq made the call when she flagged off the Rural women’s Cash Grant in Gombe …

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2023: Katsina govt wants women represented in national, state assemblies

The Katsina State Ministry for Women Affairs says it will embark on a campaign to sensitize women in the state on the need to come out en mass and contest for elective political offices in 2023. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajia Rabiatu Muhammad-Daura, who announced this in a chat with newsmen on Thursday in …

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Reputation is key in show business – Peters

Long-term success in show business depends on a number of factors of which integrity is a major one. This is the position of one of Nigeria’s international entertainment promoters, Canada-based CEO of Prince George Entertainment (PGE) Inc., George Omokehinde Peters. Drawing from his experience running Prince George Entertainment Inc., Peters gave insights into what he considered success …

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Ondo bans vehicles with unauthorized tinted glasses, commercial okada

Rotimi Akeredolu By Dayo Johnson, Akure Worried by the high rate of criminalities, the Ondo state government has banned vehicles with unauthorized use of tinted glasses and commercial motorcycles operators popularly known as Okada. The spike in crime rate such as kidnappings, killings and robberies across the state have been giving the people sleepless nights in …

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O2 Father drops debut EP, ‘Mercy’

Having been underground, mastering the art of music making, HND signed artiste, O2 Father has released his debut EP titled, ‘Mercy’ on Thursday, 12th of November, 2020. “Mercy” is a flavoured 6 track EP with singles titled ‘Street, Mercy, Kowope, 247, Motion and Kikelomo. Producers such as DJ Coublon, Killertunez and HND’s Izzy Blaq worked on …

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Breaking: Finally, China breaks silence, congratulates Biden, Harris

United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. PHOTO: CGTN By Nwafor Sunday China, Friday joined other nations to congratulate the United States President-Elect, elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, for their victory in the U.S Presidential race that saw the defeat of President Donald Trump. Immediately after CNN, FOX News, Al …

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Kano inaugurates school fees reduction enforcement committee

By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano A high powered committee for the enforcement of the 25 percent reduction of school fees in all private and voluntary schools in the state has been inaugurated on Friday. This was announced to the media by the state’s Commissioner of Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru while he tasked the members to …

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