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Ohaneze Ndigbo disowns statement in support of suspended CBN Governor
Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has disowned a statement that surfaced claiming their support for the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The organisation in a statement signed by the group’s President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu denounced the statement as false and emphasized that it does not align with their official position. “We want to state categorically…
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ExxonMobil Nigeria appoints first female Vice Chairman in 70 years
ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), have appointed Ms Adesua Dozie as Vice-Chairman of the Boards of the Companies, with effect from Monday, June 12, 2023. Until her appointment, Ms Dozie was an Executive Director and General Counsel for MPN and EEPNL. She joined MPN in November 2019 as…
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Democracy Day: Tinubu to address Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will broadcast to the nation on Monday, June 12, 2023, at 7am to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. Television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.
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Erelu Olabisi-Adeleye Fayemi: A woman of many lessons, By Eniola Ajayi
I had a conversation with a colleague recently about the upcoming 60th birthday of my mentor and I said I have to make every effort to be there. He then asked me, how old are you that you are calling someone who is going to be 60 your mentor? I calmly replied that mentorship has nothing to do with age.…
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Mele Kyari, NNPCL GMD not suspended from office
Contrary to the social media rumours and fake news that gained ground Saturday evening, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari has not been suspended from office. Social media rumours and unconfirmed story that Kyari had been suspended from office by President Bola Tinubu went viral. The story prompted many oil and gas…
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Man City claim Treble with Champions League win
Manchester City’s long quest to win the Champions League finally ended in triumph against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola’s side completed the Treble. After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, City emulated Manchester United’s triple trophy haul in 1999 as they became only the second English club to achieve the feat after Rodri’s crisp 68th-minute strike settled…
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Tribunal dismisses Peter Obi’s request to question INEC on technology deployment for 2023 elections
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Saturday dismissed the application filed by the Labour Party and Peter Obi seeking an order to question INEC on the technology it deployed for the conduct of the general elections. Mr Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power. Respondents are…
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BREAKING: DSS confirms arrest of suspended CBN Governor Emefiele
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is in its custody. The DSS confirmed this in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya on Saturday. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
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Decrying ‘witch hunt’, Boris Johnson resigns from UK parliament
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of parliament on Friday in a furious protest against lawmakers investigating his behaviour, reopening deep divisions in the ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election expected next year. Johnson had been under investigation by a parliamentary inquiry looking into whether he misled the House of Commons about lockdown-breaking…
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World records fall on thrilling night at 2023 Paris Diamond League
It was, quite simply, a record-breaking night in Paris on Friday (9 June) at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet. Two world records and a world best performance were set on a remarkable night for track and field, with marks in the men’s two miles, women’s 5000m, and men’s 3000m steeplechase all being re-written. First, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway set his sights on the rarely-run two miles,…
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