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Marwa urges NMS students to embrace discipline, avoid drug abuse
By Innocent Raphael Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), has urged students of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) to prioritize discipline, hard work, loyalty, and patriotism throughout their studies and beyond. Marwa delivered this message as the Special Guest of honor and reviewing officer during the 70th…
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Jonathan sues for peace in Rivers
By Innocent Raphael Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for a truce in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, urging the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to collaborate for the benefit of the state. Jonathan made this appeal on Monday during the unveiling of the Trans-Kalabari Road project in Rivers State.…
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LASG to unveil school feeding programme in public schools
…distributes N1bn to 1,681 residents as financial assistance By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has said school feeding programme will be launched across public schools soon. Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr. Afolabi Tajudeen, disclosed this made on Monday, during the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the first anniversary of the second…
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75th Anniversary: UBA highlights journey of innovation, resilience, customer-centric growth
By Innocent Raphael United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, marks its 75th anniversary with an ongoing global press conference at its headquarters in Lagos on Monday. Founded in 1949, UBA has evolved from a single-country operation into a pan-African banking powerhouse, now present in 20 African countries and three major global financial centers: London, Paris,…
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BREAKING: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh bail request
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the request by the detained leader of the Biafra nation agitators, Nnamdi Kanu, for the restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), to a house arrest or prison custody. The Judge said that the same request had…
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Lagos Safety Commission seals 840 event centres, facilities over safety violations
…rescues 376 accident victims, ..saves N152.22 Billion worth of property from destruction By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed over eight hundred and forty event centres and social facilities over violation of safety laws. Speaking during the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Center on Monday, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations,…
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Akwa Ibom reports 3,291 tuberculosis cases in 4 months
By Innocent Raphael Akwa Ibom State has reported 3,291 tuberculosis (TB) cases between January and April 2024. This was disclosed by Dr. Bassey Akpan, Program Manager of the Akwa Ibom State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control Program under the Ministry of Health. Akpan disclosed these figures during a recent media review meeting hosted by Breakthrough Action-Nigeria in Uyo, the…
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BREAKING: Court rejects Mamu’s transfer request to Kuje prison
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by alleged terrorist negotiator, Mohammed Tukur Mamu, seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) to the Kuje Correctional Centre. Delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice Ekwo held that the Federal Government had raised the issue of incessant jailbreaks in…
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Getting Nigeria’s elephants to the dancing floor, By Tim Akano
“Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?” This is the title of Louis V. Gerstner memoir. The “miracle-manager with a magic wand” who midwifed IBM’s historic turnaround that begot IBM 2.0 in the 1990s. By 1993, before Louis’s appointment as the new CEO, IBM, the company that revolutionized the technology world, was on its way to extinction. It was projected to lose…
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Obidient Movement inaugurates harmonization committee to foster national unity
By Innocent Raphael Ahead of the 2027 presidential elections, supporters of former Anambra governor Peter Obi, known as the Obidient Movement, have established a harmonization committee aimed at promoting peace, unity, and reconciliation across Nigeria. The committee was inaugurated over the weekend in Abuja, the nation’s capital, and includes representatives from all six geopolitical zones of the country to ensure…
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