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Shettima in Calabar for 8th Expanded MSME Clinics, Commissions Cally Air Aircraft
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday arrived in Calabar, Cross River State, for the 8th Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics — a Federal Government initiative aimed at boosting small businesses as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda for economic growth and grassroots empowerment. He was received at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport…
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VP Shettima heads to Calabar for 8th Expanded National MSME Clinics
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Calabar, Cross River State. This was disclosed in a post on X by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, on Tuesday. According to the post, the Vice President will attend the 8th Expanded National MSME Clinics at the Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC), where government…
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Tinubu reconstitutes HYREP Governing Council, Board of Trustees
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Council and Board of Trustees of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYREP). The Minister of Environment will serve as chairman of the new council, which also includes Loanyie Barituka Victor, representing environmental NGOs; Bright Onyebuchi Jacob and Henry Obiabure, representing Niger Delta communities; and Professor Barinedum…
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Keyamo reads riot act on aviation safety, says ‘enough is enough’
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the violent conduct of a female passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson (also known as Comfort Bob), on an Ibom Air flight, directing strict sanctions to safeguard aviation safety and security. The incident occurred on August 10, 2025, aboard Ibom Air Flight Q153 from Uyo to Lagos at about 2:54 p.m.…
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Peter Obi condemns double standards in Valuejet, Ibom Air passenger cases
By Boye Oyeyemi – Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned what he described as “double standards” in the handling of the recent Ibom Air incident involving passenger Comfort Emmanson. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday and sighted by WESTERN POST, Obi apologised to the airline’s crew who were assaulted by Emmanson but…
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UPDATED: Tinubu appoints Abiola’s daughter as CLTC DG, Omidiran as FCC Chairman
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has approved major appointments in key federal institutions, naming Rinsola Abiola, daughter of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola, as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC) and former House of Representatives member Ayo Hulayat Omidiran as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). The announcements, contained in a statement from…
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Shettima leads presidential delegation to mourn late Audu Ogbeh
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday led a presidential delegation to the family of former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, who died on Saturday at the age of 78. Speaking at the Ogbeh family residence, Shettima described the late elder statesman as “an irreplaceable institution” whose vision and pragmatic approach transformed Nigeria’s…
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Proposed New Constitution: Senate welcomes recommendations at public hearing
The Senate has called on the Emeka Anyaoku-led group, ‘The Patriots,’ to avail itself of the opportunity of the public hearing to be organised by the National Assembly to present its recommendations on the proposal for a new Constitution. Reacting to the group’s demand for a new constitution during an interactive session with newsmen in Ilawe-Ekiti, Spokesman of the Senate,…
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NiMET forecasts rain, thunderstorms for 3 days across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain across the country from Monday to Wednesday, August 13, 2025. NiMet announced this via its weather outlook released on Sunday. The agency envisaged morning thunderstorms in the northern region on Monday with moderate rains in parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba States. It forecast thunderstorms with moderate rains in…
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‘Honour Audu Ogbeh by completing green imperative project’ – Okechukwu urges Tinubu
By Kunle Sanni – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to execute the Green Imperative Project (GIP) as a living memorial to the late Chief Audu Ogbeh, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Speaking to journalists at the Aso Villa neighbourhood residence of the late Ogbeh in…
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