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The leadership of Oguta Local Government Area is taking bold steps to protect public land and ensure it serves the people. On Monday, Hon. Ifeanyi Nnani, Executive Chairman of Oguta LGA, joined forces with the Oguta Land Recovery Committee—led by Hon. Sir Modestus Chinedu Nwamkpa (Special Adviser to the Governor on Print/Media)—to kick off a…
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NEW YORK (June 18, 2025) – The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the regional cohort ventures joining the 2025 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the prestigious international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation. Eight social ventures from throughout Africa pitched their innovative solutions and participated in an extensive design and engineering review with expert judges…
18 June 2025, Gothenburg Sweden: At its 153rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), The Swedish Club reaffirmed its commitment to crew wellbeing, placing it firmly at the core of its message. The Club underscored the need for a holistic approach to care — one that addresses not just operational excellence but the human beings who keep…
Creation has endowed man with unfathomable mysteries. Some of which are explainable while few others find their way into religious explanations which finally forms or becomes the credo which is believed without questioning. One of such phenomenon is the concept of demon. There are various religious, esoteric cum philosophical explanations associated with the concept of…
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The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) will be hosting their annual conferences in the tranquil setting of Ghana’s Labadi Beach Hotel. AMC AND TICON AFRICA CONFERENCES PROMISE INSIGHTFUL SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Ghana, Labadi – 15 May 2025. Between 20 and 22 August 2025, the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and…
NjiaPay, a Payments-as-a-Service provider solving the complexities of payments for African businesses, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $1 million+ pre-seed funding round. The round was led by HAVAÍC, with participation from a number of prominent angel investors, including founders of Anyfin, Banxware, and Maxidrive. Launched in late 2024 as a spin-off from Talk360,…
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NAIROBI, Kenya – May, 2025 – SAP has announced the appointment of Shiraz Khota as Managing Director for Emerging Africa. Khota, an industry veteran with 25 years’ experience in enterprise software sales, cloud solutions, and digital transformation, was previously the head of SAP SuccessFactors for the region. In his new role as Managing Director for Emerging…
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We are pleased to invite you to a three-day hybrid workshop titled: “Exploring the State of Knowledge and Action for Optimizing Soil Carbon in Africa”, taking place from May 26 to 28, 2025, and hosted from the Golden Tulip Hotel, Nairobi. Register to join via https://bit.ly/3F30PWy to participate with us virtually. [cid:7c6746c1-ad36-43ce-bcd8-a82ea99a7a10] This important event is…
Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, and aggrieved members of the Integrity group, led by former governor Nyesom Wike, were noticeably absent from a crucial meeting held at the party’s secretariat on Tuesday. The meeting was organized by a select committee of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)….
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Imo State, Nigeria – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State expressed unwavering determination to emerge victorious in the upcoming governorship election scheduled for November 11. Engr. Charles Ugwuh, the state chairman of the party, conveyed this resolute stance in a statement released to the press following a crucial consultation with party stakeholders, amidst…
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In the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The purpose of this meeting is to address remaining matters and finalize various documents, as well as review pending memoranda from Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies before the administration’s departure next Monday. FEC meetings,…
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Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, asserted that he fearlessly challenges adversaries to advocate for Nigerian workers’ rights. Ajaero, who recently visited the Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in Abuja, expressed no shame in his actions, viewing them as a measure of his effectiveness as the labor union’s leader. Since assuming…
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On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented a hike in its benchmark lending rate from 18 percent to 18.5 percent, aiming to combat inflationary pressures. During a two-day meeting in Abuja, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN, chaired by Governor Godwin Emefiele, made this decision. Additionally, the MPC opted to maintain…
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Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking admission to Nigerian universities will now be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside other candidates, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The move is aimed at ensuring that DE candidates justify the possession of their A’level certificates. The decision was made at…
The Federal Ministry of Aviation in Nigeria has been renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria, according to an announcement by the country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The change was made because aviation and aerospace have become intertwined and the country needs to be proactively setting its policies to align with future…
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has denied media reports that it would participate fully in the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. One Okechukwu Isiguzoro had last week claimed that “Ohanaeze will participate fully in the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.” He also claimed that “the Ime-Obi…
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Outrageous billings, service interruptions and illegal disconnections topped the list of over 3.25 million complaints made by consumers to the electricity distribution companies, also known as DisCos within five years. This was as 430 employees of the companies and the third parties died from 1,528 job-related accidents within the same period. According to an analysis…
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The District Governor of Rotary International for District 9125, Dr Goddy Nnadi, said on Friday that the organisation would do its best to promote peace in the country. Nnadi said this at the 14th District Conference by Rotary District 9125 and Rotaract District 9125 in Abuja on Friday. Nnadi, who said they were in the…
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The National Broadcasting Commission, [NBC] on Friday said it had yet to see the order of perpetual injunction restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. It, however, said it would appeal the order. The commission said the decision became necessary if found to be in conflict with previous judgements. Justice James…
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The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, said he ‘must be” Nigeria’s president. While expressing optimism to clinch the number one seat in the country, he clarified that he was not in a hurry to achieve the dream. Obi, who is a former Anambra State governor, stated this…
UK Court convicts wife, lover of slavery for maltreating disabled husband A UK court has convicted a 49-year-old woman and her lover of slavery for the inhumane treatment meted out to her disabled husband. Reports said that Tom, who has cerebral palsy and is partially blind, was kept barely alive at his home in Chichester,…
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Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th Senate, the South-South Youth Assembly on Friday called on senators to settle for former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari. This is even as the group urged lawmakers from the zone to reject former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, for the position and support Yari’s aspiration….
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A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Instituted by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, urged the court to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, any other judicial…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has been convicted of speeding. He was ordered to pay £510 in total for exceeding a 20 mile per hour limit near Lambeth Palace on 2 October last year, according to Sky News. The 67-year-old was also handed three penalty points after being caught by a speed camera in…
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Friday, inaugurated six Tertiary Education Trust Fund [TETFund] projects worth about N1 billion to boost teaching and learning in three universities in Ekiti State. Beneficiaries of the projects are the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti; Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti; and Federal…
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Reports of extortion, harassment, intimidation and physical assault of innocent people by staff of the Environmental Transformation Company (ENTRACO) has taken a new dimension as they reportedly beat an Owerri based lawyer, who was simply identified as Barr Opara to stupor at a point along Owerri-Aba road on Wednesday. An eyewitness who does not want…
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– Says, More Geared Towards Getting Money A human rights activist and young Progressive Party YPP Federal House of Representatives candidate for Okigwe South Federal constituency of Imo State, Comrade Kesandu Kenkwo Kingsley popularly called ‘’KKK’’, has berated the Imo State government for what he described as its deceitful, diversionary and belated money-induced interest in…
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—SAYS , ISSUES TOO WEIGHTY TO BE SWEPT UNDER CARPET Human Rights’ Group, FORUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES, (FADEPA), has called for the arrest and investigation of the House of Assembly member-elect for Ezinihittee Mbaise State Constituency, Hon. Henry Agbasonu, over a document linked to him in which he allegedly made some shocking…
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has attacked the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the zoning of the 10th National Assembly leadership seats. A statement personally signed on Wednesday by the governor said the hurried nature in which the decision was reached and announced is a dangerous tool…
Organised labour has said it is embarking on a comprehensive shutdown of Imo State beginning from Wednesday the 3rd of May, 2023 over disruption of the May Day Celebration that led to serious injuries of workers in the state.
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