The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday flagged-off its campaign rally for the Presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that majority of Tinubu Support Organisations thronged the venue in their numbers with placards and banners. Sone of the placards read: “Tinubu 4 2023” and “BAT-PAM Actualisation”, among others. It could be recalled that the Presidential Campaign Council of the party had postponed the commencement of its campaigns earlier scheduled for Wednesday. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign…
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Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received the 2022 Margaret H. Demant African Art Award. This is contained in a statement issued by Afreximbank’s media contact, Amadou Sall in Abuja on Wednesday. Sall said Oramah received the award in Detroit, U.S., and was presented by the Friends of African and African American Art (FAAAA) of the Detroit Institute of Arts. He said the prestigious award was bestowed on Oramah in recognition of Afreximbank’s pioneering support for Africa’s creative and cultural industries under his leadership. “This support is exemplified by interventions…
UN Women says its has begun a three-day training exercise for 90 journalists, women and community leaders to promote women participation in security and peace building process in Adamawa. The Programme Manager, Mrs Olubukola Adelehin said this at the inauguration of the exercise on Wednesday in Yola. She said the exercise was designed to strengthen capacity of the participants on the imperative of peace and security and gender mainstreaming ahead of the 2023 General Elections. She said the media has been actively engaged in the project towards creating awareness among the people to facilitate successful the implementation of the programme.…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged religious leaders to stand for truth, justice and equity and push politicians to do the right thing. Obasanjo gave the advice when the new President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Rev. Daniel Okoh paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Abeokuta. In a statement made available on Thursday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, the former president said Christian and Muslim leaders must work together to watch over the country. He particularly urged the CAN President to work closely with the Sultan of…
Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has promised to provide participants with a befitting environment for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers. Ogbonnaya Okogeri, Chairman of NCF’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that everything had been put in place to host the tournament. NAN reports that Nigeria will host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja from Friday to Oct. 9. Okogeri said two pitches have been perfectly put in place for the tournament to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide in a statement in Abuja, said a letter personally signed by the President welcomed MBS’s appointment. The new appointment is combined with the position of Defence Minister, the first ever in the history of the Kingdom. Buhari said the government and the people of Nigeria looked forward to working with him to further deepen and expand excellent bilateral relations. The president expressed confidence that with ‘the dynamic and…
The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of six people including three policemen in a multiple accident on Tuesday along Argungu-Birnin Kebbi road in the state. The Spokesman of the command, SP Abubakar Nafi’u, said in a statement on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi. “The accident occurred when a Carina E car, carrying jerrycans of PMS was suspected to have been pursued by a Nigeria Custom Service patrol team from Birnin Kebbi. “On getting to Jeda village, the Carina E car had a head on collusion with the Bullion van, as a result, bursting into flames and consumed three other…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), has announced the second edition of the African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Conference set to take place on 30th September 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. Under the theme “African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network, Championing Africa’s development”, the Conference will herald, among other things, the adoption of an institutional and governance framework for the African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network. AfSNET is an Afreximbank initiative, launched in 2021 at the inaugural conference in Durban, South Africa, with the mission of promoting peer learning, cooperation and collaboration among sub-sovereign governments.…
Fredrick Nwabufo, columnist and journalist, has launched a public-interest newspaper — TheLink News. According to the media entrepreneur, TheLink News is published under Line and Link Limited. He said the media organisation is independent and wholly committed to promoting public good through public-interest journalism. ”I believe my citizenship takes priority over any professional ambition or goal. It is the reason I have persisted in my campaign for national unity, dialogue and democracy,” he said. ”I understand the place of the media in promoting good governance, accountability, and citizens’ rights. This is why we are making this effort with TheLink News…
Barely 48 hours to the 2022 NFF elections, the Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja, urged stakeholders in the Nigerian football family to remain calm and abide by a Sept. 15 order of the Federal High Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had scheduled Friday in Benin for the elections into the 2022 to 2026 NFF Executive Committee. However, Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, in a statement said Federal Government wanted the stakeholders “not to do anything, or take any further steps particularly, as…