Officers from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Thursday sealed off the office of the League Management Company (LMC) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 10 police officers arrived at the entrance of the LMC office early in the day to seal up the premises. They took up places to bar workers and visitors from entering the office located at 20, Osun Crescent in the Maitama District, after arriving with a van and two patrol cars. The officer leading the team of policemen, after refusing to reveal his identity, told NAN they were…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians to elect credible leaders in the 2023 General Elections to ensure good democratic governance in the country. Jonathan spoke to newsmen in Minna shortly after visiting former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar at his residence. He said that it was only by so doing that the desired objectives of having responsible leaders to manage the country’s resources would be a reality. Jonathan said that Nigerians should think wisely and elect someone who would be ready to serve them well in 2023. He said that the Nigerians needed to choose someone who…
Lady Ada Chukwudozie, the new Chairman of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), South East says manufacturing sector has great prospect of improving and overcoming its present challenges in the country. Chukwudozie said this while reeling out her six-point agenda in her acceptance speech after emerging the 11th Chairman during the 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of MAN Anambra/Enugu/Ebonyi branch held in Enugu on Thursday. The AGM was themed: “The Declining Ethical Values and Cultures of the 60s and 70s in Today’s Current Clime – Causes, Effects and Solutions”. She said that in recognition of the challenges of the sector, her administration…
The Christ Apostolic Church says no fewer than 2,500 trumpeters and some clerics will attend its National Praise Concert in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the the church’s General Evangelist Hezekiah Oladeji. According to the statement, more than 3,000 renowned gospel musicians, trumpeters and some clerics, will be at the concert. The statement said that the President, Christ Apostolic Church, Pastor Samuel Oladele and other clerics, had indicated interest to be in the concert. “The event — Praise the Lord; for His Mercy Endureth Forever — will begin on Sept. 16 in the…
The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) has announced the appointment of Mr Andrew Onwudili as the new Acting AuGF. This is according to a statement by Ema Oqua, Head of Press Unit of the OAuGF Oqua said that Onwudili, a director in the OAuGF, and a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants (ANAN) replaced erstwhile AuGF, Adolphus Aghughu who retired from public service on Sept. 7. She described the Acting AuGF as a thoroughbred, result-oriented public servant with over 30 years professional experience in audit. ” He joined the federal civil service as a senior auditor…
As the date for commencement of campaigns draws nearer, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) on Thursday urged political parties in the country to engage in issue-based campaigns. The National Legal Adviser of CDHR, Comrade Henry Ekini who made the call at a news conference to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Democracy in Port Harcourt. The theme of the event is “Promoting Human Rights, Rule of Law, Democracy and Good Governance.” Ekini said campaigns which would x-rayed the country’s problems and proffer solutions would enable voters to choose the right leaders. “Issue-based campaigns will provide the…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 18-year-old daughter. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced the convict to 21 years imprisonment following his plea bargain application, dated April 21. “In view of the guilty plea of the defendant to one count of defilement, I hereby find the defendant guilty as charged,” Taiwo said. The judge thereafter asked the defendant if he had anything to say, following his conviction. NAN reports that the convict knelt down in the dock and pleaded for mercy, saying he had an aged mother…
Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East) has facilitated N300 million constituency intervention revolving loan interest rate of six per cent for 1000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the district. Abiru, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, made this known at the formal unveiling of the loan to 1000 beneficiaries in Lagos on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos East senatorial zone consists of five Local Government Areas namely, Epe, Ikorodu, Somolu, Kosofe and Ibeju Lekki. Abiru noted that the loan facility was in furtherance of his commitment to the improvement of the economic lives and empowerment…
Janet Fasaki, Coordinator, Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria (MBDGN) pageant says the event is to drive awareness and promote rights of deaf persons in Nigeria. Fasaki said at a news conference on the pageant on Thursday in Abuja that they would use fashion, beauty and glamour to raise awareness on the needs and rights of deaf persons in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second edition of the Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria pageant will hold on Sept.17, in Abuja. The first edition was held in Lagos with Maria Okese from Delta emerging…
The President, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Prof. Akin Osibogun, says the major threat to the college’s mandate of producing more specialist medical manpower is the ongoing brain drain in Nigeria. Osibogun made the assertion at the 40th convocation ceremony of the medical college, on Thursday, in Lagos. “This has resulted in the decline in the number of candidates applying for our fellowship examinations. “This will also affect the availability of medical specialist manpower as well as availability of medical teachers in the country. “If we do not address the problem urgently, it may create a spiral in which…