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Timi Frank urges Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Justices to uphold integrity

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, urged the Justices of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to be guided by integrity, truth and fear of God in the discharge of their crucial national assignment. Frank in a statement in Abuja...

Some Countries That Don’t Mention God Run Their Affairs Well -Cardinal Onaiyekan

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

The Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has spoken about the connection between religion and governance in a country. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Thursday, Onaiyekan said that those involved in rigging the outcome of the last elections know themselves, urging...

Kuje Jailbreak: One year after, NCoS rewards officer for gallantry

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Palma Ileye Sequel to the recommendation of the Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Haliru Nababa, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board, CDCFISB, has approved and promoted Assistant Superintendent of Corrections II James Benjamin to Assistant Superintendent of Corrections I for the gallantry displayed during the...

Applications for mineral titles via portal constitute 40% increase since 2022 – NMCO

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

…As MCO convenes retreat to strengthen eMC+ By Palma Ileye Director General, Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, NMCO, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom has said that the country was reaping the rewards of embracing the world class Electronic Mining Cadastre, eMC+, system as 40% of the total...

Airtel Africa appoints Carl Cruz as MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Funmilola Gboteku Lagos, May 4, 2023 (NAN) Airtel Africa has appointed Mr Carl Cruz as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, on Thursday in Lagos. Ogunsanya said the appointment...

Reps ask INEC to clean up voter’s register

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clean up the voter’s register by removing names of dead people. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) during plenary.Moving the motion, Abejide alleged that the register was full of names...

Hold SGF responsible for N6trn ground rent, Fashola tells senate panel

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Augustine Aminu Minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola says an ad hoc committee of the senate investigating a N6 trillion unpaid ground rent should direct its enquiries to the office or the secretary to the government of the federation (OSGF). The upper legislative chamber had set up the...

Step back from murky waters of politics Keyamo tackles Onaiyekan

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

By Augustine Aminu Minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo says Bola Tinubu, president-elect, will be sworn into office to avoid a vacuum in the government. Keyamo spoke in reaction to comments credited to John Onaiyekan, former Catholic archbishop of Abuja, who said “it doesn’t make much sense”...

70% of private schools teachers in Southwest unqualified, TRCN declares

NewsDeskNgMay 5, 2023May 5, 20230

*Says rate of unqualified teachers nationwide alarming *teachers use out-dated equipments for illustration By Augustine Aminu The Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria,TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye has declared that unqualified persons in the teaching profession are not teachers, but cheaters, adding that they don’t only cheat the pupils/students but the...

Cameroonian Mother Abandons Newborn Baby, Drops Note

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

An abandoned newborn baby was found on Thursday with a hand-written note found beside it, suspected to have been left by the mother. According to MIMIMEFO, the baby was found early Thursday morning beside Mideno in Ntefinki quarter in Nkwen, Bamenda, North West region of Cameroon. “The baby was discovered...