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Presidency: Vote for candidate with mental, physical energy – Peter Obi advises

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi said Nigeria is in dire need of a president who has the necessary mental, physical energy and capacity to take it out of the quagmire. He noted that the people have moved beyond voting on sentiments based on religion, state...

Fashola commissions project in Ebonyi varsity

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has inaugurated a 0.6 kilometres reconstructed road at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, in Ebonyi State. Fashola, represented at the inauguration by the Federal Controller of Works in the state, Mr Steve Oluwadun, described the road as “an important asset...

Murder of Ummukulsum: Counsel to Chinese accuses govt of tendering fake autopsy

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

A mild drama ensued during the resumed hearings of witnesses in the ongoing alleged murder of Ummukulsum Sani Buhari (Ummita) by her Chinese lover, Frank Geng Quarong, as the defence counsel in the case accused the state counsel of tendering a fake autopsy of the deceased before the court. On...

Osimhen reveals secret behind impressive Napoli form

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has highlighted manager Luciano Spalletti’s role in his development. Osimhen has enjoyed a good working relationship with Spalletti, who is in his second season at the club. The 23-year-old scored 18 goals in 32 appearances for the Partenopei last season. The forward’s performance has also been...

Matawalle urges military to redouble efforts against bandits in Zamfara

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has said that the persistent onslaught by the military personnel against bandits in the Dansadau area of Zamfara State will finally push the terrorists out of the state. The governor who commended the military for their victory over bandits in Malele and Matunji...

Peter Obi turns MC, traffic controller in Calabar

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi was the master of ceremony when the party held its campaign in Cross River State on Wednesday. He apologized that he had to take over the microphone since he felt that he had unduly kept the tumultuous crowd waiting...

FG assures farmers of deploying smart agric tech to reduce effect of floods

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reassured farmers of deploying infrastructures and other climate-smart agric technologies to reduce the effect of future floods in the country. The National Programme Coordinator, FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP-VC, Dr Fatima K. Aliyu made the disclosure during the flag-off ceremony on...

All Nigerians in Diaspora proudly Obidient – LP spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo

NewsDeskNgDec 20, 2022December 20, 20220

Nollywood actor and spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo is back in Nigeria after a trip to the United Kingdom. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday, Okonkwo declared that all Nigerians living outside the country are proud supporters of the Labour Party...

SDP chieftain drags governorship candidate, Abe to court over alleged double nomination

NewsDeskNgDec 20, 2022December 20, 20220

A member of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Ataisi Fah-Ntene has dragged the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Magnus Abe before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over alleged double nomination. Fah-Ntene who claimed to have won the Andoni State constituency primaries...

NCS Comptroller, Ali frustrating $3.1bn modernisation project – Investors tell court

NewsDeskNgDec 20, 2022December 20, 20220

A Federal High Court in Abuja has been told that the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Col Hameed Ali is frustrating the $3.1bn Customs Modernisation Project by seeking to reverse the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval granted for the project. The allegations of frustration of the new...

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Presidency: Vote for candidate with mental, physical energy – Peter Obi advises

Fashola commissions project in Ebonyi varsity

Murder of Ummukulsum: Counsel to Chinese accuses govt of tendering fake autopsy

Osimhen reveals secret behind impressive Napoli form

Matawalle urges military to redouble efforts against bandits in Zamfara

Peter Obi turns MC, traffic controller in Calabar

FG assures farmers of deploying smart agric tech to reduce effect of floods

All Nigerians in Diaspora proudly Obidient – LP spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo

NCS Comptroller, Ali frustrating $3.1bn modernisation project – Investors tell court