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Untrained youths will cause problems for Nigeria in future – Obi warns

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

Former Anambra State governor and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has warned that an untrained youths will constitute problem for Nigeria in the future. Obi stated this during a visit to College of Nursing Sciences, Adazi Nnukwu, Anambra State, where he...

Gov Mbah takes investment drive to Austria

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has taken his investment drive to Vienna, Austria, where he held high level meetings with senior government officials, the business community and international development partners. He also signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, towards the development of the state. Mbah, who seeks to...

Ogun Assembly passes resolution to curb sales of fake, expired drugs

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the state government to step up measures towards curbing the menace of fake and expired drugs in the state. The passage of the resolution followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff, seconded by Olakunle Sobukanla and...

ECOWAS Parliament to setup mediation committee on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is to constitute an ad-hoc Mediation Committee to work with all stakeholders towards getting Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to return to the sub-regional body. The First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament and Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau,...

Mosque Explosion: Atiku tells Kano govt steps to take against perpetrator

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Kano State government to investigate the explosion at Larabar Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. Earlier reported that a 38-year-old- man, Shafi’u Abubakar, used a petrol bomb to set the mosque at Laraba Abasawa in...

Army hands over 350 rescued kidnapped victims to Borno State Government

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

The Joint Task Force North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), the Headquarters Theatre Command has handed over 350 rescued civilians to the Borno State Government Captain Reuben Konvangiya, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command in a statement on Tuesday, said the rescued victims comprise 6...

Pope Francis: I did not authorise blessings for same-sex unions

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

Pope Francis has addressed the controversy over his stance on same-sex couples. The Pope explained that he allowed the blessings of individuals but not on same-sex unions. Fox News reports that the Pope was asked about a seeming change to Vatican policy when he approved the blessings of Catholics in...

Ex-Rep insists on EFCC probe of Wabote-led NCDMB, denies plot to stage protest

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

A former member of the House of Representatives, Israel Sunny-Goli, has dismissed allegations that he is planning a protest to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to commence an investigation into investments made by the Nigerian Content development Monitoring Board, NCDMB, under Engr Simbi Kesiye Wabote. A group,...

One dies as turbulence hits London-Singapore flight carrying 211 passengers, 18 crew

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

One person has been confirmed dead, while several others were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London. The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was reported to have diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:45 GMT) after being hit with severe turbulence. The airline said in a statement on Tuesday...

Reps ask Nigerian Govt to exempt military personnel from paying at toll gates

NewsDeskNgMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to review the recent policy on airport toll gates by ensuring that members of the Armed Forces are exempted from payment of tolls. This resolution was reached on Tuesday following a motion by Abdulsamad Dasuki during plenary. It would be recalled...