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Governor Bassey Otu has extended his best wishes to his Abia State counterpart and friend, Dr. Alex Otti, on his 59th birthday celebrations. The Cross River State Governor, in a birthday message by Emmanuel Ogbeche, his Chief Press Secretary, described Otti as a titan amongst the pantheons of revolutionary bankers...

President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Hajiya Aisha, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari on her birthday, February 17, 2024 at the weekend. The President celebrated the former First Lady for her candour, unflagging principles, and discipline to commit wholeheartedly to any worthy cause regardless of the personal cost; an emphatic...

For his outstanding contribution to the development of the Institute, Dr Ibrahim Wada, founder/CEO of Nisa Medical Group and Talban of Jiwa District, has been honored with an award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Nyanya-Maraba District. Dr. Wada who is also a recipient of the National...

The local government returning officers for the 2024 Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election held on Saturday have declared Anamero Sunday Dekeri, winner of the contest. Spokesman of the local government returning officers, Mr Ojo Babatunde who announced the result on Saturday night said Dekeri polled a...

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the federal government to intervene by subsidising the 2024 hajj fare to enable intending Muslim pilgrims participate in the pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Makkah. The House also mandated its committee on Muslim Pilgrimage to engage the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) in...

The House Representatives has called for collaboration between Nigeria and Ireland  in areas of education, technology, agriculture and renewable energy.  The chairman, Nigeria-Ireland Parliamentary Friendship committee, Professor Paul Nnamchi, gave the charge, while receiving the Irish Ambassador, Peter Ryan, on Thursday, in Abuja.  Nnamchi, Nnamchi, stated the parliamentary friendship is...

The Africa Peace and Security Watch Initiative (APSWI) has slammed the National Assembly over its alleged plans to involve non-state actors in the policing of the country’s blue waters and deep sea. In a statement signed by its Country Director, Professor Opeyemi Ola, the group in strong terms condemned the move which...

The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has dismissed protest by some civil servants in the state over delayed salaries, explaining that over 80% of workers in the state have already been paid. Speaking in Calabar on Wednesday, Odey said, “the seeming delay for some employees...

By Sunday Attah In a bid to tackle menace of crude oil theft, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has warned critical infrastructure vandals in the country to desist as the corps will not relent in meeting their actions with the full...