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$1.4bn fertilizer plant to engage 7,000 youths — Gov Emmanuel
By Harris Emanuel Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has disclosed that the proposed fertilizer plant in the state would gulp a whopping $1.4b and engaging 7000 youths. The
Court orders man to wash public toilets for 30 days for being rude to court
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, ordered a man, Jimoh Falola, to wash public toilets for 30 days for being rude to the court. In his ruling, the
Akeredolu appoints first female SSG in Ondo, advisers
Dayo Johnson Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has appointed Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu as Secretary to the State Government, the first in the history of the state. Princess
Breaking: Tension in senate over Armed Forces Service Commission
By Henry Umoru THE Senate was on Wednesday thrown into tension following a sharp division among the Senators on a Bill for the establishment of the Armed Forces Service Commission. A
Biden says he agrees Putin is a ‘killer’
President Joe Biden said he agrees with the assessment that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a “killer.” In an interview with ABC News broadcast on Wednesday, Biden said Putin
PIB: N’Delta monarch demands 25% equity shareholding for host communities
FORMER National Chairman, Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, HM Charles Ayemi-Botu, has advocated appropriation of not less than 25 per cent equity shareholding in the
Let’s celebrate LKJ by way of life and not by words — Hamzat
Crowd at A Day of Tributes event for Late Lateef Kayode Jakande, LKJ, first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, at Mobolaji Olufunsho Johnson Stadium Arena, formerly Onikan Stadium. By Olasunkanmi
Jubilation as Obaseki commissions Ovwor — Effurun-Otor Bridge
…We won’t abandon any project in Delta – Okowa By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha, UGHELLI GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Tuesday, commissioned the multi-million naira Ovwor-Effurun-Otor Bridge, Ughelli
COVID-19: UN lauds Dangote, harps on gender roles for Global Economic Recovery
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote By Udeme Akpan THE United Nations has underscored the need for governments all over the world to put women and girls at
Why Igbo attach importance to names
• Names serve as reminder of past experience • Some people believe that names connote good or bad luck • Names of communities reflect their roots • Our names immortalize
