Okunbo’s children donate N5m, gift to Oronsaye Maternity Home in Benin

A day after the interment of the renowned Benin billionaire, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, his 12 children donated N5 million to the Oronsaye Maternity and Orphanage Home in Benin, Edso State the birthplace of their father. They presented the cheque of N5 million and other gift items during a courtesy visit for children domiciled at […]

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I love unique work – one of the reasons I want to be a pilot -though Dad…

By Taiwo Obe I failed physics and mathematics in my West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) because I only attended the classes to mark the register. Our teacher in the two subjects remains till date one of my most uninspiring teachers ever. Never mind that some of my classmates made good grades in the subjects […]

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PDP: Zoning won’t bar northerners to contest presidential ticket

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, has said that the zoning of national chairmanship position of the party to the north would not bar northern aspirants from contesting the party’s presidential ticket. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kennedy Peretei, disclosed this in an interview. According to him, prevention to contest […]

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PDP chairmanship: Ayu, Mark, Gana, Markafi, Aliyu, Shema, Idris, Dankwanbo emerge among top contenders

JOSTLING for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national chairmanship and other slots zoned to the North got keener, weekend, with party leaders from the region scheduling a meeting for Wednesday to harmonise positions. Currently, no fewer than nine aspirants from the three zones of the North have indicated interest to lead the PDP. They include […]

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PDP convention: Form sales begin today

Ahead of its National Elective Convention scheduled for October 30 and October 31, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today begin the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms. The announcement is the party’s revised “Timetable and Schedule of Activities for Year 2021 National Convention”. It was signed yesterday in Abuja by its National […]

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Ayu’s entry reshapes PDP chairmanship race

The entry of former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu has introduced a new twist into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship race. Ayu is squaring up with one of his successors Senator David Mark. The two gladiators from Benue State will jostle for the office with ex-governors Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina) and Babangida […]

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Woman who lost two children in road crash gives birth, demands justice

Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State, Nnamdi Omoni One week after two of her male children were crushed to death by a truck under the Isaac Boro Park flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the bereaved mother, Precious Sunday, has demanded justice. While noting that the incident had left her devastated, she said losing two […]

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Why FG can’t remove fuel subsidy now – NNPC, marketers, experts

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, oil marketers and experts on Sunday explained why the Federal Government could not stop petrol subsidy despite its non-inclusion in the 2022 budget. Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and experts including a professor of Economics at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Sheriffdeen Tella, in separate interviews, […]

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Minister stirs fresh controversy after FIIRO certificate forgery fiasco

After failed attempts by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, to install a demoted official of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Chima Igwe, as the agency’s Director-General, the minister has announced the reconstitution of the governing board of the agency. This was a sequel to his dissolution of the […]

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Facebook plans internet access for one billion people

Communication giant, Facebook has said it is working on new connectivity technologies that will bring the next billion people online. It said that it is also enhancing existing infrastructure projects. The company said that since 2013, Facebook Connectivity has helped create faster and affordable internet access for more than 500 million people. It added that […]

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