The Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, has said that anybody gallivanting to have been elected in the “illegitimate election” that purportedly held in Owerri in the name Ohanaeze Ndigbo is a huge joker. It said, since the platform that produced such election is not recognized by law, the process that took place on Sunday 10 January 2021 remains null and void. In a press statement by Barr Basil Onyeachonam Onuorah, President General, a copy of which was obtained by ASHENEWS on Wednesday, the Igbo apex body rose to notify the general public that anybody parading himself as…
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The absence of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, again stalled the trial continuation of former Head of Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on allegations bordering on fraud. Although counsel to the parties in the matter, including the defendants, were in court, Justice Taiwo was not in court. The case could not also hold on October 20, 2020, because the judge, who sat during the annual vacation of the Federal High Court, proceeded on leave. The matter was, however, fixed for December 1. When the matter came up on December 1, 2020,…
Against media reports that his condolence visit to Senator Aliyu Wamakko was politically motivated, former Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, presidential candidate, Attahitu Bafarawa on Tuesday, debunked the report. Recall that Bafarawa penultimate week, paid condolence visited to Wamakko over the death of his nephew. Some media reports however postulated that he was planning to dump the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. However, Bafarwa unequivocally said that his condolence visit had no political undertone whatsoever, stressing that he remained loyal to his party. “My visit to former governor of Sokoto state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has nothing to do…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is currently diversifying its portfolio beyond oil assets due to the impact of global energy transition. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC made this known on Wednesday while speaking at the Gulf Intelligence “Global” UAE Energy Forum 2021. Kyari spoke at the virtual event on the topic: “Outlook for Africa/Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector in Post-COVID Era.” He said: “NNPC has recognised the impact of energy transition and is currently diversifying its portfolio beyond oil assets through domestic gas utilisation projects, support of research and innovation, solar investments, biofuels, infrastructure and energy policy support. “As we…
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that the organisation’s team in China is working with producers of China’s COVID-19 vaccines for potential emergency use listings. “I’m pleased that a WHO team is in China currently working with producers of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines. ”They are assessing compliance with international quality manufacturing practices ahead of potential emergency use listing by WHO,” Tedros said at a media briefing. He noted that WHO continues to ask vaccine manufacturers from around the world to move swiftly to provide necessary data. According to him, that will allow the…
The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has said the organisation raked in more than N19 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) last year. Abubakar made this known in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic that affected economic activities, the commission recorded increase in the registration of businesses and other corporate entities during the year. “The year 2020 was one of our best years in terms of revenue generation as we recorded a surge in registration above the previous year. “We had a revenue target of N18.2 billion, but…
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid proved their title credentials yet again by beating Sevilla 2-0 at home on Tuesday to stride four points clear at the top of the standings. Atletico Madrid got off to an ideal start when Angel Correa received a pass from returning right-back Kieran Trippier. He took Sevilla by surprise with a shot which bounced in off the near post to give them the lead in the 17th minute. Midfielder Saul Niguez effectively clinched the victory with a thumping effort from the edge of the area in the 76th minute. The effort helped him to score…
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) after a Paul Pogba goal gave them a 1-0 win over Burnley on Tuesday. The victory, in the re-arranged fixture at Turf Moor, put Manchester United on 36 points from 17 games with rivals Liverpool on 33 points. This has come ahead of the clash between the two sides at Anfield on Sunday. The breakthrough came in the 71st minute when Marcus Rashford floated in a ball from the right which Pogba met with a volley. It deflected off Burnley defender Matt Lowton and…
Moussa Diaby scored twice as 10-man Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 in their DFB Pokal second round clash at the BayArena on Tuesday. The victory sets up an away fixture with fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen in the next round. But it was delivered the hard way for the hosts, who played the final 17 minutes with 10 men after a straight red card for defender Jonathan Tah. Napoli loanee Amin Younes fired Eintracht Frankfurt in front inside six minutes. It was his second goal against Bayer Leverkusen in 10 days after he also scored…
YouTube on Tuesday, announced that 10 Nigerian Creators were among the 23 youtubers from Africa selected to receive grants for the development of their channels. From the global #YouTubeBlackVoices fund, an official associated with the fund said. Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, added that the 23 creators comprised YouTube’s inaugural class of Africa content creators and part of the 132 creators, across the globe, participating in YouTube’s class of 2021. He said that in addition to the grant earmarked for content development, the 23 YouTubers, from Nigeria, South Africa…