No fewer than 39 Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI) students in Enugu on Saturday graduated from the British IAU17 entrepreneurship project, located within the university. The project is being funded and supported by the British Council. GOUNI also partnered the London School of Economics (LSE), DNA Learning Centre, Nigeria, at GOUNI, its Directorate of Entrepreneurship (DOE) and Spark Concepts Management Limited (SCML) to train the students. They were trained on how to do organic vegetable, yoghurt and cream, honey, fish and snail farming, natural food and other agricultural farming scientifically. Speaking at the event, the Vice Chancellor of GOUNI, Prof. Christian…
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Cholera has reportedly killed 30 people of Ekureku community in Abi local government area of Cross River state. The permanent secretary in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Iwara Iwara who confirmed the development told Vanguard that a team comprising Red Cross, the state epidemiology unit, and the Ministry of Health had been dispatched to the community for first-hand assessment of the situation. According to the report, Ekureku community which shares boundary with parts of Ebonyi state, is comprised of 10 villages including Agbara, Ngarabe, Ekureku-be, Akpoha, Akare-for, Anong, Emenekpon, Etegevel, Egboronyi and Emegeh. According to a source, the cholera…
Protests by Iranians have continued to rage and arrests as well as executions by Iranian authorities have equally continued to be carried out. Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses, Taraneh Alidoosti on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes committed during the nationwide protests. Iran doubles down on a tactic to crush unrest:…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has expressed worry over the effect of incessant attacks on its offices across the country. Yakubu who expressed concern on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee appointed to investigate attacks by gunmen on its facilities, said the attacks might disrupt the 2023 election. “The attacks have far-reaching implications on preparation for the general election. Firstly, the facilities that are destroyed, especially offices, would take time to rebuild. “The commission and security agencies must also continue to provide safety around the facilities, and…
“The failed politicians are those who could not come back through any political party, and as far as they are concerned, let everything spoil, let everything scatter The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has disclosed those behind recent attacks on the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the country. Baba made the disclosure on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating attacks on INEC offices across the country. Represented by the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Operations, Dandaura Mustapha said politicians and other prominent personalities who failed to win primaries of…
North Central States Governors Forum (NCSGF) has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari as he celebrates 80. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello in a statement described the President as a legend and a man of integrity who is not only Patriotic to ensure the development of the nation but also to secure the future of the younger generation. Governor Sani Bello said the President has demonstrated leadership capacity despite global challenges confronting many nations including Nigeria. He said the impactful initiatives and the execution of projects across all the six geo-political zones of the…
…Honours retirees, deceased The Multipurpose Cooperative Society of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday, held its Ordinary General Meeting (OGM ) for the year 2022. The President of the cooperative society, Chief Superintendent of Corps (CSC), Ade Ajayi Samuel explained that the OGM is a collective and interactive intellectual discourse, which brings bonafide shareholders and stakeholders together. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSC Abolurin Oluwaseun, the OGM deliberates on salient matters of the society, including savings, loan, property, business, investments, agroeconomics, welfare and the recent much talked about…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) Board has approved the promotion of 55 senior officers to various ranks in the service. A statement by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan on Friday, said 25 captains were elevated to Commodore while 30 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. The board had earlier promoted 72 Commanders to the rank of Captain. The newly promoted Rear Admirals are: Garba Abubakar, Adewale Olanrewaju, Fatah Sanusi, Domnan Dangwel, Hamisu Sadiq, Olusanya Bankole, Noel Madugu, Daupreye Matthew and Emmanuel Nmoyem. Others are Clement Atebi, OluwoleFadeyi, Julius Nwagu, Abdul-Rasheed Haruna, John Okeke, Olatunde…
The Nigerian Air Force Council (AFC) has approved the promotion of 57 senior officers, including 31 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) and 26 Group Captains (Gp Capts) to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). This is contained in a statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations & Information, Nigerian Air Force and posted on NAF social media handles. The senior officers promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) include Air Cdres Esen Efanga, Michael Ekwueme, John Laoye, Bgmibgmitawuza Solomon, Hassan Alhaji, Idi Sani, Patrick Obeya, Ahmed Dari, Gabriel Kehinde, Ebimbowei Yinkere, Anthony…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has been sued by a former kingmaker, Ibrahim Muhammad Aminu over the appointment of Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. Bamalli, a former Nigeria Ambassador to Thailand, was appointed the 19th Emir of Zazzau on October 7, 2020 by El-Rufai. Aminu, who also sued the Zazzau Emirate and 12 others, including the late Limamin Kona, Sani Aliyu at the Kaduna State High Court, asked for the nullification of the selection and appointment of Bamalli, while faulting the selection process. Aminu was the Wazirin Zazzau, which qualified him as one of the kingmakers…