The forum of northern governors’ wives have reiterated their resolve to curb drug abuse and other social vices that are bedeviling the society, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu has said. She stated this when the members of the forum paid courtesy visit on Kebbi state governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Friday. Dr Bagudu said they were in Birnin Kebbi as part of their routine meetings to contribute to national development. “We are here as usual, to meet and deliberate on ways to support our spouses to boost good governance. “Our focus now is the eradication of substance and sexual abuses…
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The founder of Chido Cargo and Maritime logistics services Limited, Dr Chidozie Collins Idoko has felicitated with Nigerian youths on the occasion of the 2022 International Youth Day. He expressed his felicitation in a statement issued on Friday. “The youth is a concept that is been widely debated, with some people contending that the youth is merely a transition from childhood to adulthood, while others consider it a stage in life that should be recognized for having its own set of complex issues and experiences,” he said. Idoko called on the youths, especially those of Southeast to be smarter and…
The Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI) has called on Nigerian government and other stakeholders to harness the potentials of youth to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs). It added that “strong, resourceful and resilient youths are key drivers to the successful implementation of all SDGs.” A statement by the spokesperson of the Center, Abdallah el-Kurebe to commemorate with the youth on International Youth Day 2022 celebration and made available to newsmen on Friday, also called on governments to equip the youth “with the tools, resources and platforms, to engage world issues, challenge the status quo, build and…
…Tasks awardees to be good Ambassadors The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, presented awards to the three winners of the 2021 EFCC Essay competition titled: “How to Fight Economic and Financial Crimes to Make Nigeria Great.” The winners, Ehizogie Iyeomoan, an undergraduate student of Law at the Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma, Edo State; Omtoso Abiola Sodiq, an Engineering student of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State and Zeenat Magaji an undergraduate of Cyber Security at the Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger…
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N66 million. The defendants as promoter and managers of a Non-governmental organization, Complete Care and Aids Foundation on September 7, 2018 induced one Ali Tijjani, and his company, AMTMAT Global Ventures to supply N51 million worth of processed maize grain also known as “biski” for which they refused to pay. AMTMAT Global Ventures…
Salman Rushdie, the author, was on Friday attacked by an assailant while onstage in Chautauqua, near Erie in western New York, according to multiple eyewitnesses and accounts on social media. The attack happened at about 10:45am, shortly after Mr. Rushdie took the stage to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, a community in western New York that offers arts and literary programming during the summer. Mr. Rushdie had just come onstage and was seated in a chair as a staff member introduced him, when the assailant rushed the stage and assaulted the author. It was not immediately clear whether…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday, denied that he filed a suit purportedly seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election. This comes few hours after some media outfits had reported that the Rivers State governor in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022, with another PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon, listed as the plaintiffs with the PDP listed as the first respondent while the Independent National Electoral Commission is the 2nd respondent. The suit in which was also listed Tambuwal and Atiku as 3rd and 4th respondents respectively is asking…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that the review of the telecommunications sector regulatory instrument will ensure protection of telecommunication consumers’ interest. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management of the Commission, Adeleke Adeolu gave the assurance at the close of the 3 days Public Inquiry on five (5) regulatory instruments of the Nigerian communication sector held 9th to 11th August, 2022 in Abuja. He also noted that the engagement had been very productive as it afforded the Commission the opportunity to perform its primary regulatory function, to review the industry and to ensure that the interests of consumers are adequately…
South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday granted a presidential pardon to Samsung heir, Lee Jae Yong, allowing him to return to business activities in spite of convictions for corruption. The pardon for the 54-year-old vice chairman of leading smartphone maker, Samsung Electronics, was the most prominent among the pardons issued for 1,700 people by the president. Lee, the grandson of Samsung founder, Lee Byung Chul received a second jail sentence for corruption in 2021 but was allowed early conditional release seven months later. The presidential pardon means that he is now free to conduct his business activities, lifting…
The Founder, One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently dissolve the federal government negotiation team with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over non-performance. Maharaj ji, in an interview on Friday in Ibadan, said that the ministers and others on the government’s negotiation team with ASUU leaders were not doing enough. He said: “All the government negotiators, including the Minister of Labour and Minister of Education should be sacked immediately. “They should be sacked by the president, because they are not doing anything to resolve the lingering crisis in the nation’s Ivory…