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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council in Enugu State has replied the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the state, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, saying he has no mandate to reclaim as far as the March 18 Enugu governorship election is concerned. The Campaign Council said Edeoga should rather account for what it described as “massive electoral fraud and ruthless militarisation of the March 18 governorship election” by the Labour Party. The PDP was reacting to a… Read the full article here
Nigerian upcoming artist and former signee to the controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable’s records label, Manny Monie has admitted to be behind the singer’s recent problems. Manny Monie, in a viral video on social media, revealed that he wrote a petition to the police demanding Portable’s arrest. Speaking further, he said Portable refused to respond to the petition after three months. Recall that Portable had in November assaulted his signee, Manny Monie, for allegedly… Read the full article here
Nasarawa United head coach, Bala Nikyu hailed his players fighting spirit in the 1-1 draw against Enyimba in Aba on Wednesday. The Solid Miners trailed at half-time after Chukwuemeka Obioma put the hosts ahead from the spot. Emmanuel Ogbole, however, equalised 14 minutes from time to help Nasarawa United earn a share of the spoils. “It was a good game, not because of the result, but because of the determination of my players – at least, everybody was determined to play,” Nikyu said… Read the full article here
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius might be released from prison this week, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world. A parole board is to decide whether Pistorius should be let out early, after a hearing in Pretoria on Friday. “The board must determine whether the purpose of imprisonment has been served,” said Department of Correctional Services’ spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo. Pistorius,… Read the full article here
Standards laid down by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), the global authority for precious metals, are insufficient to prevent gold refineries from hiding the existence of human rights and environmental issues at African suppliers, new research says. The report, Out of the Shadows, is authored by Marc Ummel and Yvan Schulz of the SwissAid foundation. It examines 116 industrial… Read the full article here
Seven-time world champion race car driver, Lewis Hamilton, on Thursday emphatically put to bed any concerns that he wanted to leave Mercedes, saying he planned to be the team “till my last days”. The Briton’s disappointment after the season-opening grand prix in Bahrain, where he finished a distant fifth in his under-performing W14 car, led to claims that he was set to seek a move elsewhere. He insisted that was not the case after a more competitive race in… Read the full article here
A former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba, and Ibrahim Shehu Usman, a former bursar of the same university have been arraigned on a nine-count charge bothering on fraud. They were arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting Kaduna, Kaduna State, for money laundering to the tune of over N1billion by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to the post by the… Read the full article here
The synergy of the federal and state governments, humanitarian societies, international agencies and non-government organisations through the Global Partnership for Education Accelerated Funding projects in the North-East is worthwhile. The thoughtful interventions followed critical situations vis-à-vis education of children in public schools resulting firstly from destroyed schools by bandits in the region coupled with other uncommon challenges militating against… Read the full article here
Masari disclosed this during a special breaking of fast and prayer session organised on Wednesday at the Government House, Katsina. According to the governor, the President-elect used to organise such prayer sessions every year during Ramadan. “This year’s session is specially organised to thank the Almighty God for our success during the recent general elections in the country. “There is nothing we can do except to thank God for the… Read the full article here
The Federal Government in partnership with private sector investors, on Wednesday, commenced moves to deploy 1,000 mini-grids to electrify rural communities across the country. Deployment of mini-grids in rural areas is managed by the Federal Government’s Rural Electrification Agency, as the agency supports private sector mini-grid developers with funds to boost off-grid electricity development. Speaking at the Rural Electrification Fund Call-3 Bidders Workshop in… Read the full article here
