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EBONYI ASSEMBLY APPROVES CREATION OF ADDITIONAL AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday approved the request from the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, seeking the creation of Agbaja and Igbeagu autonomous communities in Izzi Local Government Area.  The state House of Assembly Speaker, Moses Odunwa, while reading the letter from Governor Nwifuru at the Ebonyi State House of Assembly complex during an emergency plenary, said the proposed autonomous communities, when created, will bring development closer to the […]

todayAugust 27, 2024

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NNPCL COMMENCES LNG SHIPMENT TO JAPAN AND CHINA.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has commenced shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas LNG cargoes to Japan and China on a Delivered Ex-Ship, DES basis.  The spokesman for the company, Olufemi Soneye, yesterday said NNPCL achieved this through the collaboration of two of its Downstream subsidiaries, namely NNPC LNG Limited and NNPC Shipping Limited which delivered its first DES LNG cargo in Japan, on June 27, 2024 and has […]

todayAugust 27, 2024

National

NIGERIA’S FIRST LADY PARTNERS WITH UNICEF TO LAUNCH ELECTRONIC BIRTH REGISTRATION

Nigeria's first Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, through her pet project, called Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, has collaborated with the National Population Commission, NPC and United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF to launch an electronic birth registration for children.  This was revealed yesterday by the NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, after a pre-launch meeting with the first lady in Abuja, stressing that the electronic birth registration which will officially kick off on August 29, […]

todayAugust 27, 2024

News

NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS DIES AFTER GIVING BIRTH

Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Sharon Okpamen, has reportedly passed away. The actress' demise was announced by a colleague and movie producer, Stanley Ontop, in a post on his Instagram account, stating that Nollywood and the Edo entertainment industry has lost an actress and a humanitarian. Though Stanley did not specifically reveal the cause of death or when the actress passed on, a message posted by Edo Online Television on July […]

todayAugust 26, 2024

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SALAH AND DIAZ GOALS EARNS LIVERPOOL A VICTORY AGAINST BRENTFORD.

Arne Slot's first Premier League home game in charge of Liverpool ended in 2-0 victory yesterday as the Reds defeated Brentford.  Luis Diaz's clinical 13th-minute goal came after a lightning break when a Brentford corner was cleared by Ibrahima Konate, while Mohamed Salah set Diogo Jota away with Diaz finishing well on his 100th appearance for the club.  Despite Brentford not having a striker, Ivan Toney, in the game, Skipper Christian Norgaard […]

todayAugust 26, 2024

News

ANAMBRA DOCTORS SUSPEND STRIKE AFTER RELEASE OF ABDUCTED COLLEAGUE

The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association,  has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon to protest the kidnap of STEPHEN EZEH, an Ihiala based medical doctor. The association in a statement issued yesterday, announced that its members have returned to duty, saying the decision followed EZEH's release on Saturday. It further appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to declare a state of emergency on security in Anambra, […]

todayAugust 26, 2024

National

ATIKU QUERIES PRESIDENCY OVER QUICK APPROVAL OF AGIP/ENI PURCHASE

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the federal government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by President Bola Tinubu’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI.  Atiku, in a statement signed yesterday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said it took Oando Plc owned by the President’s nephew, Wale Tinubu, eight months to get purchase approval while the Shell/Renaissance deal […]

todayAugust 26, 2024

National

WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL URGE NIGERIAN LEADERS TO STOP WEAPONIZING INSECURITY

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised Nigerian politicians to stop weaponising insecurity against their opposition in office.  She made the call yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, held in Lagos, which was attended by President Bola Tinubu represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President of Ghana, John Mahama, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and many others. […]

todayAugust 26, 2024

News

ENZO MARECA EXCLUDES RAHEEM STERLING FROM CHELSEA SQUAD.

Chelsea coach, ENZO MARESCA says RAHEEM STERLING is training away from the club’s first team and is not in his plans to include him as he "prefers a different kind of winger". MARESCA had last Friday informed the 29-year-old that he was not included in the teamthis season and was also left out of the squad that lost to City last Sunday, as well as the team preparing to face Servette. STERLING'S No 7 shirt has also been given to summer signing PEDRO NETO, who […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

Entertainment

D’BANJ RELEASES FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, “THE ENTERTAINER D’SEQUEL

Nigerian singer, DAPO OYEBANJO,popularly known as D’BANJ, has released his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, “The Entertainer – D’Sequel”.    The album, a creative blend of Afrobeats and Afropop, with eleven songs and two bonus tracks, is  a follow-up to his 2008 magnum opus, 'The Entertainer'.  It  includes collaborations with Nigerian musicians, PHYNO, TIMAYA, KAYSWITCH, ZLATAN, PERUZZI, BHADBOI OML and CHUCHU LEE.   Sharing his excitement, D’BANJ described the album as a true reflection of his growth as an artist […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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