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The delta state Governor, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated his Edo counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their inauguration for second term on Thursday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Okowa said that Obaseki’s emergence for another term in office was epoch-making. He lauded […]
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has increased the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N147.67 per litre to N155.17 per litre. The PPMC disclosed this in an internal memo dated November 11, 2020, signed by Tijjani Ali explaining that landing […]
Former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to reports from Ghanaian media. The development comes less than a month after he buried his mother. Born on June 22, 1947,Rawlings was a military leader who ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001.He led a military junta from […]
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has postponed its Post-UTME (PUTME) admission screening to Dec. 2. Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Benin. The Screening Exercise for 2020/2021 that was formerly scheduled to take place from Nov. 23rd, to Dec. 8, 2020
Two suspected robbers were on Wednesday set ablaze by an angry mob at the Refinery Junction, Effurun-Sapele Road, in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Witnesses said one other suspect, however, managed to escape from the mob. It was gathered that the suspects had earlier shot a female teacher with Army Day Secondary […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that skill acquisition is the only way to solve the country’s unemployment problem. The governor stated this while receiving the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), led by Hajia Aisha Hafiz-Inuwa, the wife of the Delta State Police Commissioner. Commending the members of the association for their contribution to the development […]
American-Nigerian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, David Adedeji Adeleke better known as Davido has announced the release of yet another studio album titled “A Better Time”.Davido made this announcement on his social media handle. This is after his second studio album “A Good Time” released November 2019. Davido in september had released his […]
Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, producer, vocalist and disc jockey professionally known as Cuppy marked her 28th birthday on Wednesday November 11. Announcing her birthday on her official twitter account @Cuppymusic, she stated ‘Wahala for who no wish me a Happy 28th Birthday!”
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities in the inclusion of youth in driving modern methods of farming while assuring all those interested that an enabling environment will be created for full participation. In his remark at the launch of National Young Farmers Scheme, designed […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opposed a suit before the federal high court in Lagos seeking to remove Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on the naira notes. The apex bank made the submission in a counter-affidavit to a suit filed by Malcolm Omirhobo, a Lagos-based lawyer, before Mohammed Liman, presiding judge over the case. CBN […]
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