By Bridget Agetu The Asagba of Asaba Professor Chike Edozien marked his 99th birth anniversary and the 32nd year on the throne. The ceremony which held at the Asagba palace attracted dignitaries both from far well as sons and daughters of Asaba who came to felicitate and extolled his contributions to the growth of Asaba and for being a role model to many traditional institutions. The tenure of the Asagba of Asaba who took over the reign of power as the 13th monarch in July 1, 1991 has witnessed infrastructural and developmental change as his reign coincided with the…
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Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger read by the President, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, the leaders also rejected any form of purported resignation by President Bazoum and declared him as the only recognised and elected President by ECOWAS, the African Union and the international community. ‘‘In this regard, only official acts of…
Omode family, in Irri Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, that is traditionally responsible for the crowning of a new king for the Kingdom, has debunked reports of crowning two separate kings for the Kingdom. They re-affirmed His Royal Majesty, Eloho Jacko as the only crowned Odio-Ologbo (King) of the kingdom, describing the purported reports as a charade of mischief makers and enemies of peace in the Kingdom. HRM Eloho Jacko was crowned on the 21st of July, 2023 by the Osewo (King maker) of Irri Kingdom, Goodluck Omoefe. Speaking on behalf of the Omode family when…
Falcon Superstar – Ashleigh Plumptre, has said she dumped the English team to play for Nigeria because of her Yorùbá origin. She said she wanted to relive her rich heritage and link up with her roots. Unfortunately, none of the South-West state governors, all Yorùbá, has recognised or honoured her for this unique decision. Ashleigh Plumptre is one of the iconic starts in the Super Falcon’s set-up at the on-going 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand She had helped her team secure victory over highly rated Australians and had earlier worked for a draw in ancounter…
The Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and his Edo State counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, felicitated Archbishop Margaret Idahosa as she clocked 80 years. They spoke at a thanksgiving service held in her honour at the Church of God Mission convention ground, the Balm of Gilead, Benin City, Edo State. Oborevwori said that he was happy to celebrate with Idahosa on her 80th birthday. The governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, prophetically declared that Idahosa would live up to 150 years so that the Christian family and humanity would continue to tap…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Nigeria Customs Service. The appointment comes weeks after the President appointed Adewale Adeniyi as the acting Comptroller General of Customs and retired some of the management members of the service. In a statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, the appointees include three deputy comptroller generals and three assistant comptroller generals. Adeniyi charged the newly appointed officers to redouble their efforts to ensure the service achieves greater heights in its mandates of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling, and trade facilitation.…
West African leaders under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States will hold an emergency meeting in Abuja today Sunday. The meeting comes on the heels of the military coup in the Republic of Niger upended the constitutional political leadership of Mohammed Bazoum. This was disclosed in a statement circulated by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake. “Following the coup in Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West African country, the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu…
By Emeka Ugwuonye One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how the prison and the Nigerian criminal justice system work. Yes, I was detained in Kuje prison. I was never convicted. No court ever found me guilty of any crime. And I did not commit a crime. Yet, I spent time in prison. I used my time in prison to study the prison and the system so well. If Nigerian prison were to be a university, I would have gotten double PhDs. In Nigerian, nobody goes to prison…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government to support Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. This was revealed in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake, who stated that the President gave the assurance at the State House on Friday during the visit of Google Global Vice President, Richard Gingras, to his office. Tinubu told the visiting Google executive that Nigeria had creative and talented young people who were ready and motivated to learn, especially in this age of digital revolution. “I am glad…
Representatives of organised labour on Friday walked out of a meeting with the Presidential Steering Committee on Subsidy Palliatives held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, was reported to have led the delegation to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President around 5:00 p.m. but was soon spotted exiting the building. FG’s representatives and that of labour had earlier met on Wednesday where both parties agreed to reconvene on Friday to get a brief from the government’s subcommittees on mass transit, compressed natural gas and cash transfer. However, the meeting…