By Chijioke OKoronkwo Vice President Kashim Shettima has commiserated with the family of late Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole, a renowned Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry. The vice president, in a condolence message he personally authored on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed shock over the killing of Ajewole. Ajewole was gunned down by yet to be identified assailants on Monday night in Ibadan, Oyo State. “I received today the shocking news of the death of Prof. Ajewole who was gunned down by yet to be identified assailants. “The late Ajewole, a renowned Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry, was my classmate at…
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SHARON IVOVI The Chairman of Bomadi Local Goernment Council, Hon. William Angadi has told the over 200 Teaching and Non-Teaching staff recently recruited by the Local Government Council that their recruitment was in pursuit of the Council’s quest to raise the standard of education in the area. Hon. Angadi who charged the newly recruited Teachers and non-Teaching staff to reciprocate the Council’s gesture by being professional, called on them to contribute their quota towards providing brilliant career opportunities for school children in the riverine community. The Council Chairman stated this at the opening ceremony of a 3-day Refresher Course organized…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) led Joint Borders Patrol Team (JBPT) Sector 2, South West Zone, has said that sealing and unsealing of petroleum filling stations within the zone over activities of illegal fuel bunkering is always in line with the directive and approval of the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA). In response to Pinnacle Time inquire regarding activities of rogues filling stations located within border townships, officers of the JBPT said revenues generated from penalties for affected filling stations are also domiciled with the ONSA. Speaking on closed petrol stations and the settlements or fines purportedly paid by…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed the suit filed by residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) demanding an order to stop the swearing-in of the then President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, for failing to secure at least 25 percent of votes cast in the FCT. The suit was dismissed this morning, June 6, 2023 for lack of jurisdiction and locus standi, the cost of N20m was also awarded against the lawyer, Chucks Nwachukwu. Additionally, the Court directed that the case file and all processes filed should be transmitted to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee for appropriate disciplinary…
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, on Tuesday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Administration will work with professionals. The Deputy Governor gave the assurance in Asaba when the Chairman and members of Institute of Chartered Accountant (ICAN), Asaba District, paid him a courtesy visit. He assured professionals of government’s readiness and collaboration in sharing positive ideas and suggestions towards the growth and development of the state. The Deputy Governor said, “When good people that are knowledgeable, sincere and hard working are in government, the government becomes better and better. “Government is about service to humanity, for our constituencies to becomes…
DELTA State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, on Tuesday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Administration will work with professionals. The Deputy Governor gave the assurance in Asaba when the Chairman and members of Institute of Chartered Accountant (ICAN), Asaba District, paid him a courtesy visit. He assured professionals of government’s readiness and collaboration in sharing positive ideas and suggestions towards the growth and development of the state. The Deputy Governor said, “When good people that are knowledgeable, sincere and hard working are in government, the government becomes better and better. “Government is about service to humanity, for our constituencies to becomes…
Reality TV star Angel Agnes Smith, said her boobs and whatever she does with them is no-one’s business. Angel made this known in an interview while reacting to the question about her most prized possession that she would love to insure. “Honestly, it’s not anybody’s business what I do with my boobs. I will rather insure my eyes because I have an intense eyes alongside my most prized possession which is my mind,” she said. Speaking further, Angel said she knew people were going to drag her for wearing revealing clothes on Big Brother Naija show but she didn’t care.…
By Morris Eleri The President, University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) Worldwide, Professor Saawua Gabriel Nyityo says there is no division or faction of any sort in the August Association. Professor Nyityo stated this while addressing members of the Abia State Branch of the Association shortly after the burial of the former Chairman of the Branch, Chief Victor Agbugba, at Uzuakoli, Abia State. According to the President Worldwide, members of the Branch should discountenance the propaganda being peddled about by some disgruntled elements that the Association is divided. He said he would not have been to Abia State physically if…
I am very curious about the future and so are most human beings. My first expression of this interest was to read daily horoscope columns in newspapers as a child. I remember our dad taking it further by occasionally buying whole published books covering his star for the year. I later got to understand he had patronized a UK based psychic before who advertised regularly in weekly popular magazines in the Nigeria of my childhood. I was also told an Uncle of mine tried tracing the psychic’s address in the UK to no avail. She had predicted some things accurately…
Nollywood actress, Angela Eguavoen, has warned that no relatives will be allowed to live in “her home” including her mother-in-law unless she is sick. Angela stated this in an interview with Saturday Beats. She added that she cannot marry a man who is tied to the apron strings of his mother. The actress said: “I cannot marry a mummy’s boy. He has to be a man of himself. Of course, I want a man that has someone in his family that he respects and listens to. He has to be someone who keeps to his words, and cannot be easily…