Folake Sokoya The Director General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Daniel, has said his principal will pick the Secretary to the Federal Government (SFG) from the South West upon winning the presidential election in 2019. He said this would be appropriate as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has already chosen his running mate, …

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Dayo Emmanuel Former General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Professor Yusuf Turaki, has said that corruption has been narrowed to stealing money alone while there is more to the “disturbing hydra headed monster.” Turaki made this known during the 50th wedding anniversary of founder of the West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Gary Maxey and his wife, …

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Tayo Olanipekun With Agency Reports A Nigerian business man has been crowned champion of the first Africa edition of the Scaling Up Nutrition Pitch Competition held at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics from Kwara State won the competition involving some of the continent’s most exciting enterprises working to improve access to nutritious foods. …

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Tayo Olanipekun Head, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Dangote Oil Refinery Company Limited, Rama Rao Putta,has said the Dangote Oil Refinery will save Nigeria about $26bn every year. Putta said this when the President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Babatunde Paul Ruwase, led members of the Chamber on a tour of Dangote Jetty, Refinery and Fertilizer plants recently …

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Folake Sokoya A 35-year-old man, Ayegunle Adekunle, was arrested on Wednesday by men of the Ogun State Police Command for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a three-year-old girl (names withheld). The suspect, who is a co-tenant with the parents of the victim at 29, Ore Meji Street, Oriokuta, in the Otta area of the state, was arrested following a report …

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Folake Sokoya The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said his policy document targeting at creating an enabling environment for the youths and women to return to the path of wealth creation and gainful employment would soon be unveiled. Abubakar on Wednesday on his personal twitter handle @atiku said that the document would help to address the problem …

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the murder of the second health worker held hostage in Nigeria is a despicable act of cruelty. ICRC Regional Director for Africa, Patricia Danzi,said in a statement on Tuesday that “it’s utterly devastating” that the humanitarian organization had to write the sentence announcing the killing of Hauwa Mohammed Liman. Hauwa …

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Folake Sokoya The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) has called on government for policies and laws that will enforce the use of white cane by visually impaired citizens in the society. NAB said it is important for policy makers to provide protection for persons using the cane on the streets as it shows “respect for the cane and the …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said there will be no compromise in his government’s anti corruption crusade. Buhari made this known when the former President of South Africa and Chairman of the AU/ECA High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa,Thabo Mbeki visited him. “For my administration, fighting corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria is non-gegotiable,” said President Buhari. …

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Dayo Emmanuel The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) has held its inaugural lecture in Lagos. The event with the theme: Combating fake news in the cyber space drew media professionals, professionals from the banking industry to the Radisson Blu Hotel , Ikeja, Lagos. Special Guest of Honour at the event, and Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed assured …

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