The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives in Saturday’s National and State Assembly rerun elections in Rivers state falls short of the expected standard, given the level of mobilization and preparedness. The party said it is disappointing that INEC, under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has not been able to conduct any conclusive election in few constituencies and states so far and wondered what would be the case when the entire country is involved. “Also grossly unacceptable is the shoddy work by security operatives leading to escalation of…
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The numbers of customers enjoying the benefits of savings have continued to increase in the Skye Bank “Reach for the Skye” millionaire reward scheme, as three additional lucky winners were added to its list of Millionaires on Thursday in Calabar. The market activation, which held at the Watt Market in Calabar, reiterates the commitment of Skye Bank to empower and satisfy its customers while encouraging savings culture. Comfort Ekpin who emerged as one of the three millionaires at the promo draw, and learnt of her winning during a phone call, spoke excitedly in surprise, “So, this draw can get to…
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run election has called on law enforcement agents to investigate the attitude of Kenneth Kobani and other PDP leaders in Gokana Local Government Area, who allegedly used armed youths to disrupt the distribution of electoral materials to the various polling units in the area. Speaking with newsmen at Bera in Gokana Local Government Area on Saturday, Abe said that lack of prosecution of offenders was responsible for flouting electoral laws and called on the federal government to set up an inquiry on the matter.…
The University of Ibadan now has an ultra-modern subsurface research center that will boost the development of top rate manpower for the nation’s oil and gas industry, thanks to a donation by The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operated Joint Venture. The center has 15 fully networked workstations, a high-end server complete with Internet facilities and a standby 45-Kva generator among other facilities. “The SPDC JV’s intervention to turn around the subsurface center of the university is a careful choice to support the institution to deliver the next generation of technologies and skills that will help Nigeria to unlock more…
In continuation of the present administration’s commitment to urban development and expansion of business opportunities in the state, the Lagos State Government has expressed its intention to partner with suitable entities on a Public-Private Partnership basis to undertake the development and delivery of a wide range of facilities in the State. The facilities include residential apartments, shopping/business malls, Recreation parks, Hotels, Theme Parks, Zoos, Car Parks and other facilities that will add to a Modern City Lifestyle. In a statement signed on Sunday by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the State Government has conceived the…
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said his government is committed to improving electric power supply in the rural areas. He made this submission at the opening of a training workshop on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Framework for Rural Electricity Mini-grids organised by German Agency for International Corporation (GIZ) in collaboration with the State Government in Abeokuta. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga, Amosun said “the daunting challenge of poor electric supply in this nation cannot but be emphasised here. Nigeria with a population of about 170 million people, and an estimated power requirement of at least…
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been appointed to head of an advisory committee that will revive the educational sector in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states of North-West Nigeria. Jega, who hails from Kebbi State, will work with six other professors from the zone and advise Governors of the three states on how to fix the myriad of problems facing the sector, especially at the tertiary education level. Presenting a report of the committee Saturday night in Sokoto to Governors Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Abdulaziz Yari and Abubakar Bagudu of Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi respectively, Jega said…
HOLY HUMOUR REPLICA MIRACLE. The police for speeding stop a priest. The policeman smells wine on the priest’s breath, and says, “Sir, have you been drinking?” The priest says, “Just water.” The policeman replies, “Then why do I smell wine?” And the minister answers, “Good grief, He’s done it again!” WAIT A SECOND Deji goes on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God. Looking up, he asks the Lord. . . “God, what does a million years mean to you?” The Lord replies, “Just a…
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Nigerian Army have succeeded in decimating the Boko Haram insurgents such that they can no longer launch any big attack. Alhaji Mohammed said this while speaking in an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday, Mohammed said the army had significantly reduced Boko Haram’s ability to carry out big attacks, just days after a suspected suicide attack by the group on a mosque left 22 worshippers dead in the northeastern Maiduguri city. “The government is on top of the situation in terms of security and I think Nigeria has done really well.”…
The Ogun State government has announced the death of Mrs. Dinah Vivian Lambo (nee Adams) matriarch of the Thomas Adeoye Lambo family. The late Mrs. Lambo who died on Saturday, March 19, 2016, aged 93, was the widow of late Professor Thomas Adeoye Lambo, Africa’s first Professor of Psychiatry and former Director general of the World Health Organization, WHO, who was an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, while commiserating with the family, also thanked God for the life of Mrs. Lambo who he described as “a virtuous, resourceful and committed ally of her late…