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The Uhonmora Progressive Union, Worldwide has inaugurated its new executives that would pilot the activities of the body for the next three years. The inauguration which took place at the Ultra-modern Community Civic Center was attended prominent sons and daughters of Uhonmora, including the Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Honourable Blessing Agbebaku. In his remarks the speaker charged the newly elected executives to work towards the overall good of the community while assuring that he would do more for the community. Honourable Blessing Promises to build more classrooms for the Uhonmora Secondary Commercial School and work towards…

The Rivers Transparency Watch Initiative (RTWI) has expressed support for the Rivers State Government’s plan to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy for the former Trans-Amadi Slaughter market land, on which a popular shopping mall now stands. The group commended the decision, which was prompted by a peaceful protest from the residents of Oginigba community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, who alleged land grabbing by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In a statement signed by its President, Dr Charles Umeh, RTWI stated that it had credible information that the Oginigba community was misled into…

Aare Akinrogun of Ibadanland and former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Yusufu Buratai CFR has described the late 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land , Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, as a detribalised Nigerian who lived to serve humanity, Nigeria and the people of Ibadanland. He also described his death as painful”. Buratai stated this on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, at the civic reception organized for the late Olubadan by the Oyo State Government . He described the late Olubadan as a responsible king who dedicated his life and time to…

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has denied the allegations made by a former Pastor of the Church in a viral video, describing his story as false, mischievous, misleading and cruel one. The church said Jimoh while working with the ministry had serially got himself involved in one offense or the other at every branch he was posted to serve, before he was redeployed back to the headquarters for internal discipline believing he would change but he never. His recent emotion laden story has generated mixed reactions among Nigerians putting the Church in a bad light .But, the…

…FEPS, VERIFICATION AGENTS, AND OTHERS TO UNDERGO SECURITY VETTING The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) reaffirms its commitment to providing secure identity services and protecting the Citizens’ data per its mandate as Nigeria’s foundational identity provider. In pursuit of this goal, the Commission has implemented enhanced measures to safeguard the information stored in its National Identity Database. These actions align with the commitment outlined by the Director-General/CEO, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, upon assuming office in August 2023. Engr CokerOdusote emphasized that the NIMC collaborates with relevant security agencies to uphold the utmost data security standards and regulatory compliance. As part of…

By Hudu Yakubu, Makkah In an effort to ensure strict adherence to contractual agreement, the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, MPWB, feeding subcommittee of 2024 Hajj exercise has inspected the services of the food vendors contracted to supply daily mills for the FCT pilgrims in Makkah. The visit was also aimed at strengthening monitoring and supervision of the services towards protecting the interest of the FCT pilgrims contingents in the Holy Land of kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Interacting with management of the contracting company, the Director of the FCT Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abubakar Adamu Evuti while…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Rasheed Na’Allah, to appear before it on June 13 to show cause why the planned inauguration of the newly elected Governing Council members of the institution should not be stopped. The plaintiffs; Prof. Saint Gbilekaa, Prof. Edmund Nwanna, Prof. Sunday Ejaro, Prof. Kasim Umar, Prof. Wesley Nafarnda and Dr Uju Patrick, in a motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/683/2024, sued the VC; the President, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the National Universities Commission, as first to fourth defendants respectively. The…

Super Eagles of Nigeria have played out a 1-1 draw against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. South Africa took the lead in the 29th minute through Themba Zwane who dazzled past the Nigerian defence to send the ball beyond the reach of Stanley Nwabali in goal for the Super Eagles. In the 46th minute, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru got Nigeria back into the game with an exquisite solo effort from outside the box. Series of chances then fell to the Super Eagles to snatch a win but the crossbar and the impressive Ronwen…

The Ministry of Power has earmarked N2bn for the metering of unmetered Band A customers. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, stated this on Friday at the Business Day Energy Conference held in Lagos. Band A customers are those who get a minimum of 20-hour power supply and pay N206 per kilowatt-hour after the removal of government subsidies. According to Adelabu, the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Alhaji Garba Sanusi, visited him on Thursday for a discussion on the N20bn. Adelabu disclosed that he agreed with the NERC chairman that the fund be used to procure meters for…

The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000, while organised labour has reduced its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. This comes after the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, submitted the cost implication of minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. A source confirmed this to our correspondent on Friday night in Abuja. Details later…