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The Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Hon. Ayodeji Olawande has accepted to partner with Nigeria Youth Workers Association (NYWA) to professionalize Youth Development in the Country. The Minister made this commitment on behalf of the Ministry to work with NYWA to redefine Youth Work and Empower the Youths in Nigeria. In his words, “Let us work together to professionalize youth work, redefine Youth Development and empower the Youths of our great country Nigeria. We must put work first before money, as we do the work together, we naturally create opportunities for wealth” The Honourable Minister made this call…
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the factional Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubari, to preside over the activities of the legislative arm of the state pending the determination of a motion before it. Justice M.W Danagogo gave the order on Tuesday, in an experte motion, suit no. PHC/3030/CS/2023 in which Rivers State House of Assembly is the first claimant and Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, (Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly) as second claimant; and Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, as first defendant while Rt. Hon. Dumle…
The Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande salutes the Nigerian youth for their remarkable achievement at the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) competition, which ended yesterday, Monday, 11th December, 2023. Olawande, who expressed delight over the feat recorded by three Nigerian youths, 24 year old Victor Osimhen, who earned the 2023 CAF player of the year, Asissat Oshoala, women player of the year, and Chiamaka Nnadozie who won the women goalkeeper of the year award. Olawande eulogised the football stars for their impressive feat and for making the youths of Nigeria proud. He said, “These…
South African Afro-pop singer, Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara is dead. The award-winning singer, who was hospitalised, died on Monday night after reported liver complications. She had been in a Johannesburg hospital, reportedly with liver complications. In November, Zahara’s family affirmed she had been admitted to the hospital. The country’s Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture, Zizi Kodwa, on Tuesday revealed “Government has been with the family for some time now” while expressing sadness over the passing of the singer. “My deepest condolences to the Mkutukana family and the South African music industry. Zahara and her guitar made an…
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has won the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of The Year award. Osimhen saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah. Monday’s award capped off a sterling year for the Super Eagles forward whose historic feat in the imperial Moroccan city of Marakesh ended Nigeria’s 24-year-old wait for Africa’s top individual prize. Legendary Kanu Nwankwo was the last Nigerian to win the award and that was in 1999. The prize is a recognition of Osimhen’s exploits for his Napoli club side and the national team where he is a key member. He spearheaded…
…Enugu, most peaceful state in Southeast Nigerian Army_ Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has assured residents living across the state and those that would be travelling to Enugu from around the world for Christmas and New Year celebrations of adequate security of lives and property throughout the festive period. This was even as the Nigerian Army, this week, while flagging off a military operation codenamed “Exercise Golden Dawn III” in the state designed to pre-empt security threats, guarantee the safety of the citizens across the state and reassure them of a hitch-free yuletide, said Enugu State remains the most…
Find below the full speech of Speaker House Of Representatives, Hon. Abbas at the Citizens Town-Hall On 2024 Appropriation Bill Read: REMARKS BY THE RT. HON. ABBAS TAJUDEEN, PH.D., SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AT THE CITIZENS TOWN-HALL ON THE 2024 APPROPRIATION BILL HELD AT THE TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, ABUJA, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 [PROTOCOLS] It is with great pleasure that I present the keynote address on the 2024 Appropriation Bill at this citizens’ town hall. You will recall that during the budget proposal presentation by the President, I promised that the House would convene a town hall, in line…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is taking an important step towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future by launching a ground breaking plan to deploy a fleet of 100 electric buses. The President disclosed this at a high-level discussion with stakeholders and investors on the Nigeria Carbon Market and Electric Buses Rollout Programme on Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the fringes of the COP28 climate summit. Tinubu stated that the strategic initiative aims to significantly reduce Nigeria’s carbon footprint and modernize the country’s transport systems as part of a larger effort to position Nigeria and Africa as…
A Moroccan woman has confessed to butchering her long-term lover, after which she minced his remains into tiny pieces and cooked them with rice which she served to a group of Pakistani construction workers. The remaining parts of his body which could not be cooked, she threw to dogs. The construction workers working in the United Arab Emirates had no idea that the meal offered to them by the woman contained human flesh. The crime came to light after police found a tooth in her blender. Three whole months had passed before police arrested the woman in her 30s and…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three traditional rulers in an auto crash that occured in Ogbomoso on Friday. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday, FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Mr Joshua Adekanye, attributed the cause of the auto crash to speed violation and wrongful overtaking. According to Adekanye, two vehicles involved were a white M/Benz E230 car with registration number ‘OLODOGBO’ and a white Scania Truck with registration number MUS 301 XF. He said that six people were involved in the accident; three died and the others…
