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The Minister of State for Education, Rt Hon Goodluck Nanah Opiah has assured the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, of the continued support of the ministry. At a maiden parley with the UBEC officials in the Ministry of Education conference room, Abuja, Opiah hinted that in line with charge of duties at the disposal of the ministry, UBEC shall always get the desired maximum support for excellence. Opiah, who has assumed office after swearing-in few weeks ago and moved into action in the ministry, informed the commission’s officials of total support from his office. “I assure you of my total…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered an investigation into the claims made by singer Portable that he formed the notorious cult group, One-Million Boys, terrorising some parts of Lagos State. Portable made the claim in a viral video that he has now deleted. A statement released this evening by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the force, says the IGP has ordered Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Blodun Alabi, to investigate the indicting statement and take necessary legal action. Adejobi added that the directive is premised on the continuous effort of the Nigeria Police Force to fish…
The Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Monday assured the staff of the Federal Ministry of Education under the aegis of Ndigbo Association Abroaders, Federal Ministry of Education Branch, that he operates open-door policy and as such his door is open to them at all times. The Minister gave the assurance in a meeting with the workers at the Conference Room of the Ministry, saying that it is good for brothers and sisters to come together so that they can be of help to each other. He said his phone number is available to them…
Senator Ademola Adeleke, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) candidate has been declared as the winner of the Osun governorship election held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. He polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s, returning Officer for the Election, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe declared Adeleke the winner having satisfied the requirements of the law. He said, “I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, hereby affirmed that I am the returning officer for the governorship election held on Saturday, July 16 and…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is currently undergoing a surgical procedure at an undisclosed hospital. He made an official statement via his verified Facebook page. Osinbajo attributed the surgery to a recent leg injury he sustained while playing squash.
KOGITES UNITES FOR TINUBU/SHETTIMA MANDATE 2023(KUFTS’23) set to hit the ground running as it holds her maiden meeting 29th July,2022. A popular political grassroot mobilization group known as KOGITES UNITE FOR Tinubu/Shettima Mandate 2023(KUFTS’2023) under the leadership of Hajia Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has disclosed to be set for grassroot mobilization after holding her online meeting with various stakeholders across the state. The meeting which brought about various stakeholders across the state to drop their views and opinions on how to get the ground running in other to secure a landslide victory in the forthcoming general election. The group also…
Ibrahim Kabir Masari, the running mate to the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has withdrawn from the race. Masari who made the disclosure in a press statement stated that he believes he can still serve APC and the country in several other capacities The statement reads, “This is to inform our esteemed party leaders under our able President Muhammadu Buhari, teeming party members and the great people of Nigeria, of the outcome of a crucial discussion I just had with the flag-bearer of our great party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola…
The Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Saturday assured that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to ending the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and getting the students back to school. The Minister gave the assurance in Owerri while fielding questions from Journalists during a reception organized in his honour by his friends. “I can assure you that Government is very concerned about the situation. Even as I speak to you now a lot of thinking, a lot of discussions and meetings are going on with a view to resolving…
American media mogul Oprah Winfrey has lost her father, Vernon Winfrey. The billionaire businesswoman shared the sad news via her Instagram page on Saturday, July 9, 2022. “Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song. He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak,” she wrote. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.”…
It was a torrent of praises for the newly appointed Minister of Education (State), Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, as friends and associates celebrated his swearing-in as member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Opiah, a former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly was on Wednesday sworn-in by President Muhamadu Buhari during the FEC meeting at the Exco Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The new Minister received unprecedented applauses and goodwill messages from those present at a mini reception event in honour of the appointment after the swearing-in programme. The reception…
