President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerian elites to stop misleading the people through their unguarded utterances. Buhari, who is the visitor to University of Uyo, gave this warning at the 24th convocation ceremony of the institution on Saturday. The President, who was represented by Mr Ibrahim Yakasai, Director of Corporate Communications, National University Commission (NUC),…
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2019: Buhari remains best option, says Razak
Nigerian electorates have been called upon to ensure the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari for continuity of federal policies and to consolidate on the gains of the administration’s development strides. The gains include the social intervention programmes designed to lift many out of poverty and the war on corruption which had led to recovery of…
Just In : Odumegwu Ojukwu’s first son, Sylvester dead
Sylvester Debe Ojukwu, the first son of the Biafra warlord, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, is dead, Tribune reports.He reportedly died on Friday night after spending a short time at the hospital. He passed on at the age of 62. For a better society The post Just In : Odumegwu Ojukwu’s first son, Sylvester dead appeared first…
Okupe hints on political ‘Tsunami’ after Alaibe,10000 supporters dumped APC for PDP
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the defection of Chief Tim Alaibe from the All Progressives Congress, APC, alongside his supporters to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. We reports that Alaibe, who was the former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and former Special Adviser…
Reason attestation of Buhari’s results may be fake – Omokri
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on new media, Reno Omokri, on Saturday disclosed why he thinks the West African Examination Council, WAEC, attestation of results given to President Muhammadu Buhari may be fake. WAEC, through its Registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, had on Friday issued an attestation of results to Buhari at the Presidential Villa,…
90% of APC members on my side – Oshiomhole
SUNDAY ODE, Abuja National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, has declared that 90 per cent of party members were solidly behind him. This is coming on the heels of reports that 15 of the 23 governors of the APC have finalised the plot to remove him and are about forcing a…
Tunde Idiagbon was a rare example of loyalty – Buhari
SUNDAY ODE, Abuja “The late Major General Tunde Idiagbon was a very rare example of what loyalty to fatherland and to a superior should be. “Tunde was strong, loyal and extremely committed to the cause of positively changing the narrative about Nigeria, which the administration set out to do at that time,” the President Muhammadu…
Djokovic , Federer to meet in Paris Masters semi-final
Second seed Novak Djokovic will face third seed Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat Croat Marin Cilic 4-6 6-2 6-3 in two hours and 12 minutes. The Serb lost the opening set and went 2-1 down in the third before immediately breaking back and…
What Buhari’s attestation certificate from WAEC has caused – Momodu
Media mogul, Dele Momodu has reacted to issuance of attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result from the West African Examination Council, WAEC to President Muhammadu Buhari. We recalls that Buhari had been under attacks after he failed to submit his credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as various presidential candidates’ credentials…
NPA boss seeks enhanced cargo clearance framework in Africa
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has advocated for an African framework targeted at enhancing the conveyance of cargos and the quality of logistics in a more predictable manner. The Managing Director who advocated that such a Framework should be targeted at enhancing the clearance of cargos through efficient…
NCDMB, indigenous producers sign agreement on tendering cycle
…We‘ve recorded 98%performance with SLAs-Wabote UGO AMADI The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Indigenous Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG)have signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA), which would drive local content implementation and simplify the procurement and tendering processes for oil and gas projects. The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote and…
UNICAL student wins Nigerian content essay competition
UGO AMADI A first year student of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Mr. Ubon James, has emerged the winner of the second edition of the annual national oil and gas essay competition organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The essay submitted by the 27-year-old…