Day: March 8, 2018

NAF inaugurates new residential quarters in Minna

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has inaugurated additional 18 x 2 Senior Non-Commission Officers (SNCOs), and 18×1 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) residential quarters at the 351 NAF Base Minna. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Adesanya said that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, was represented by the Chief of Administration, AVM Ibrahim Yahaya, at the inauguration. He said the additional living quarters was in line with NAF’s efforts to ensure adequate…

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APC borrowed N11tr in 3 years, PDP N6tr in 16 years — Melaye

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Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT, Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi), yesterday, told the senate that the APC administration borrowed N11 trillion against N 6trillion borrowed during the 16 years reign of the PDP. Melaye, who spoke when he raised a point of order to protest the rejection of the Peace Corps bill by President Muhammadu Buhari, said the present administration had  no specific programme to empower the youths. He said the complaint by the president that there was no fund to cater for the Peace Corps was not…

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Nigeria hijacked by men with no ideas — Sule Lamido

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A former Governor of Jigawa State and PDP presidential aspirant, Alhaji Sule Lamido, yesterday in Calabar, alleged that Nigeria has been hijacked and is being ruled by men who lack ideas. Lamido said the ruling APC was only implementing what the former ruling party, the PDP, drew. He stated this when he paid a consultative visit to Governor Ben Ayade on his presidential aspiration. Lamido alleged that whereas PDP was accused of spending about N6tn on some national projects in 16 years, the APC had wasted more than N20tn in…

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Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham were “much better” than Juventus

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Mauricio Pochettino said he was “proud” of Tottenham and felt they were “much better” than Juventus despite losing to the Serie A side in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. Having come back from 2-0 down to draw the first leg 2-2 in Turin, Spurs looked to be heading for the quarter-finals after Heung-min Son put them ahead at Wembley. But Juventus scored two goals in three minutes midway through the second half to stun the hosts, who saw a late header from Harry Kane hit the…

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US entertainment festival SXSW to host first ever Africa House

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The Temple Management Company is collaborating with US-based PR firm, Insider, to stage the first ever Africa House at the South By South West (SXSW). The South by Southwest is a conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in Austin, Texas. TMC, alongside collaborating organisations, has developed a showcase featuring compelling speakers and panels focused on the technology, art, design, and music of Africa. “This is a unique opportunity to represent Africa at this major event. This is a boom time for African talent…

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Donald Trump administration to provide records on Barack Obama-era gun-smuggling probe

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The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to provide congressional investigators confidential records on a failed gun-trafficking operation during the Obama administration known as “Fast and Furious” that long has been criticised by Republican lawmakers. The Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Washington. Sessions said the Justice Department would hand over documents to the Republican-led House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that had been withheld by Democratic former President Barack Obama’s administration. The agreement reached by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration will…

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Independence day bombing: Court jails Charles Okah, Co-conspirator for life

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and his co-defendant, Obi Nwabueze, to life imprisonment for masterminding the bomb blasts which occurred in Abuja on October 1, 2010, and earlier in Warri, Delta State on March 15 of the same year. The two accused were said to have planned the attacks with Charles’ elder brother, Mr. Henry Okah, the leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, who had been convicted of the same offense and sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment by a…

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Dremo: I’m ready to release back to back hits

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Aboriomoh Femi Raymond, a rapper better known as Dremo, says he will release “back to back hits” in 2018. Dremo is signed to the same record label as Mayorkun who had a stellar 2017, during which he put out hit songs like ‘Che Che’ and ‘Mama’. Both artistes are featured on ‘MIND’, DMW’s latest chart-topping single. The rapper also featured Mayorkun on his new buzzing song ‘Izzokay’, which was produced by YBNL beat maker Young Jon. In a statement, Dremo expressed joy over the reception of his new song and…

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Manchester City ease through despite rare home loss to Basel

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Manchester City advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals despite suffering their first home defeat in over a year. The English club go through 5-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 defeat by Swiss champions Basel on Wednesday. City won the first leg 4-0 and unsurprisingly their manager Pep Guardiola chose to leave key players on the bench. None of Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero or goalkeeper Ederson featured in the game. The evening began positively for Pep Guardiola’s side, unbeaten in their last 12 Champions League home matches, when Brazilian Gabriel…

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Shehu Sani reveals Nigerian Senators’ best kept secret

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Mr Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed Nigerian Senators best kept secret: their pay packet. In a major interview with The News magazine, Sani said  he and his colleagues received N13.5 million monthly as running cost. The revelation by the Senator was the first time a member of the National Assembly will confirm speculations that Nigerian senators are earning N41.5 million quarterly as a running cost. The Kaduna Senator said the earned running cost was in addition to the over N700,000…

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