Month: May 2018

Alex, BBNaija fame joins talent firm

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Alex Asogwa, a.k.a Alex Unusual, BBNaija 3rd runner-up, has become the first 2018 housemate to get signed by a talent agency, Naomad Talent Management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the signing gives Alex, who is a dancer, model and writer, the needed structure to harness her full potential. Naomi M. Adenuga, CEO/Founder of the agency, told NAN in Abuja on Friday said Alex was full of depth and authenticity. “It is with great pleasure that we welcome “The Beautiful Unusual One” @alex_unusual to the Naomad Family. “We…

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Morgan Freeman ‘Devastated’ by Reports of Sexual Harassment: ‘I Did Not Assault Women

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Morgan Freeman is speaking out again amid reports of his allegedly inappropriate sexual behavior towards women. “I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports,” he said in a statement. “All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.” The actor, 80, added, “I admit that I am someone who…

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Trump takes aim at federal bureaucracy with new executive orders rolling back civil-service protections

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President Trump moved Friday to roll back civil-service protections that federal employees have enjoyed for a generation, making it easier to fire poor performers, curtailing time employees can be paid for union work and directing agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts. In three executive orders the president signed before the holiday weekend, Trump took his first significant steps toward fulfilling a campaign promise he made to overhaul a federal bureaucracy he told voters was awash in “waste, fraud and abuse.” The changes have been championed by Republicans who have sought to…

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Ikpokpo is an epitome of quality-Edegware

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By Grandball Omoghene The Secretary, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue and grand Patron of  MIKE EDEGWARE FOUNDATION, MEF Chief Barr. Mike Edegware has described  the Chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area and Chairman of ALGON Delta State, Hon. Sir. Itiako Constantine Ikpokpo on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message signed by Edegware, he described the Ikpokpo as  a man who’s quality of  leadership is worthy of emulation who had an outstanding record stewardship. Edegware, simply known as The Civilian General because of his philanthropic nature…

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Nigerian girls face their traffickers in Paris court

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A verdict is expected at the end of this month in the trial of 16  members of a mostly female network of Nigerian human traffickers operating forced prostitution rings in France. The traffickers went on trial last week at the High Court of Paris, facing their accusers as the trafficked women testified to being lied to, beaten and raped. Plaintiffs  began giving testimony on May 14 against a group known as the “Authentic Sisters”, saying they were trafficked from Nigeria, abused and forced into prostitution. While eight women are testifying…

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UN: Human rights under attack worldwide

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The world is sliding back on human rights and its principles are under attack in all corners of the globe, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein warned. Zeid raised the alarm in a hard-hitting speech marking the 25th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights that underscored the “universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated” nature of human rights. The UN rights chief said that a quarter century on, the world seemed instead to be “headed in another direction.” While raising the alarm, however, he urged people everywhere…

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NNPC, Agip moves to add 500MW of power to national grid

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture (JV) Partner, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) ltd., have pledged commitment to implement Okpai Phase 2 project to increase electricity generation with 500 MegaWatts (MW) . A statement by NNPC‘s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, said that the move was part of efforts to increase electricity generation in the country. According to him, NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, made the disclosure when he received the new Vice Chairman and Managing Director of NAOC, Fiorillo…

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House of Representatives probe of N8 billion NEMA contracts runs into hitches

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The investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, of the N8 billion grains supply contracts has run into hitches. The beneficiary companies were to supply grains to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-east. The probe was halted after the Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, appealed to the Isa Ali-led committee not to disclose contents of the documents required because they were classified as security information. NEMA also could not make any presentation at the hearing due to the failure of its…

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CAN commiserates with Catholics over murdered priests, parishioners

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The Christian Association of Nigeria on Tuesday commiserated with the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria as it conducted mass burial for the two priests and parishioners killed by the herdsmen in Benue State in April. Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, conveyed CAN message in a statement in Abuja. Oladeji described the present moment in Nigeria as a trying time for the church. He urged all Christians to identify with the Catholic Church in its nationwide peaceful protest against senseless killings in…

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President Buhari to take actions on IGP/Saraki issue, others – Senate Leader

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President Muhammadu Buhari would soon take appropriate actions aimed at addressing the “not too cordial” relationship between the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government. The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, revealed this on Tuesday when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the closed door meeting between the President and the 10-man Senate delegation. Lawan said Buhari had pledged to address all issues concerning the two arms of government, including the impasse between the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the Inspector-General of Police,…

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