Month: November 2018

Turkey Shares Tape Of Khashoggi’s Killing

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Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. Turkish sources, according to the newspaper Daily Sabah, have said previously that authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting the murder. “We gave the recordings, we gave them to Saudi Arabia, we gave them to Washington, to the Germans, to the French, to the English. They all know since they all listened to the conversations and everything,” Erdogan said in a…

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UBA Bank locks Benin For Michael, Blessing

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Edo state capital was recently locked down by staff of United Bank of Africa, UBA, as Michael Ohineumeh Izegaegbe, a financial guru in the banking sector took to the alter of God to wed his friend, former Miss Blessing Odufuare Emokhare as wife. The event saw the beautiful couple said their vow in a ceremony held at God’s Family Assembly Church, Benin City, the Edo State capital on September 22, 2018, an event attended by close family members and friends. At the reception venue, ‘DE HAVEN MARQUEE’, the couple stunned…

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Beware of poisoned beans – CPC warns Nigerians

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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised consumers to extensively parboil their beans before consumption and to make sufficient inquiries before engaging in purchases. In a statemnet issued by Mr Babatunde Irukera, Director General of the council, he warned Nigerians to beware of beans retailers who use 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) compound popularly known as sniper to preserve their beans from weevils. The warning followed a video which had gone viral on social media where some young men were seen in a market mixing their beans with sniper before bagging…

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Shehu Sani tackles Buhari, Jonathan over ‘politicised’ N-Power, SURE-P

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The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised the N-Power programme introduced by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration,saying it is used as a means of maintaining grassroot political support. The senator shared the same view on the SURE-P program of the former administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Sani, who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) some weeks ago, was reacting to an allegation that the disbursement of the N-power fund has been politicised. Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, said, on Wednesday, that the fund had been “politicised”…

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Relief materials worth over N6m donated by Sen Omo-Agege to IDPs in Delta communities

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By Joel Grandball, Relief materials worth over N6 million have been donated to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Uwheru, Ohoror and Agadama communities in Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State by the senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege. Items donated to the IDPs are, Rice, Garri, Groundnut Oil, Noodles, Tomatoes, Soaps, Detergents, Biscuits, Pampers, Slippers, Cartons of Ice-fish, Shaving sticks, Vaseline Jellies and others. Speaking on the occasion, the Director General, Agege Campaign Organisation, at the state treasurer of the All Progrssives, Congress, APC, Mr. Chuks Erhire said,…

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Minimum wage: Atiku to pay his workers N33,000

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Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has directed the implementation of N33,000 minimum wage to all employees in his companies. The directive was issued to heads of business units of companies owned by the former vice president and was to take immediate effect. Muhammad El-Yakub, the Managing Director Gotel Communications, a company promoted by the former vice president in his home state in Adamawa, said the implementation of the payment would commence after a meeting with union officials. He said the…

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Fmr Daily Times editor heads Onowakpo campaign team

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Fomer Daily Times Editor, Chief John Araka has been appointed as the chairman of Joel-Onowakpo Ewomazino Thomas,  APC Candidate, House of Representatives, Isoko Federal Constituency as Chairman of the Joel-Onowakpo for House of Representatives Campaign Council and Silas Bouwe as Director Joel-Onowakpo is the immediate past chairman of Delta State Board of Internal Revenue under Emmanuel Uduaghan administration and Federal Inland Revenue Services in charge of five southern states. He recently dumped the PDP to join APC where he declares for House of Representatives, Isoko Federal Constituency. Araka, is a seasoned…

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Ofuani to head Pointer Newspaper

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Celestine Ofuani has been deployed to head the Pointer Newspaper as the Acting General Manager according to the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Patrick Ukah. The appointment is sequel to the official disengagement of the substantive General Manager of the company, Mr Bosah Iwobi, from the services of the company with effect from Friday, November 9, 2018. Mr. Ofuani is to act in that capacity until the appointment of a new substantive General Manager. Before his deployment, Mr Ofuani was the Deputy Director of Information (DDI) in charge of Newsroom and…

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Late Mrs Comfort Ozehor goes home on Nov 24th

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  By Orerome Favour The remains of late Mrs Comfort Udugba Ozehor who died at the age of 76 years will be laid to rest at her home town, Igbide in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State on the 24th November,2018 In a statement released and signed by her eldest son, Mr. Kenneth Ozehor for the children and family, the burial ceremony will start with service of  songs at her husband’s compound, opposite Ovie palace. Funeral service will be followed by interment. Thereafter entertainment of guests at same…

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Fulani herdsmen: Ewu women protest over continuous rape

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…govt should fish those responsible out- Muslim Cleric By Grandball Joel, MOTORISTS plying the Ewu-Urhobo road to other communities in Ughelli South Local Government of Delta were stranded for over several hours as women from the community in protest barricaded the major road over what they described their continuous raping by suspected Fulani herdsmen raving the area. The women in their hundreds displaying leaves with songs such as ‘We no go gree’, ‘Fulani must go’, ‘We are tired of Fulani herdsmen raping us to death’ alleged that Fulani herdsmen have…

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