Month: October 2019

Nigeria’s opposition is missing

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Last week, the Nigeria’s senate majority leader reintroduced anti-sexual harassment legislation to parliament, following a serious exposé by the BBC of a sex for grades scandal at the University of Lagos. The bill had been tabled before – in 2016 – but it was not passed: some members of our party, working with the opposition, then stronger in numbers than today, blocked it. This time around, there has been no such attempt by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to scupper the legislation. We cannot tell whether they remain opposed…

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Kanye West: I’m now a Christian convert

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American rapper, Kanye West, has declared that he is now a Christian. West said this at the weekend, when he was in Washington DC, where he held his usual Sunday service and also a listening party during which he gave fans a taste of his new album, titled ‘Jesus is King.’ According to TMZ, Kanye was at HBCU Howard University and then George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium later in the day for the listening party. In the video obtained by TMZ, Kanye was seen talking to the audience in between…

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FIFA, NFF celebrate Ahmed Musa at 27

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World soccer ruling body, FIFA, the Nigeria Football Federation and Shehu Abdullahi have all celebrated Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, on the occasion of his 27th birthday. “The 1st Nigerian to score more than once in a #WorldCup match ⚽️⚽️ The 1st Nigerian to score in more than one #WorldCup edition 🏆🏆 #HBD to @NGSuperEagles’ @Ahmedmusa718! 🇳🇬🎂🥳,” FIFA tweeted on Monday morning. “Happy birthday to @NGSuperEagles captain @Ahmedmusa718 . Keep soaring 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂,”reads a tweet on the NFF’s Twitter handle. Similarly, Musa’s bossom friend and Super Eagles teammmate, Abdullahi also sent…

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Nation Building: OYP/CYN Set To Honor University VC In Kaduna

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  By Victor Bieni The Vice Chancellor, Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc (Ghana, America and partner campuses world wide), Professor Sir, Bashiru Aremu will next Month November 28th, 2019 be a Guest of Honor at National Youth Summit in Kaduna organized by OOdua Youth Parliament (OYP) and Congress of Nigerian Youth (CNY) in Kaduna. The University VC spoke to our Reporter today in a Telephone Chat while Commending the youths for such gestures of being set to honor him and some other political, Religious, ethnic and National Leaders in the…

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Just in: School Proprietor Regains Freedom After N10m Ransom

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By Omoghene Benedict, Abductors of the Proprietor of Kogbodi International Schools in Ughelli, Delta State, Mr. Patrick Kogbodi has been released after it was gathered a ransom was for release. Kogbodi who spent barely two weeks in the hand of his abductors was released at the early hours of Saturday 12 October, 2019 at Emevor in Isoko North local government area of the state. The victim who was abducted by the hoodlums along Aroh Road, Ughelli, was on his way to church service when he was waylaid and whisked away…

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Omo-Agege Condemns Attacks On Oshiomole

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.… CALLS ON PARTIES TO EMBRACE DIALOGUE The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned the attacks on the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Benin City, Edo State. Omo-Agege said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yomi Odunuga, in Abuja on Sunday. Describing the development as callous, cowardly, inhumane and totally unacceptable that should be condemned by all, he noted that political practice in the country should not be allowed to degenerate to a situation…

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Okowa In The Eye Of The Media (1)

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By FIDELIS EGUGBO Last Tuesday, Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa had his quarterly media chat with members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council. Expectedly, over 300 journalists turned out for that event. One may wonder how many media houses the over 300 Journalists were representing but, this is the 21st century when someone with an android phone automatically becomes a journalist. I once had an experience when someone commented in one of the features story that I posted on my Facebook page that, a…

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Nawa For Nigeria

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  By Sunny Awhefeada We grew up cherishing the Pidgin English. Growing up in Evwreni and coming to maturation in Ughelli, the Pidgin English was our linguistic staple. The proximity of both settings to Warri made them a forte for pidgin to thrive. And we enjoyed the undiluted form of it. Since my earliest years were in Kaduna and Ibadan, I didn’t encounter the Pidgin English early enough like my later playmates in Evwreni and Ughelli.   But once I encountered the language I embraced it body, spirit and soul.…

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First man to conduct spacewalk Alexei Leonov passes on

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Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet Union. Leonov was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, who became the first human to go to outer space in 1961. Four years later Leonov made history when he left a spacecraft…

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Crown University Gets Global Chartered Status From Government of USA

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  By Victor Bieni The Vice Chancellor, Crown University International Chartered Inc. ( Ghana, Americas and other partner Campuses Worldwide), ( Formerly Crown University College, Accra Ghana, Professor Sir, Bashiru Aremu has Commended the Government of United States of America for granting the Institution global chartered status as Chartered body to offer both Academic, Technical and Professional courses Worldwide( all the countries of the World). The VC disclosed this to our reporter today in a telephone conversation when asked the reason the higher Institution now bears a new name and…

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