Delta enters $20m oil palm production deal

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The Delta Government has signed a $20 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norsworthy Investment, a private firm, for the cultivation of 3,000 acres of oil palm and processing plant project. The project which would be sited at Akwukwu-Igbo in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state, was signed in Asaba on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Festus Agas. Agas reiterated the commitment of the state government to provide the needed support for investment towards developing every sector of the state economy. “Upon the inception…

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Ray Wilkins slams Chelsea’s move for Monaco ace Tiemoue Bakayoko as £36million deal is agreed

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Ray Wilkins says he is ‘really disappointed’ Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has launched a move for Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. The Frenchman has emerged as one of Conte’s top targets this summer, with the Blues said to have agreed a £36million deal to bring him to west London.   Bakayoko, who has also been linked with Manchester United, enjoyed a breakthrough season last term, playing over 40 games as Monaco won the French title and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. But Wilkins does not appear overly impressed with the 22-year-old, suggesting academy graduate Nathaniel…

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INEC writes Dino, begins recall process July 3

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has confirmed receiving a petition with more than 188,000 eligible voters, in Kogi West constituency signing for Senator Dino Melaye’s recall. It has now written officially to the senator, notifying him about the petition. Melaye has condemned the recall move, saying it would fail and because it was being sponsored by the Kogi State Governor Yahya Bello. INEC also said it would publish details of the verification process of all the signatories to the petition on July the 3rd, to confirm if they are indeed…

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Harrysong welcomes twins with baby mama

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It’s like a baby boom season for Nigerian artiste as Harrysong welcomes new babies with his baby mama. Nigerian musician and “Reggae Blues” crooner is the latest baby daddy as a new report reveals he has fathered a pair twins. According to the report Harrysong’s Abuja-based businesswoman delivered the babies in at a hospital in Beverly Hills, California a few weeks ago around May 26. The twins s*x are revealed as male and female, the baby boy has been christened Perez while the baby girl was named Tarela supposedly coined…

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Bayelsa govt approves land for Agip Oil’s residential quarters

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The Bayelsa State government has offered to provide land for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company to build its corporate office and residential quarters in Yenagoa the state capital. The offer was gladly accepted by the managing director of the company, Massimo Insulla who was in Yenagoa where both parties made commitments to work together for the success of the 13.5 billion dollar deep water Zabazaba project in the state. Ovieteme George reports that the Bayelsa State Governor has been playing host to high profile visitors in the past one month. First,…

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Osinbajo to governors: Safeguard lives, properties

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday urged state governors must safeguard the lives and properties of all citizens residing in their states. Osinbajo, who gave the advice at a consultative meeting with the governors at the Presidential Banquet, Abuja, said the directive had become imperative in view of the fact that “Nigeria is indissoluble’’. He warned that leaders must not allow “the careless use of words and careless expressions” that might degenerate into crisis. He said: “”We are a people that like to talk and we express ourselves loudly but it is…

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Macron appoints new faces to senior roles after four ministers resign

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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has named a group of relative unknowns to senior government cabinet posts over traditional allies after a series of high-profile resignations. As a spokesman announced the names of ministers appointed, political analysts said many voters would be left asking: “Who?” Four cabinet members have resigned this week after being put under preliminary investigation in two separate scandals, leaving Macron’s prime minister, Édouard Philippe, under pressure to find replacements while maintaining a pledge to maintain gender and party-political parity. François Bayrou, president of the MoDem party, –…

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I’m Not Moved By FG’s Appeal Over CCT Acquittal – Saraki

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Less than 24 hours after the federal government appealed the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) which acquitted Senate President Bukola Saraki of charges of corruption and false declaration of assets, the number three man in the country has declared that he has no fears about the appeal. Saraki’s counsel, Mr. Paul Erokoro, a senior advocate, who spoke with LEADERSHIP, however, said the legal team of the Senate president has not been served with the notice of appeal. According to him, immediately the appeal is served on them,…

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The World’s Population Is Forecast to Reach 9.8 Billion By the Year 2050

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(UNITED NATIONS) — India’s population is expected to surpass China’s in about seven years and Nigeria is projected to overtake the United States and become the third most populous country in the world shortly before 2050, a U.N. report said Wednesday. The report by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Population Division forecasts that the current world population of nearly 7.6 billion will increase to 8.6 billion by 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. It said roughly 83 million people are added to the world’s population every…

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Borno, Boko Haram and politics

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It may surprise many Nigerians who still hear sporadic nerve-breaking sounds of bomb explosions by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in parts of Borno state. This shock in Nigerians is reinforced by the insistence of the Nigerian military of defeating terrorism. Borno used to be the hub of terrorism in Nigeria and  even the incident of the abduction of  over 270  Chibok school girls by BHTs also occurred in Borno state.  Yobe and Adamawa states were also caught up by the fire of terrorism in the Northeast.  But Borno is now…

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