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Three professors are on the five-man committee set up to distribute N250 million across orphanages in Nigeria. Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, who set up the committee, announced this in a statement on Saturday. Below are those on the committee: 1. Mrs Titi Adebayo -Chairman of the committee. 2. Professor Jonathan Nwosu -Secretary of the committee. 3. Professor Yahana Joel Asabe of the Northern Nigeria Seventh Day Adventist Union Conference. 4. Pastor (Dr) Oyalabu of Spring Time Development Foundation (SDF). 5. Professor Uloma Onuoha Expressing gratitude to all those who made the donations, Davido said the…

Enugu Lawmaker, Hon Obieze Inducted As A Chartered Arbitrator Nigerian Institute of Chattered Arbitrators, has inducted Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze as a Chartered Arbitrator and a member of the Institute. Hon. Obieze, the Member representing Ezeagu Constituency in Enugu State House of Assembly who made a first class is one of the inductees during the ceremony held today, 19th of November 2021 after scaling through written and oral examinations and  Intergrity requirements of the institute. Reacting to the new feat achieved by the outstanding lawmaker, Friends of Chima Obieze, FCO congratulated him on the new achievement. In the congratulatory message…

PR Expert, Ifeanyi Chukwuji Congratulates Delta Speaker On Award As Lawmaker Of The Year Mr Ifeanyi Chukwuji has congratulated the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on his conferment as the "Lawmaker of the Year" Award at the Independent Nigeria Parliament Excellent Award. The Award which was organized by Daily Independent Newspapers Limited in Associations with African Consolidated Analytical Limited (ACAL) was presented to the Speaker at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. In his congratulatory message, Chukwuji extolled the leadership qualities of the Speaker, noting that the award was well deserved. According to him, the Speaker has…

ISWAP Attacks Borno Largest Community Barely six days after the attack that killed a general and three other officers of the Nigerian Army in Chibok/Askira Uba in southern Borno, Damboa, another neighbouring Local Government Area is currently under severe attack by terrorists of Islamic State West Africa Province. According to Daily Independent, the attack is the third one in a month in Damboa.Though reports are sketchy, information available as of the time of filing this report indicates that the insurgents came to the town early around 5:30 am Friday morning and are currently setting houses and public property ablaze. No…

N20bn Bailout Fund: Kogi Govt Describes  EFCC's Desperate Bid To Cover Incompetence As Laughable The Kogi State Government has described as laughable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's attempt to desperately wriggle out of a bad case with another mischief aimed, again, at misleading Nigerians. It said, quoting a letter signed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which had not said anything different from what had been said so far on the controversial N20bn bail-out fund, the EFCC had finally exposed the fact that it had been pursuing a political agenda all along. In a statement reacting to a press…

The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has returned the N19.3 billion bailout funds reportedly hidden by the Kogi State Government to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The commission had earlier announced that the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello stashed the money in a Sterling Bank account. Kogi state government had denied hiding the money, accusing EFCC of mischief. But in a statement on Friday, Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, said the money had been transferred to the apex bank. “The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has acknowledged the receipt of the sum of N19, 333,333,333.36…

Hon. Onuigbo Commends President Buhari For Signing Into Law Climate Change Bill He Sponsored Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State Rep. Sam Onuigbo has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Climate Change Bill, which he sponsored into law. The Bill earlier passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly, now an Act provides a legal framework on which the country’s climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts will be based on. Recall that the President had on Thursday signed the Climate Change Bill into an Act along with AMCON (Amendment) Act, making them parts…

IPOB Sponsored Nigeria’s Inclusion In US Religious Violation Watchlist – Garba Shehu The Presidency has explained that the inclusion of Nigeria in the list of countries of concern for religious violation in December 2020 was as a result of well-funded media campaign by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and some other extremists groups.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a piece released on Friday titled “What Biden’s Removal of Nigeria from Religious Violation Watchlist Means” said President Muhammadu Buhari was satisfied with the decision by the United States to remove the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that an unconditional release of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. This is as he said, though such a demand is quite heavy, he will consider it nevertheless. Buhari said this on Friday while receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,…

Buhari Signs Climate Change Bill Sponsored By Hon. Sam Onuigbo Into Law The Climate Change Bill sponsored by the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo was on Thursday signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Bill provides for, among other things, the mainstreaming of climate change actions and the establishment of a National Council on Climate Change. It also paves the way for environmental and economic accounting and a push for a net-zero emission deadline plan in the country, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu told ABN TV in…