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By Kamil Opeyemi The Legal Attache of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, Mr. Jack Smith, has said the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is in the right direction. Smith spoke on Wednesday, in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the EFCC office. He said that he made personal efforts to study the antecedents of Olukoyede and found out that he has impressive credentials to lead the EFCC. “I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my home work and research and I discovered…
A professor of political economy, Prof Pat Utomi, has said that prostate cancer is taking away Nigerian men in their prime age, saying there was need for men to show extra concern to their health. Utomi made this declaration on Wednesday at the 2023 Men on Blue prostate cancer webinar, organised by Project PINK BLUE (PPB), Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity for Black Men Consortium, and JNCI International, both NGOs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the webinar which had leading cancer scientists, health system experts, and stakeholders was organised to commemorate the International Men’s Day. The Professor…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria has remained largely insensitive to the dangers that climate change poses to the economic and social wellbeing of her people. This was the conclusion on Wednesday when experts gathered to x-ray the current state of affairs on the global campaign for new and urgent approaches to climate conditions. The event was the unveiling of the latest report on Climate change by Abuja-based Agora Policy, a leading Think-Tank in Nigeria. Among speakers at the unveiling, which held at the Yar’Adua International Conference Centre Abuja were the Country Director of the World Bank in Nigeria, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri;…
Delays are already affecting the start of a four-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to let aid into Gaza and to free dozens of hostages, which was set to go into effect after nearly seven weeks of war. The truce was due to begin on Thursday at 10 am (0800 GMT) but the exact timing remained unclear as Israel has not yet said when it would pause its air and ground offensive in the coastal area. An Israeli army spokesman said the process of returning hostages from the Gaza Strip to Israel is complex and not yet concrete. The…
By Halimah Olamide The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended Waltersmith Group and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for improving the domestic refining capacity. He spoke at a facility tour of Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, Ibigwe, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday, where he expressed his satisfaction towards the company and NCDMB for taking the bull by the horn to commence local refining of crude and partially meeting the demand of the local. “The quickest way to fix our energy challenge in the country should be through modular refineries,…
By Halimah Olamide The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari has assured that there is more than enough product to last the Yuletide. Kyari disclosed this when he led an NNPC Ltd. delegation on a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at the National Assembly in Abuja, on Wednesday. “By the creation of the National Assembly, NNPC Ltd. is saddled with the responsibility of guaranteeing Nigeria’s energy security which is critical to national security. We have made a robust plan for the forthcoming end of the year festivities and beyond. We do not…
By Halimah Olamide The All Progressive Congress on Wednesday announced the dissolution of the State Executive Committee of the party in Rivers State. According to a short statement released by the party , it appointed a caretaker committee to over see the affairs of the party. The members are 1. Chief Tony C. Okocha – Chairman 2. Chief Eric Nwibani – Secretary 3. Hon. Chibuike Ikenga 4. Prince Stephen Abolo 5. Hon. Silvester Vidin 6. Senibo Karibi Dan-Jumbo 7. Miss Darling Amadi National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka said the caretaker committee was mandated to conduct a comprehensive…
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said. The agreement “in principle” involves new board members being appointed, the tech company added. Mr Altman’s sacking on Friday astonished industry watchers and led to staff threatening mass resignations unless he was reinstated. “I am looking forward to returning to OpenAI,” Mr Altman said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. He added: “I love OpenAI, and everything I’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. Last week,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The All Progressives Congress APC on Wednesday demanded for a copy of the Certified True Copy of the judgment of the Appeal Court which ruled over the Kano governorship election tribunal last Friday. This was just as the party dismissed concerns about alleged contradictions in the Certified True Copy CTC of the appellate court judgment which recently affirmed the judgment of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, declaring its candidate, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna as winner of the Governorship election. National Legal Adviser of the APC, Prof. Abdulkareem Kana at a news conference Wednesday in Abuja said…
By Kamil Opeyemi The ancient city of Kano is in turmoil as residents on different political sides have moved to the streets over the confusion that has attended the ruling of the Appeal Court that was delivered last Friday. NPO Reported earlier that the appeal tribunal had ruled in favour of the All Progressive Congress candidate Nasir Gawuna sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party. However, in a fresh twist in event, the Certified True Copy of the judgement was said to have contradicted what was pronounced in the open court. It was gathered that policemen…