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By Halimah Olamide To secure itself and environment a Catholic Church in Imo State has raised and trained cadets for security. The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province Said the move became necessary because of the prevailing security situation in the area, the state and Nigeria as a whole. Unveiling the outfit at the Obiri Odenigbo Pavilion at Maria Assumpta Owerri, the Catholic Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, said that the establishment of the security outfit was a response to the security situation in the state. He stated that it became necessary to support the…
Former US President Donald Trump has said he is “supposed to be dead” after Saturday night’s assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. In one of his first interviews since the incident, Mr Trump told conservative US media he felt that he had been saved “by luck or by God”. “The most incredible thing was that I happened to not only turn [my head] but to turn at the exact right time and in just the right amount,” he said, adding that the bullet that grazed his ear could have easily killed him. “I’m supposed to be dead, I’m not…
By kamil Opeyemi At least three persons have been pulled out from the rubbles after a building collapsed in the Ayetoro area of Osogbo, the Osun state capital. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said they responded to a distress call which showed that a building had collapsed in the area while some residents were trapped. While the confusion was ongoing, officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun state emergency management agency and men of the Nigerian Police arrived to assist in the rescue efforts. The efforts paid off as three people who had been…
By Halimah Olamide The Managing Director of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, has been was recognised for his “Invaluable contributions to the Nigerian energy sector. A statement made available to the NPO Reports on Sunday said he was also awarded for his “service to humanity.” Osagie received the Award for Exemplary Leadership and Service to Humanity from a Lagos-based NGO, Heritage for Life Foundation, at a ceremony held in Lagos. A Director of the Foundation, and former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Tunde Lemo, handed out the award…
Agency Report The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) on Sunday bemoaned the paucity of foreign exchange in the country, saying it had negatively affected the local pharmaceutical industry. They attributed fluctuations in forex as major reason for the exit of some pharmaceutical multinationals from Nigeria. The group raised the concerns at a news conference in Lagos on the forthcoming 7th Edition of the Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo (NPME) billed to hold on Sept. 4 and Sept.5 . NAN reports that some multinational pharmaceutical companies including GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Nigeria Ltd, exited the country within the…
By Halimah Olamide Nigerians will witness a great dawn after the current darkness of challenges under the Bola Tinubu administration. This was the assurance by former Governor of Ogun state Chief Olusegun Osoba at the presentation of his book My Life in the Public Eye, at the Eko Hotels Lagos on Sunday. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, joined others like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr George Akume and Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun. to honour Osoba who turned 85. The event also attracted former…
Says It’s Not a Revenue Generating Initiative By Halimah Olamide The Police Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun has suspended the enforcement of the electronic central motor registry (e-cmr). The police boss said the initiative, which enforcement was originally billed to commence on July 29, was not to genrate revenues for the govermment or the police. He said the initiative was desigjed to “provide a firsthand database to the Force for curbing vehicular crimes as dedicated officers can access real-time comprehensive data of every vehicle on their tablets.” The directive from Egbetokun came on the same day the Nigerian Bar Association asked…
http://By Omolade Durojaye Spain on Sunday defeated England to win the coveted European Cup 2024 edition. It was a crowning victory for the Spanish as the went home with 2 goals over England 1. Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain had in the 86th minute of the encounter secured the trophy. This was after Nico Williams had put Spain ahead before Cole Palmer levelled for England. It was a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate’s team lost in their second successive final. Oyarzabal finished off a swift counter-attack for the winning goal as Spain were crowned champions, having won all seven games…
Disowns Statement on Its Behalf By Section on Public Interest The Nigerian Bar Association on Sunday said the police must stop the enforcement of the vehicles Central Motor Registry Information System. NBA said the new levy amounts to another taxation on Nigerians which it said have become overburdened by levies. The association argued that with the current economic hardship in the country, it would amount to insensitivity to impose another levy on vehicle owners in the country. This was just as the association also distanced itself from a statement allegedly made on its behalf by its Section on Public Interest…
By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday expressed worry over Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President of the United States, Donald Trump. While expressing solidarity with the country over the incident, Tinubu said the attacks carried out on Trump, the candidate of The Republicans for the forthcoming US election, was distasteful. In a statement made via his X handle on Sunday Tinubu wrote, “The attack on former President Donald Trump is distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms. “Violence has no place in democracy. I extend my sympathies to the former President and wish him relief.…