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Video: Courtesy Arise TV Former Presidential spokesman and a programme anchor at Arise Television, Dr. Rueben Abati, on Friday went angry on a live show with a reporter who addressed him by his first name. Mary Chindah, a reporter of the television station in Abuja, had gone to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for a live coverage of the arrival of Nigerians who were evacuated from Romania. The reporter, who addressed Abati as Reuben a number of times, got the anchor man angry when he asked her if she was present at his naming ceremony. The remark is commonly used…
The World Bank has commended the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as a point of excellence in service delivery. According to a statement by CAC’s Head of Media, Mr. Rasheed Mahe, on Friday, the commendation came as the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) deployed Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) for the commission. Mahe said, during a recent engagement with the BPSR, World Bank validated CAC’s position as a star performer amongst service organisations in the country. He said that the BPSR highlighted the benefits attached to the SAT and recalled Federal Government’s earlier approval for its deployment in all Ministries, Departments and…
Qatari Business Hits N500bn in Nigeria – Envoy The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Nigeria, Dr. Ali Al-Hajri, says his country has stepped up efforts to increase investment in Nigeria with expectations to hit about N500 billion before the year ends. Al-Hajri said this at the Qatar-Nigeria Economic Forum on Friday in Abuja, saying that the Forum represented the most important economic event between the two countries. According to him, public and private investors from Qatar are looking forward to finding more opportunities between the two countries to increase the volume of trade, technology transfer, and raise the…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has presented the staff of office to the new Attah Igala, Mattew Opaluwa, describing the process as one that conformed to tradition, equity and fairness. Bello presented the staff of office to the new Attah Igala during the coronation event on Friday in Idah, Kogi. The governor said that the process of installation was a departure from previous practice which was marred with crises, violence and destruction of lives and properties. Bello said that the mammoth crowd from within and outside the Igala Kingdom also proved that the people were satisfied with the selection of…
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday confirmed the arrest of one Abubakar Marshall, who stood as surety for Mr. Omoyele Sowore following his arrest over a defamation case. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Abuja. Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, was arrested on Feb. 24, following a petition of criminal defamation, injurious falsehood publication of news known to be false, against him. His arrest followed a petition by former member, House of Representatives, Prince Ned Nwoko, through his lawyers, Trifold Law & Partners,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said there may be no extension of registration deadline for candidates, for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede dropped the hint while monitoring the registration exercise in some centres on Friday, in Lagos. According to him, feelers reaching the board from states across the country reveal that the exercise has been seamless, hence there may be no room for an extension. The registration started across the country on Saturday, Feb. 19 and will be concluded on March 26. “We are not expecting any extension.…
The second batch of Nigerians who were evacuated from Romania have arrived in Nigeria Friday evening. The batch had left Poland earlier this morning aboard an Air Peace flight back home. They had escaped from war-thorn Ukraine into neighbouring countires such as Romania, Hungary and Poland. The war on Ukraine by Russia has entered one week with casualities in the range of million. The Head, Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, confirmed the arrival of the second batch in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territor. Details later…
A clergyman, Henry Sanni, on Friday demanded N250million from the police for the alleged extra-judicial killing of his brother. Sanni made the allegation in a petition before the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigeria police. Sanni told the panel that his younger brother, Femi, was gunned down by the Police in Abuja in 2007. The petitioner, who is a Catholic Priest of the Ilorin Diocese, accused the police of wrongly naming his brother as an armed robber because they just wanted to kill him.…
Olarewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, on Friday testified before an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was acting a script in the viral video with a minor. Baba Ijesha made this revelation while being led in evidence by the defence counsel, Dada Awosika (SAN). Baba Ijesha told the court that the foster mother of the minor, Ms Damilola Adekoya, a comedian also known as Princess, had called and requested him to be part of the movie production. “On April 19, 2021, Princess sent me a message that she wanted to start a production and she would like me to play…