Year: 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First Goal For Juventus

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after he scored his first goal since he joined Juventus during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Sassuolo on September 16, 2018 at the Juventus stadium in Turin.   Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goal for Italian champions Juventus in Sunday’s fourth Serie A game of the season, against Sassuolo.   The 33-year-old tapped in on the line after a goalmouth scramble on 50 minutes, and added a second 15 minutes later to give the reigning seven-time champions a…

Arise O Nigeria Partners with International Peace Commission

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The Arise O Nigeria Empowerment Initiative has signed a partnership agreement with an Inter Governmental Organization, International Peace Commission IPC,   This was contained in a press release signed by the Global Coordinator of Arise O Nigeria Empowerment Initiative Arise O Nigeria Empowerment Initiative, Ambassador Jonathan Daniel.   The partnership according to Ambassador Jonathan was sealed through a synergy by the Founder of Arise O Nigeria, Amb. Jonathan Daniel and Amb. Dr. Babatunde Lee, The Country Director, IPC.   He stated that the basis of this partnership was to strengthen…

Police Arrest Okowa’s Special Assistant Found With AK-47

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Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested the Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Students’ Affairs, Jerry Ehiwario, found with an AK-47 gun in Warri. SaharaReporters reliably learnt that the governor’s aide was arrested on Saturday afternoon with his boys at the premises of Dom Domingos College, Warri, during the state’s students’ election. One of the students who witnessed the incident, said: “Mr. Ehiwario had gone to the premises with his boys to try and influence the state’s students’ election that was taking place, in favour of…

South Sudan’s Rebel Group Accuses Govt Of Violating Ceasefire Deal

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South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace deal, while the U.N. mission said one of its peacekeepers was shot and wounded by a government soldier. President Salva Kiir signed a peace agreement with rebel factions in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday to end a civil war that has killed at least 50,000 people, displaced some three million and held up the country’s progress since it gained independence seven years ago. “The regime’s forces heavily…

Denying Atiku PDP’s presidential ticket may cost further years hardship -Hon Oladimeji Fabiyi

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The Deputy Director, Support Group, Atiku Presidential Campaign Council, Oladimeji Fabiyi, has advised People Democratic Party (PDP) to consider well its decision in picking its presidential candidate, saying Nigeria may further be plunged in hardship if it failures to give former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, opportunity to correct sea of wrongs and sufferings in the country’s system. Fabiyi told the party and its members to be weary of consequence of denying Atiku presidential ticket, just as he identified the former VP as only and right choice of candidate, among others,…

Between Adeosun’s Forged NYSC Certificate and Ayodele James’ Fake ICAN Certificate By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi

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The reader is probably asking, “Who in the world is Ayodele James?” Well, Lebi-Ayodele James made headlines on July 13 when an Abuja High Court sentenced him to a two-year jail term—and asked him to refund N100,000 to the government in restitution—for forging an Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) certificate, a coveted professional license for accountants. He was convicted of “forgery of certificate contrary to section 25(1)(a) and punishable under section 25(1)(b) of the ICPC Act 2000 and being in possession of a forged document contrary to section…

SULEJA ACCIDENT : Gov Sani-Bello Calls For Legislation On Heavy Duty Vehicles

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has called for a national legislation that will regulate the maximum weight fuel tankers and articulated vehicles plying our roads should carry in order to reduce carnage on highways and to preserve the life span of the roads. He also advocated for stiffer penalty for the owners of heavy duty vehicles driven by under age drivers. He made the passionate call at the weekend in Kwamba, Suleja Local Government Area of the state after an on the spot assessment of the scene of the…

Kemi Adeosun Resigns

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Daily Trust reports that she resigned over the case of her alleged falsified National Youth Service Corp(NYSC) certificate. Although TheCable could not get an official confirmation of the report, it gathered that the minister was still at the ministry working as at Friday afternoon. Adeosun reportedly failed to participate in the NYSC programme as at when due. The NYSC programme is mandatory for all graduates to qualify for gainful employment in Nigeria. According to a report by Premium Times , the minister’s exemption certificate was purportedly signed in September 2009…

Gov Sani-Bello Felicitates Etsu Nupe at 15 ….. Commends his Role in Engendering Peaceful Coexistence, Monumental Success in Bida Emirate

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Niger Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello has applauded the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar for his significant contributions to the unity, peace, progress and development of the Bida Emirate, the State and country as a whole. In a congratulatory message to the monarch, Governor Sani-Bello described the fifteen years reign of the Etsu as filled with immeasurable activities and overwhelming success that has brought rapid transformation to Nupe Kingdom. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace,…

FLOOD: Gov Sani-Bello Calls for FG Intervention . … As He Takes Aerial View Of Over 100 Affected Communities

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Niger Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has said that over 100 communities in Mokwa, Lavun, Edati, Katcha, Agaie and Lapai Local Government Areas of the state have been sacked and submerged by flood from the tributaries of Rivers Niger and Kaduna.   He revealed this in Muye, Lapai Local Government Area shortly after conducting an aerial view of affected communities. Governor Sani-Bello said the situation has gone beyond the capacity of the state and called for federal government intervention. “What I saw today is very devastating, on a rough estimate more…