Year: 2019

Minister Commends Women’s Leading Role In Creative Industry

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the leading role being played by women in the country’s creative industry. Alhaji Mohammad gave the commendation at the opening of the 2019 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos on Sunday. He hailed the organizers of AFRIFF, which was founded by a woman, Chioma Ude, for using this year’s edition to celebrate women, hence the theme of the event, ‘Shero’. Alhaji Mohammed identified Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Road to Yesterday’, Bolanle Austen Peter’s ‘The Bling Lagosians’, ‘Waka The Musical’, Saro…

Buhari Mourns His Former Minister,Tam David-West

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow at the passage of his ally and friend, a man he usually called “the indomitable Tam David-West.” Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, 83, was a consultant virologist of national and international standing. He served as Commissioner of Education in the old Rivers State, Minister of Petroleum and Energy under the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, and Minister of Mines, Power and Steel under Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime. “He had an indomitable spirit, stood resolutely by whatever he believed in, and was in a class of…

EID -EL MAULUD : Gov Sani-Bello Enjoins Muslims To Imbibe Teachings Of Quran, Hadith .

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Niger State Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has urged Muslims to uphold Principles of unity,peace and tolerance practiced by Prophet Muhammad ( S.A.W ) as they mark the event. Governor Sani-Bello in a message to commemorate this year’s Eid-el Maulud signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel Berje said the spirit of unity, peace and tolerance were also necessary for the growth and development of the society . Governor Sani Bello enjoined Nigerians especially Muslims to continue to pray for the Country and promote national integration in the conduct of…

How to calculate your ovulation BY AFRICAPARENT

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Women track their ovulation period for two reasons. Women who are trying to get pregnant track it to enable them to get pregnant quickly. While those who are not trying to conceive track it to avoid getting pregnant. Whichever group you belong to, what you both have in common is that you have to learn how to calculate ovulation window to achieve the desired result. Ovulation and menstrual cycle Ovulation is a period when women are at their most fertile. It is a time when an egg is released from the ovary.…

KOGI DECIDES 2019: SDP Structure Collapses Into APC, Declares Support for Gov Bello

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Despite the recent Court judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to include the logo of the Social Democratic Party, SDP on the ballot for the November 16 Governorship election in Kogi, top –ranking executives, members and supporters of the SDP in Kogi State have moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress . While declaring their unalloyed support for the APC governorship candidate His Excellency Yahaya Bello, the deputy woman leader of SDP Haijia Ejigbo Ramat Ladidi said their decision to defect to APC was born out of…

Activist Commends President Buhari For His Fight Against Violent Extremism

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A United Kingdom based Human Rights Activist, Phillip Agbese has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for taking a tough stance against violent-extremism in the country. The Middlesex University trained human rights laws expert and publisher spoke with a group of journalists at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos on the state of affairs in the country. Mr. Agbese stated that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has indeed risen to the occasion by the introduction of policies and actions geared towards arresting the menace of violent extremism through…

EId-El- MAULID : Omo- Agege Preaches Tolerance,Congratulates Daura On 80th Birthday

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid-El-Maulud, the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. In a statement on Sunday signed by Mr. Yomi Odunuga, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Omo-Agege particularly charged Muslims to emulate the life of the Prophet (SAW) The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District stated that it is only by so doing that unity and peace can be attained. He was upbeat that the important Islamic ceremony of Eid-el-Maulud would help to…

Lai Lauds Igbomina Communal Development Efforts

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the communal effort of the Igbomina, a sub-national group that cuts across three states, in complementing the efforts of the government in the provision of infrastructure and social services for the community. The Minister gave the commendation during the 2019 Igbomina Day celebration in Isanlu Isin, Kwara State, on Saturday. “I want to most sincerely congratulate the organizers of the 2019 Igbomina Day, especially for making the issue of development the focus of the celebration. “I say this because…

Falomo’s Death: Tinubu Mourns Former Personal Physician of MKO Abiola

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A former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Saturday described Dr. Ore Falomo, the late Personal Doctor of late Chief MKO Abiola, as a physician and activist who identified with the agitation for a better Nigeria, though he was not a politician. Ore Falomo died early Saturday morning in Lagos after an illness. Tinubu, in a statement by his media office in Abuja, said: “I knew Dr. Ore Falomo very well as a physician and an activist. Though he was…

NYSC DG Condoles Families Of Deceased Prospective Corps Members,Visits Others In Hospital

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The NYSC Director-General,Brig Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim has condoled the families of two prospective Corps Members that died in an autocrash few days ago on their way to the Orientation Camp for the 2019 Batch C Stream One Orientation Exercise.   During his condolence visit to the deceased’s parents in Ilorin, Kwara State today, the Director-General described the duo as patriotic youths that died while trying to obey the clarion call to serve their fatherland. He prayed for the repose of their souls and God to grant their families the fortitude…