Day: July 18, 2020

Edo 2020: INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates For Guber Poll

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Saturday released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. The list published on the commission’s website and at the 19 local government areas of the state showed that incumbent governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will slug it out with 12 other candidates. INEC had set July 13 as the deadline for withdrawal and substitution of candidates for the state election.…

COVID-19: What I Did After My Wife Sneezed – Seun Kuti

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A chat with Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti any day is an interviewers’ delight. Recently, this reporter sat down with the Egypt ‘80 bandleader and Grammy award nominee and he opened up on music, marriage, family, and rape among other interesting issues. Enjoy it. How has COVID-19 lockdown affected your business as an artiste who is always on tour? It has affected me tremendously. But not only me, it has affected Nigerian artistes including my elder brother, Femi. When I went to see him on his birthday, I told him that I…

Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, for burial July 23

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on Tuesday, will be buried on July 23 at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, an air commodore, who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the late Arotile would be buried with full military honours. Daramola said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Sadique Abubakar, an air marshal, had received some members of…

NDDC PROBE: NANS threatens to expose more corruption, supports forensic audit

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National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has threatened to expose more corrupt practices at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was, even as, the students’ apex body in Nigeria has also called on President Muhammad Buhari, to stand on his ground and ensure the forensic audit of the Commission was not sabotaged. Global President of NANS, Comrade Danielson Bamidele Akpan, in a statement on Saturday, confirmed the resolve of Nigerian students to embark on mass action, should anyone or group of persons attempt to disrupt the forensic audit. “Forensic…

Reps summon NDDC, Akpabio as ex MD appears before committee

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The House of Representatives committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the Acting Managing Director of the agency, Daniel Pondei. The lawmakers took the decision on Friday at the continuation of their investigation into alleged financial recklessness in the commission. The summoned persons, according to the committee, are to appear unfailingly on Monday. The committee directed that the summon be served through the media or any other substituted means. Mr Pondei had on Thursday led a walk out on…

AROTILE : Gani Adams calls for proper investigation ,says death suspicious

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Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams,has urged the Federal Government to properly investigate the gruesome murder of Nigeria’s first female combat Helicopter Pilot,Tolulope Arotile, saying the death was suspicious. Adams, in a statement on Thursday, by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, described the late Arotile’s death as a personal loss, especially, to the Yorubas. While condoling with the family of the deceased, Iba Gani Adams also urged the International Community, the United Nation,European Union, United States and Britain to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death…

I got N500, food for each person I killed in Ibadan —19-year-old Suspect

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One of the three suspects linked with serial killings in Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State has said he got N500 and food for each of the six persons he murdered in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no fewer than five persons were raped and murdered in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan in June 2020. NAN reports that the 19-year old suspect was among the 19 suspects paraded on Friday by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Nwachuckwu Enwonwu, for various offences ranging from armed…