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The Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Michel Arrion has said that European Union (EU) has withdrawn financial support for Nigeria, saying the country has enough resources to meet her developmental needs. Arrion gave the charge thursday at an annual distinguished lecture organised by IBB Golf Club in collaboration with Foundation for Global Impact and Sustainable Development. He said what the EU would do instead is to help with technical support and capacity-building towards development. While urging the Nigerian government to Begin to look beyond Official Development…

GREY, Africa’s most creative advertising group was recently confirmed with GREY South Africa, winning a Gold at Cannes Lion for its radio campaign for Duracell Duralock technology – guaranteeing a 10-year shelf life. The advert starts off with an ironic voice-over with the overtone of a sad tune being played on a piano in the background taking listeners on a nostalgic journey back to 2007, highlighting the ten-year duration of Duracell Quantum batteries in storage. It takes a charming and amusing look at the past and current trends, events, politicians,…

Governor Akeredolu, during the foundation-laying ceremony of the Agricultural Outreach and Civic Centre in FECA on Tuesday, decried the destruction of government property by the Olugele of Igele, Oba Clement Aladegbaye Falodun, who has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for land-grabbing. Falodun, alongside two others at large, was arraigned yesterday on a six-count charge of unlawful destruction and possession of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) property worth N830 million. The police prosecutor, Sergeant Uloh Okokon, opposed the defense counsel, Mr. Dapo Agbede, who raised an objection that…

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, Wednesday gave shocking claims about the health status of President Mohammadu Buhari who has been in a London hospital for 54 days now. Governor Fayose, in a press briefing at the Government office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, claimed that facts available to him shows that President Buhari has been on a Life-Support since June 6 at a West-End Hospital in London. He said that not only does the President has voice impairment, and could not have spoken in Hausa to Nigerians on Ramadan day…

Igbos resident in the northern part of Nigeria have been urged by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja, to disregard what they discribed as a ‘hasty and ill-informed’ three-month ultimatum handed down by a coalition of northern groups to Igbos resident in the north. The meeting, according to the Northern CAN Chairman, Reverend Yakubu Pam, condemned the latest display of lack of patriotism by some groups or individuals under the guise of ‘agitation’ and urged the Igbos to stay as bonafide citizens of…

The death of Mr Danbaba Suntai, Former Taraba State Governor has been described as a great loss to the nation by the Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser, Mr Uche Anichukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Suntai gave a good account of himself as a politician, public administrator and party man. He said: ”This is an incalculable loss not only to the people of Taraba, but to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family, and the…