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Senate rejects Onochie’s nomination as INEC Commissioner

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Nigerian Senate bowed to pressure from Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other Nigerians and refused to confirm the Special Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie from Delta as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The refusal was based on Federal Character Principle and to adhere strictly to the Act, just as the Senate said that she is from Delta and the state has May Agbamuche who is the Chairman, Legal Services, INEC. Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC,…

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HOW TO VOTE ON FIRSTBANK-SPONSORED THE VOICE NIGERIA SEASON 3

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Video link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRA7zO_D507/?utm_medium=copy_link By Bolaji Israel UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of The Voice Nigeria Season 3 have explained how to vote on the voice Nigeria season 3, sponsored by First Bank, Baba Ijebu and Airtel. The International talents reality series designed to discover and harness music talents in Nigeria is in its third season in Nigeria. Only 12 made it to the live shows, having passed through Auditions, Blinds, Knockout and Battles stages out of the numerous talents who have featured on the world-class show. The four celebrity coaches…

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Ex-president Zuma turns himself in, begins 15-month prison sentence

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Former South African president, Jacob Zuma turned himself in to prison on Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. In a historic ruling, the Constitutional Court last week handed Zuma a 15-month term for snubbing anti-graft investigators. Police had earlier on Wednesday warned they were prepared to arrest the former president by a midnight deadline to enforce the ruling, unless the top court instructed otherwise. But Zuma decided to make his way to an unnamed prison in his home province of Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). “Please be…

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Scientific Equipment Development Institute’s DG assassinated in Enugu

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Prof. Samuel Ndubuisi, the Director-General of Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), was on Wednesday assassinated in Enugu. It was reported that Ndubuisi along with his police orderly were shot dead along the Centenary City Junction axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The driver of the vehicle reportedly sustained injuries and had been taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, Mr. Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the incident in a statement. He said: “Information surrounding a shooting incident today, 07/07/2021 at about 1600hrs,…

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FIRSTBANK HOLDS SMECONNECT WEBINAR, ENLIGHTENS ENTREPRENEURS ON ACCESSING FINANCE FOR THEIR BUSINESS

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*The FirstBank SME Connect webinar is one of the ways through which FirstBank delivers its capacity building pillar of its value propositions to SMEs. *The event topic “The ABCs of Accessing Finance for your Business” is designed to expose SMEs to various finance opportunities that they can access and utilize to foster the continued growth of their businesses. *With FirstBank’s over 127 years of being woven into the fabric of society, FirstBank has been at the forefront of impacting businesses, and has consistently won awards for providing innovative solutions for…

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NYSC Certificate: Court vindicates Former Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun

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Former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun was ineligible for national service, and thus vindicated in the ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. The court said she was not supposed to present herself for National Youth Service because under the 1979 Constitution, which was in force at the time of her graduation, she was not a Nigerian citizen either at the time of her graduation or when she turned 30. According to the ruling, the constitution does not require her to present her first-degree certificate or…

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JAMB ex-registrar remanded in prison over alleged N5.2b fraud

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A former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde, was remanded in prison custody by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a ruling, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Egwuatu ordered that Ojerinde be kept in a correctional facility pending the hearing of his bail application, scheduled for Wednesday. Ojerinde was arraigned on an 18-count charge in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021 accused of complicity in the diversion of over N900 million. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…

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Canadian Justice Minister: “Malami is a disgrace to rule of law”

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The Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu has faulted the Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, over the re-arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Madu, in a post on his LinkedIn page, said if reports that Kanu was abducted from Kenya were true, Malami was not only a disgrace to the rule of law but also not worthy to be a public officer. The Canadian official, who is also the Deputy Government House Leader,…

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London based Juju maestro, Diya Ojo dazzles with new single

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Nigerian born juju music act based in London, Diya Ojo, has released a new single, Oja L’aye, (The world is a marketplace). With Oja L’aye, Diya once again reveals his creative ability as he presents to the public a professionally composed and mixed masterpiece. The scintillating percussion and tunefully played instrumentation prove his versatility and pedigree as a highly experienced and successful artiste. In the new single, produced by Doxolie and released on the stable of Diya Ojo Music Limited, Diya dexterously displays his talent as he enunciates on issues…

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Mother of three arrested with 100 wraps of cocaine in her private part

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A Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, was arrrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, he said the woman, a mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival in Abuja via Qatar Air from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha. “Upon a proper search, 12 wraps of cocaine inserted in her private part were extracted while…

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