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Jamil Isyaku Gwamna: Buhari, APC Do Not Need Campaign To Defeat PDP In 2019

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna on Wednesday said the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari were visible enough for APC to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the next general elections come 2019. Dr. Gwamna who is the Sardaunan Gombe, made this disclosure, saying that the people-oriented programmes and policies of the Federal Government would make APC defeat any opposition in 2019 with ease. He insisted that it would be difficult for the PDP or any party to convince those…

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Small Doctor arrested over illegal possession of firearms

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Hip-pop musician, Temitope Adekunle, a.k.a. Small Doctor was yesterday released from custody by an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, alongside three of his band members on a bail bond of N5 million each. They were counseled to be of good behaviour. Co-defendants in the suit filed by the police are Dare Osho, Sanusi Lateef and Hussein Darego. Small Doctor was set free from police custody with a warning not to engage in any violent act for the next one year. The court ruled in his favour after he was arraigned…

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Scientists invent gel that may stop sperm production

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Scientists in the United States will soon start human trials of a male birth control gel, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday. Currently, the only approved male contraceptives are condoms or vasectomies, surgical procedures to block sperm. There are myriad forms of birth control for women and they often come with complicated and disruptive side effects. If it proves safe and effective, it would be the first new birth control for men since the condom was introduced in the 1800s. Between condoms and female birth controls, we now…

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Scores injured in C’River community clashes

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The communal clashes among four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State have produced many casualties following attacks and counter-attacks by youths in the warring communities. The conflict reportedly started between the communities of Abanwan and Orugbam on Sunday when people were killed as the indigenes of Abanwan reportedly launched an attack on their Orugbam neighours. The conflict later spread to nearby communities resulting in loss of lives, injuries, and displacement of villagers. Specifically, hundreds of women and children were displaced by the violence which started in…

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Union Bank Shines at Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs)

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Union Bank has won the Best Company in Environmental Excellence Award and the ‘Peoples’ Choice Award for the Most Outstanding Company in CSR/Sustainability’ at the 2018 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs). The awards were presented at the SERAS ceremony which took place recently at the MUSON centre in Lagos. Following an extensive vetting process that included on-site inspection of applicants’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability projects and initiatives, Union Bank was nominated across seven award categories including The SERAs Innovation Prize, Best Company in Education and Best Company…

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GTBank maintains leading position as Best Bank in Nigeria… Wins Bank of the Year, Sierra Leone

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Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the award for “Bank of the Year Nigeria” for the second year in a row at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards, regarded as the industry standard for excellence within the global banking sector. Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, was also recognized as the “Bank of the Year Sierra Leone” at the event, which held on November 29, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, London, United Kingdom. The Banker,…

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UEFA Announces New Club Competition To Start from 2021

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UEFA has announced details of a new European club competition to be launched in 2021. The creation of the tournament, which has the working title of UEL2, was approved following a meeting in Dublin, with the governing body saying its inception will ensure at least 34 countries will be represented in the group stages of UEFA club competitions. Running alongside the Champions League and Europa League, the competition will feature 32 teams in the group stage, with games to be played on Thursdays. Before the last 16 an additional knockout…

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73 Parties To Take Part In 2019 Elections

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A total of 73 of Nigeria’s 91 political political parties are set to take part in next year’s general elections having submitted details of their candidates to the electoral commission, INEC, before the deadlines, an official has said. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said this in his opening remarks at the two-day capacity building workshop by INEC and the European Center for Elelectoral Support (ECES) to train journalists on INEC beat. He also said the commission has been joined as a respondent in about…

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Gov Obaseki Criticized over Clash with BEDC

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The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has lent its voice to the ongoing row between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Speaking in response to media queries, ANED’s Executive Director for Research and Advocacy, Chief Sunday Oduntan, in a statement, said the umbrella body was displeased by the recent treatment of BEDC’s Managing Director by the Governor during a visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Power to Edo state. Governor Obaseki walked the MD out of his…

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“Don’t Compare My Father To Buhari”- Olujonwo Obasanjo

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The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the National President of the Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Olujonwo Obasanjo, has said that it is not proper to compare his father’s administration with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. He said the reason he cannot make such comparison is because the circumstances and the indices are not the same. Olujonwo, who spoke yesterday at an interactive session with journalists at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja, said while he cannot reasonably comment on the performance of his father-led administration,…

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