Author: Lilian Azuh
Tinubu and Buhari Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, I extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to you on your 82nd Birthday. As you celebrate this remarkable milestone in Daura, we reflect on your years of dedicated service and leadership, which have significantly shaped the course of our nation. Your steadfast commitment to Nigeria’s advancement and unity inspires many, and your enduring legacy continues to guide our nation’s journey towards prosperity and stability. Your doggedness and resilience in contesting presidential elections in 2003, 2007, and 2011 before winning them in 2015 and…
Reps The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to investigate the non-delivery of the 2,000 tractors, implements, and 100 combined harvesters within the stipulated period contained in an agreement under the Presidential Food Security Initiative and Renew Hope Agricultural Mechanization Drive and inquire on the status of the tractor assembly plants contemplated in the agreements. The Committee is to also investigate the procurement and distribution of farm implements within the purview of the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and report within four weeks (4) for…
Pope Pope Francis escaped two assassination attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021. This revelation was part of excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media.The pontiff’s Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. “A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself up during the papal visit,” he wrote in “Hope”. It will go on sale in over 80 countries in January. “And a van had also set off at great speed with the same intention,” he…
law firm A reputable commercial Law Firm based in Lagos/Abuja/Asaba announces employment vacancies Senior Litigation Lawyers – Who have been called to the bar with a minimum of Second Class Honors Lower Division Degree from both the Law School and University with a Minimum of 10 years’ experience practicing in a legal firm in Lagos, Abuja. RESPONSIBILTIES: – Represent Clients in Complex Litigation cases – Provide expert legal advice and strategy – Draft Legal documents and pleadings – Conduct Legal research and analysis Benefits: – Competitive Salary package commensurate with experience – Opportunities for professional growth and development – Challenging…
Dangote The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it secured a $1bn loan backed by crude oil to support the coming on stream of the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It also stated that the firm facilitated the $3bn Gazelle loan as a critical intervention to help stabilise the federation’s foreign exchange crisis. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye, said these at the Energy Relations Stakeholders Engagement in Abuja on Monday. Recall that in January 2024, the national oil firm arranged a syndicated $3.3bn crude oil prepayment facility in partnership with Afreximbank. The bank…
UK court A UK court on Tuesday handed life sentences to the father and stepmother of a murdered 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl who died after being subjected to a prolonged “campaign of torture” and “despicable abuse”. Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, will serve at least 40 and 33 years respectively for the killing of Sara Sharif. London’s Old Bailey court heard that her body was found covered in bites and bruises with broken bones and burns inflicted by an electric iron. Passing sentence, Judge John Cavanagh said Sara had been subjected to “acts of extreme cruelty” but that Sharif and…
Portable Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has continued attacking his ex-lover, Queen Dami, by releasing a song titled, ‘Bye Bye to Jaga Jaga’. He shared snippets of the song on his Instagram page on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Prior to releasing the song, which literally means “bye bye to rubbish”, the artiste claimed that Dami almost destroyed his home. Sticking to his claims that she was promiscuous, he alleged that while going through her phone, he came across the names of top fuji singers who had slept with her. Portable said, “I asked her why she had such names on…
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