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Chairman/CEO Channels Incorporated, Dr.John Momoh, Chairman/Managing Director Chevron Nigeria Limited, Jim Swartz and Managing Director/Country Chair, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited, Osagie Okunbor have been nominated for awards by the Government College Ughelli at the school’s 80th Anniversary. Other awardees are Chairman, Brownhill Group, Amaju Melvin Pinnick; Chairman/CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema; Miller…

By Callistus Agwaza in  Jalingo Taraba  government says it has concluded plans to distribute the  first batch of tractors to farmers in the state ahead of the farming season to boost food production. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security Prof. Nicholas Namessan disclosed on Friday in Jalingo,  while inspecting the assembling of 20 Cabrio…

  The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed to hire foreign mercenaries to fight against terrorists if the military fail to end the persistent attacks. Terrorists have launched deadly attacks on Kaduna in the past few days in what seem to be a declaration of war against the state by the criminals. The…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected former Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as its national chairman. A former senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru was also elected as the party’s national secretary during the meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Thursday. Ganduje and Basiru’s elections follows the…

Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN ju), has apologised to the Catholic church over his mistakes in recent times. According to TheCable, Mbaka tendered the apology to Callistus Onaga, bishop of Enugu, while delivering his sermon on Sunday. He asked the diocese, to forgive him and his followers for their actions…

President Bola Tinubu has directed all political appointees seeking to contest elective offices in the 2027 elections to resign before March 31. The directive was issued on Tuesday in a statement by Head of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Dewan Goshit. The statement said the president’s…