Month: July 2016

Crisis was averted on Wednesday in Ewohim community of Esan South-East local government area of Edo State following the disruption of a youth sensitization programme of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Victor Eboigbe and some of his thugs. The PDP in the state had embarked on an aggressive grassroots youth sensitization programme ahead of the party’s campaign rally on Thursday targeted at winning the support of the teeming youth population of the community for its governorship candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu when…

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In commemoration with Nelson Mandela International Day, the South African High Commission in partnership with Nelson Mandela Institution, Fountain of Joy and Comfort Foundation and other partners will on Monday,  July 18, launch a 67-minutes community work in IDPs camp in Abuja. The 67-minute, represents one minute for every year Mandela gave to his struggle for equality for the South African people. Other activities outlined in honour of the late former South African president include, handover of a block of six classrooms, football match and book reading at the New…

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…Challenges Edo people to vote for the popular candidate The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to allow for a level playing ground in the forthcoming September 10, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Edo State. The party in a statement on Sunday, July 17, 2016 said the stage is now set for the people of the State to decide among the parties’ candidate who is more prepared to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Edo State. Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the PDP’s Spokesman while speaking to the Press…

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….calls on the military to continue maintaining their constitutional duties The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, has on behalf of the entire leadership of the party condemned in strong terms the attempted Coup in Turkey describing it as an unpopular channel of ascending to power. The party while reacting to the coup attempt in Turkey said military take-over of government is no longer a popular and acceptable venture and therefore advised those still nurturing the idea to desist from it forthwith. Prince…

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Embattled former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday released after more than two months in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, his media adviser said. Jude Ndukwe told journalists that Mr. Fani-Kayode was released Friday evening, and that he was likely travel from Lagos where he was held, to Abuja later tonight. “Yes, he’d confirmed to me that he’d been released,” Mr. Ndukwe said in a brief telephone exchange at 7:13 p.m. “It’s still possible he might come to Abuja tonight if he’s able to.”…

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The executive secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja, on Friday makes history as the only parent in Nigeria with five daughters who have all become lawyers as the last daughter was called to the bar on Thursday in Abuja. Rev Uja, who is a respected missionary and his wife, have been married for the past 35 years and were blessed with five beautiful girls as daughters and have all made it into the wig profession. The fulfilled parents, were full of joy as the news elicited…

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja has said that pilgrimage is a spiritual and biblical exercise that creates a lasting impact on the lives of those who have participated. He disclosed this while playing host to the Benue State Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria(PFN), recently in Abuja. Rev. Uja told his guest that the greatest gift Christians can gain from pilgrimage is for their lives to be spiritual and physical impacted. He appealed to those who have participated in pilgrimage to positively impact on…

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