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Group Berates Junaid Mohamed For Inciting Military

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A pro-democracy group, Guardian of Democracy Movement (GDM) has berated former lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed against making any inciting comment that could disrupt the democratic governance the people of Nigeria have been enjoying for almost two decades. The pro-democracy advocates warned that Mohammed utterance could lead to military interruption of the democracy the country fought hard for. Junaid Muhammed, an elder statesman, had said that should anything happen to President Muhammadu Buhari, the North would insist on another two terms in 2019.  His words: “The zoning in the Peoples Democratic Party…

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Council Of Chiefs Rename School After Cross River Female Senator

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…As Senator Oko delivers completed block of class rooms to school The senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District of Cross River State, Dr Rose Oko, has completed and delivered a block of classrooms to Olachor Science College in Yala Local Government Area. Also in appreciating the passion and concern expressed by the senator for development of the senatorial district and projects executed and social welfare intervention projects that have transformed lives of the people, Chairman, Council of Chiefs in Olachor-Okpoma of Yala Local Government Area of the State, His…

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Airtel Reaffirms Commitment To Improve Primary Education In Nigeria

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…To donate books, school bags, educational materials to thousands of students across its Adopted schools In line with its commitment to improve the standard of education as well as promote quality learning experience in public primary schools, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to donate thousands of books, school bags and other educational materials to students across its adopted. More than 4,200 students in the schools located in Lagos, Ogun, Imo, Cross River, Kwara and Kaduna will benefit from the donations in line with the telco’s CSR…

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Airtel’s TVC, Data is Life, Bags 3 Awards At African Cristal Festival

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Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has been recognized for its role in pioneering creativity and innovation across the African continent as it emerged treble winners, last week, at the prestigious African Cristal Festival. The African Cristal Festival is widely considered as a foremost platform to reward the best advertising campaigns created and broadcasted over the African continent, on any media. Airtel Nigeria’s Television Commercial, ‘Data is Life’, created to drive the telco’s SmartSpeedoo mobile Internet value offering, placed Nigeria on the continental creativity and innovation map with the haul…

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Salkida: When Would Justice Come?

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By Charles Ibekwe A  Nigerian freelance journalist and blogger, Ahmed Salkida is in the news again. Last year, the Nigerian Army declared Salkida and the duo of Ahmed U. Bolori as well as a woman, Aisha Wakil  wanted for their suspected  links with the Islamic terror sect, Boko Haram Terrorists. The matter is still on the cards.  But of the trio, Salkida appears to suspiciously cultivate, nourish and sustain anti-state links with the Boko Haram terrorists  in the guise of journalism. About Boko Haram news, trust Salkida. He is always…

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Nigerian Youths Most Energetic Worldwide, Says NCPC Boss

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja has described the Nigerian youth as the most energetic and vibrant in the world. He made this known during a courtesy call on him in Abuja by the leadership of the Nigerian Youth Parliament led by its speaker Rt. Hon. Ayodele John Ode. He stressed that the Nigerian Youths need increased interface with other youths all over the world so that they could sharpen their knowledge and exchange developmental ideas. In the words of the NCPC boss:…

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Group Queries Call For Suspension Of Unilorin, Unical VCs

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The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency has queried the recent call by the Egalitarian Movement of Africa (EMA) for the sack of the Vice Chancellors of University of Illorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali and his University of Calabar counterpart, Professor Zana Akpagu. The group warned EMA not to allow itself to be used in the hands of saboteurs within the educational sector who do not mean well for the good of our country. EMA, a non-partisan society of academics had during the weekend called for the sack of the…

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NCPC To Organise Farmers’ Pilgrimage Conference In July – NCPC Boss

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja has disclosed that the Commission would hold Farmers Pilgrimage Conference in July this year. He made this disclosure over the weekend at an official dinner in Abuja organized for the visiting Israeli Special Envoy to Africa, Mr. Gideon Behr, and the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Guy Feldman. He explained that the Farmers Conference would be done in junction with the Israeli Agricultural experts. He stressed that Israel has advanced its agriculture to the extent that it…

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Group In Court For Order To Compel IGP, DSS To Prosecute Salkida For Spreading Terrorist’s Video

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The Incorporated Trustees of Overt Legacy and Human Development Initiative, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General of Department of State Service (DSS) to arrest and prosecute a journalist, Ahmad Salkida alongside his Boko Haram counterparts for threatening to bomb the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and other cities. In suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/416/2017 and filed, Monday, by its lawyer, Tersagh Unande, the group also joined the Attorney General of the Federation as co-defendant. The plaintiff is seeking…

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Expose Individuals Behind Reports Of Buhari’s Death, Group Tell NSA, DSS

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The National Forum of Democrats has urged the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Director General, State Security Services to deploy resources at its disposal to unmask those behind the false news  report of President Muhammadu Buhari’s death, with a view to bringing them to book. It would be recalled that a news site, http://metro-uk.com had reported what turned out to be a fake news report of President Muhammadu Buhari’s death. National President of the Forum, Alhaji Gambo Danbatta expressed concern over the danger of such fake news…

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