Oil and gas magnate, Dr Peter Mbah is leaving the boardroom for party politics, having been elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Enugu State. We also took a bold view of what Enugu State can achieve in the next four to eight years under our watch. If you look at the growth pattern, in the last 24 years that growth has largely been incremental. You cannot have sustainable growth or sustainable development without security. Some critics have raised issues bordering on the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme, especially your NYSC certificate.

May 10, 2023 05:41 UTC

The Federal Government has threatened to publish the names of companies that are yet to comply with the expatriate quota policy of the country in due time. Expatriate quota licences are usually issued to foreign, and in some cases, Nigerian firms, to enable them to bring in high-level-skilled manpower that is not readily available in the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the 2022 revised handbook on expatriate quota administration in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the abuse and gross violations of the expatriate quota policies by foreign investors and Nigerian companies necessitated the move. “All these measures became imperative in view of abuses and gross violations of the expatriate quota policies by foreign investors and Nigerian companies alike. He said, “We have issued 13,829 expatriate quota permits between 2019 and 2022.

May 09, 2023 23:45 UTC

A couple, Omolara Alashe, 36, and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, 40, were remanded on Tuesday, 9th April, 2023, by an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly raping and abusing their 19-year-old housekeeper. The pair is being tried for alleged rape, assault, theft, and sexual assault. They live in Igbonla, Ketu, Lagos State. Earlier, Insp Donjor Perezi, the prosecutor, informed the court that the defendants committed the crimes at their home sometime in March. According to Perezi, the first defendant’s spouse had sex with their housekeeper, who was 19 years old.

May 09, 2023 23:21 UTC

One of the classrooms in Apana Mixed Secondary School Etsako-West LG in Edo State. He therefore charged all schoolgirls and young women to acquire ICT skills to be well-placed for a successful career in the sector. He said, “There is nothing to be afraid of in acquiring ICT skills. Ninety girls from four secondary schools and the W.Tec ‘Make Her Space Girls’ attended the event. The schools were – Model Secondary School, Maitama; Government Secondary School, Garki; Government Secondary School, Wuse and Premiere Academy Lugbe.

May 09, 2023 22:59 UTC

A 23-year-old assistant pastor on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. She told the court that she was an assistant pastor of 1 Reign Christian Ministry founded by the bishop. She said that Pastor Boluwatishe Oladejo took over from Pastor Toyosi Bamise as the Lead Pastor then. She testified that the bishop told her that she would transcribe his message entitled “Fulfilling My Ministry”. She testified that on June 24, 2020, the bishop told her to clean up the house.

May 09, 2023 22:40 UTC

What's New BBN Angel Suggests The Ban Of Infants From Flights By Guardian Life Angel Smith, a former contestant on the reality show "Big Brother Naija," has expressed her belief that airlines should prohibit the boarding of infants and young children on flights. The former Big rother Naija star explained her reasoning for this ban. The former Big rother Naija star explained her reasoning for this ban. Angel stated that babies and toddlers are often noisy and disruptive during flights. Angel wrote on Twitter, “They need to ban babies/toddlers from being able to board flights.

May 09, 2023 22:23 UTC

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said that two ships had arrived at the Lagos Port Complex and were waiting to berth with petrol. The authority said that 23 other ships were expected at the port from May 9 to May 25 with general cargo, frozen fish, container, petrol, base oil, bulk wheat and bulk gypsum. Other cargoes expected are: butane gas, bulk fertiliser, pro/butane gas and soya oil. It said that 18 other ships were discharging general cargo, bulk wheat, frozen fish, petrol, container, base oil, bulk gypsum, bulk sugar and broken glass.

May 09, 2023 19:58 UTC

However, it closed two years later and was replaced with the Iva Valley mines in 1917. The Go Slow strikeThe workers at Iva Valley [Pulse Nigeria]In 1941, the colonial government created Nigeria General Defense Regulations (NGDR), which banned workers from going on strike. The MassacreOn November 18, 1949, 50 armed riot police officers arrived at Iva Valley led by a Senior Superintendent of Police, F.S Philips. Nigerians at a rally in Trafalgar Square over the Iva Valley Massacre [Asiri Magazine]Eighteen prominent Nigerians created the National Emergency Committee (NEC) to coordinate a national response to this atrocity against humanity. The Iva Valley protest and massacre contributed to nationalist movements in Nigeria.

May 09, 2023 15:47 UTC

Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years – but that’s a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru. Mathematician, cognitive scientist and famed robot-creator Goertzel, 56, is the founder and chief executive of SingularityNET, a research group he launched to create “Artificial General Intelligence,” or AGI – artificial intelligence with human cognitive abilities. –Q: How far are we from artificial intelligence with human cognitive abilities? And just like the internet shouldn’t be banned, we shouldn’t ban this.”– Threat to jobs –Q: Isn’t their potential to replace people’s jobs a threat? “In that case, you’re not eliminating human jobs.

May 09, 2023 10:11 UTC

Some terrorists have reportedly invaded the palace of the Emir of Kagarko, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, in Southern Kaduna, kidnapping nine of his children in the town. Among those abducted by the terrorists were his grandchildren and three others. The incident, according to a resident, took place around 11.30 pm on Sunday. The resident claimed the terrorists stormed the town and headed straight to the monarch’s palace. The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammad Jalige, did not respond to repeated calls or text messages from our correspondent.

May 09, 2023 09:23 UTC

Betara, who is Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, declared his speakership bid despite the 10th National Assembly leadership zoning plan that did not favour him. Other members of the G-4 include the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase; Chairman of the House Committee on Water Resources, Sada Soli; and a former member of the House, Sani Jaji. Sada Soli) where we unanimously agreed to grace each other’s flag-off, I attended the speakership declaration of my friend and brother, Hon. The South-East clinched the slot of Deputy Speaker, with Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, emerging as the party’s candidate. Also in attendance at Betara’s declaration were another speakership aspirant and Majority Leader of the House, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; and a member of the House and Governor-elect of Niger State, Mohammed Bago.

May 09, 2023 01:58 UTC

A graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Ondo state, identified as Gbenga Moses, was found dead inside his room in the university town. The remains of the young man who graduated from the Department of Philosophy was found unconscious in his room after he failed to come out from his room. According to a source, the young man and his girlfriend were treated at Aduloju Hospital in Iwaro and discharged but the young man died later. Another source said the deceased and his girlfriend were treated for typhoid but said Gbenga was found dead inside his room after neighbours broke into his room when he was not seen the next day. The Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Olusegun Akanbi, who confirmed Gbenga’s death, who confirmed the development said the young man died on Sunday morning.

May 08, 2023 22:49 UTC

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed that Russian forces would be defeated in Ukraine like Nazi Germany was beaten in World War II, commemorating Victory in Europe Day. “All the old evil that modern Russia is bringing back will be defeated just as Nazism was defeated,” Zelensky said in a video statement standing in front of a war memorial. His address came on the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to Allied forces on May 8, 1945, and one day ahead of Victory Day in Moscow, celebrating the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. Zelensky said he had submitted a bill to parliament to formally commemorate World War II in Ukraine on May 8 and celebrate Europe Day on May 9, distancing itself further from Moscow. In the southern region of Odessa, officials reported an airstrike hitting a warehouse, in which three people were injured.

May 08, 2023 20:21 UTC

A Kenyan woman is accused of murdering her 3-year-old kid because of a new boyfriend. She murdered her son and disposed of his remains in a quarry since her new boyfriend did not want a child. According to Ayoki Ayoki, who posted this on Facebook on Sunday, May 7, 2023, the event occurred in Obunga, Kisumu County. “A lady in her twenties from Obunga strangled to death her three-year-old son and dumped the body at Kanyakwar Quarry. It is said that the lady was frustrated in life and was about to move in with a new boyfriend who didn’t want a child.

May 08, 2023 19:44 UTC

Authorities say at least 22 people, including children, have drowned after a boat capsized in southern India. The dead included children who had come for a ride on the boat during their school holidays, Kerala’s sports minister Abdurahiman said. The minister told reporters that the boat was stuck in the muddy waters and attempts were being made to pull it out. According to a representative for Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, a team from the National Disaster Response Force was present at the scene. In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in September 2020, 12 persons perished when a touring boat capsized on the overflowing Godavari River.

May 08, 2023 18:24 UTC