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Son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, has picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election.  Yul Edochie Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie‎, has on Wednesday, picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election on the platform of the Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DPC). In a press conference after picking up his form, the son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, revealed his plans for the state, should he emerge the winner in the race. He said: “I am joining the race to harness the creative potentials of the youths and the resource-endowment of Anambra to move the state to the next level of development, reduce poverty rate through wealth ‎and job creation, provide infrastructure and develop critical sectors in the state. “These would occupy my governance model i...

Son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, has picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election.  Yul Edochie Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie‎, has on Wednesday, picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election on the platform of the Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DPC). In a press conference after picking up his form, the son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, revealed his plans for the state, should he emerge the winner in the race. He said: “I am joining the race to harness the creative potentials of the youths and the resource-endowment of Anambra to move the state to the next level of development, reduce poverty rate through wealth ‎and job creation, provide infrastructure and develop critical sectors in the state. “These would occupy my governance model i...

Wild Jubilation as Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie Picks Anambra Governorship Nomination Form Son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, has picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election.  Yul Edochie Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie‎, has on Wednesday, picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election on the platform of the Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DPC). In a press conference after picking up his form, the son of legendary actor, Pete Edochie, who will run against incumbent governor Willie Obiano, among others on November 18, revealed his plans for the state, should he emerge the winner in the race. He said: “I am joining the race to harness the creative potentials of the youths and the resource-endowment of Anambra to move the state to the next level of development, reduce poverty rate through wealth ‎and job crea...

A buja The disagreement between the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Hamman Isah Misau, and the Police deepened yesterday, with the Police declaring him wanted for forgery. Senator Hamman Isah Misau displaying receipt of payment in lieu of his resignation and letter from Police Service Commission while reacting to the Police allegations during a press conference in Abuja, Friday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood addressing pressmen in reaction to allegations by Senator Hamman Isah Misau accusing IGP Ibrahim Idris of diverting about N10 billion internally generated revenue monthly, among other allegations, in Abuja. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan. The Police had earlier declared the senator a deserter who absconded from duty on September 24, 2010 and asked the Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee to prevail on the senator to make himself available to face the Force disciplinary committee  for acts of serious misconduct and unprof...

A businessman who attempted to stab and kill a woman for money rituals has been apprehended by angry youths in Imo state. Luck has ran out on a businessman while attempting to use a lady for money rituals at Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state. The man reportedly stabbed the lady multiple times on her body before she escaped and ran for her dear life. She was seen bleeding profusely after the incident. After raising alarm, a group of youths mobilized and stormed a bush in the area where the man was apprehended after several hours of search. He was finally arrested and taken in handcuffs by security operatives. Onyekachi Okoroafor shared the story on Facebook and wrote:  “This tragedy @ Umuonyeashi, Nsokpo Ogbaku in Mbaitoli local government in Imo State. The young man, in handcuffs attempted using this lady for ritual, but unfortunately for the man, the lady overpowered him. But the lady was stabbed several places on her body. She used her last strength to run ...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking the revocation of the bail of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In the application, the Federal Government is seeking an order of court revoking the bail granted Kanu on April 25. Here are five likely reasons the Buhari-led government is going after Nnamdi Kanu again: 1. The FG said the call for revocation of Kanu’s bail was on the grounds that he had breached his bail conditions. 2. Disobedience to court order 3. Inauguration of Biafra Security Service – a grave threat to national security and unity of the country 4. He has not been updating the court on his medical updates and health status 5. Partaking in partisan politics, threat messages against the forthcoming Anambra election 6. Still preaching Biafra message and granting of interview with local and foreign media organizations. 7. Nnmadi Kanu’s separatist comments have in...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) wednesday disclosed that it was working closely with International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria to deploy a structured and holistic security strategy against the incidence of oil and gas infrastructure sabotage in the country. A statement from the Group General Manager, Public Affairs of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, stated that plans on the new security collaboration with the IOCs was disclosed by the corporation’s General Manager, Group Security Department, Mr. Sam Otoboeze. According to the statement, Otoboeze stated that the new plan would complement existing efforts of the federal government at securing oil and gas facilities in the country, as well as operations in the industry. Otoboeze stated that the one-stop-shop security machinery would be tailored at professionally and effectively securing oil and gas environment in line with global best practices for the good of the national economy. He said ...

An indigenous oil & gas exploration and Production organisation is currently in need of a Legal Counsel. This role is based in Victoria Island, Lagos. Requirements: - Bachelor's & Masters degree in Law. - Nigerian Law School required. Member of the Nigeria Bar Association. - At least 8 years' experience in providing legal support to the technical and operations team in a producing oil and gas exploration & production company. - 2 years prior experience in a law firm will also be useful. - Must have strong experience in the oil and gas sector. - Excellent knowledge of corporate law in Nigeria, UK and US. Suitable candidates should send their updated CV to kachi.recruiter@gmail.com. Only candidates that meet the requirements stated above will be contacted.

Senator Iroegbu in Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday fixed the cut-off marks for admission into higher institutions of learning in the country for the 2017/2018 academic session. At a policy meeting held with the heads of institutions and other education regulatory bodies in Abuja, the examination body ratified 120 as the minimum mark for degree-awarding institutions. The meeting at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, had in attendance vice chancellors, Rectors, Provosts and Registrars of tertiary institutions. For the polytechnics, the lowest mark that qualifies a candidate for admission is 100, while the highest that an institution can fix is 180. Same mark applies to Colleges of Education. The admission cut-off mark for Innovative Enterprise Institutions ranges between 110 and 120. Leading heads of institutions in attendance to agree on the marks, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, said the newly agreed marks would over-ride the p...

Southern Nigerian groups have resolved to take the agitation for the restructuring of the country to United Kingdom with a maiden international summit. To that end, an inaugural meeting for the campaign is being held today, Tuesday, August 22, 2017. The groups involved in the Diaspora agitation for restructuring are South East /South South Network, Afenifere Renewal Group UK, Bendel Foundation and Igbo Ekunie Initiative. ‎ In a statement issued by the groups and signed by Coordinator, Dr Philip Idaehor, the Southern groups would use the medium to draw the attention of the international community to the need for restructuring the country for better performance. According to the groups, the meeting will be‎ first in a series of round-table consultations to deliberate on the way forward for Nigeria following the defeat of constitutional amendments aimed to restructure the federation at the National Assembly. “The round-table series will be a platform to ponder on various problems be...

     A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said Nigeria must take the issue of leadership seriously if it hopes to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals’ initiatives by the year 2030. PETER OBI Obi spoke, yesterday, in Ibadan at the 8th Annual Sustainable Development Summit organised by Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Ibadan in collaboration with African Sustainable Development Network. Speaking on the theme, “The Leadership and Governance Imperatives of Achieving the SDGs in Times of Economic Shocks and Uncertainties,” Obi, who  started by reviewing the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, that gave birth to the SDGs, said it was unfortunate that no African country achieved the MDGs due to what he called “leadership failure,” and the penchant of African leaders to pursue selfish and sectional rather than national interests. The China example Using data and statistics, Obi, who compared China and Africa w...

Maverick entertainer and good governance advocate, Charles Oputa, also known Charly Boy has thrown his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue of Nigeria’s unity. President Buhari, in his nationwide address Monday, reiterated his administration’s zero tolerance for secessionist agitations by some ‘irresponsible’ elements. Charly Boy Reacting to the speech, Charly Boy, who penultimate week led protesters on daily sit-outs at the Unity Fountain in Abuja demanding Buhari either resumes duty or resigns his position, said that he shares similar thoughts with the President on the Nigerian project. According to him, there is a good reason for all Nigerians to believe in the unity of the country if the fundamental issues of our value erosion are addressed. He also said that Igbos agitating for an independent Biafra state over perceived marginalization by the government at the centre of the federation are missing a fundamental point; which is sitting round with other ethnic n...

People take drugs because they want to change something about there lives, they think drugs are a solution but eventually drugs become the problem. Here are some of the reasons why people take drugs: • To fit in • To seem grown up • To rebel • To experiment • To relief boredom • To escape or relax However, difficult as it may be to face one's problems, the consequences of drugs use are always worse than the problems one is trying to solve with them.