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  Special Invite. Join us  to celebrate an Icon, a mother in Israel, a servant of God and International human right peace Ambassador, Apostle Helen Michael Dania for her 60th birthday Anniversary. Date:23th sept.2020, Hosting of PFN  OJO CWC and chapters Chairmen. 27th Thanksgiving service. Time: 11am venue: Church hall, Apostle Royal Church, Eleshinla bus stop, Iba new site, Ojo. Cdr. MB Dania for the family.  

Barbados has decided to press ahead with long-running plans to remove the Queen as head of state, prompting speculation that other Caribbean islands may follow suit in the wake of the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Barbados said it intended to become a republic by November 2021. The move requires a two-thirds majority in parliament, and there are no plans to have a referendum, something that is not required in the constitution but had been previously proposed. The Barbados prime minister, Mia Mottley, a long-standing republican, quoted a warning by the Caribbean island nation’s first premier, Errol Barrow, against “loitering on colonial premises”. The UK governor general, Dame Sandra Mason, reading Mottley’s two-hour speech at the state opening of parliament, as the Queen does for the UK government in Britain, said: “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind. Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state. “This is the ultimate statement of confidence ...

     The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to deploy air assets as well as Special Forces personnel in support of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Deep Blue Project. This was made known today, 16 September 2020, by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, while playing host to the Director General (DG) of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, at the Headquarters NAF Abuja. Speaking during the visit, the CAS noted that, the NAF has maintained a long standing, cordial relationship with NIMASA, with an MOU on Maritime Air Surveillance and Intelligence signed in 2013. The CAS stated further that, despite the fact that the MOU had elapsed, the NAF had continued to play crucial roles, working very closely with the Nigerian Navy, using the NAF ATR 42 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), which had participated in several exercises within Nigeria’s maritime environment. He noted that the DG’s visit was auspicious and would mark a new era in ...

    Justice H.I.O Oshomah of the Federal High Court sitting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced John Patani to three years imprisonment or a fine of N2, 000, 000 (Two Million Naira only), for operating a vessel, M.T De Praise, on the Nigerian territorial waters without due registration and licence from appropriate authority. Patani was arrested in February by men of the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta, at Off Shore, Escravos and handed over to the EFCC, for further investigation and prosecution. The convict was arraigned on one count-charge of operating a vessel on the Nigerian territorial waters, without due registration and licence, contrary to Section 22 of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Cabotage Act No 5 2003 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and punishable under same Act. The charge read: “that you, John Patani and others now at large on or about February 9, 2020, at Offshore Escravos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court...

   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the coming into being of modular refineries in the country as the result of the enabling environment created by the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister stated this in Ibigwe in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday during a media tour of the Waltersmith Modular Refinery and Petro-Chemical Company Limited, which is due for commissioning next month. “We can show Nigerians that while every government has been talking about modular refineries, no government has succeeded in turning the dream into reality until now,'' he said. Alhaji Mohammed said with the coming on board of medium scale refineries like Waltersmith, Nigerians will soon experience cheaper petroleum products. “With this kind of refinery, all issues of subsidy become completely irrelevant because we would be able to get fuel at a cheaper price, especially because everything that is being produced ...

Popular Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor receives a surprise Car gift..for her birthday from her children..  Happy birthday once more and Congratulations...Mama G.More details later and more photos below.

   Unveiling the theme and logo for the commemorative activities to celebrate 60 years of independence, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja described Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, as the most prosperous black nation in the world. Nigeria at 60 theme, TOGETHER, with the logo was projected and unveiled virtually on the 12 by 20 feet screen at the Council Chambers, before the commencement of the e-Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Buhari. The President performed the exercise in the presence of some cabinet ministers and other members of the council who joined the meeting online. ''Today, we stand on the threshold of history as we formally begin a series of activities commemorating Nigeria’s Diamond Anniversary. ''The task history has saddled me with today is to proclaim a theme that will keep us united, help us forge ahead and unveil a logo that will form the critical pillars which our 11-month modest commemorative activitie...

  By Jimin Geoffrey Benue State Government has approved Monday, 21st September, 2020 for resumption of all schools across the state. Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar who announced this today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi while briefing journalists said both public and private primary, secondary and tertiary institutions are to abide by the directive. He explained that the resumption is for first term of 2020 and 2021 academic session, stressing that third term for other categories of pupils and students except JSS 3 and SSS 3 had been cancelled including payment of school fees. "Let me emphasize on the issue of school fees so there is no confusion because if third term is cancelled, school fees for the term is also cancelled. But in the case of JSS 3 and SSS 3, parents are expected to pay their third term fees. However, those who have not done third term, they don't need to pay fees and this applies to private and public schools," Prof Ityavyar c...