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  Commercial sex workers in Onitsha, Anambra State, under the aegis of Self-Made Women of Substance, have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the recent hike in the pump price of petrol and increase in electricity tariff. One of their leaders, Uto Nwanyi, who claimed to be the patron, said that the recent hikes came when they are yet to recover from the effects of coronavirus. “The issue of Coronavirus started in March this year and lasted for four months. Throughout the period, our members went out of business; no patronage of any kind; none of our members was able to meet up with personal needs,” Uto Nwanyi lamented. “When we were yet to recover from the Coronavirus, the Federal Government came up with their pump price increment. Electricity companies also came up with tariff hike. This led to an increase in house rent, transportation and general cost of living. The situation bites us more than it affects any other group in Nigeria. Therefore, we are of the opinion ...

  It was an emotional moment for Mrs Ugochinyere Ezeh, as tears of joy rolled down her cheeks, when she got a letter to serve in the Transition Committee of Nnewi North Local Government as one of the Councillors. Mrs Ugochinyere who could not hold back her Joy, rolled on the floor, as she couldn’t imagine what could have influenced her appointment despite being from what some will describe as the lower class and also not an indigene of Nnewi. Mrs Ugochinyere has been living in Nnewi for the past Twenty (20) years, she relocated to Nnewi with her children and husband who is a commercial motorcyclist, in search for greener pastures. To support her husband, she engaged in the frying and selling of Akara (Bean Cake) with bread, pap, milk and other related condiments, around St. Peter’s Clever Catholic Church, Odida Nnewichi, Nnewi. Her Akara which is always hot, garnished with onions, pepper and spiced with crayfish and gives the desired taste has endeared to her customers. In a tete-a...

  Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021. . The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, Mr and Mrs George Brooksbank, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news. . The couple on their wedding day in October 2018.

  PRESS BRIEFING POLICE PARTNER WAEC TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY IN ITS EXAMINATION PROCESSES · arrest twelve (12) for various examination offences The Nigeria Police Force has arrested twelve (12) suspects for their involvement in various examination malpractices in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some States across the country. The arrest of the suspects is consequent upon the renewed partnership between the Exam body and the Police aimed at ensuring and promoting the integrity of examination processes in the country. Investigations by Police operatives revealed that the suspects used their privileged positions as invigilators, supervisors and school functionaries during the 2020 WASSCE to conspire, perpetrate and encourage varying degrees of examination malpractices, including online transmission of examination questions and answers on various social media platforms. The suspects namely; Daye West ‘m’ 52years, Shalom Essien ‘m’ 39...

Boy hawking in Aba falls into gutter and drowns after heavy rainfall. A boy hawking in Aba reportedly fell into a gutter after a heavy rainfall and drowned. The boy's body was reportedly found in a gutter in Amaogbonna, Aba, Abia state. The boy's death is blamed on the blocked drainages in Aba that resulted in flooding after a heavy rainfall in the state.More Photos below.

  President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointments of Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Following recommendations to the President by Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau gets another nod as the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF); Ahmed Bobboi as Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), while Engineer Simbi Wabote is reappointed Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Dr Gusau is credited to have run the PTDF successfully in the past four years, keeping faith with the Seven Strategic Priorities he had introduced in January 2017. These are: Domestication, Cost cutting, Sustainable funding, Efficient internal processes, Linkages with the industry, Utilization of centers of excellence, and Pursuit of home-grown research. Mr Ahmed Bobboi gets his reappointment for having run PEF...

  Nigerian Comedian Bovi took to his social media to celebrate his beautiful daughters birthday today.He captioned the photo above '' I always knew I was a king. See my princess na. Birthday blessings bubu   @uyoyogram   🧡🧡   '',and the photo with his daughter below ''  Seven years ago, I boarded a plane to LA via houston to be with my wife who was expecting any moment. I arrived on the 24th of September. And around past 8pm on the 25th, my angel was born. On my own birthday. What gift can be better? Happy birthday to   @uyoyogram   . Happy birthday to us! 💥💥😎😎😎  ''.More photos below.

General Buratai Tours Army Super Camps, Inspects Troops' Accommodation & Construction Works at the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Maiduguri 1. In furtherance of his operational tour to theater of operation in the North East, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai was at the Army Special Super Camp Chabbal in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday the 25th of September 2020. While at the camp, he addressed officers and men, after which he had durbar with troops where operational, logistical and administrative issues were discussed. He earlier on Thursday, the 24th of September 2020, visited Army Super Camp Ngamdu where he inspected the construction and renovation works as well as facilities at the camp. During the visit to the Super Camp Ngamdu, General Buratai was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations Army in company of the Commander Engineer Corps and Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE Major Generals NE Angbazo, JS Malu and F Yahaiya amo...