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July 1, 2022 Press Statement PDP Celebrates Governor Godwin Obaseki on Birthday  …Says He is an Excellent Administrator, Fearless Democrat  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, as he marks his 65th birthday. Governor Obaseki is a very courageous leader, visionary administrator and one of the contemporary leading lights of our nation, who remains steadfast in his commitment toward national unity, stability and economic development. Over the years, Governor Obaseki has distinguished himself as a practical, ingenious and prudent manager of resources, which qualities he has employed to transform Edo State with unparalleled human capital and infrastructural development in critical sectors including healthcare, education, agriculture, oil and gas, housing, transportation among others.  Our Party notes with pride, Governor Obaseki’s landmark development projects including the Modular Refine...

PRESS RELEASE * Continuous Voter Registration to        continue nationwide * Political parties to upload validly        nominated Governorship/ State        Assembly candidates to portal        between 1st and 15th July. One more photo below.   

EID-EL-KABIR: SULTAN DECLARES JULY 9 AS CELEBRATION DAY Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared July 9 as Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah). This is the second significant celebration in Islam. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria on its Twitter handle, @moonsightingng. In the announcement, the Sultan was quoted as calling on muslims to intensify efforts in acts of worship during the first ten days of the blessed month of Zul-Hijjah and also pray for peace, stability and progress of the country. The tweets read: “Assalaamu alaikum, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared Thursday 30th, June as the first day of Dhul Hijjah. “The Sultanate council will release an official statement shortly. “Eidul Adha will be on Saturday, 10th Zul-Hijjah 1443H (9th July 2022) In Sha Allah. His Eminence, the Sultan hereby calls upon the Muslim Ummah to intensify efforts in acts of worship during the first ten days ...

PRESS RELEASE Nigeria Hails Germany as Joint Declaration on Return of Benin Bronzes' is Signed Nigeria and Germany on Friday in Berlin signed a historic joint declaration that will pave the way for the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 125 years after they were looted from the ancient Benin Kingdom during the Benin Expedition of 1897. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, signed for Nigeria, while the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Ms Annalena Baerbock, and the Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Ms. Claudia Roth, signed for Germany. In his remarks before the signing, Alhaji Mohammed thanked the government and people of Germany for what he described as the ''single largest repatriation of artefacts anywhere in the world''. ''We also want to most sincerely thank the authorities of the various German regions, cities, museums and institution...

Corruption: ICPC docks NSCDC Deputy Commandant over N26.7m Fraud The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has docked a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Edike Mboutidem Akpan, for defrauding prospective home owners of N26,655,000. Mr. Akpan was charged before Justice V. S. Gaba of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Kwali, Abuja on a 17-count charge, that include using a private real estate company, Danemy Nig Ltd, to defraud land subscribers. The charge sheet revealed that the deputy commandant convinced many subscribers with the claim of being in partnership with NSCDC, to pay various sums of money for plots of land both in Karshi, Nasarawa State and Sabon Lugbe Extension, Airport Road, Abuja, which were never allocated to them. ICPC told the court that the offence, committed between 2010 and 2015, violated Sections 19 and 26 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Of...

PRESS RELEASE KEEPING THE PEACE IN AFRICA: IGP LAUDS POLICE PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has lauded the distinguished selfless services rendered by members of the Nigeria Police Force contingent to peacekeeping operations on the African Continent and around the world aimed at deescalating violence in war-torn countries and ensuring peaceful coexistence among members of troubled nations. In a bid to add more pep and advance the NPF’s drive for enhanced and improved participation in peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, the Inspector-General of Police recently appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Augustine Moses Jagaba as Director in charge of the Peacekeeping Directorate. ACP Jagaba holds a Bachelors in Microbiology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and is currently undergoing his Masters in Security and Strategic Studies from the Nasarawa State University, Ke...

An Igbo Man From Imo State Translates The Holy Koran Into Igbo Language. Mr Chukwuemeka Muritala Mohammed Who Is An Igbo Muslim Said That He Was Divinely Inspired To Help Igbo Muslims Worship God In Their Native Language And To Assist The Evangelism To Spread The Gospel Of Allah In Igboland. More photos below.