Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Thursday ordered political appointees to immediately start to patronise clothes made in the Calabar Garment Factory. The first roll-out from the factory has hit the market with the production of blazers, jeans, and shirts. The governor, who spoke shortly after being presented with samples of finished products from the factory alongside some …
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Nigeria’s Anne-Marie Imafidon will be decorated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II with the prestigious honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire on May 19. Anne-Marie, whose father, Chris, an Edo State indigene, will be honoured for her services to young women with the speciality in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. An MBE is an award given …
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An Oredo Chief Magistrate Court, in Edo State, has ordered that a Benin-based human rights activist, Kola Edokpaiyi, be remanded in prison custody over alleged plot to invade Edo communities. The remand of Edokpayi at the Benin Prison, located along Sapele Road, follows his arraignment on a two-count charge of criminal offence. The charges preferred against him read thus: “That …
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered immediate expansion of Social Investment Programmes, SIPs of the federal government to accommodate more Nigerians. Osinbajo Osinbajo gave the directive when he received the SIP update report recently. He also expressed satisfaction with the level of progress so far made under the programmes. With the development, over one million Nigerians are to benefit from …
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The 2017 budget may get to the table of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday (today). It was learnt that the Legal Department of the National Assembly had already concluded work on cross-checking the details of the N7.441tn appropriation bill and was set to route it to the Presidency on Wednesday morning. Sources at the National Assembly Liaison Office of …
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The results of the first set of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) last Saturday have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The results were said to have been released within 24 hours of the examination, and candidates have been advised to check their e-mail addresses or visit the board’s website for …
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party if the Supreme Court ruling does not favour the Makarfi-led caretakercommittee in the leadership face-off with Sherrif. According to a media report by Channels TV, Fayose said this to newsmen on Tuesday while reacting to media reports that he had removed the name and …
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Donald Trump directly asked the former FBI director, James Comey, to drop an investigation into his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, according to notes kept at the time by Comey and first reported on Tuesday by the New York Times. “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,” Trump told Comey, …
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Clinton on Monday announced the launch of Onward Together, a political action organization that is dedicated to supporting progressive causes, ending months of speculation about whether the vanquished presidential nominee would return to political life. “From the Women’s March to airports where communities are welcoming immigrants and refugees to town hall meetings in every community, Americans are speaking up and …
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Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday said that it has commenced screening of every inbound flight into the country, especially those from Central African countries and the rest of the world. THISDAY checks revealed that the screening of passengers began on Sunday, …
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