By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday told journalists that his government was open to constructive criticism adding that as professionals, they must upgrade their knowledge and skills to meet with the challenges of the 21st century. Governor Obaseki who stated this while declaring open activities to mark the 2016 Press Week of …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists and National Association of Women Journalists( NAWOJ) have commended Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s appointment of Mr. John Mayaki as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), describing the recipient as very cerebral and thoroughbreed Professional. The leadership of both unions made the commendation at a reception organized by friends of Mayaki …
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By Lisa Ferdinando – DOD News HONOLULU — As the second-oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor, retired Navy Lt. Jim Downing, 103, wants the memory of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack to stay alive for future generations. Downing, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has come to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to join other survivors for commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the attack …
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By Terri Moon Cronk – DOD News WASHINGTON — United States’ alliance with Japan has never been stronger, Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday told reporters traveling with him on an around-the-world trip. The secretary began his trip by speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California, and he spoke with reporters while en route to Japan. He said …
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By Lisa Ferdinando – DOD News HONOLULU — With cheers, tears and a water cannon salute, Hawaii veterans and residents welcomed Pearl Harbor survivors back to Oahu on Saturday, 75 years after the surprise Japanese attack on the United States island. One of those survivors, retired Navy Capt. Bob Batterson, said it was “one of … the great days of …
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The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 20ft container of “READY TO EAT FOODS” like Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Ogbono, Yam Porridge imported from India. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf, spoke with stakeholders at the SDV/SCOA Terminal while handing over the container of imported prepared foods to officials of the National Agency for …
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From January 2017, there will be no more importation of vehicles through the land borders according to a new prohibition order issued by the Federal Government to that effect. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles. A statement released on Monday by the Nigeria Customs Service indicated that the ban is sequel to a presidential directive restricting all …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former Commander of the military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe (retd.), for an alleged fraud of N8.537bn. The retired military officer was re-arraigned on 22 counts of money laundering alongside a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday renewed Federal Government’s resolve to support farmers and operators of small scale businesses for the development of Nigeria’s economy. Osinbajo gave the assurance during an interactive session with traders, food vendors and small business owners at the Grassroots Town Hall Meeting held in Kano. He also assured that the federal government would continue to …
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Revered playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he will hold a private funeral on January 20 when United States President-elect, Donald Trump, is inaugurated as President. Soyinka, who spoke in Lagos on Monday, explained that the funeral is not to mourn with the citizens of the US over their choice of president but to mourn the death of …
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