The pairing of 2018/2019 CAF Champions League campaigners Lobi Stars of Makurdi and CAF Confederation Cup contenders Rangers International of Enugu is the pick of the Round of 32 fixtures of this year’s AITEO Cup men’s competition. Both team’s lock horns at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna today, Wednesday.... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong President of the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s Amaju Melvin Pinnick has given assurance that this year’s finals, which hold in the Arab Republic of Egypt between 21st June and 19th July, will be a roaring success despite being the biggest –ever event in the history of the... Read more
.NSCDC announces date, venue for Agro Rangers training, to deploy additional personnel to bandit/cattle rustler-ridden areas of Katsina State Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum have solicited for more deployment of the Agro Rangers personnel to the state as support towards improving on the security situation in the State... Read more
Washington, DC — In response to an announcement on June 12 by the State Department that retired Ambassador Donald Booth has been appointed as Special Envoy for Sudan, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Tony Perkins issued the following statement: “We are encouraged by the appointment of an experienced... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong The Obio Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) administration in Rivers on Tuesday expressed its determination to sustain ongoing staff audit and verification exercise to expose suspected payroll fraud in the council. Chairman of Council, Prince Solomon Eke, gave the assurance at Rumuodomaya, the LGA headquarters,... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated three ambulances, Lassa fever protective kits and drugs to support the Ondo Government in its efforts to check the menace of Lassa fever in the state. The items were presented to officials of the state government by the NDDC Ondo State Coordinator,... Read more
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its timely intervention in ensuring adequate healthcare for the people of the Niger Delta region. Akeredolu was speaking when the NDDC Acting Managing Director, Prof. Nelson Brambaifa, paid him a courtesy visit at... Read more
. Around 2,000 delegates gathered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to discuss ways to fast-track regional integration MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 14, 2019/ — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday concluded its Annual Meetings, amid growing consensus that regional integration is imperative to a new phase in African prosperity.... Read more
.Loses 11,000 BPD In 2018 To Crude Theft From Dianabasi Effiong Shell Nigeria has called for stakeholders’ concerted efforts to curb the incessant vandalism of crude oil-bearing pipelines, highlighting the danger of continuous sabotage to people and environment. The General Manager, External Relations of The Shell Petroleum Development Company... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar against his Feb.23 re-election. Buhari made the prayer through his Counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, in a motion adopted and argued on... Read more
