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A total of 769 workers are said to be working in Osun State Civil Service with fake and forged school certificates. Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement on Friday that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy firm employed by the state government. “A consultancy firm, The Captain Consultants, engaged five years ago by the state government to verify the results and other necessary documents of the workers in the state, has completed its assignment and submitted its report. “The screening of the workers’…

The Ghanaian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alhaji Rashid Bawa, has called for sustenance of the age-long bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Ghana. Bawa who made the call on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Emmanuel at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, however, stated that Ghana is undertaking biometric registration of her citizens within and outside the country. He said he was in Akwa Ibom for a two-day retreat for Permanent Representatives Committee of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and pledged to use the opportunity to meet Ghanaians doing businesses in coastal communities…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has filed a 16-ground appeal against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The judgment ordered the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and also barred him from holding public office for ten years for contravening the Code of Conduct Bureau Act. In the appeal filed against the federal republic of Nigeria at the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Onnoghen challenged the CCT erred in dismissing his application challenging its jurisdiction. The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday found Justice Walter Onnoghen guilty of…

Nigeria’s inability to reciprocate international flights has reportedly cost the country at least $3 billion annually, International Air Transport Association’s records show. This followed IATA’s reports that international airlines sold tickets worth $1.4 billion to Nigerian travellers in 2017 while tickets worth $800 million were sold in the first six months of 2018. Reports monitored from TVCNEWS indicate that Nigeria has Bilateral Air Services Agreements with 91 countries but only 28 of the agreements are active. Enactment of ‘Fly Nigeria Act’ has been advanced as part of the solutions. The foreign airlines enjoy multiple entry points into Nigeria thereby shortchanging…

The first Nigerian female has broken glass ceiling in Nigeria’s 59-year history as the first to append her signature on the naira. Priscilla Ekwere Eleje, who has been acting director of currency and operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been confirmed, substantive director of the apex bank. Eleje who was confirmed on August 30, 2018 is the first female director of currency in the history of the bank, and her signature has been appended on the naira. She is a psychology graduate of the University of Jos, Nigeria. Mrs. Eleje is an alumna of the prestigious Hubert…

Today is marked world wide as Good Friday. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death on the cross at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. The Federal Government had declared Friday, April 19, and Monday, April 22, 2019 as public holidays to mark Good Frday and Easter Monday. Special church service is held on Good Friday across Akwa Ibom State. And in Uyo, the state capital Chrsitians worshipped in their various churches while others keep conventions and retreats. The date of Good Friday varies…

Tennis star Serena Williams, Friday last week, sold her Los Angeles house for $8.1 million after listing it for 18 months. Williams had sought $12 million for the home when it was listed in October 2017, as Mansion Global previously reported. It was last put on the market in January for $9.995 million, according to public listing records. This is even as Vanessa Hudgens sold her two-storey Mediterranean-style mansion in Los Angeles at $3.15 million on Thursday, said listing agent TJ Paradise of Sotheby’s International Realty. Although her home was sold for less than its asking price, Williams, 37, did…

Two English premiership teams- Arsenal and Chelsea- on Thursday cruised into EUROPA league semi finals after trouncing their opponents in the quarter final matches played on Thursday. Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals with a clinical 1-0 win at Napoli. From 2-0 in the first leg, Unai Emery’s side reserved arguably their best performance of the season for their potentially daunting trip to the San Paolo. Lacazette fired home a 25-yard free-kick in the 36th minute and, although Arkadiusz Milik had earlier had a goal ruled out…

Beyoncé, the US R&B star, has stunned her fans by dropping a new film that keeps tongues wagging, AFP reports. The live album will go with an upcoming Netflix documentary she performed at Coachella last year. The album entitled Homecoming like the film was released in the early hours of Wednesday across all major streaming platforms- Apple Music, Spotify and Google Play. It recontextualizes the show in a way that claims the most influential live music event in North America for black culture. Homecoming in its own way, fits with this definition: Beyoncé unveiled an unannounced, 40-track live album along…

A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina, Thursday, declared Engr. Yakubu Danja, as the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries and the general election as the member representing Bakori/Danja Federal constituency at the House of Representatives. However, the court sacked the incumbent member, Amiru Idris as the party’s candidate in the February, 23, 2019 House of Representatives election. Danja, who polled 314 votes to defeat the incumbent member, Amiru Bakori with 305 votes in the primaries and was declared winner by the APC National Electoral Committee in the state headed by Dr. Isah Adamu, had raised concerns over…