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As Christians are marking Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a Nigerian Catholic priest has enjoined Nigerian political leaders to refrain from using falsehood and barefaced lies to govern their subjects. Rev. Fr. Thomas Ebong, the Director of Media Communication Department, Ikot Ekpene Diocese of Catholic Church, said “The leaders should worship God in sincerity and in truth and show good example in deeds and in action. They should be honest in their dealings. Once the government releases money to them for the development of their communities, they should plough the money into that purpose instead of diverting it for…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has scheduled Saturday, March 23 for the conduct of its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, mock exercise. A statement signed by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, its Head, Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that candidates were expected to begin the printing of their Mock Examination Notification slips from Wednesday, March 6. Recall that the mock examination was introduced in 2017 to give candidates the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the conduct of Computer Based Test, CBT, particularly, candidates who are not conversant with the use of computers. It also stated that…

Kylie Jenner is officially the youngest self-made billionaire of all time, Forbes has revealed. Jenner, 21, who snatched the title from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was finally given the title after months of speculation on Tuesday by Forbes as it unveiled its annual billionaires list. Jenner is both the youngest self-made billionaire and the youngest billionaire on Forbes’ ‘young billionaires’ list. She overtakes Zuckerberg, who was 23 when he made his first billion 11 years ago in 2008. Now, he is the eighth richest person in the world with a fortune of $62.3 billion. Jenner has amassed a personal net…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, has re-emphasized the apolitical and non-partisanship of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the ongoing electoral process. This was contained in a Goodwill message delivered to the National Orientation Agency, NOA, at the workshop with the theme “National Dialogue on the Challenges of Vote Buying” held in Abuja yesterday. The CDS, who was represented by the Chief of Defence Civil-Military Affairs, Rear Admiral Peter Onaji, averred that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will remain professional in the defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria and act in aid of civil authority…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has denied seeking to stop Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate from going to court to challenge the outcome of the February 23 poll. It also distanced itself from a group which it calls itself ‘Buhari Campaign Organisation, which claimed to have been mounting campaign on the social media on behalf of the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari, and declared its readiness to meet Atiku in court. Director of Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, in a statement, Tuesday, said the group should be…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s close ally in the House of Representatives, Mohammed Datti, has joined the ninth House speakership race. Datti, a long-time political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari is a ranking member who had been in the House since 2007, and was the Deputy Minority Whip in the House from 2011 to 2015. The Kaduna-born lawmaker, who was a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2007, is believed to have the backing of some of his colleagues and some major party stakeholders outside the National Assembly to clinch the seat. Datti’s loyalty to the party and…

Seven days after the announcement of the presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender materials used for the February 23 election for inspection. The motion ex-parte was lodged before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday. The Tribunal will conduct its proceedings at the Court of Appeal Headquarters in Abuja. In the motion ex-parte dated March 4, Atiku and the PDP, applied for leave of the tribunal to allow them to inspect the Voters Register, the Smart Card Readers Machines,…

Some prominent Nigerians have felicitated ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo on his 82nd birthday anniversary. Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is clocking 82 years on Tuesday. Atiku attached a picture of his meeting with Obasanjo in Abeokuta as he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday: “A very happy 82nd birthday to you, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. No living Nigerian has given as much to Nigeria in peacetime and in war as you have. “May almighty God grant you many more years in good health and continued service to Nigeria and the…

The wife of the popular musician, 2Face Idibia, has put rest rumour that there was a crack in her seven-year-old marriage. Recall that Idibia recently apologised to his wife, Annie on social media, for all the wrongs he had ever done to her, many thought the couple’s marriage was in serious crisis. But Annie, an Akwa Ibom born woman married to Idibia in March 2013, has finally set the records straight, confirming that her marriage to the ‘African Queen’ crooner is still intact, devoid of crisis. The actress and mother of two dismissed the rumour which has since gone viral…

Nigeria’s Enugu Rangers, Sunday, suffered a 2-0 loss to Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel in a CAF Confederations Cup, Group B match at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. The Tunisians got a 2-1 victory in the first leg from the goals of Iheb Msakni and Saddam Ben Aziza at the Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse. It was a slow start to the match, with both sides tentative in attack, but it sprang into life in the 19th minute, when Maher Hannechi gave Sahel the lead after a clinical finish. Rangers took control of the match after that and dominated the possession stakes,…