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The 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has elected the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari as the new President. A statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said she was elected at the 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) on Monday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari who declared the event open congratulated the Nigerian First Lady for acquiring a piece of land on behalf of all First Ladies for the development of a secretariat for the Mission in Abuja.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has given nod for the conduct of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in February 2022. The Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, announced this Monday in Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in the nation’s capital, Bugudu said the meeting was to brief the President on the decision of the Progressives Governors Forum when the members met on Sunday night. According to Bagudu, the governors resolved that the convention should hold in February 2022 and the same suggestion…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has recorded was an improvement in the number of candidates who got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English Language. The head of the Nigeria National Office of the examination body, Patrick Areghan, who stated this in a press conference on Monday announced the release of the 2021 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results. While giving a breakdown of the examination and the results, he explained that 1,560,261 candidates sat for the exercise in five countries – The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. A further breakdown of the results showed that…

South Korean pop sensation BTS earned the most wins with three and top honor artist of the year as the most nominated singer at 2021 American Music Awards. Olivia Rodrigo earned new artist of the year during the award ceremony . The event aired Sunday night from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater was to celebrate the best in music with rapper Cardi B as the host.  The seven-member pop boyband consisting of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, were given the most coveted trophy of the night as they beat out top favorites including Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weekend.…

A Professor of Geophysics in Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, (AE-FUNAI), Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has been arrested for allegedly defiling a minor. The police in Ebonyi State had confirmed to have arrested Felix Anyaegbulam, the professor, for alleged sexual violation of his 12-year-old house help, who hails from Ezza North Local Government Area of the State. The professor described as habitual child violator was said to have defiled the Primary Five 5 pupil. The state police spokesperson, Loveth Odah, told journalists in Abakaliki in a WhatsApp message that the suspect is in police custody. “The Commissioner…

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of the Founder and General Overseer of Christian Pentecostal Mission International, Rev Obiora Ezekiel. A statement signed by Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said that Buhari believes the religious leader demonstrated love, peace, and joy in pursuing his passion for soul winning, and worked assiduously for the growth and spread of the gospel within and outside Nigeria, holding outreaches. He noted the General Overseer’s role in raising many spiritual sons, who have also moved on to mentor pastors, evangelists, and teachers, commending his vision for founding the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Buhari…

A popular Nigerian pastor said he has stopped hanging out with some men of God because of what they think constitute the success of a crusade. Crusade is a religious meeting usually organised by Pentecostal churches to harvest souls for Jesus. Dr. Abel Damina, the senior Pastor of Power City International Church, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State stated this in a series of Biblical teaching broadcast by Xcel FM Radio, Uyo on Tuesday. ”I have stopped hanging out with men of God. I was hanging out with a man of God and he told me three things that make a…

Akwa Ibom State tops list of three Nigerian states in the South South region- Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers- to receive N2.42 trillion as recalculated oil derivation funds, Federal High Court had ordered. Consequently, Policy Alert has warned the state governments in the region to resist the temptation of using the recent court judgments ordering the federal government to pay the oil producing states their share of recalculated oil derivation revenue as guarantee for new loans. Recall that Federal High Court had, over the last few months, ordered the Federal Government to pay $2.258 billion to Akwa Ibom State, $1.638 billion to…

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked following Saturday’s shocking 4-1 away defeat by Watford. United have confirmed Solskjaer’s assistant Michael Carrick to be placed in temporary charge, with the club looking to appoint an interim manager until the end of the season. Solskjaer, an icon of the club, had been in charge of United for nearly three years but pressure on his position started building after humiliating losses to Liverpool and Man City despite having star players Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the squad. Solskjaer signed a new three-year deal in July but leaves…

As Obong Victor Attah, a former Akwa Ibom Governor. clocks 83 Saturday, many have heaped torrents of felicitation on the elder statesman on this occasion. The time-honoured Eduek Ekpe of Ibesikpo Asutan and the ardent advocate of resource control ruled Akwa Ibom from 1999 to 2007. In a statement made available to the press by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel thanked the former Governor, for his inspiring service to the state during his tenure as a Governor. Emmanuel also lauded Attah for the foundation he laid and for the states manly role he has…