Day: November 3, 2022

NFF Promises Flamingos $10k, Presents Ahmed Musa’s N3m Cheque

Ganiyu Amodu

A dummy cheque of the sum of N3million promised the team by Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa was presented to the players and officials at the airport. Chairman of the NFF Task Force on Youth Competitions, Alhaji Aminu Balele Kurfi promised the team the sum of $10,000. The Honourable Minister for Youths and Sports, Hon Sunday Dare also addressed the Flamingos at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Tuesday, ensuring them that he will see to their development so that they can proceed well to successive age grade competitions as…

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Pakistan’s Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan Shot During Protest

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan sustained a bullet injury in his leg after a gunman opened fire where he was leading a rally in Wazirabad on Thursday, according to Al-Jazeera. Azhar Mashwani, an official with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said that Khan was shot in the leg but was not in danger. Mashwani, however, disclosed that there were six others, including another politician, Faisal Javed Khan, also reportedly injured in the attack. Khan, who had been leading a protest march to the capital, Islamabad, demanding snap elections, was taken to…

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Mass Sack Scare Rocks Twitter As Musk Plans To Cut Half Of Jobs

Ganiyu Amodu

The richest billionaire Elon Musk has revealed plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc which is equally half of the company’s workforce in a bid to cut costs. Musk, who just acquired Twitter made the revelation on Wednesday according to Bloomberg News citing people familiar with the matter. READ ALSO: Want Twitter Blue Verification, Pay $8, Elon Musk Slams Charges On Users Elon Musk Shades Critics Over Trump’s Return To Twitter Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Executives Nigerian-Born Lady Promoted To Brig. General In US Army +…

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Nigerian-Born Lady Promoted To Brig. General In US Army + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian woman Amanda Azubuike has been promoted to Brigadier General of the United States Army at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. Azubuike was born in London, United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, and joined the US Army in 1994 where she rose to the position of an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. The US Army Futures Command Commander, General James Rainey, showered accolades on Azubuike’s quality leadership traits saying she “makes everyone around her better.” After her aviation career, which ran through 11…

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With Me As President, You’ll Get What Is Due To You, Tinubu Assures Kogites

ADEOLA YUSUF

… donates N100m to victims of Kogi flood Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured the people of Kogi State that he will ensure the state gets all that is due to the people when he is elected President of Nigeria. Appreciating the tumultuous crowd that trooped into Lokoja, from all over Kogi State to demonstrate support and solidarity for him and the presidential running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, he promised that the voice and demands of Kogi people would be heard loud and clear,…

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Quits As ARISE TV MD

Precious Ibekwe

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu has resigned from her position as the Managing Director of Arise TV, after serving in that capacity for four years, Platforms Africa reports. Nwogwugwu who was an editor at THISDAY newspaper, on Wednesday, made known her intention to resign without any further details. The veteran journalist who was appointed in 2018 to head ARISE News Channel, however, gave a month’s notice. Nwogwugwu is one of the foremost female editors in Nigeria. In 2020, She also ranked the first among twenty-five most powerful women in Journalism according to WijAfrican…

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Flood: Oando, Agip, NPDC Donate Relief Materials to 260 Communities

Ganiyu Amodu

On Monday, the NAOC Joint Venture (JV) made up of Oando PLC, Agip and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Ltd (NPDC), delivered food and essential commodities to 260 communities affected by flood in Rivers Bayelsa, Delta and Imo states. As a way of assisting the victims, Oando and its JV partners delivered food and essential goods such as beds and non-perishable food items, including bags of 50kg rice, bags of 100kg garri, cartons of tomatoes, vegetable oil, beverage drinks, milk and noodles as well as mattresses, blankets and mosquito nets.…

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OPEC Oil Output Hits 929.38m Barrels In October

Ganiyu Amodu

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC’s crude production held steady in October after the group pledged a symbolic cutback to stabilize market sentiment. The Organization increased daily output by 30,000 barrels to 29.98 million barrels in October, according to a Bloomberg survey. It had agreed to make a token reduction of 100,000 barrels a day rescinding an increase made the previous month. With so many members already lagging behind their targets few needed to do any actual cutting, and overall output was well below the group’s target even after…

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INEC Swears In 19 Newly Appointed RECs Ahead of 2023 Elections

Aliyu Aliyu

Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa); Obo Effanga (Cross River); Umar Ibrahim (Taraba); and Agboke Olaleke (Ogun); and Professor Samuel Egwu (Kogi); Full list of men and women who will conduct Nigeria’s make or mar elections, and their states of origin    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently holding a swearing for 19 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja. Those who made the list are: renewal nominees include Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa); Obo Effanga (Cross River); Umar Ibrahim (Taraba); and Agboke Olaleke (Ogun); and Professor Samuel Egwu (Kogi). READ ALSO: Want…

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Want Twitter Blue Verification, Pay $8, Elon Musk Slams Charges On Users

Ganiyu Amodu

Billionaire and new Twitter head, Elon Musk has announced a slash of Twitter verification fee from $20 per month to $8 per month. Musk made this known in a series of tweets on Tuesday. The billionaire rolled out the benefits of owning a paid verified handle as priority in replies, mentions and search which he said will help defeat spam/scam. Musk also listed the other advantages such as the capacity to post long-duration videos and audios, paywall bypass for publishers among others. He noted the fee will enable Twitter to…

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