Month: August 2023

Meet Nigerian Teenager Crowned World’s Best In Cambridge Certificate Exam

ADEOLA YUSUF

How I received news of my emergence as World best, 17 year-old Mmesoma Okonkwo speaks on secret of success in British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award   A 17-year-old Nigerian Student, Mmesoma Okonkwo, has reportedly emerged as the world’s best in English in the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination. In a ‘Morning Crossfire’ interview with Nigeria Info FM, the young scholar, who is a student of Chrisland High School, Lagos, affirmed her strength in English as a subject and confidence in the answers she picked in…

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BREAKING: Amusan Wins 100mh Heat, Qualifies for Semi Final

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the 26-year-old reigning Nigeria, African, Commonwealth and Diamond League champion became one of the four automatic qualifiers for the semifinals.   The Queen of Track, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, has won her 100mh heat at the ongoing World Athletics Championship currently taking place in Budapest, Hungary. The 26-year-old finished with 12.48 seconds in a blistering speed. Recall that the AIU had temporarily banned her over Whereabouts Failures charge. The 26-year-old athlete faced charges of three whereabouts failures, which constitutes an anti-doping rule violation for missing three out-of-competition tests within a 12-month…

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Tinubu, ECOWAS Leaders in Crucial Meeting As AU Suspends Niger Republic

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The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation. According to Agency Reports, the Peace and Security Council of the continental body, “requests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby force in Niger and report back to Council,” the bloc said, following strong differences on the matter. The suspension came amidst reports of President Bola Tinubu meeting…

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NCDMB To Launch 17 Coys From Tech Incubation Centre

ADEOLA YUSUF

In furtherance of its mandate to catalyze research and development and support startups in the energy industry, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in partnership with Founder Institute (FI) is set to launch new 17 portfolio companies that have passed through the Board’s Technology Incubation and Innovation Centre (TIIC). The launch of the companies will hold on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at the Nigerian Content Tower, Oxbow Lake Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, and will have in attendance international and local venture capitalists, investors, and product development subject matter…

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Five Electrocuted, Four Hospitalised In Rivers

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No fewer than five persons were electrocuted while trying to mount a billboard in the Obiri-Ikwerre axis of Rumuosi in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State on Monday. Also, four others who received life-threatening burns are currently battling for their lives at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital where they were rushed for treatment. It was gathered that the billboard, a major outdoor advertisement had a metal frame that reportedly touched a high-tension cable, causing a spark. READ ALSO: Average Daily Petrol Consumption Drops By 16.8% To…

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Average Daily Petrol Consumption Sheds 16.8% To 52m Litres – NMDPRA

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Petrol consumption in the country dropped by 16.8 percent in July, 2023 to 52 million litres daily compared to 64.96 million litres recorded in June, data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has shown. According to the Authority, the land-based stock and closing stock less dead stock of petrol was 1.120 billion litres as of the end of July 2023. It added that marine stock which included berth and offshore availability was 521 million litres. READ ALSO: Ministers Must meet Nigerians’ Expectations, I Believe Them, Says…

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Ministers Must meet Nigerians’ Expectations, I Believe Them, Says Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, told his newly inaugurated ministers to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Tinubu said this while charging them at the inauguration ceremony that was held at the Conference Hall in the Presidential Villa. He added that the ministers were selected based on personal experiences to continue with the work of nation-building noting that the challenges before them could be “very daunting” but that the government was hell-bent on the push to introduce a Renewed Hope. READ ALSO: Jama-at-ul Islamiyya of Nigeria Elects Engr Ashim Oyekan as…

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Jama-at-ul Islamiyya of Nigeria Elects Engr Ashim Oyekan as President

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    Why Muslims and Islamic Associations Should imbibe the Islamic principles of brotherhood, Chief Imam Unilag Muslim Community, Prof. Ismail A. Musa , speaks at Jama-at-ul Islamiyya 11th Triennial Delegates Conference   Jama-at-ul Islamiyya of Nigeria has elected Engr. Ashim A. Oyekan as its President. The election was part of the three-day 11th Triennial Delegates Conference held on Sunday August 20, 2023 at the Mosque Hall, Magodo GRA phase II, Lagos. In his acceptance speech, Engr. Oyekan reiterated the need for the newly elected National Executive Council to be…

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Seven Football Fans Die, Dozens Injured In Brazil Bus Crash

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At least seven people died and 27 others were hospitalized Sunday in southeastern Brazil when a driver lost control of a bus carrying football fans on a mountainous road, fire officials said. The accident occurred on a highway near Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state, they said. Passengers interviewed by the G1 news website said the driver cried out that he had no brakes shortly before losing control. More than 40 fans of the Corinthians football club of Sao Paulo were on the bus, returning from a match the night…

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Coup: ECOWAS Rejects Niger Junta’s Transition Plan

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the three-year power transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, spoke on Sunday in an interview with the BBC. In a late-night address on Saturday, Abdourahmane Tiani, Niger Republic’s self-declared head of state, said the country will return to civilian rule within three years. READ ALSO: Spain’s World Cup Final Goalscorer Carmona Learns Of Dad’s Death After Final Niger Governor Appoints 131 Women As Aides Oluwo/Isese Feud: Adeleke Intervenes,…

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