Month: August 2022

Nigeria beat S’Korea in U-20 Women’s World Cup

admin

Nigeria beat South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in the Group C football match at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, Complete Sports reports. Esther Onyenezide’s late strike gave the Falconets victory in their second match of the tournament. The Falconets will face Canada in their final group match on Wednesday. The match which was scheduled for 9 pm was shifted to 10.15 pm due to heavy rain. According to Complete Sports, the Falconets made their first attempt to score a goal in the third minute through…

Read More

Drivers without license will no longer drive the vehicle called Nigeria – Obi

admin

Drivers without license will no longer drive the vehicle called Nigeria – Obi The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has stated that it is time for the country to be rescued from the leadership failure which has continued to dwarf its growth and development over the years. Speaking at Jamie Pajoel International Leadership Conference in Owerri, yesterday, Obi likened the leadership failure in Nigeria to inexperienced and unlicensed drivers trying to drive a vehicle. He said that such a venture will only end in disaster. He…

Read More

Peter Obi’s presence excites worshippers at RCCG convention

admin

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, got a rousing welcome on Friday at the Holy Ghost Service of the 70th convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The former Anambra State governor graced the fifth day of the convention at RCCG international headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The programme, with the theme, “Perfect Jubilee” began on Monday, August 8 and will last through Sunday, August 14, 2022. Obi was introduced alongside other dignitaries, including the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale-Oke; Akwa…

Read More

Why Nigeria is not working —Dr Phillips Ntoh, ASCETA Provost 

admin

By Mandy Park Dr Phillips Ntoh, former, Commissioner for finance, World Bank consultant, and Provost, Abia State College of Education, Technical,  Arochukwu, (ASCETA), in this revealing encounter, with Journalists in Lagos,  speaks on why Nigeria  is failing, and in constant drift, the 2023 presidency,  alarming economic indices, embarrassing insecurity, Abia charter of equity among other critical national issues. Excerpt      How will you react to the implication of the recent report that Nigeria’s monthly debt has surpassed the revenue being generated monthly …? (Cuts in) it’s worrisome.  There is no…

Read More

Go and Blossom, WEEF speakers encourage women at 2022 conference

admin

By Mandy Park Women have the gift of nurturing and multiplication, says the founder of WiCare Lekota Foundation, Diane Kalu, during the Wicare Entrepreneurship Empowerment Forum (WEEF) 2022 held in Lagos on August 12. WEEF focuses on empowering, enlightening and rehabilitating women in the society towards self-actualization, wealth generation, entrepreneurial and leadership skills. Diane Kalu, a life coach and certified counselor, said women are gatekeepers who have within them the ability to achieve the impossible. She advised everybody to join hands in fighting against violence targeted at women and children…

Read More

Six Dangote Cement customers win N1m each in promo

admin

Following the launch of its third edition of Cement Promo in July with 32.3 million units of gifts attached, six Dangote’s Cement customers have received N1,000,000 each as the first set of millionaires in the ongoing “Spell Dangote & Become a Millionaire, Bag of Goodies Season 3” National Consumer Promotion. The six customers emerged after picking the seven letters that make up the name ‘Dangote’ from bags of cement they used. Other prizes won at the draw were: Television sets, Fridges, standing Fans and power Generating Sets. National Sales Director,…

Read More

Tinubu Campaign Organization, mischievous, full of lies

admin

By Chris Moustapha Nwaokobia Jnr The Press Statement authored by Mr Bayo Onanuga Director, Media And Communication of the Tinubu Campaign Organization calling on “Mr Peter Obi to call his supporters to order that falsehood and disinformation will not win election”, smacks of mischief and manifest desperation as there is no shred of doubt that the Peter Obi Team is profoundly issues based, manifestly factual, unequivocally civil and completely decorous. To attempt to tie all the lies swimming in the social media to the Peter Obi Campaign is not only…

Read More

Ikpeazu committed to opening up of rural communities – Hon.
Solomon Akpulonu

admin

By Mandy Park Member Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Solomon Akpulonu, has disclosed that the Okezie Ikpeazu administration is committed to opening up rural communities in the state. Akpulonu, who represents Obingwa East State constituency, disclosed this while addressing his constituents who came to complain about the abandoned Agalaba Ring Road in the area and pledge their support for his re-election at Ntighauzo. The lawmaker explained that the Governor was committed to completing the project to open up the communities, even to the border with Akwa Ibom state. He…

Read More

Stop blackmailing Govt, ASCETA Provost warns staff

admin

By Mandy Park The Provost, Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu,Dr Phillips Nto has warned staff of the institution to desist from blackmailing the government over welfare issues. This is as he also asked them to refrain from acts capable of impugning on the integrity of management. The Provost who spoke during a meeting he held with the staff in Arochukwu expressed shock that some union leaders have taken it upon themselves to degrade the image of the state government and management of the college in the name of…

Read More

Cyber security professionals thumb up Attivo’s deception solution

admin

By Mandy Park The Head of Security Operations Centre at the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Ifeanyi Jude Muonagor, disclosed yesterday that bank’s deployment of cyber deception solution in 2017, yielded remarkable results. Muonagor, who spoke virtually at a one day event held in Lagos on the topic; ‘Importance of deception technology and identity security,’ revealed that not less than 80 per cent of system breaches have been linked to compromised credentials. The event was organized by a Nigerian tech firm, InfoData Professional Services, in collaboration with Attivo Networks. Muonagor…

Read More