The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has bagged the 2017 Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. This is contained in a press statement signed by Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division

Speaking at the award night at the weekend in Lagos, Dr. Baru said the honour signified some recognition of the modest efforts his management team is making to spearhead the corporation to greater heights.

“This great award also means we should sustain what we are doing, which is hinged on transforming NNPC into a fully integrated energy company for the benefit of Nigerians and other stakeholders,” he said.

Dr. Baru, who vowed to continue with the good work towards realization of the lofty dreams of the corporation’s founding fathers, observed, however, that the corporation was not shying away from the fact that there are challenges and many more grounds to be covered.

“Along the way too, there are distractions. We however remain focused and committed and shall not derail on our quest to emplace NNPC on the path of growth and productivity,” he noted.

While describing funding as the major constraint of the corporation, the GMD observed that over the last few months, NNPC had devised many means of funding its projects, with several of them yielding positive results.

Organised by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre, (PPRAC), the Zik Prize was instituted 24 years ago in honour of the first President of Nigeria, Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, to, among others, encourage and nurture leadership on the African Continent and in the Diaspora.

In his speech, former Minister of Education and Chairman of Advisory Board of PPRAC, Prof Jubril Aminu, praised the winners of the Zik Prize, stressing that it signifies that for the current leaders to excel, they must learn from past Nigerian legendary leaders such as Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

While presenting the GMD with the Zik Prize, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, said they were celebrating Dr. Baru not only for his accomplishments, but for the good work he is doing in the NNPC and by extension, the nation’s oil and gas industry.

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Yusuf Waheed, a 30-year-old commercial driver has been paraded before newsmen for robbing and raping a female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife.



Following a report by the victim, Waheed was apprehended by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Waheed, a father of three, was said to have committed the offense on 25th of February 2018.



Femi Joseph, spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command disclosed to newsmen that Waheed was taking some passengers from Akure to Abeokuta but stopped by the bush to commit the rape when all the other passengers had alighted and he was left alone with the lady.



Joseph said, “after all passengers have alighted from his vehicle, Waheed was left with the lady (name withheld) and mediately drove to nearby bush. He brought out a knife and threatening the lady and disposed her of Infinix handset, Huawei IPad, cash sum of N4,000 and other valuable items. As if is not enough, Waheed forcefully had a carnal knowledge of the lady and she reported the case to the police in the station and we swung into action”.



While blaming his escapade on the devil, Waheed said he has been driving for over 17 years and wondered what led him to commit the evil act. “I had been driving for over 17 years and this kind of thing has never happened to me but I think it is devil’s work. I drive for almost 16 years in Abuja in which am not involved in any crime throughout of my stay. I have a wife and three children. I don’t know what comes over me, maybe it was because I relocated to Abeokuta” he said.

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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has denied media reports quoting him as saying the withheld Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, will be released yesterday March 24th. Idris said he was misquoted by the media. Read a statement from the police denying the report below

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the publication on some Social Media platform and conventional media indicating that the Inspector General of Police said the last Dapchi school girl will be released soon.

2. The Statement of the IGP was misunderstood and misquoted. The misunderstanding may be as a result of the already released Dapchi School girls expected back home in Yobe State today but could not arrive due to weather condition. The IGP could not also proceed to Dapchi because of same weather condition.

3. The Force wishes the members of the public and the media disregard the purported statement as not what the IGP meant.

4. The Force therefore reiterates that it has no information yet on the release of the last Dapchi school girl.

5. This release should be taken as the true position of the IGP’s statement.

6. The media are hereby enjoined to correct their records and publication, please

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In spite of plaudits for JAMB over the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), investigations show that all was not well with the test.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has found while JAMB is congratulating itself for job well done, many candidates for the examination are hurting because of frustrations from the board.

Such candidates are those who cannot access their results days after JAMB claimed that it had released the results of over 1.5 million of the 1.6 million candidates who sat for UTME from March 9 to March 17.

The candidates said they had followed instructions by JAMB that they checked their results using their credentials on the JAMB website: www.jamb.org.ng. but are getting discouraging messages.

They said the messages from JAMB were that they did not register for the examination or that they did not have any result yet.

A teacher, Mr Joseph Adebola, said five of his students who sat for the test had not got their results and wondered what the problem could be.

Adebola said that he had been worried, especially as some of the mates of the students had got their results and were concentrating on preparations for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

“I have been trying to comfort them so that they can concentrate on the WASSCE coming up in April but it has not been easy.

“JAMB should reduce the tension on the students by releasing their result,’’ he said.

Mr Ben Ugochukwu, also a teacher, said that by not letting the children know their fate in the UTME, the board was destroying their confidence.

“The children are going through psychological stress and need to be relieved.

“ By withholding information from a student who sat for a test you are destroying him or her, especially when the child is convinced he did not violate any rule,’’ Ugochukwu said.

A parent, Mr Stephen Ahmed, said that he personally drove his son to the examination centre and ensured that he followed instructions.

“I am surprised that I cannot access the result of my child, all I continue to see is: `You do not have any result yet.

“I have tried from many locations and devices, believing it was a network challenge but the answer has been the same.

“My worry is that this boy is to write the Certificate Examination in April; if he can’t get the result of the test earlier, what assurance does he have that the one for a future exam will be released?’’ Ahmed asked.

Inquiries by NAN about the fate of candidates in this situation have not yielded results.

The Head of Information of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, has refused to address the concerns of the candidates by not answering telephone calls made to him.

Signs that JAMB was not going to deliver on its promise emerged when it decided to release the results of the candidates who wrote the test on Friday, March 9.

The board released the results of the Friday test on Monday, March 11, against its pledge to verify all results before releasing them.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had said at a pre-test news conference that the board would take few days to verify results before releasing the.

However, JAMB hastily released the first set of results but could not sustain the tempo.

On Wednesday, Banjamin announced the release of all results, except those of 110,000, whom he claimed might have been involved in cheating.

He alleged that some students entered the halls with foreign materials and that some centres colluded with candidates to cheat.

The board had claimed prior to the examination that it had acquired the technology to monitor all its over 600 Computer Based Test centres from its control room.


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First lady, Aisha Buhari pictured at the wedding reception of Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s daughter, Fatima in Lagos.

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Recently evicted big brother naija housemate, Anto told the show host, Ebuka that she had intention of getting closer to Tobi before Cee C got herself attached to him. She also mad it known that Tobi's childish behavior made her to lose interest in him. Watch video below

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Recently disqualified big brother naija housemate, K Brule looking dapper as he rocks the Arab style. K Brule was disqualified with his strategic partner, Khloe. See photos below

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Recently evicted big brother naija housemates, Vandora and K Brule seen as they love d up in new photo.

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In a recent interview on Beat FM, superstar Nigerian singer, Wizkid has revealed that he cannot be faithful to one woman.

According to him, monogamy is not his thing, at least for now. He stated that he has several girlfriends and they are all aware of his multiple relationships.

Meanwhile, Wizkid has series of relationships with several female celebrities few of which resulted to the birth of his children.

Watch Video Below;

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A 55-year-old house manager, Abdullahi Sani, has been arrested by the police in Katsina for allegedly raping his neighbour’s three-year-old daughter to death.

Sani, last October, allegedly lured the victim into a nearby uncompleted building, closed her mouth and raped her.

The victim reportedly died while being raped.

The case was reported to the police by the victim’s father, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who resides in the same house as the suspect.

Sani was arraigned before a Magistrates’ court on Thursday.

He was remanded in the prison custody pending when his case would come up for mention before the court on April 8, 2018.

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Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, DJ Cuppy and Mrs Nana Otedola were among attendees at the just concluded 5th Annual Commonwealth Africa Summit that took place in London between March 12 and 14, 2018. More photos below..

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Nigerian rapper and actor Falz aka FalzTheBahdGuy is living his best life now and is ready to take Hollywood!

The rapper, who won an AMVCA back in 2016 for his role in Jenifa’s Diary, has just signed a multi-season deal with BLK Prime, a Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service available worldwide, to play the lead role in an original drama series “Church”

The award winning actor shared the exciting news on his Instagram page.

See his post below:

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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State

The Ekiti State University, (EKSU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) on Thursday called of its 3-month old strike.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that members of the union in the university embarked on strike since January over unresolved staff welfare issues and unpaid salaries.

At a marathon ASUU meeting held on Thursday, 53 per cent of members voted for strike call-off, if management could pay at least one month salary and one month deduction.

However, 43 per cent voted for the continuation of the strike.

The ASUU decision came as management of the institution also announced plans to pay one month salary and one month deduction, while negotiation continues on other aspects of the requests by the academic staff.

NAN recalls that the state deputy governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka on Monday this week hinted about the suspension of the strike. while addressing a section of students’ representatives who came to stage a pro-government rally .

He appealed to the striking workers to resume work in the interest of the students since genuine steps had been taken to address the causes of the strike.

“For your information, many of the issues have already been resolved; delay in salary payment was caused by bad economy. We are experiencing terrible recession in the country

” I can confirm to you that the governor has agreed to pay two months subventions to ensure two months salary arrears for our lecturers. I am appealing to my colleagues since the government has shifted ground, they should suspend the strike”, he said.

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Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu commissioned surveillance boats at the Nigerian Navy operation base, Igbokoda, Ondo State.

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The people of Laake village in Kwali District, Bassa, Plateau State, were horror struck when some persons suspected to be herdsmen went on rampage Friday night and killed four school children in their sleep.

The attack came on the heels of a similar incident where five people were allegedly hacked to death by herdsmen in Bassa.The National President of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Mr. Sunday Abdu, told journalists in Jos yesterday that the community had not got over the shock of that killing when this happened.

He said: “We are going to give the deceased a mass burial on Tuesday. The killings are becoming too much. We have been appealing to security operatives to be pro-active but to no avail. This is too much.”

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Plateau State Command, Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Mathias Terna Tyopev, said he would contact the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area and get back to journalists.

However, the spokesman of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Major Adam Umar, said he could not confirm or deny the incident, adding that efforts to reach the sector commander in charge of the area via phone were being hindered by poor network service.

One resident, who witnessed the attacks, Mr. Josiah Luka, said he has lost confidence in Nigeria’s security agencies. “Our security operatives have been made impotent. They are not pro-active at all. They will even be waiting for the defenseless civilians they are supposed to be guarding to give them information.

“And the worst they do is arrest our youth, who use sticks to defend themselves in the face of these unwarranted attacks. It is very unfortunate. The so-called Operation Safe Haven should pack and leave, if they cannot defend us. They are not helping matters at all. Instead they are compounding them.

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2017 former big brother naija housemate, Bally met with recently evicted big brother naija housemate, Britto in Abuja . Both celebs currently work with different radio stations in Abuja.

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A prominent Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi, has condemned the grand wedding of the Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje's daughter Fatima and Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi's son, Idris, which lasted for two weeks. The first leg of the wedding took place on March 3rd in Kano while the last leg of the wedding took place in Ibadan, Oyo state over the weekend.


According to Premiumtimes, Sheik Gumi said the wedding where the couple were seen holding hands and cuddling is a ''disgrace to Islam and parenting in northern Nigeria''. He criticised the Sharia police in Kano for allowing such a thing to happen but were so quick to punish Nollywood actress, Rahma Sadau who was shoooting a music video in which she had body contact with the singer, Classic.



The muslim cleric warned the people of Kano to be cautious of what he called the “wrath of God” citing the example of the crisis in Borno State.

Look at what happened in Kano. That thing really upset me. The daughter of the governor cuddling in the presence of people. Yet it was the same state that sanctioned an actress for cuddling someone in a musical video. Now the daughter of the governor has done it which means it is now legal. Where is the so-called hisbah in the state? This is the kind of leaders we elect. I am calling on the people of Kano fear Allah. This is the height of immorality and to also remind you of what happened to Borno state. You should not provoke Allah.” he said


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Mother and daughter pictured at her wedding dinner in Kaduna last night. Fatima looks so much like her father tho!

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday said that four people died as a Lexus Jeep plying one way rammed into a commercial bus on Lekki/Epe Expressway.

The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, said in a statement in Lagos that the accident happened at the First Gate inward Oriental Hotel, along Lekki/ Epe Expressway.

Tiamiyu said that the agency was alerted at about 6.49am on a distress call via the emergency toll free line 112/767 regarding the accident.

He said that this prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s Response Team, other emergency responders and the security operatives to the scene of the incident.

According to him, investigation carried out by the agency’s Response Team at the scene of the incident reveals that a Lexus Jeep GX470 with registration number KJA-615DF was plying one way.

”The Lexus Jeep ran into a commercial bus (KRE-302XA) that was just cleared by the ticketing officers at the toll gate.

”A total of four fatalities were recorded which includes three adult male and an adult female.

”Sixteen casualties with severe injuries were recorded, including four adult female and 12 adult male. The driver of the jeep was transported to the General Hospital, Marina.

”The LASEMA Response Team alongside LASAMBUS, RRS, Nigeria Police Force, State Environmental Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) and LCCI were responders present at the scene of the incident,” he said.

Tiamiyu said that emergency/security operatives were involved in traffic management measures to forestall the occurrence of a secondary accident and crowd control.

He said that the operatives gave medical care to the casualties and subsequently moved them down to the General Hospital at Marina and Trauma Centre, at Toll Gate for further treatments.

According to him, the two adult male who died at the scene were subsequently handed over to the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU), while the remaining two, an adult male and an adult female, were later confirmed dead.

Mr Adesina said that the accidented vehicles were recovered off the road with the aid of the agency’s light tow truck and subsequently handed over to the Lekki Concession Company Ltd (LCC) officials, who moved them down to Maroko Police station.

He, therefore, advised motorists to always endeavour to drive with caution when driving on highways.

The general manager urged motorists to abstain from drinking alcohol before driving, as well as ensure road worthiness of vehicles before embarking on journeys to avoid unecessary loss of lives.

Tiamiyu said that the Lekki incident would be further investigated by the security operatives, while the state government would also ensure prosecution of the culprit to serve as deterrence of errant motorists.

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The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has called for more effective actions to ensure the release of the over 100 Dapchi school girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.

Mrs Buhari made the appeal in her address to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrated on with the theme: “Time is now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives’’.

While flagging off a campaign tagged “Leave our girls alone”, She described the abduction of the school girls as an evil on women.

Mrs Buhari therefore called on wives of state governors, women leaders and the media to champion this campaign so as to stop the adoption of girls.

She also called on terrorists to stop the adoption of school girls and every other form of violence against women, stressing the need for appropriate punishment for abusers in order to serve as deterrent to others.

Besides, she urged all stakeholders to ensure there was stop to the plight of women and girls, lamenting that this group of Nigerians have suffered lots of discrimination and violence.

“This year’s celebration reflects the sad incidence of adoption of young school girls, and other sad stories of crises which had turned women into widows should take center stage of our celebration.

“We are aware of efforts by government and other stakeholders towards tackling terrorism and communal clashes, but we expect these efforts to yield good results,” she said.

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The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has called for more effective actions to ensure the release of the over 100 Dapchi school girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.

Mrs Buhari made the appeal in her address to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrated on with the theme: “Time is now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives’’.

While flagging off a campaign tagged “Leave our girls alone”, She described the abduction of the school girls as an evil on women.

Mrs Buhari therefore called on wives of state governors, women leaders and the media to champion this campaign so as to stop the adoption of girls.

She also called on terrorists to stop the adoption of school girls and every other form of violence against women, stressing the need for appropriate punishment for abusers in order to serve as deterrent to others.

Besides, she urged all stakeholders to ensure there was stop to the plight of women and girls, lamenting that this group of Nigerians have suffered lots of discrimination and violence.

“This year’s celebration reflects the sad incidence of adoption of young school girls, and other sad stories of crises which had turned women into widows should take center stage of our celebration.

“We are aware of efforts by government and other stakeholders towards tackling terrorism and communal clashes, but we expect these efforts to yield good results,” she said.

The wife of the president further called on all women and girls to always speak out, pray and show goodwill to ensure a peaceful society.

Earlier, wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osibanjo, said women are facing the best of times with many achievements, as well as the worst of times following the violence against them.

She however urged women not to be discouraged by whatever situation they are faced with, saying women’s day is not only just about the good of women but when men do good, it is for the women.

The Director-General, National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Mrs Mary Ekpere-Eta, noted that this year’s IWD follows an unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice.



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President Buhari attends Town Hall Meeting and Launches Plateau State Road Map to PEACE in Jos Plateau State on 8th Mar 2018.

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Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru led a top Management team of the corporation on a visit to the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (Retd).

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The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) Sunday announced results for the local government election conducted on Saturday, with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winning in all the 18 local government areas.

Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party in the State, had boycotted the election, alleging that it was planned to favour the ruling APC.

Following announcement of collated results by the Returning Officers if all the local government areas, the Chairman of EDSIEC, Professor Stanley Orobator, noted that the exercise was devoid of rancour and no reported cases of violence across the state.

According to the results announced by EDSIEC, Mr, Victor Emuanhagbon Victor of the APC was elected as the chairman of Esan South-East local government council with 34, 765 votes. ADP got 120, NCP 52, LP 78.

In Esan North East, Augustine Okoibkole of the APC won the elections with 24,127 votes. ADP got 411, DA 30, GPN 15.

Mr Musa Yakubu of the APC was elected as the chairman of Etsako West Local government councils with 69,998 votes.

Also, Mr. Ericyande of the APC, polled a total of 68,296 votes to win the chairmanship seat of Ikpoba-Okha local government council. ADP got 327, LP 506, NCP 256, SDP 214.

Mr. Waziri Idemudia of the APC was elected as chairman of Esan Central Local Government council with 28,387. ADP 159, LP 85 DA 86; Mr. Patrick Aguinede of the APC and a former commissioner of Education in the State, polled a total of 34,854 to become the elected chairman of Esan West Local Government council.

Other results announced showed that Mr. Ogedengbe Odia was elected chairman of Igueben local government area, having scored 25, 861 votes in the polls; Mr. Sylvester Okoro is the elected chairman of Orihonmwon local government council. He won the elections with 47,442 votes. ADP scored 329, LP 297, NCP 107, PPA 59.

Mr. John Akhigbe of the APC was also elected as the chairman of Etsako Central with 22,235 votes and Evbareke Osunde also swept Oredo with 53,381 votes.

In Etsako East, Mr Aremiyau Momoh of the APC won the chairman with 32,906 to become the elected chairman of Esan East local government. ADP 372, LP 15.

Other results announced by EDSIEC chairman, on Saturday night after the elections showed that APC’s Oteh Omoru was elected the chairman of Akoko-Edo with 42,471 votes. ADP won only 23, SDP 17.

In Ovia South West, Comrade Destiny Enabulele of the APC triumphed with 56,664 votes. ADP won 360 votes, NCP 9, PPA 5, PDP 1.

Ovia North East elected APC’s Ogbemudia Osaze with 41,303 votes. ADP got 256, DA 83, LP 167, PDC 33, PDP 3, PPA 26, SDP 15, NCP 60, GPN 46.

Napoleon Agbama of the APC was elected the new chairman of Uhunwode LG. According to EDSIEC, he polled 32,292 votes. The ADP got 83 votes, DA 52, LP 55, NCP 45, PPA 12, SDP 8.

In Owan East, Andrew Osigwe, who won 34,579 votes was elected chairman, while Ms. Eghe Ogbemudia also swept Egor with 15,348 votes, the smallest votes so far reported for the ruling party.

Frank Ilaboya easily trounced all other contenders for the chairmanship of Owan West as he won with 28,406 votes. The ADP got 252, AD 100, LP 50, SDP 56.

The EDSIEC chairman, Prof. Orobator, announced that certificates of return will be presented to the newly elected chairmen on Monday at 3 pm.

As at the time of filing the report, results for the councillorship election are still been awaited.

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Nigerian rapper, William Iroha otherwise known as 2shotz has been off the scene for a while and then in 2016 after his much publicised domestic violence case with his wife, Precious Jones, the rapper practically vanished.


Metronaija stumbled on his Instragram page recently and discovered that 2shotz has now relocated to the United States where he's trained and now a photographer and filmmaker (as boldly written on his bio).


He now runs a filmmaking outfit called 'Studio High Definition'.


See more photos of him below....

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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote yesterday commissioned the N1.2 billion Business school he built inside the Bayero University campus, Kano state yesterday March 3rd.

The Business school which will serve as an incubation centre for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial development in the country, comprises of lecture theatres, libraries, offices and cafeterias among others and was unveiled by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.

Speaking at the commissioning of the school, Dangote said he hopes the school will train and prepare future African leaders in business.

My interest for supporting higher education in Nigeria stems from the belief that we can and we should provide the same quality of education here in Nigeria like anywhere else in the world. Good quality education is fundamental in breeding a vibrant economy and society. My goal for this business school is for it to become a reference point when it comes to learning how to do business successfully in Nigeria and in Africa. This means that this business school should carry out studies and researches that are specific to our needs and ways of doing business which would allow more information to be shared globally on how Africans can do business. ‘’I believe that this business school can and should foster relationship with other business schools across Africa and the globe and I am sure they already have affiliation with three other universities. This business school will be training and preparing future African leaders in business, who will understand how to develop, and also train others to become visionary businessmen. I also see this business school playing a role in accelerating the economic integration of our continent,’’ he said


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Osun state Governor Rauf Aregbesola and Alafin of Oyo,Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III pictured at Ajimobi And Ganduje’s Children's Wedding in Kano.

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The military has reviewed the pattern of information management in all ongoing counter insurgency operations and will henceforth communicate only successes rather than strategies of operations.

The Acting Director Defence Information (DDI), Brig.-Gen. John Agim, said on Friday in a statement that this was the decision taken during the meeting of the Chief of Defence Staff, other Service Chiefs and Director-General of Department of State Services(DSS) in Maiduguri.

Agim said they met and reviewed the ongoing operations in the North-East, particularly the operation to get back the Dapchi school girls, who were abducted by terrorists on Feb. 19.

According to him, it was sadly observed that the military operation strategies have always been in the media space, thereby giving the insurgents and terrorists opportunity to re-strategise.

“It was recommended that henceforth, the military information arms will be communicating the successes rather than strategies.”

The DDI quoted the chief of defence staff as soliciting for the support and cooperation of the media and the public in the ongoing efforts.

Agim said it was important to be mindful of speculations that could jeopardise the ongoing efforts as well as put the lives of the girls or any other persons involved in the efforts at risk.

“For instance, the speculations that is awash in the media that fishermen and farmers have been employed by the military to search for the abducted girls is misleading as this could endanger the lives of the girls in question and the fishermen and farmers.

“Even though the military is soliciting for useful information to facilitate its operations, the fishermen and farmers have not been singled out for this assistance, rather all well meaning members of the public are urged to provide useful information. (NAN)


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