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ADEKUNLE T. FEMI    Buserve limited, a Nigeria firm has announced plans to introduce a generator which is powered by water-hydrogen into the country to enable businesses and citizens to reduce their electricity cost.     The Chief executive officer of the firm, Mr Laitan Aderinto said the technology was being deployed in Europe. This was disclosed at a press briefing in Lagos. He said "we are partnering with a German company. We are starting with the bigger generator with capacity of 500KVA and above our plan is to ensure that factories are back to normal; the price of diesel is killing them, if the government is ready, we are ready to work with them. For instance, there are independent power plants in lagos that are being powered by gas. We can have IPPS powered by water instead of having to look for gas before you can power your generators" He explained further that water-to-hydrogen gen mass production technology representated a major scientic ...

ADEKUNLE T. FEMI    The Lagos state House of assembly has pinned five crimes allegedly committed by the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwumi Ambode. The alleged crimes include unauthorized discounting of promissory note and purchase of 820 buses without due authorization.    The Assembly therefore summoned the former governor to appear before it by 1pm on Wednesday. This summon makes it the second time the governor was called upon to face the Assembly.    The House has set up an adhoc committee to investigate some financial misappropriation during the Ambode led administration. However, according to the statement made by the House, Ambode and the former government officials refused to appear before the House committee .The House has now issued another invite to the former governor which  was published in some national dailies. The invite was titled 'NOTICE OF SUMMONS: Mr Akinwumi  Ambode (the former governor of the state) and sig...

By: Olaniyi Abiodun           Although a good number of Nigerians are currently complaining and blaming the Federal government for closing the country's borders and the sudden inflation on the price of rice.Rice cooperatives,big-time farmers,including the Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria（RIFAN） in Cross River state are ready for the order of rice across the country.Among the eight local government areas in the state which are predominantly,rice producers are Ogoja,Yala,Bekwara,Abi,Ikom,Obudu.Farmers in these areas have commend the Federal government for taking a very bold step in ensuring the local investors and farmers get real value for their investment rather than encouraging the import of rice from other countries.Local investors and farmers therefore call on the Federal government to permanently keep the borders closed so that Nigerians can also be made popular and its acceptability amongst the people sustained.

By: Olaniyi Abiodun           Vice president Yemi Osinbajo on saturday 26th October,2019 showed his concerns about the young Nigerian graduates who are confused about the life after school to imbibe the spirit of integrity in all they find themselves doing.He expressed his concerns saying；trust was a fundamental key to success in life,adding that graduates must not disappoint their parents who toiled and put their best to train them in order to become successful hereafter.Also their various schools that impacted knowledge for them to represent the school and tge society excellently in life.           The vice president,according to a statement,issued on Sunday morning by his senior special assistant on media and publicity,Laolu Akande,stated these at a convocation lecture delivered at the 6th convocation ceremony of Baze university,Abuja.

  BABAJIDE KEHINDE The president  during his Independence Day speech early on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, to commemorate Nigeria's independence from British colonialists in 1960 said Nigerians must rededicate themselves to becoming a united and prosperous nation in the 21st century. Muhammadu Buhari He then reiterated a point he made in his 2015 Independence Day speech about Nigerians being law-abiding citizens to bring about real change. He said,   "In the past four years, the majority of Nigerians have committed to change for the better.  "Indeed, this administration was re-elected by Nigerians on a mandate to deliver positive and enduring change – through maintaining our national security; restoring sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development; and fighting corruption against all internal and external threats. "This change can only be delivered if we are united in purpose, as individuals and as a nation.  "We must all remain commi...

  Olukulujo Kayobola Ezekiel. Rivers State Police department has confirmed the death of a Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor who was stabbed during a vigil at one of the church’s parishes in Port Harcourt. It was learnt that the Redeem Parish on Danjuma Street, Off Odili Road in the Rivers state capital was having a vigil when at about 3 am on Friday, a strange man walked in to stab the pastor. A source in the neighborhood narrated that: “The man came through the gates at that ungodly time, stabbed the gateman with a knife he was holding, brushed through the congregation to the alter, stabbed the pastor and walked out freely." The   Head of the department of police said that, "We have put machinery in place to ensure the arrest of the killer. An investigation has been launched." The Redeem community in Port Harcourt were yet to respond to the development at the time of filing this report.

SAMUEL MELODY FLOURISH The founder of Digital Hub, Mr. Joseph Dogo, has warned users to be careful of downloading Apps as some could be ridden with harmful adware Dogo on Friday told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that some Apps record audio, which is a privacy breach, without user’s consent. Dogo emphasized that some Adware in question could also breach devices, drain battery life or completely infect them to the point that they might need replacement. He said: “Some of these Apps have been downloaded over a million times by people from the Google Play Store and android users can avoid downloading them. “However, they must take the time to read the cavalcade of negative reviews,’’ he said.              The expert also said that when some of these Apps were downloaded, they could come up with intrusive advertisements, upon use. “These Apps are capable of showing promotions on a user’s device some...

SAMUEL MELODY FLOURISH The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and 49 other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) to intervene to secure the immediate release of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, a journalist and human rights activist, was arrested on 3rd August, 2019, after calling for #RevolutionNow protest. Mr. Ayode Longe, MRA Programme Director said: “It is antithetical to the tenets of democracy to arrest a man who was merely exercising his constitutional right of assembly, association and expression and the height of impunity to continue to detain him even after a court of competent jurisdiction has granted him bail. The DSS must immediately and unconditionally release Sowore.”   Commenting on the charges, Nwachukwu Egbunike of Global Voices said: “Omoloye Sowore’s continued detention and the charges of treason affirm our position that this trial is merely a criminalization of political di...

By: Orodunsi Omolara      A kidnap suspect,Oluwatoyin Lasisi,was apprehended in Ibadan,Oyo State for stealing a baby.      Lasisi,who was paraded for stealing a three-year-old baby,Nimotallah Sulaiman in the Muslim area of Ibadan, said she did not know when she picked up the baby from a waste dump and took her home.      Lasisi said "I was going to where I beg for alms around a bakery in the Muslim area when I saw the baby and I reasoned that it won't be good to allow her to be taken by ritualists and that was why I picked her up.      "When I got to my house,a woman in my neighborhood challenged me as to where I got the baby from. I was heading for the police station to report the incident, when some people accused me and started beating me"      The Father of the victim, Sulaiman Dauda, said the baby was stolen from a waste dump,where she went to defecate around 11am.   ...

By: Orodunsi Omolara      President Muhammadu Buhari,represented by the minister of Interior,Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,has charged Nigerians to promote and preserve their cultural heritage, saying that the culture of the people is the identity which gives them due recognition.      The call was made during the 2019 Olojo festival held at the palace of the Ooni of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in  Ile-Ife on Saturday, 28th September,2019.      The President, through Ogbeni Aregbesola, said that people and culture were inseparable since there was no doubt that what made a society was it's culture.      He expressed delight that the people of Ile-Ife,the cradle of Yourubaland had been so passionate and committed to the preservation of cultural heritage.      According to him,for a society to be societal,it must be cultural. Society and culture are intertwined.      " ...

By : Daniel Omole The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria for recruiting nonprofessionals as teachers in primary and secondary schools across the federation through its N-power programme. The Secretary of the Anambra State wing of the union, Comrade Livinus Eta Omini in an interview on the 26th of September in Awka attributed the development to poor budgetary allocations to the educational sector. He also added that the parlons votes had its adverse effect on infrastructures, recruitments, welfare, coverage among others. He further stated that the out sourced teachers would only breed and sustain quacksalvers in the profession.

ADEBAYO OLUWATOMI Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo, chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers(NHURTW) in Lagos was trending this morning on Twitter,  the invite has caused public outrage on twitter  that he has been invited to be a ‘guest speaker’ at an event at the University of Lagos.    Here are few of the tweets by concerned citizens.

Ande Joy O. Brother to the ex- Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Ifechukwu Chukuka Okonjo has ascended the throne of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom, replacing his father as the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku. This event was sequel to the death of his father, Obi Chukuka Okonjo, who died at the age of 91. The ex-Finance Minister had tweeted: “It is with thanks to Almighty God that I announce two impactful events: the ascension to the throne of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom of my brother, Obi Ifechukwu Chukuka Okonjo, upon the passing of my father Obi (professor) Chukuka Okonjo at the age of 91." on Friday, making this known via her verified Twitter handle @ NOIweala.

Akinade Israel O. The presidential election court attested that President Buhari is able to contest for administration. The tribunal dismissed the appeal set forward by Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party. According to Justice Mohammed Garba, the military endorsement that Buhari has is most astounding than the base prerequisite. The court has decided that Muhammadu Buhari has the capability to keep running the administration. Atiku Abubakar who is the president's contestant of the People's Democratic Party had documented an appeal contending that Buhari was not scholastically qualified to contest in the 2019 election. Justice Mohammed Garba who headed the five-man court in his decision on Wednesday, September 11, expressed that the military said the president has the authentication required to contest in the race. The court said there was no proof that Buhari lied in his structure about his scholarly capability. Garba stated: “Mr Buhari isn’t qualifie...

By Akinade Israel O. ​ Reactions keep on trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s triumph at the race request tribunal. An individual from the National Executive Committee of the APC, Chief Nduka Anyanwu, portrayed the choice as triumph for Nigerians. Chief Anyanwu anyway noticed that the triumph implies more work for the APC and the administration. An individual from the National Executive Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Nduka Anyanwu has depicted the choice of the 5-man board of judges of the presidential election tribunal to maintain the race of President Muhammadu Buhari as triumph for Nigerians and APC. Anyanwu said this while praising the president on his triumph.  Anyanwu depicted Buhari’s triumph at the council as “an open door for Nigerians to encounter more long periods of deliberate initiative.” His words: “President Buhari has by his manner demonstrated to be what Nigeria needs right now. “Having been burdened with the tough assignment of r...

By Ande Joy President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday, vowing once more to tackle security threats and root out corruption in Africa's key economy. President Buhari who has been in power since 2015, and was re-elected in February, took the oath of office for a second four-year term in the capital Abuja. "I do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria," Buhari said, dressed in simple white robes and traditional embroidered cap. "I will preserve, protect and defend the constitution." Buhari took the oath of office at what officials called a "low-key" ceremony. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was also sworn into office. The event included red-carpet arrival flanked by bagpipers into a stadium packed with dignitaries.

By Adebayo Oluwatomi  Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the case of UTME 2019 candidate who allegedly attempted suicide because of his ridiculous score in the just concluded Examination in which he had 167 in total.  Segun took to his Twitter to express his grief after checking his result and promised to take his own life. Segun gave  updates on his JAMB score since 2016, he tweeted:  “2015 -189 “2016 -202 “2017 -233 “It is now when people want to send me to school that I will now score 167 in UTME? “167? LMFAO. Make I close eyes pick answers sef…Me? 167? “Meanwhile, I will be teaching y‘ all how to make tea with sniper by 9 pm live on Twitter… Tune in. “This thing go sweet oo. You all should at least make it fun for me by 9 pm pls. Tune in and wish me luck,” he tweeted. However, Segun was later discovered to have taken the sniper as he promised, which was found out by a Twitter user. According to a social media influence...