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July 13, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates BUA Chairman On Reappointment As President, France-Nigeria Business Council

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Abdul-Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, on his reappointment as President of the France-Nigeria Business Council by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu,...

March 10, 2022 No Responses

Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appointed the Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, as its new President. Ugorji takes over from Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze whose four-year tenure just ended. A statement issued by Rev. Mike...

December 12, 2021 No Responses

Samuel Eto’o Elected President Of Cameroon FA

Former international Samuel Eto’o will run Cameroonian football for the next four years after being elected head of the country’s FA on Saturday. The four-time African Footballer of the Year defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya, the fourth vice-presi...

October 7, 2021 No Responses

Maureen Chigbo Emerges As GOCOP President

The Publisher of Realnews, Maureen Chigbo, has emerged as the new president of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for the next two years. She takes over from the publisher of The Eagle Online Mr. Dotun Oladipo after he...

August 6, 2021 No Responses

Yar’Adua’s Son Remanded In Prison For Crushing Four To Death

A Magistrate’s Court in Yola on Thursday remanded Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, the son of late former President Musa Yar’Adua, in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola. Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Abuja Shippers’ Association Elects Chizodon CEO President

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Abuja Shippers’ Association on Thursday elected new executive members to run its affairs. The newly-elected President, Chizoba Okwuchukwu of Chizodon Ltd, who was elected unopposed, pledged the commitment of...

June 9, 2021 No Responses

Adedayo Emerges CITN New President

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has elected Mr Adesina Adedayo as its President, alongside five other officers to steer the affairs of the Institute for the next two years. The Head, Corpor...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

More Tributes Pour In For Jerry Rawlings

Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana’s former president, Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on Thursday morning, aged 73. African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat tweeted: “Africa has lost a stalwart of Pan-Africanism and a charismatic conti...

October 22, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Ghanaian President Condemns Use Of Violence

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has condemned use of violence in the ongoing protest against police brutality in Nigeria. According to the Ghanaian President, violence, “be it on the part of the police or protesters, cannot be the solution” to...

September 30, 2020 No Responses

Jamoh Remains President As CIoTA Elects National Officers

The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) has made public the result of its September 12 virtual elections of the National Executives Committees even as it has ratified members of the Governing Council to drive the focus of...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Mourns First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot, Tolulope Arotile

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, and condoled with her family on the loss of such a promising officer. In a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Senator Osinowo

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Osinowo and the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the death of Sen. Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, the Senator representing Lagos East senatorial district. The president’s condolence message was ...

May 30, 2020 No Responses

Obasanjo,Kufour, Jonathan,Sirleaf, Others Rally Support For Adesina

No fewer than 15 former African Presidents on Friday rallied support for President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the ex presidents, including Nigeria’s Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, the former le...

December 19, 2019 No Responses

Trump Becomes Third President To Be Impeached

Trump is impeached, becoming third US president to face Senate trial Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether...