By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja: (NAN) An NGO, Nigeria Women Economic Development (NigWED) has partnered with the Belgium Embassy to accelerate inclusive economic empowerment for women and girls in the country. The Director-General, NigWED, Dr Lugard Okonobo, said this at an event to commemorate International Women’s Day, organised by theContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Johnson Usman, SAN, has asked Rep Ikenga Ugochinyere to immediately retract defamatory statements made against him or be sued. Usman, through his counsel, Mustapha Ibrahim, SAN, made this known in a letter written to Ugochinyere who represents Ideato North and South Federal ConstituencyContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the EFCC to retrieve from persons, either natural or corporate, to whom it had sold off her seized assets or property. Diezani, in an amended suit filed by her lawyer, Chief MikeContinue Reading
By Iyiola Olalere The Democratic Front has urged the Rivers state governor Simlayi Fubara and other political stakeholders in the state to ensure that the Supreme Court ruling is sacrosanct In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, TDF urged them toContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews Following protest and complaints of nepotism by some recruits undergoing training for Amotekun Corps recruitment, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the absorption of protesting cadets into the ongoing recruitment training in the state. Some applicants protested on Thursday against their alleged sacking from the trainingContinue Reading
By Paul Ejime THE crippling fuel shortages in Niger and the change in thinking towards development aid by the developed World are clear warnings to Africa on the urgent need to deepen regional integration, and more so for the self-proclaimed Alliance of Sahel States, AES countries, making aContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong The journey toward revitalising the iconic Carnival Calabar and Festival took a significant leap forward as key stakeholders met in Calabar to strategise on its sustainability, financial viability, and global positioning. The five-day meeting approved by Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State is known asContinue Reading
– In Onitsha Market, NAFDAC evacuated ten 40-foot truckloads of tramadol from the plumbing, wood plank and the fashion lines of the market – DG (NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye) By Biola Lawal Flowerbudnews: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) successfully confiscated andContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has stated that the institution’s success is a result of the hard work and dedication of numerous men and women who have served in various capacities over the years. Prof. Obi stated this during the 2024Continue Reading
