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Ogunyemi Oluwajoba Adebisi, also known as DEMIGOD has emerged Season 2 Winner of the Nigerian Maritime Ambassadors, NIMA, a maritime industry-based Reality TV Show organized and promoted by Platforms Communications.  The 26 years old indigene of Inisha, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun state beat 32 other housemates to emerge Winner of the Talent Optima Edition of NIMA Reality TV Show at a glamorous Grand Finale held recently in Lagos. At the Unveiling and Prize Presentation Ceremony held for the Winner and the Runners-Up on Friday in Lagos, DEMIGOD won Ten Million Naira worth of deals comprising a 2008 Toyota…

Catholic Bishops across Africa who represent the regions of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, SECAM are poised to gather in Lagos for the landmark 50th anniversary of the Pan African Committee for Social Communications, CEPACS slated for November 18 to 21, 2023. CEPACS, the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications was founded in the year 1973 by SECAM in Ibadan. It is geared towards the management and operations of the communications apostolate in Africa. It is also the African region’s arm of the Catholic Church that handles all matters concerning the activities in the realm…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has congratulated Senator Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Imo State It will be recalled that the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina announced the results on Sunday morning where he declared Senator Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the winner of the election with a total vote of 540,308 to defeat his closest rival Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with total votes of 71,503 Following…

…Intercepts contraband worth over N51 million The Oyo/Osun command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has said that it has collected a total of Eleven Billion, Six Hundred and Seventy Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty Three Naira, Ninety One Kobo (₦11,679,732,583.91) as revenue into the coffers of the Federal Government between the month of September and October 2023. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo who disclosed this in a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Ibadan in Friday observed that the amount when added to the revenue collected…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Actions continued Wednesday in the Anambra State Traders’ Competition as Nkwo Market, Umunze team drew 1-1 with Odera Market, Awka in their second Group A match played at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha. Tochukwu Okafor scored in the 3rd minute to give Nkwo Market, Umunze the lead, but the team lost many scoring chances and gave the opponent an opportunity to equalize in the second half of the encounter. Odera Market lost its first game 3-0 to Iron Dealers, Atani on November 4. Two teams will qualify for the semis from the two groups. Ajasa Market, Onitsha…

…Emerges first in Polio Vaccination in South East as 2.3m children received Vaccine By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Anambra State Government says 2.3 million children under the age of 0-59 months received Polio vaccine in the first phase of the Outbreak Response Exercise (OBR-I), in September. Dr Afam Obidike, the state’s Commissioner for Health made this known at a news conference on Thursday to flag-off the second phase of the Polio immunization campaign (OBR-II) in Awka. The campaign is being implemented by the Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ASPHCDA in partnership with the World Health Organisation, WHO and other…

The Bureau de Change operators have urged the new management of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to resume Foreign Exchange, Forex bidding by the Bureau de Change operators to stabilize the exchange rate and the economy. An operator who chose to remain anonymous assured that the BDC operators were ever ready to work with President Bola Tinubu’s government to stabilize the economy through stable exchange rate. Describing the BDCs as Micro Forex Institutions licensed and regulated by Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to provide small scale foreign exchange service to small Forex end users as a stand alone, the…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS team defeated the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF on 8 November, 2023 with a lone goal, securing their place in the final stage of the competition. The NCS secured a goal against NAGAFF after a tough match that lasted about 59 minutes. Superintendent Sani Buhari scored the match’s only goal, ensuring a spot in the final for NCS. In a press release signed by Superintendent of Customs Akinwale Fatoki, the semi-final match was initially scheduled to kick off at 3 pm but was delayed by approximately 20 minutes due to a protest…

… Condoles families of deceased students, affected By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor has condoled with the families of the deceased students of Tansian International College and those affected by the tragedy.. Condoling the families at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral Awka, Bishop Ezeokafor described the incident as unfortunate, sad and tragic. “I was at Neni on Saturday when I received a distress call from the school’s Manager informing me about what happened. He told me they have taken them to the hospital and I said it was the right thing…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The national executive members of Anambra Mandate For Good Governance, AMFGG and the Board of Trustees, BoT members of the group last Monday visited the Member representing Njikoka II State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Jude Akpua (Omekannia N’Abba) to congratulate him on his emergence as a lawmaker as well as the Deputy Majority Leader of the 8th Assembly. Hon. Akpua before his emergence as a lawmaker was the Coordinator of Anambra Mandate For Good Governance (AMFGG), in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking during the visit, the National President…