Former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Victor Umeh, has said he was still in shock over the deadly onslaught on the ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, by gunmen at his home town in Isiofia in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Soludo, a frontline aspirant for APGA ticket in the Anambra gubernatorial election scheduled to hold on November 6, 2021, escaped death by a whisker when the gunmen attacked him while he was reportedly addressing some youths at Isuofia Civic Centre. Three policemen attached to the leading APGA guber aspirant…
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The University of Abuja is partnering with the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, to establish Departments of Travel-Tourism and Hospitality under the Faculty of Management Sciences of the institution. The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University Prof. Abdul Rashid Na Allah made the disclosure at a One-day Seminar on ‘Tourism and Hospitality Legislations for Improved Revenue Generation and Development: Lessons from China’ organized by the trio of NIHOTOUR, UNIABUJA and the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria. Prof. Na Allah who spoke through Assoc. Prof. Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, Director Institute for Legislative Studies of the University, said the Hospitality…
When Willie Obiano joined the governorship race on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2013, he was regarded as a tenderfoot in politics. That was, however, never an issue to the Anambrarians as they saw him as the right man for the job at the time. Considering his background as a renowned banker and chartered accountant, who had worked hard to earn his stripes, many believed he was better positioned to ensure the effective and prudent management of the state’s resources for the benefit of the people. On that note, he easily won the election and was…
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro has condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack on the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday. The Governor was attacked by suspected militia herdsmen at Tyo-mu village, along Makurdi – Gboko road, while inspecting his farm. Moro described the attack as mindless, provoking and highly unacceptable. He wondered what becomes the fate of the defenceless and unarmed citizens in their villages and on their farms if the Governor, who is the Chief Security Officer of the State, could be so attacked by criminals in broad daylight. In…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said its Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) is on course in Bayelsa State and that allegations bordering on fraud in the programme were untrue. The apex bank made the clarification during a courtesy visit of its Yenagoa Branch Controller, Mr. Francis Ene-Asuquo, and his team to Governor Douye Diri in Government House, Yenagoa on Monday. A press release by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted Mr. Ene-Asuquo as giving thumbs up to the state government for its investment in agriculture and for the robust partnership between both parties. He acknowledged…
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is partnering with the University of Abuja’s Institute for Legislative Studies and the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria to hold a One-Day Seminar on ‘Hospitality and Tourism Legislation, Impacts on the Sector and Lessons from China’. According to the Institute’s Director, Media and Public Relations, Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Sule, NIHOTOUR’s Director General, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa made the disclosure in Abuja. He said adequate legislations on effective operation of the hospitality and travel-tourism sector in Nigeria is very necessary, if the country is to benefit from the positive impacts and socio-economic contributions…
A Germany-based Ibadan-born chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has condemned the primary poll of the party held in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State to choose its candidate for the forthcoming council election billed to take place on May 15, 2021. In a statement issued by Segelu, he described the exercise in Lagelu as a sham, insisting that no primary election has been conducted in the Local Government. Hon. Segelu said the result being bandied around by supporters of the man parading himself as the winner of the Lagelu primary poll was cooked…
The Director General (DG) of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, has expressed his happiness and delight on the massive turnout of staff to work at the Kaduna Campus of the Institute. This was contained in a press release signed by the Director, Media and Public Relations Unit of NIHOTOUR, Mr. Ahmed Sule. According to the release, Kangiwa, who was visibly excited with the high sense of responsibility and commitment to duty exhibited by the staff, said this is what the Institute needs to move forward. He commended the Coordinator of the Kaduna Campus,…
A stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has called for a free, fair and transparent conduct of the party’s primary elections for the Oyo State local government chairmanship and councillorship polls holding on May 15, 2021. Hon. Segelu who made the call in a statement said it was necessary for democracy to be allowed to prevail by creating a level playing field for all the chairmanship and councillorship aspirants. “As the primary elections of our great party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship polls holds on March 4 and 8…
The Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, has reiterated his determination to improve on the quality of staff and personnel of the Institute for efficient service delivery of their jobs that will enable the Institute achieve the core mandate for which it was established. Kangiwa stated this when he received in audience, Mr. Jonah Bawa, Director General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC) in Abuja. The NIHOTOUR DG said for any organization to achieve the full potential output of its staff, orientation and reorientation to keep their mind set focused…
The Director-General (DG) of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, has stressed the importance of staff capacity development as key to the success of any organization in achieving the implementation of its core mandate. Kangiwa made the remark while declaring open a retreat organized for Senior Management staff of the Institute over the weekend in Keffi, Nasarawa State. According to a press release signed by Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Sule, Director, Media and Public Relations Unit of NIHOTOUR, the DG noted that staff capacity upgrade is the best means of charting an Agency’s mission-vision for…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has strongly condemned an attempt to cause ethnic disharmony in the state through the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project. Diri’s condemnation came in reaction to a trending post on social media accusing the governor of plans to scuttle the project because it was allegedly not sited in a “core Ijaw area”. He declared that those behind the allegation do not mean well for the state and the Ijaw nation. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Daniel Alabrah, Diri said only enemies of the state could concoct such falsehood and…
A Germany-based Nigerian politician and Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Oyo State, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has called on the warring parties in the crisis that erupted last Friday in the Shasha area of Ibadan, Oyo State, to embrace peace and dialogue. The crisis broke out at the popular Shasha market, Ibadan, after an unresolved brawl between a Hausa cart pusher selling tomatoes and a Yoruba cobbler. The Hausa man was said to have physically assaulted the Yoruba man who later died in the hospital. In what could be described as a reprisal attack, youths of Yoruba origin…
A former Commissioner in Bayelsa State, Dr. Godson Torukuru, has avowed that Senator Douye Diri has made significant impact on the lives of the people, despite assuming office as governor, at a time the world was held hostage by the deadly Coronavirus. Describing the governor as a pragmatic and purposeful leader, Torukuru, said Diri’s miraculous emergence was God’s design to ensure that Bayelsans continue to enjoy good governance. “Governor Douye Diri’s emergence was indeed a miracle of design for the good people of Bayelsa State. When Bayelsans were still wondering what may have happened that made him lose in the…
Last week, officials of the Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP), led by its President, Hajia Bilqiz Abdul, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General (DG) of National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, at the headquarters of the Institute in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Like the previous similar visits made by different groups and associations in the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism industry, NATOP was at NIHOTOUR to identify with the DG who assumed office about five months ago following the announcement of the approval of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. NATOP, an…
Prince Emeka Udodeme is the president of Anambra State Branch of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. He emerged from a peaceful election conducted in Awka recently. Udodeme who took over from Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene was once the President of the Presidents-General for all the communities in the Central Senatorial District of Anambra State. He had also been the Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Idemli North Local Government Area of Anambra State. In this interview, Udodeme, expressed confidence that the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor George Obiozor, has what it takes to unite the Igbos for public good. Stressing that Nigeria’s unity…
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Environment, was established in 2015 with the mandate to provide regulatory framework, institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria, thereby preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants, and environment. According to the Act establishing NBMA, the objectives of the Agency are to: (a) establish and strengthen the institutional arrangement on biosafety matters in Nigeria; (b) safeguard human health, biodiversity and the environment from any potential adverse effect of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including food safety; (c) ensure…
Former President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has faulted the recent appointment of service chiefs made by President Muhammadu Buhari of which an Igbo man from the Southeast was not included. Buhari had last week announced the appointment of Major-General Lucky Irabor from Delta State, as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Ibrahim Attahiru (Kaduna), Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Auwal Gambo (Kano), Chief of Naval Staff and Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao (Osun), Chief of Air Staff. The new defence chiefs replaced the now retired military top brass: General Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff; Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief…
The new President of Anambra State Chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prince Emeka Udodeme, has applauded the Federal Government for coming up with the Special Public Works programme, designed to engage 774,000 Nigerians to be paid N60,000 in a period of three months. Describing the initiative which was recently launched across the 36 states of the Federation including Abuja as a welcome development, Prince Udodeme, maintained that it would greatly assist in cushioning the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak by ameliorating the suffering of the people. “Just this morning, I have been talking with the person in charge in Anambra State.…
The people of Uganda came out en masse to exercise their franchise in the country’s general election (presidential and parliamentary) held on January 14, 2021. The main focus was on the presidential election in which the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) slugged it out with his major challenger, the candidate of the National Unity Platform, NUP, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. At the end of voting by the electorate in the presidential poll, which had nine other candidates, Uganda’s Electoral Commission chaired by Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, announced Museveni, the long-time Ugandan leader as the…
A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has said that the just concluded presidential election in Uganda was heavily manipulated in favour of the incumbent President, Yoweri Museveni. Describing the election as the most fraudulent in the history of Africa, Hon. Segelu noted that it is sad that a 77-year-old man, who has spent over 35 years in office, would so brutally deploy all his arsenals against a 38-year-old singer turned parliamentarian in a presidential contest. Segelu, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of YSEG Hotels and Suites in…
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has said students of tertiary institutions have stayed at home for too long over the outbreak of COVID-19, an acute respiratory ailment caused by the novel coronavirus that has held the entire world to ransom since January last year. The Federal Government (FG) had in March 2020, ordered the closure of all educational institutions nationwide which included tertiary, secondary and primary schools, in a precautionary step taken to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 in the country. While secondary and primary schools were allowed to open in October last year before…
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ebonyi State, Senator Anthony Agbo, has called on the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, to standardize the system of road construction in Nigeria by adopting Ebonyi State pattern of road construction as a national model. Agbo stated that this has become not only necessary but both imperative and of urgent national importance, due to the huge financial resources that is perennially sunk into road works in the country, only to end up achieving roads that comprehensively collapse within few years of their construction. The Senator, who represented Ebonyi North…
Former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Distinguished Senator Victor Umeh, has implored Nigerians to prioritize the acts of showing love towards one another and offering selfless service to humanity for the sake of societal growth and development. Umeh, a consummate politician, who actively represented Anambra Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate for seventeen months, made the call in his New Year Message to Nigerians. The ex-parliamentarian noted that engaging in acts of love and selflessness would go a long way in ensuring peace and unity among the citizens. He further stated that being alive to witness…
Christians have been called upon to exhibit the spirit of love and almsgiving as they celebrate this year’s Christmas in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ. The call was contained in a Christmas Message to Nigerians by Senator Anthony Agbo, a former parliamentarian who represented Ebonyi North Senatorial District in the Sixth Senate. According to Agbo, the whole essence of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of Christ, would be defeated if there is no show of love among the people. “The entire philosophy, message and responsibility that Christmass encapsulates to every believer and indeed the whole world is GIVING.…
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has formally validated its National Biosafety Guidelines on Gene Editing in Nigeria. Speaking during the validation exercise in Abuja, the Director General (DG) of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, said the agency has been evolving and the Federal government is poised to drive the economy and the livelihood of the people. Dr. Ebegba noted that Nigeria has keyed into science and technology as major drivers of the economy globally, hence the need for the NBMA to ensure that these technologies are safe and does not have adverse impact on human health and the Environment. In…
A statement officially announcing the death and burial arrangement of Mrs. Amaka Ndoma-Egba, wife of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, former Senate Leader and ex-Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been released. “With gratitude to God for a most remarkable and worthy life, The Ndoma-Egba and Onono families of Cross River and Anambra States respectively, announce the transition to eternal glory of our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunty and friend. Mrs. Amaka Lauretta Ndoma-Egba (Nee Onono) died on 19th November, 2020 at the age of 54,” the statement issued on behalf of the family by Professor Rowland Ndoma-Egba reads.…
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwill Akpabio, have paid a condolence visit to former Senate Leader and ex-NDDC Chairman, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), over the tragic and shocking death of his wife, Amaka. The life of Amaka, the beautiful and loving wife of Ndoma-Egba was unfortunately cut short, after the vehicle conveying her and four others from Benin to a town in Ondo State for a function recently got involved in a ghastly motor accident. They flew into Benin from Abuja before embarking on the remaining part of…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of YSEG Hotels and Suites in Ibadan, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has applauded the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for his remarkable efforts that saw to the resolution of the ownership crisis of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). The governments of Oyo and Osun States have been at loggerhead over the ownership and funding of LAUTECH and this has adversely affected the students and the institution’s growth and development for many years. Segelu, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who contested on the platform of the party for Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency seat…
President of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Comrade Nuhu Ogirima, has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) eventually called the academic body for a meeting to discuss the various issues for which the union has been threatening to embark on industrial action. Ogirima, who has been championing the cause for better funding for colleges of education in the country and improved welfare for the staff, said the meeting which held on Monday, 16th November, 2020, was a step forward. “The Federal Government has started paying the salary shortfall to the Federal Colleges of Education, as being done to…
