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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …urges party to profer solutions to move state forward By Simon Ebegbulem B ENIN —Edo State Government, yesterday, lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, over incessant frivolous allegations against the state government, urging members of the party to put on their thinking caps and come up with solutions on how to move the state forward. The state government was reacting to an allegation by the PDP that it spent over N70 million to fund the Okpekpe International 10 kilometer Road Race, and that the governor allegedly wasted the state’s resources on foreign athletes, instead of developing sports at the grassroots level and also pay arrears of pensioners in the state. The government, in a statement by the Interim Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr John Mayaki, said: “We thought by now leaders of the PDP should know that they should think about the state first and not their personal interests. The PDP killed sports development in the st...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J M ORE than 120 golfers have been scheduled to tee-off at the SMT Global Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Sagamu Golf Club,  Ogun State. Co-ordinator of the event, Kome Brown, said the club would be besieged with golfers from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Edo states. According to her, the event would be preceded with a cocktail dinner, on the evening before the tournament’s tee-off. “The golf event is part of a Work and Play project that we are presently nursing to maturity and the concept is basically to create a platform for busy corporate individuals to connet in a social atmosphere. Golf is a key tool for achieving that for us” she said. She added that players are drawn from different walks of life and the goal of the event apart from helping to promote physical fitness would also be realized with the many layers of interactive opportunities both with individuals and brands at the event. The golf event would be competed for over 18 hol...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Jimitota Onoyume P ORT HAR-COURT — Managing Director, MD, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has pleaded with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to partner relevant agencies to end oil theft and other challenges in the area. Speaking at a stakeholders consultative engagement forum in Port Harcourt, the MD, who was represented by the Rivers State representative on the board of the commission, Mr Iboroma Harry, said stakeholders included women, youths and all others in the region, stressing that all hands must be on deck to ensure enduring peace in the region. He said: “How can stakeholders help the region in achieving peace and sustainable development? By active participation and, where necessary, advocacy to get urgent messages across to the government. Who are the stakeholders of the region? They include the women, who are the backbone of the family structure, the youths who carry our vision of the future, our leaders whose experi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Jimoh Babatunde T he management of Ogba Zoo and Nature Park, Benin City, Edo State, is pleading with the state government to check the activities of land grabbers and poachers in its efforts at resuscitating the tourism industry. Mr. Andy Ehanire, the Chief Executive of the Zoo, speaking with Vanguard yesterday, said the zoo, designed and developed in the early 70s by then military administrator of former Bendel State, the late Brigadier-General Samuel Ogbemudia, had suffered a long period of decline and eventual collapse. He said: “By the time of our private sector – led intervention in the year 2000, the zoo was already in the ‘mortuary’ and was almost ready to be written off the books. The extent of its abandonment and decay, notwithstanding, Ogba Zoo experienced a painful rebirth through our rescue mission, which was purely self-financing, with no support from government. “On the contrary, it is the nature of the lease agreement we hold that our privat...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Udeme Clement Owerri— The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has arrested 21 suspects for smuggling contraband items into the country, even as 25 cases recorded by the command are currently in court. The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, who disclosed this, said the suspects, who are currently in custody, must be charged to court to serve as a deterrent to other economic saboteurs. He said: “In April, we made 15 seizures with a Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N865.5 million and underpayments recovery of N23.3million. Meanwhile, the CAC has handed over the seized medicaments to the representative of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Pharmacist Esther Itua, who lauded the service for efforts in safeguarding the health and safety of the nation.   The post Customs nabs 21 suspected smugglers in Owerri appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J I tsekiri Integrity Crusaders, IIC, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to speed up the investigation of some elders of Koko community in Warri-North Local Government Area, Delta State, over alleged missing N567million community funds. Those under investigation by the anti- graft body were alleged to have fraudulently diverted the money to their personal accounts. In a statement by Mr. Amos Oritsemi, President of IIC, the group claimed that the Port Harcourt zone of the anti-graft body had made significant progress into the investigation of the missing funds through records of bank transactions obtained from the bank as well as confessional statements made by the branch bank manager and a banking officer at the Koko branch of a new generation bank. According to the statement, the branch manager who had since been granted conditional bail confessed to have assisted some of the elders carry out the illegal transfer from the reserve ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure that officers and men of the force dress in uniform whenever they are on highway patrol duty, maintaining that personnel on mufti are an embarrassment to the nation. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ajisafe Olowookere (Ondo-APC) at the plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion earlier, Olowookere said that being properly dressed was necessary to prevent identity crisis and also portray the force as a disciplined organisation. He said that the uniform was equally important given the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country, with spiralling incidents of kidnappings and armed robberies on the highways. Olowookere said that the Police was a regimented organisation that had official uniform and a dress code. He stated that it was necessary to deploy policemen on highways to curtail crimes, but insisted that they must be dressed in uniform. Accord...

http://ift.tt/2q1ouKn By Nkiru Nnorom CANON in partnership with its Nigerian distributor, Jamaica Trading Company, has introduced two hero products in Nigeria – the EOS 5D Mark IVcamera and E-series of PIXMA printers – E474 and E414, to enable its customers champion the significance of everyday moments and live their stories. Strengthening its in-country presence and focus, Canon invited its end-users to get a hands-on experience of the newly launched products and experience Canon’s portfolio that enable a seamless input to output journey for the user, right from photo capture to printing. The company also used the occasion to announce the results of the photo competition #CelebrateAfrica campaign that traced the full life cycle of an image from the photographer and their camera. The campaign encouraged African residents from all walks of life to share their best images that challenged stereotypes, documenting modern stories that went beyond the hoary cliches. An overwhelming 2,7...

http://ift.tt/2rjOl4E By Tare Youdeowei AS part of its commitment   to revolutionizing printing and office document management in the country, Brother Industries Limited has introduced affordable and highly efficient office documentation and print solutions into the Nigerian market. Speaking at the unveiling in Lagos, Managing Director, Brother International (GULF) FZE, Mr. Soichi Murakami, said the introduction of Brother products into Nigeria will lift the standard of office document management, create new business opportunities in the small and medium enterprise sector and ultimately contribute to the socio-economic development of the Nation. “Brother printers/MFP/Scanners offer high quality, well designed printing and scanning solution with excellent customer care value for home, offices in black and white or colour. They offer low total cost of ownership as well as low acquisition and usage cost. “Brothers products include a wide range of laser and inkjet printers, ...

http://ift.tt/2pQhynS Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane shoots past Leicester City's English defender Danny Simpson (R) to score his third goal, their fifth, during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on May 18, 2017. Adrian DENNIS / AFP Harry Kane staked his claim to finish as the Premier League’s top scorer with a scintillating four-goal blast in Tottenham’s 6-1 demolition of Leicester on Thursday. Although Tottenham were unable to overhaul champions Chelsea in the title race, Mauricio Pochettino’s vibrant young side look certain to make a renewed challenge next term and Kane is the figurehead of that bright future. Kane is hunting the league’s golden boot and the England striker was at his predatory best as he plundered the Leicester defence four times to move to the top of the scoring charts with 26 goals. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku is second on 24 go...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Niger Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has arrested a suspected impersonator in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). “We have arrested one Mohammed Sani Musa suspected to have been hired to write the examination for another candidate at the Ibrahim  Babangida University  centre in Lapai,” the Commandant, Mr Philip Ayuba, told newsmen. Ayuba, who spoke on Thursday in Minna, disclosed that the suspect was arrested by officers stationed at the centre. “We have interrogated the suspect and he has confessed to being hired from Nasarawa State by one Abdullahi Isa, who is still at Large,” he said. He said that the command was digging into the matter so as to bring those involved to justice . Ayuba, however, said that the exercise was hitch-free across the 14 centres in Niger. The post UTME: Impersonator arrested in Niger appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http:/...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J   By Emeka Aginam For the first time, the software giant, Microsoft has disclosed plans to establish datacenter in the African continent including Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The investment would address the needs of African customers and recognizes the potential for digital transformation in Africa through the power of cloud. The development which is expected to enable greater innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth across the continent when fully deployed will directly deliver the company’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Expanding on existing investments, Microsoft will deliver cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365, from datacentres located in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa with initial availability anticipated in 2018. This announcement expands on ongoing investments in Africa, where organizations are using currently available clou...