Mokhtar Bounour
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Egbin Power has reiterated its commitment to fostering and promoting academic excellence and sustainable development in host communities through its yearly scholarship programme.
5 Sep
As part of its commitment to further advance technology in Nigeria and strengthen the power sector, an electricity generating company (GenCo), Egbin Power Plc., has launched an internship programme tagged “Egbin PowerUp.”
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Popular Nollywood Actor David Onome Ogbeni popularly known as Dave Ogbeni has been appointed Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment by Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. The Delta-born Nollywood Star's appointment was announced in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government Dr. Kingsley Emu. Emu and the Delta State commissioner for Youth Development,…
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Residents of the Kwararafa chiefdom in Gassol local government council of Taraba State have called on Governor Agbu Kefas to intervene in the alleged harassment by the Chief of the Gassol area. The residents who came out en-mass on the weekend to press home their demands alleged that the monarch, Idris Yakubu Chiroma, has been…
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The Nigeria Army and the Voice of Nigeria (VON) said they are collaborating on responsible journalism and information dissemination, to address the prevailing insecurity in parts of Nigeria, especially in the South East region. The General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigeria Army, Enugu, Major General Hassan Taiwo Dada said the renewed collaboration would enhance…
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Fortnite-maker Epic Games is suing tech giants Google and Samsung, it announced Monday, accusing them of illegally colluding to block competition on Samsung devices. CEO Tim Sweeney said his company would file a claim in a US federal court in California, the same jurisdiction where the company won a years-long legal battle with Google in…
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The rulling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra has won all the electoral positions contested in the local government council polls held Sept. 28. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections were conducted in 21 local government councils across 326 council wards of the state. NAN reports that only one female…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) has destroyed terrorist logistics base at Yadi Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, on Monday in Abuja. Ali said…
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Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with some blaming the mining town's nightlife for its growing mpox outbreak. "Life in Kamituga drives people to sin," warned Bitama Sebuhuni, a prospector hospitalised after contracting the sometimes deadly viral disease during unprotected sex. Renowned for…
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Vietnam will free nearly 3,800 prisoners including foreigners in the country's latest amnesty, the government said on Monday. Vietnam has announced nine special amnesties since 2009, freeing more than 92,000 prisoners ahead of their expected release dates but always excluding political activists. Those convicted for "attempting to overthrow" the communist government or "terrorism" are not…
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An officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Yemi Badru, has alleged that the agency denied him a promotion after he took a recent examination.