Felix Duru Mbah

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Again, Wike-linked Security Details Teargas Protesting Contractors, ‘This Time We’ll Keep Protesting Till We’re Paid’, They Vow

Again, Wike-linked Security Details Teargas Protesting Contractors, ‘This Time We’ll Keep Protesting Till We’re Paid’, They Vow

*Minister's Political Appointees Duly Awarded Contracts Genuinely In Consonance With FG's Servicewide Circulars -Documents Show *Mum's The Word From Minister's Camp By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Security details suspected to be working with Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, today fired teargas at protesting contractors peacefully demanding for payment of reportedly executed jobs debt overhang estimated at about N5.2billion. From as early as 10:00am, the contractors, under their umbrella Association of Indigenous Contractors of FCT, converged on the main entrance leading into FCT Administration (FCTA) headquarters located on 1 Kapital Road, Area 11, Garki, Abuja. About 45 minutes…
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Twins Marry Twins In Joyous Ibadan Joint Wedding

Twins Marry Twins In Joyous Ibadan Joint Wedding

When guests gathered at a church in Ibadan, the Oyo capital, at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde Adediran in a joyous joint ceremony. The Yoruba people, who predominate in South-West Nigeria, are known for having an unusually high number of twin births, but it is not every day two sets of twins tie the knot. "We know many twins, but this marriage feels like it was arranged by God. We have always dreamed of marrying twins," Taiwo Oguntoye…
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Irrepressible Messi Breaks World Cup Scoring Record As Argentina Beat David Alaba’s Austria (SEE LIST WHERE PELE, RONALDO, OTHERS STAND IN WORLD CUP’s LEADING TOP SCORERS OF ALL TIME)

Irrepressible Messi Breaks World Cup Scoring Record As Argentina Beat David Alaba’s Austria (SEE LIST WHERE PELE, RONALDO, OTHERS STAND IN WORLD CUP’s LEADING TOP SCORERS OF ALL TIME)

It had to be Lionel Messi, it had to be on this day and perhaps it even needed to be in Dallas too. History was created in the way he knows best, a clinical left-footed flourish setting him out on his own as the World Cup’s highest goalscorer of all time --on Monday, 22 June. An occasion that already throbbed with an epic, cinematic quality had its moment for the ages and the genius who served it up will surely provide even more. A first golden boot would not be the worst present for an icon who turns 39 on…
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FCTA Reaffirms Commitment To Effective Examination Monitoring In Nation’s Capital

FCTA Reaffirms Commitment To Effective Examination Monitoring In Nation’s Capital

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Education Resource Centre (ERC) has reiterated the importance of effective examination monitoring as a critical tool for ensuring the credibility, standardisation, and smooth conduct of examinations across the Territory. In line with its statutory mandate of promoting quality assurance and maintaining standards in the administration of examinations, the Director, ERC, Dr. Neemat Daud Abdulrahim, led a monitoring team on an inspection tour of selected examination centres within the Territory. The exercise covered the Nigerian Defence Academy Screening Test (NDAST) for admission into the 78 Regular Course, conducted through a Computer-Based Test (CBT), as well as…
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Lamine Yamal Shows Why This Could Be His World Cup, Helps Thrash S/Arabia 4-0

Lamine Yamal Shows Why This Could Be His World Cup, Helps Thrash S/Arabia 4-0

Lamine Yamal was the story before kick-off on Sunday, 21 June, and is dominating conversation long after the final whistle too. The 18-year-old returned to Atlanta hoping to start his first World Cup match, having been limited to just 19 minutes in Spain's shock goalless draw with Cape Verde in their first match. Coach Luis de la Fuente insisted that cameo was part of a longer-term plan, with Yamal still carefully managing his recovery from the hamstring injury he suffered in April. Fit enough to start against Saudi Arabia, his impact was immediate. Even before his first touch, the impact…
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Enugu North Senatorial By-Election: APC’s Asogwa Wins Resoundingly With 162,360 Votes

Enugu North Senatorial By-Election: APC’s Asogwa Wins Resoundingly With 162,360 Votes

*Why APC Won -State Party Chairman By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The candidate of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ide Ikeje Asogwa, has emerged victorious in the just-concluded Enugu North Senatorial by-election, recording a landslide victory with 162,360 votes out of the 184,094 accredited votes. Announcing the results in the early hours of today at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state office, electoral officials declared Asogwa the winner after he secured a commanding lead across the senatorial district. His closest rival, Dr. Nestor Ezeme, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to INEC, polled 9,299 votes to finish second in…
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Nigerian Migrants From South Africa Face Same, Or Worse, Economic Issues They Left Behind

Nigerian Migrants From South Africa Face Same, Or Worse, Economic Issues They Left Behind

When the flight carrying hundreds of Nigerians fleeing South Africa landed in Lagos almost two weeks ago, the first feeling of passenger Iniebong James was one of relief. Then came worry. Nearly two weeks after his return to his homeland, James, 52, is trying to settle back into the life he left 10 years ago when he packed his suitcases and headed for South Africa on a six-month visitor’s visa. He overstayed his visa and, despite lacking permission to stay, built a life as a car mechanic in the country’s Eastern Cape Province. He was coping until he was attacked…
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Enugu North Senatorial By-election: Ezeme, PDP Candidate, Cries Foul Over Alleged Manipulation, Rigging, Claims Party Chairman In Throes Of Death Following Physical Attack

Enugu North Senatorial By-election: Ezeme, PDP Candidate, Cries Foul Over Alleged Manipulation, Rigging, Claims Party Chairman In Throes Of Death Following Physical Attack

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As the results of Enugu North Senatorial by- election are being awaited, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the poll, Barr. Nestor Ezeme, has alleged widespread electoral manipulation and violence during the election. Ezeme claimed that political appointees and Local Government (LG) officials attempted to undermine the will of voters across the district. Speaking with journalists after monitoring the exercise, Ezeme said reports reaching him from various parts of the senatorial zone indicated that the people were voting massively for his candidacy despite what he described as intimidation and interference by government officials. According to…
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Nmecha ‘The Finisher’ Engineers Germany’s Last-gasp 2-1 Win Over Cote d’Ivoire

Nmecha ‘The Finisher’ Engineers Germany’s Last-gasp 2-1 Win Over Cote d’Ivoire

*Germans Qualify For KO Rounds First Time In Over 10 Years *Ivorians Too Can Qualify And Achieve What Drogba, the Toures, Kalou Couldn't Les Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, brimming with confidence from their 1-0 defeat of Ecuador in their World Cup Group E first game, took an early lead against the German Machine on Saturday night (Nigeria time) and resorted to frustrating the favourites. But then popped up Nigerian-German midfielder Felix Nmecha in the 94th minute. His surname in Igbo, a Nigerian language, means "Finishing, Completion," but on this occasion he did not finish the job. Outstanding throughout the tough…
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Fresh Push To Oust British Prime Minister Starmer, Gets Ultimatum To Quit

Fresh Push To Oust British Prime Minister Starmer, Gets Ultimatum To Quit

*Trouble Looming As He Prepares To Fight Dirty To Keep Office Cabinet Ministers loyal to British Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend. Andy Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the Makerfield by-election overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet MPs in the expectation of becoming PM within weeks. One Cabinet Minister – who has not previously told the PM to go – said his departure was now…
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