By Chris Udochukwu. Abuja (Precise Post) – Thousands of miles from the contentious Senate runoff election that will hugely impact his former vice president Joe Biden’s first term in office, Obama appeared not to have a care in the world during a paddle board session in Hawaii. The 59-year-old was all smiles as he paddled through Kailua Bay’s turquoise waters around 3:30 p.m. Monday on …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has warned the general public that forms for entry into 73 Regular Course are not yet on sale contrary to information circulating on the social media. The Academy disclosed this on Monday in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi via Official twitter handle. The series of tweets via Academy’s …
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By Chido Nwakanma Two matters stand out in the FCMB saga. One is the issue of ethics and corporate governance. The other is the collateral damage to the bank’s corporate reputation and image.Memes and videos are mocking the institution. Others have spoofs of their pay-off, turning it from “FCMB, My Bank and I”, to “FCMB, Your Wife and I.”There is also the matter of the …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will continue to scale up interventions through the implementation of his government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). President who stated this via his twitter handle shortly after he was briefed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the progress so far in the implementation of the ESP, said as a government, ”we …
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By Chris Udochukwu Lafia (Precise Post) Engineer Abdulahi Sule of Nasarawa State has assured that even though his administration will first consider merit in the appointment of new permanent secretaries, the state government will certainly consider local government spread as well as religion in carrying out the exercise. Engineer Sule made this known while hosting his Special Advisers who came to show appreciation to him …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the hike in price of electricity tariff by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind the increase. The party described the 100 percent hike in electricity tariff from N2 to N4 per kWhr as insensitive, anti-people adding that it will worsen the economic hardship …
Read More(Reuters) – Iran launched exercises featuring a wide array of domestically produced drones on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, days after the anniversary of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general by a drone strike in Iraq. Iran and the regional forces it backs have increasingly relied in recent years on drones in Yemen, Syria, Iraq and the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The convener of Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore has arrived at the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja wearing handcuffs. The court presided over by Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello is expected to hear the bail application filed on Sowore’s behalf. Precise Post recalls that Sowore on Monday, January 4, was arraigned alongside four others by …
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By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – The federal government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has approved over 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff payable by customers of the 11 Distribution Companies, (DisCos). Precise Post recalls that this is coming just two months after it finally implemented a much opposed hike in November 2020. According to a revised Multi Year Tariff Order …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has hailed the appointment of Mr Anthony Ubani as the Executive Director of FixPolitics. Oby who gave the commendation when she took to her twitter handle account, said Ubani comes with strong technical and political skills and experience. She added that the 125 member-strong Work Study Group made a great choice. Her …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Anthony Ubani has been appointed first Executive Director of FixPolitics. Precise Post recalls that FixPolitics is a citizens’ movement recently launched to fix politics in Nigeria and ultimately Africa. Ubani will lead the implementation of the Triangular Pillars of Democracy, which uniquely identify the tripod focus of the #FixPolitics initiative on emerging an empowered and engaged electorate, building …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigerian Government has accused the International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Amnesty International, (AI), of being part of the country’s security challenges by attacking the country’s security forces and threatening them with prosecution. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation in his parley with newsmen in Lagos, Monday. He said a section of …
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Julian Borger in Washington Washington (Precise Post) – The murk surrounding Donald Trump’s likely whereabouts on his last day as president has thickened considerably with news that an official plane he has used in the past is due to fly to Scotland the day before Joe Biden’s inauguration. Trump himself is sticking to his refusal to accept his decisive electoral defeat. He has been caught …
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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – In a likely attempt to disguise herself and identify, Moyo Thomas, the lady who allegedly got involved in an office romance with her boss that produced two kid leading to the early demise of Tunde Thomas (her husband) when it was discovered that he wasn’t the father of his assumed two children has changed her name. Recently it …
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