PICTORIAL: Italian varsity confers honorary degree on Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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Okonjo-Iweala receives doctorate degree from Luiss University

The Luiss University in Rome, Italy has all conferred a honorary doctorate degree on the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

The former Nigerian Minister of Finance shared the goodness via her verified Twitter page on Friday.

She shared pictures of the ceremony, noting she was awarded the honorary doctorate degree in Politics.

Okonjo-Iweala said, “So honored to have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree today in Politics by Luiss University @UniLUISS, Rome, Italy. A wonderful graduate institution with a global reach, educating students to solve problems of today and be prepared for those of tomorrow.”

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Okorocha, Araraume absent as Uzodinma’s aide emerges Imo APC chairman

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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma

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The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and the board chairman of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Ifeanyi Araraume, were absent on Saturday as the All Progressives Congress led by the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, conducted its state congress.

At the Congress held in Owerri, the state capital, Uzodinma’s aide and long time loyalist, Macdonald Ebere emerged as the state chairman.

Ebere, a native of Owerri in Owerri municipal council, was the General Manager of Imo Environmental Transformation Commission under the Uzodinma administration.

Congratulating the new chairman, Uzodinma charged him to reconcile the differences in the party.

The governor said, “I want to urge you not to betray the confidence reposed on you by the great people of Imo State. Go out there, carry out your political evangelism, preach the good message. Tell the story the way it is and our party will grow from strength to strength.

“I will give you all the support you will require. APC is a national party. APC is a party to beat in Nigeria. APC is the party that produced me to be the governor of Imo State.

“If you fail, it means I have failed. But if APC succeeds, it means that I have succeeded. My success is our success and our success is my success.”

A former two-time member of the House of Representatives who represented Okigwe North between 2007 and 2015, Matthew Omegara, emerged the deputy state chairman.

Ebere succeeded Marcon Nlemigbo who had been in interim capacity shortly after Uzodinma took over power almost two years ago.

But Okorocha, through his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, said that he was not aware APC held any congress in the state.

The aide who spoke to our correspondent said, “We are not aware that there was APC congress in Imo State. What they did today was a birthday party. As long as we are concerned, Dan Nwafor is the authentic chairman of APC in Imo State.

“There is an APC court judgment to that effect. It has not been vacated. You don’t put something on nothing and expect it to stand.”

Secondus fails to stop PDP convention as court strikes out suit

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NECO releases 2021 examination results

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The National Examination Council on Friday announced the release of the results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination conducted nationwide in July.

NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dantali Wushishi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Minna.

He said that out of 1,233,631 candidates who registered, 1,226,631 actually sat for the examination.

Wushishi explained that 945,853 candidates obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics, while 1,094,291candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

He said that number of candidates who made five credits and above including English and Mathematics was 878,925 representing 71.64 per cent.

When compared with 2020 SSCE internal figures of 894,101,which was 73.89 per cent, a 2.2 percent decrease was noted.

He further explained that number of candidates who made five credits and above irrespective of English language and Mathematics was 1,226,796, representing 94.04 per cent.

Wushishi said that candidates involved in various forms of malpractices in 2021 was 20,003, representing 1.63 per cent, whereas 33,470 representing 2.63 percent cases were recorded in 2020.

The registrar who reiterated the council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractices said appropriate standards and excellence were maintained right from the planning stage to the release of the results.

He said the reduction in the level of malpractices was as a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of the governing board, management and senior staff of the council.

He said that candidates could now access their results on NECO website.

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Secondus fails to stop PDP convention as court strikes out suit

An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed the appeal of the suspended national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus seeking an interim injunction to restrain the PDP from conducting its national convention billed for Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, 2021, in Abuja.

The three-man panel dismissed the appeal which was filed on October 14, 2021, for lacking in merit.

The judgement was read by Justice Gabriel Kolawale which was unanimously endorsed by the other two members of the panel.

Meanwhile, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has described the dismissal of the suit filed by suspended National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus’ against the party as victory for democracy.

Chinda, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja, said that neither Secondus nor the PDP won the case, saying that the victory was for all Nigerians.

Chinda assured that regardless of the outcome of the judgment, Secondus was going to work closely with the party to enthrone good leaders in future elections.

“It is a welcome development and strengthens our democracy to restate that power belongs to the people.

However, regardless of the judgment, neither PDP nor Secondus won but victory was for the people of Nigeria and indeed democracy.

“I can assure you that the former national chairman of the party will work with the party as the leaders will all meet and sort out the issues whilst not compromising visionary leadership,” he said.

Also, Rep. Nicholas Ossai (PDP-Delta) congratulated the Judiciary and the PDP family on the outcome of the judgment.

Ossai said that it was better for leaders to listen to the decision of the people rather than doing otherwise against their wishes.

“It is a welcome development, this is justice delivery.

“The entire PDP had agreed to process a convention, a party that had given him a lot of lifelines to occupy some sensitive positions from state party chairman, organising secretary up to the point of becoming national chairman.

“It is a good one, sometimes we make compromises, I did not like the way he went to Court, some people may look at it differently, for me, I think he is a strong party man occupying the most exalted position,” he said. (NAN)

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BREAKING NEWS!! President Buhari Reportedly Escapes Plane Crash

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and the UNGA delegation that travelled with him during his recent trip to the United States, escaped an air mishap after the presidential jet suddenly developed a fault while they were returning to Nigeria.

Buhari had on Sunday, September 19, 2021, travelled to New York for the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Sources told SaharaReporters that the aircraft, a Boeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-700) marked 5N-FGT developed a fault while the President and his entourage were returning to Abuja on Saturday, September 25.

The publication reported that the presidential aircraft left the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at 12:08 pm, landed at Sable Island Airport around 5:24 pm and had a 3-hour stopover.

The Nigeria Air Force 1 then departed the airport for Santa Maria where it landed around 9:10 pm. From Santa Maria, it flew to Nigeria and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, September 26 at 5:01 am.

Sources said the aircraft was subsequently moved to Euro Airport in Germany on September 29 and arrived at 4.15pm after leaving the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 9.48am, with the Nigerian government paying €5,000 (Euros) (N2,385,000 at official rate of N477 to €1) per night as parking fee.

“The Presidential Boeing Business Jet registration number 5N-FGT developed a fault during his trip from New York. He travelled to Saudi Arabia with a smaller jet. A Falcon 7X jet with registration number 5N-FGV. No picture of his departure to Saudi Arabia was released to avoid the public knowing about the jet he travelled with,” a presidential

The one that developed fault has been moved to EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Germany for repairs since September. It is registered and operated under another name AMACGND. They intentionally hid it and parked it under another name because it cost €5,000 (Euros) for parking per night,” a source said

Can money keep love in a marriage?

 Can money keep love in a marriage?

Some marriages exist for the sake of money. In other marriages, not even a billion dollar fortune saves the relationship:

After Jeff Bezos in 2019 and Bill Gates in May this year, now it was billionaire Elon Musk's turn to divorce his wife.

Musk and Grimes have been together for three years and have a son, with a super weird name with a combination of unpronounceable letters, X Æ A-Xii, they call him “Baby X”.

According to the statement, the separation was amicable and both maintain a good relationship.

One of the reasons for the break was the overwork at Tesla and SpaceX by the billionaire.

Apparently money really isn't everything!