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NDDC finally pays tuition fees of students on its scholarship scheme

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has paid $5,901,000 to 197 students on its scholarship scheme. Recall that during the investigative hearing done by the House of Representatives on allegations of financial recklessness in the commission, several students sent abroad by the commission to study, came out to complain that they have been left stranded as the commission has failed to fulfill its promise to pay their tuition fees as well as give them some allowances. The students staged a protest that got the attention of President Buhari who ordered the payment of the students' fees. Read  here  and  here . Well, respite has come t

Nigeria will break if we release list of those who have received contracts from NDDC- Cairo Ojougboh

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojougboh, says Nigeria will break if the commission releases the list of highly placed Nigerians who have benefitted from contracts awarded by the commission. The NDDC has been in the spotlight after the National Assembly launched an investigation into allegations of financial recklessness in the commission. The investigation took a different turn when the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, accused members of the National Assembly of being the largest beneficiaries of contracts awarded by the Commission. Peter Nwaoboshi, senate committee chai

Lagos health commissioner recovers from COVID-19

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Akin Abayomi, the Lagos state commissioner of health has recovered from Coronavirus.  The state's commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso made the announcement and also revealed that Abayomi’s PCR test returned negative on Sunday evening, August 30. Omotoso added that the Lagos state commissioner will return to his full duties gradually. He said;  “It is with gratitude to God that I announce the recovery and subsequent negative test for COVID-19 of the honourable commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi.  “Following the mandatory isolation, the commissioner retook a COVID-19 PCR test which returned negative yesterday even

Ghana Deports 700 Nigerians Involved In Fraud, Prostitution, Robbery

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The Ghanaian Minister of Information, Kojo Nkrumah, on Sunday, defended the $1m trade levy and other regulations imposed on Nigerian traders in Ghana, noting that Nigeria had equally issued executive orders preventing foreigners from getting jobs which Nigerians can do. The minister said it was astonishing that Ghanaian laws could be described as outrageous, noting that it was on record that Nigeria had taken a number of steps in pursuit of its national interests. He cited the closure of the Seme-Krake borders since August 2019 as part of steps taken by the Federal Government, which he said had affected the neighbouring countries. Nkrumah accus

16-year-old girl raped while washing clothes at a stream in Osun

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The Osun state police command has arrested a man identified as Akeem Adebayo for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at a stream in Ido Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, August 29. According to reports, the victim had gone to wash her clothes at a stream close to her father's house when the suspect hit her on the head with a sharp object, leaving her with a head cut. He went on to rape her. Her cry for help drew the attention of passersby who rushed to the scene and apprehended the suspect and rushed the victim to the hospital. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Yemisi Opalola

Constitution review is a waste of time and energy - Northern Elders

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The Northern Elders Forum has criticized the 9th senate's move to review the 1999 constitution.  The NEF in a statement released after the constitution review ad hoc committee chairman, Ovie Omo-Agege asked the general public, executive and judicial bodies, civil society organisations, professional bodies and other interest groups to submit memoranda or proposals for further alteration(s) of the 1999 constitution within two weeks from August 26, described the proposal as a waste of time, energy and the nation's resources.  The Northern Elders who noted that the recent attempt of reviewing the constitution is not likely to bring in any genu

Manchester United agree to sign Dutch star Donny van de Beek from Ajax in a £40m deal

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NoireTv  Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remot e control. Follow us on Instagram   @ no i r etv afri ca   and on Fa c ebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Manchester United have agreed to sign Dutch midfielder Donny van der Beek from Ajax. The 23-year-old has agreed on personal terms with Manchester United in a deal thought to be in the region of €39m, plus another €5m in add-ons.  Van der Beek will complete his medical in the coming days while with the Netherlands squad for the Nations League games against Poland (September 4) and Italy (September 7) before travelling to the UK. United will offer Van de Beek a five-year contract worth a significant pay rise on his current £30,000-per-week wages. Van de Beek helped Ajax reach the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals and scored ten goals in 3