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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta are to be given Niger Delta Leadership Awards 2018 by Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper, a multi-media organisation. The award ceremony will hold at Transcorp Hotel in Abuja on Aug. 8. Mr Jacob Abai, the Publisher of the newspaper, said in Lagos on Sunday that the awards were to reward excellence in governance. “GbaramatuVoice wishes to announce the name of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as winner of Niger Delta Peace Laureate of the year award for going out of his way in sustaining peace in Niger Delta through his lectures, townhall meetings, consultations and discourses. “His Excellency, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, is Niger Delta Best Governor of the year on Grassroots and Rural Community Development,” he said. Others to be awarded are the environmental rights activist and the Special Adviser to Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs and the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, H

Mr Osaretin Adonri, Assistant Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says population clock is not a reliable indicator to guarantee accurate population figure of any nation. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that “population clock is only an electronic projection that is functional based on programming.” He said that population clock all over the world was not used to ascertain accurate number of  population but based on speculation. “Population clock cannot give you accurate population of any country because it is based on projections. “Nigeria does not have it because I have not seen it in the population commission.” The UNPFA official restated the call for census in the country, which he said was paramount for population accuracy and for effective planning. He explained that the country was long overdue for a census, adding that it would put to rest the catalogue of speculative population figures about Nigeria. According to him, Nigeria’s population

The late President Nelson Mandela of South Africa remains a household name globally because of his numerous outstanding achievements, impacts and legacies. Mandela, fondly called Madiba by his countrymen, ruled South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela, an anti-apartheid campaigner, freedom fighter, and the first black and democratically-elected President of South Africa, was born on July 18, 1918, in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then part of South Africa’s Cape Province. He died on Dec. 5, 2013, in his home in Johannesburg, with his burial on Dec. 15, 2013, in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, attracting leaders from all parts of the world. Madiba wrote his name strongly on the sand of time through his advocacy for freedom and equality, love, sacrifices, forgiveness, leadership style and humility. His impacts on South Africa, African Continent and the world generally would not be forgotten by generations, as he showed love and compassion even to his detractors and oppressors. He

The family has yet to publish photos of their newest member, though it's unlikely there will be many snaps. Chelsea and Marc are quite private about their family, and Chelsea — who doesn't have a public Instagram account — has shared precious few images of Charlotte and Aidan. The author and activist, who lived in the White House as a teenager, married Marc Mezvinsky in 2010. The couple had first met in 1993 at a Democratic political retreat, when Chelsea's father Bill was in office as President. Pennsylvania-native Marc, 41, is an investor and former vice chairman at the venture capital firm Social Capital. His parents, Edward Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies,  were both Democratic members of the U.S House of Representatives. Proud grandparents Bill and Hillary Clinton beamed with joy as they made their way to visit the newest addition to their family - baby Jasper Clinton Mezivnsky - on Monday evening. The former first daughter Chelsea Clinton announced that s

The 23-year-old died of a gunshot wound he sustained while covering the clash between the police and the Shiite protesters on Monday in Abuja.   Precious Owolabi     Channels Television newscaster, Ijeoma Onyeator wept on live newscast while announcing the death of a youth corps member serving with the organisation who was  killed by a stray bullet on Monday during Shiites protest in Abuja . Precious Owolabi, a 23-year old corps member, serving with Channels was killed by a stray bullet during Shiites protest in Abuja for the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The reporter, Precious Owolabi was working with the TV station as a member of the National Youth Service Corps. According to Channels TV, The 23-year-old died of a gunshot wound he sustained while covering the clash between the police and the Shiite protesters on Monday in Abuja. The management and staff of Channels Television said they were greatly saddened by the untimely and unfortunate death of such a

An Ohio courtroom erupted into utter chaos when a former judge was sentenced to six months in jail for using her position to help her brother - as supporters erupted in anger and the shocked judge had to be physically dragged out of the room. Former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter was sentenced to six months in jail on Monday in Cincinnati for a 2014 conviction of felony interfering with a contract. Hunter, who was elected in 2010 and suspended four years later, illegally passed her youth corrections officer brother confidential documents as he faced a disciplinary hearing and his job was on the line in 2013.  On Monday, Hunter seemed to be paralyzed by shock upon hearing the sentence and with her legs locked straight, was dramatically dragged out of the court room by an officer. More than two dozen protesters, many wearing 'Justice for Judge Tracie M. Hunter' T-shirts opposed her sentence and one woman was arrested for trying to block officers from

James Bond star David Hedison has died at the age of 92, in Los Angeles on Thursday. The American actor portrayed CIA agent Feliz Leiter alongside Roger Moore in Live And Let Die in 1973 and with Timothy Dalton in Licence To Kill in 1989 in the 007 installments. Hedison passed away with his daughters Alexandra and Serena at his side, a representative for the family confirmed. Touching: The official James Bond twitter led the tributes to Hedison with a throwback picture of the actor in character as CIA agent Feliz But by 1959, he took his middle name David after signing a contract with Twentieth Century Fox. As well as the 007 movies, Hedison played scientist Andre Delambre who turned into an insect in 1958 sci-fi classic The Fly. He branched out into television during his career where he portrayed Captain Lee Crane in long-running sci-fi series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. Hedison also played Spencer Harrison on the daytime series Another World. Starring role: