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You’re nobody — Asari Dokubo dares Wike

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A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has declared his support for the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were…

At leadership retreat, Mbah charges LG chairmen on creativity, optimal performance, lean spending

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COSMAS CHUKWU, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly elected Local Government chairmen in the state to be creative and innovative in their performance while focusing on optimising values that will create…

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Voters turnout enmass in Rivers LG elections, explosion rocks APC Secretariat

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EMMANUEL NLEWEDUM, Port Harcourt The 2024 local government elections in Rivers State were held as planned on Saturday, October 5, by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. As expected, the election witnessed a large…

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Prof. Epiphany Azinge emerges the 14th Asagba of Asaba

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BARRY AGBANIGBI, Asaba It was a beehive of activities in Asaba, Delta State at the weekend, as Professor Epiphany Azinge (SAN) was crowned the 14th Asagba of Asaba. The Onihen of Asaba, Chief Ubaka Attoh performed the coronation ceremony…

Soludo Inaugurates 37-man Committee for 2024 Traders Sports Competition, doubles price money

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PAMELA EBOH, Awka Anambra State Government, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has Inaugurated a 27-man Main Organising Committee (MOC) for the 2024 edition of the Anambra State Traders Competition. The MOC which was Inaugurated at the Anambra State…

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Gov. Otti condemns killing of couple in Abia, as police arrest three suspects

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STEVE UNEGBU, Umuahia The Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti is saddened with the tragic news of the beheading of a couple in Bende LGA of Abia and has condemned the tragic act. In a statement by his Chief press secretary Ukoha Njoku Ukoha,…

Anambra LG election : lawmaker commends Soludo, charges council chairmen to partner with Soludo for development

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PHIL OKOSE, Onitsha A member of Anambra State House of Assembly representing Aguata 11 Constituency, Hon.Tony Muobike, has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for the peaceful conduct of the council poll even as he charged the 21 newly…

Gov. Mbah tasks LG chairmen on quality service delivery to their people

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COSMAS CHUKWU , Enugu Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah has tasked Local Government Chairmen with transparency, accountability and quality service to the people. The governor gave the charge on Friday at the old government lodge, Enugu…

Bayelsa State Table Tennis Association embarks on hall renovation, prepares for Nat’l Sports Festival

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ELIZABETH VINCENT, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Table Tennis Association has finalized plans to renovate the table tennis hall at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, ahead of the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, next…

IPOB warns Igbos not to be recruited into Nigerian Army or risk being sacrificed

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PHIL OKOSE, Onitsha The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), weekend, warned Igbos not to be recruited into the Nigerian Army or risk being sacrificed. The directorate handed down the warning through her…

Tinubu: I’m not thinking of the next election but of posterity

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IBRAHIM QUADRI President Bola Tinubu said his administration currently is not thinking of the next election but of posterity, that is the next generation. Tinubu made the remark on Saturday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) South…

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Withdraw suspension against Rekna Bashar traditional stool: Stakeholders tell Governor Mutfwang

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DANIEL DAUDA, Jos Stakeholders under the aegis of Bashar Communities Development Association (BACODA) in the Wase local government area of Plateau State have urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to withdraw a suspension placed on the Rekna of…

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Ogun government donates N200m to Borno State

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The Ogun State Government has donated N200 million to the Borno State Government following the devastating flood that recently ravaged the state, destroying property and displacing thousands of residents. It would be recalled that Governor…

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Innocent Nwobodo celebrates @65

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Fondly called General Officer Commanding (G O C) due mainly to his exploits both in conventional and unconventional competing arena with particular emphasis in his capacity to control and motivate the newsroom in his active days as a…

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Badaru Urges Graduates Of Army War College To Uphold National Security In Line With Renewed Hope Agenda

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Minister of Defence, H. E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON, mni, has urged the graduating students of Army War College Course 8/2024 to uphold national security in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. The…

USAID‐ICHSSA-4 project launches Health Insurance premium payments, cash transfer in Bauchi state.

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SELYA YARNAP, Bauchi The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ‐ ICHSSA-4 project has launched Health Insurance Premium Payments and Cash Transfers for Vulnerable Households in Bauchi. The project funded by Integrated…

Dantsoho Appoints Ikechukwu Onyemekara as NPA Spokesman, Rejigs General Managers

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The Abubakar Dantsoho-led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has appointed Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemekara as the Authority’s spokesperson in his rank as General Manager, heading the Corporate & Strategic Communications Division.…

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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu pays condolence visit to Akwa Ibom governor over wife’s death

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The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described the late Patience Umo Eno, wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, as a peaceful and God-fearing woman who had a deep love for her people. Speaking during a…

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Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, celebrates World Teachers’ Day 2024

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As the world marks World Teachers’ Day on October 5th, 2024, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has expressed her heartfelt appreciation for teachers, emphasizing their vital role in…

Rh Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa says Nigerian will vote out APC in 2027 polls

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Chairman of the House of the Representative Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream Rh Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa has punctured the statement of the presidential candidate of the New Nigerians People Party NNPP in the 2023 general election…

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Why we do not support street protests –MURIC

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An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has explained why it does not support street protests. In a statement issued on Friday, 4th October, 2024 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the…

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Atlas Oranto CEO partners NSE to revitalize JETS Club in Secondary Schools

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In a significant move to bolster science education in Nigeria, the Chairman/CEO of Atlas Oranto Petroleum International, Prince Arthur Eze, has agreed to partner with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and made a substantial…

USAID‐ICHSSA-4 project launches Health Insurance premium payments, cash transfer in Bauchi state

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SELYA YARNAP, Bauchi The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ‐ ICHSSA-4 project has launched the Health Insurance Premium Payments and Cash Transfers for Vulnerable Households in Bauchi. The project funded by the…

Borno govt. confirms 17 cases of cholera in the state, with no mortality

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AHMED MARI, Maiduguri Borno state government has confirmed 17 cases of Cholera outbreak in the state with zero mortality rate. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Baba Gana, who disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the…

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Flood, Police in Borno arrest 14 suspects for stealing, looting of private, government property

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AHMED MARI, Maidugurii The Borno State Police Command apprehended 14 suspects for stealing and looting government and public property during the recent flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Bruefing the suspects…

Governor Kefas swear- in Special Adviser on political matters, 16 permanent secretaries

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EMMANUEL AWARI,Jalingo Taraba State Governor Dr. Agbu Kefas, has sworn in Hon. Josiah Sabo Kente as Special Adviser on Political Matters and 16 Permanent Secretaries. The occasion took place at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Jalingo.…

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Doguwa tackles Kwankwaso, says you are hallucinating on 2027

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JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rt. Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has ruptured the statement reportedly made by the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party …

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LG Poll: Hold IGP responsible if there is breakdown of law and order in Rivers – Gov Fubara

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.''And if I am going to be that Martin Luther King of Rivers State, so be it!"

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FG committing more resources in fight against terrorism, banditry – Information Minister

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CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU, Abuja The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has reaffirmed the Tinubu administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity in the country through improved investment in equipment, manpower,…

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Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria, Annual int’ Strategic Conference held in Lagos

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L-R…GMD, Commercial investment Mr. Olumide Adeosun;. Executive Secretary, Nigerian Gas Association, Mr. Taji Ogbe; Chairman, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr. Wole Ogunsanya; National Chairman, Association of Energy…