The umbrella body of civil society organizations working towards the total elimination of malaria in Nigeria, formerly known as Association of Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition, ACOMIN, Delta state chapter, held an advocacy meeting with key stakeholders and traditional rulers in five selected local government councils …
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A Nollywood writer, actor and director, Kagho Harley Akpor, has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State. Although the details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time, sources said Akpor was at a location shooting a movie with other crew …
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Ministry of Finance to sell all recovered and liability-free assets in six months. Some politicians and former government officials had their assets seized in the course of the anti-graft war of the Buhari administration. Speaking Tuesday while briefing the House of Representatives Joint Committee …
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Rivers Police Command said it has rescued three Lebanese who were abducted at a construction site in Andoni Local Government of Rivers on June 8. The command Spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) confirmed the rescue in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “The three Lebanese abducted on …
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Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defiling a 23-year-old woman, Nwanneka Nwaizu, suspected to be mentally-challenged in Ezi Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. Okwuchukwu Anyanwu and Emeka Odoh, police spokesman Haruna Mohammed said, would be charged to court after investigations. He said: “At about 3pm , …
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A middle-aged man said to hail from Enugu State has committed suicide in Etegwe-Epie, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The 45-years-old man identified as Oliver Osieme, hanged himself inside his room. When newsmen visited the area,it was gathered that the deceased, a truck driver, committed the act in …
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The Ndigbo yesterday declared that the country’s presidency in 2023 belongs to them, vowing not to wait in the trenches any longer while other sections of the country enjoy power at the centre. The zone declared that they would remain in Nigeria, adding that until other sections of the country …
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The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has threatened a showdown with the Presidency over alleged anomalies in the recent recruitment exercise being conducted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The body of Ijaw youths worldwide warned of dire consequences if the NNPC and those in the Presidency refuse to accord …
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Apex Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has advised Vice President Yomi Osinbajo to kneel before God and ask for forgiveness, insisting that Yorubaland is still under siege. The group’s call on the Vice President comes on the heels of a security summit convened by South West governors in Ibadan, Oyo State …
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A cross section of monarchs during a stakeholders’ summit on security in south-west held at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan… yesterday. Afenifere, Tinubu meet Buhari, seek true federalism, others Piqued by the raging insecurity in the south-west, state governors of the region yesterday made a strong case for the …
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