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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Nnenna Ukeje, has described the renewed attacks on Nigerians in South Africa as distressing. In a telephone interview in Ibadan on Sunday, the lawmaker said that the renewed …

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Against the backdrop of looming floods in Plateau state this year in some areas, the state government has taken a pro-active measure by directing the immediate relocation of victims of last year’s flood disaster to higher grounds in order to …

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MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsdey Orubebe, Sunday said his destiny was in God’s hand, saying that it was only God that has the capacity to consume man. Orubebe, who spoke as a guest speaker during the mid-year thanksgiving …

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Ogun Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers , NUT, has embarked on an indefinite strike over the state government’s failure to pay their peculiar allowances. The state’s NUT Chairman, Dare Ilekoya, announced the industrial action, saying that Ogun was …

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The Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health (YATCH), an NGO, on Saturday urged the National Assembly to pass the National Tobacco Control Bill. The NGO also appealed to the law makers to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan signed it …

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To tackle youth unemployment, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI) and the UNIDO are partnering to organise entrepreneurship and career fairs to train over 1,000 university and secondary school graduates. The programme will take place at the …

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Boko Haram paid us N5,000 to set fire on schools released – freed members Despite efforts by  security agencies to stem the recurrent invasion of parts of Benue state by armed Fulani herdsmen, no fewer than 17 persons have been …

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday arraigned, Folake Idayat Kowo before Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on 7- count charge bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques. She allegedly collected consignment …

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A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State , on Friday stopped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from taking any further action against Governor Rotimi Amaechi, pending the hearing of a suit instituted by the governor challenging the party’s …

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Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has asked members of the party to consider automatic tickets for President Goodluck Jonathan, performing governors and members of the National Assembly. Chief Anenih, who …

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