The Federal Government has approved N100 billion for the completion of Sections 1 to 4 of the East West road project. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, disclosed this at a meeting with the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), led by its National Chairman, Dr Style Benjamin Tamaranebi, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with groups of investors on the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he called on them to invest in Nigeria. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, revealed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Adesina quoted the […]
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A photograph posted on Twitter by one of President Buhari’s media aide, Bashir Ahmaad shows the President holding an interactive section with the community of Nigerians in the UAE As part of his tour, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with members of the Nigerian Community in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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By Banji Ayoola Life is sacred. It belongs only to the Lord Almighty, the Owner and Ruler of the universes, of the entire Creation alone. To Him all alone. He gives and takes at His own behest. And He should be left alone to determine its giving and taking. All the earthly laws need to […]
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Death toll from xenophobic attacks rises to 6 in one month THE death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to rise with another two being the latest victims in ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in that country. It was learnt that the latest victims – Bonny Iwuoha and Goziem Akpenyi – were […]
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Pete Ouko, a Kenyan and a leading campaigner against capital punishment, decries its continued application in many jurisdictions. How did you find yourself in prison and on death row? In 1998 my wife was found murdered in front of a police station. I got word and I went to the police station to be told what […]
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By Abdulwaheed Odusile Advocates of the abolition of the death penalty around the world gathered in Brussels, Belgium for the 7th World Congress Against The Death Penalty. ABDULWAHEED ODUSILE reports that the abolitionists renewed the call on countries, such as Nigeria, to end the practice. Given the resurgence in violent crimes around the world, especially […]
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Football great Pele has been discharged from hospital in Paris and will return to Brazil in the “coming hours,” Brazilian media reported Monday, citing his spokesman. The 78-year-old’s discharge came after Neymar paid him a visit in hospital in the suburbs of the French capital. The Paris Saint-Germain forward posted a photo on his Instagram […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said an effective National Health Insurance scheme remains the best panacea for development of the health sector and an efficient healthcare delivery in the country. This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the […]
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2,300 children under five years die daily from preventable causes 145 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy, childbirth The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, has decried the high rate of maternal and child mortality rate in Nigeria. She spoke on Monday in Abuja, while presenting […]
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