A person, believed to have suffered from cardiac arrest, is transported on a stretcher in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on October 30, 2022. – Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on October 29, after thousands of people crowded into narrow streets in the city’s […]
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By Martins Oloja Before our very resourceful crisis merchants perfect their usual business of exploiting our volatilities and vulnerabilities in these perilous times again, authorities and duty bearers in Abuja should continue to assure the already sceptical and traumatised people of this country that the recent United States terror alert from Abuja is not enough […]
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This picture shows houses submerged in a flooded community in Ahoada district of Rivers State on October 22, 2022. – Flooding is frequent during Nigeria’s rainy season but this year, more than 600 people have died and 1.3 million others were forced to leave their homes, according to the latest government figures. (Photo by Pius […]
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Lady doing some physical fitness As the awareness month for breast cancer draws to an end, the need to continue educating people about the ailment and how to ‘close the care gap’ in line with the theme for the year 2022, cannot be over stated. To this end, health experts have advised that eating healthy, […]
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The Nigerian Export Promotion says the nation’s economy can thrive better without oil if the non-oil sector is prioritised. NEPC North Central Zonal Coordinator, Mr Samson Idowu stated this on Sunday in Jos in an interview. Idowu said that Nigeria is blessed with abundant non-oil resources ranging from agricultural produce to mineral resources. “If you […]
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Nigeria loses at least 700,000 barrels of crude oil to thieves daily, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva said in Effurun, Delta on Saturday. He made the assertion at the 2002 graduation of students of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI). The minister who was represented by Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]
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All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said he would on Sunday present his Action Plan to Pa Reuben Fasoranti and other Afenifere leaders in Akure, for their appraisal. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said […]
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Prof Niyi Osundare is set to deliver the 2022 Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Winners Lecture. It is scheduled for, December 7, 2022 in Abuja. The topic is, Poetry And The Human Voice. “It will be taking place within the context of the Annual Forum of NNOM Laureates,” Osundare said. He was the 2014 recipient […]
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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has taken another dimension with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, saying nobody can sack him. Ayu said this in Tiv dialect while addressing the crowd that welcomed him home in Gboko on Friday. He also said he had the power to stop […]
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• Naira Depreciation, Rise In Inflation Imminent —Experts • ‘Incoherence Among Govt Agencies Common Under Buhari’ • Altercation Suggests No Working Relationship Between Monetary, Fiscal Authorities — Owoh • FEC, Not President Alone, Should Have Approved It As HURIWA Backs Ahmed The latest altercation between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of […]
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