Thousands of Christians gathered at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi for the crusade of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, which began on Tuesday. Adeboye’s first mega crusade in the state tagged, ‘Light Up Bauchi’, organised by the RCCG and the Christian Association of Nigeria is expected […]
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File photo: Colombian singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira speaks at a news conference at United Nations headquarters in New York, September 22, 2015. Shakira and UNICEF were calling for the urgent need for increased investment in early childhood development ahead of 70th United Nations General Assembly which convenes September 28. Reuters/Mike Segar A Spanish […]
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Military retirees; Photo: Odita Sunday Military retirees have blocked the entrance gate of the Defence Ministry, demanding payment of their benefits by the federal government. Some of the ex-soldiers who retired between 2020 to 2022 gathered at the defence headquarters main gate under the aegis of the Coalition of Concerned Veterans (CCV). The protesting senior […]
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A pregnant woman, Mrs Vivian Charles, has alleged that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO ) of Elelewon Police Division, in Obio/Akpor LGA physically assaulted her while at the station to bail her relative on Monday. The lady, in an interview with Journalists, explained that she went to the station in the company of her husband […]
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Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu is seen at the Federal high court Abuja, January 20, 2016. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has shortchanged Kanu’s medication and has called for the unconditional […]
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Seeks proper funding for teacher training colleges Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has warned that the dearth of quality teachers in the country posed a great danger to functional education. Babalola, who cited the anomalies noticed in Kaduna, Kwara and Sokoto states where teachers failed examinations meant for their […]
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Supporters of Labour Party (LP) walk on a highway during a one million march for the presidential candidate of Nigeriaís LP, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, Nigeria on September 24, 2022. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) A coalition of support groups for Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the […]
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Three buildings razed Three children have died during a fire incident in the Rumuochakara, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the fire which occurred on Monday night was caused by a candle, but father of the deceased children denied having a candle in his house. The fire was said to […]
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Warns governors against denying opposition parties access to public facilities NBC parleys broadcast stations, urges equal access for parties, candidates Afenifere: Igbos brutally marginalised, it’s their turn for the presidency You’re speaking for yourself, not Yoruba people, group tackles Afenifere over endorsement of Obi Inauguration of APC Campaign Council on hold over the inclusion of […]
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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the recovery and eventual return of the seemingly lost asset to the state, Legacy 600 aircraft, was a reality, and not mere politics. Wike, who had embarked on a short trip to London last Friday, spoke after receiving the Legacy 600 aircraft that touched down at the Port […]
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