Stop female genital mutilation, UNICEF asks Ekiti communities

Rural communities in Nigeria have been asked to stop female genital mutilation, FGM, in view of its long lasting harmful effects on the children which may linger for a lifetime. And these include inflicting avoidable mental, psychological and physical pains on the victims, excessive bleeding (hemorrhage), life threatening infectious diseases like Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), […]

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Atiku debunks defection rumour, says he’s still in PDP

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he is still in the Peoples Democratic Party, urging his followers to disregard a rumor that he has defected to another party. Atiku, who defected from PDP to the All Progressives Congress in 2014, but returned to the PDP early this year, asked his supporters to ignore […]

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We have made progress in several sectors – Buhari

– Being full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address at the opening of the 2018 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Abuja I am delighted to address this distinguished gathering on the occasion of the 2018 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. Let me thank your Association for the invitation to declare this […]

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Buhari’s administration has failed – PDP

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday said it had thoroughly reviewed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, and declared that it has irredeemably failed in every sector of the national life. In a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja, the party alleged that available data, both locally and […]

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Osun 2018: PDP presents guber candidate, Adeleke, begins campaign Tuesday

– promises robust, peaceful, people-oriented campaign Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, said it would run a robust, peaceful and people-oriented campaign to canvass for the electorate’s votes ahead of the September 22 governorship poll in the state. In a statement signed by the head of media and public communication […]

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Third Mainland Bridge reopens 5pm Sunday

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday. The State Government, in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Taiwo Salaam, said the decision to reopen the bridge earlier than announced followed the completion […]

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