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• ​Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB must listen to us – Ohanaeze Ndigbo February 25, 2021
  The President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, yesterday, reiterated that Ndigbo are not at war with Nigeria, stressing that Ndigbo would continue their efforts to seek justice, peace and fairness in all their dealings with everybody in Nigeria. Obiozor who spoke at a grand reception in his honour […]
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• ​Water Sanitation: Nutrition Committee lauds Kaduna RUWASSA February 24, 2021
  By Habila Victor, Kaduna The Kaduna State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) has commended the state’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), for improving water and sanitation services in rural communities. The SCFN gave the commendation when its members, supported by Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) visited the Director-General of the […]
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• EFCC urges court not to vacate order against Maina February 24, 2021
  Counsel to the EFCC, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Okon Abang to reject Maina’s request on the ground that it was made to delay justice in his trial. The ex-pension reformed boss had, in an interlocutory injunction motion dated Feb. 9 and filed Feb. 10, urged the court to set aside its Nov. 18 order that […]
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• ​COVID-19 vaccines safe for Nigerians – PSN February 24, 2021
  The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Wednesday declared that given the scientific evidence available at their disposal as well as professional competence in the science and technology of vaccines formulation protocol that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for Nigerians. They also decried that even with the availability of funds and infrastructure Nigeria cannot produce vaccines […]
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• ​Governors should decide what to pay workers – Reps February 23, 2021
  The House of Representatives Tuesday passed for second reading, a Bill to allow state governors determine how much they will pay their workers. The issue of remuneration is at the moment of the concurrent list(duties shared by federal and states) in the 1999 Constitution, as amended. Besides, the House, also passed another legislation to hands […]
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• ​Okorocha to face protest in Igboland – Igbo youths February 23, 2021
  The Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders yesterday called Senator Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo west senatorial district, to desist from inciting violence in Imo state or get ready for a heavy protest against the way he conducts himself. The youth leaders spoke to newsmen in Owerri, through Goodluck Ibem, alongside other youth leaders. According to them […]
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• ​We‘ll make Nigeria top destination for investment – Onu February 23, 2021
  The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has assured that Nigeria will soon overcome its current security challenges and become top destination for foreign direct investments. The minister said that the Federal Government is already working hard and taking proactive steps to make insecurity a thing of the past and make the country […]
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• ​Kwara Hijab Controversy: CAN seeks spiritual intervention February 22, 2021
  Following the protests by muslim students in Christian schools over their stoppage to use hijab, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has chosen the option of praying to God so as to have peaceful solutions to the controversy. Christians in Kwara State are making some key demands which include the return of their schools and […]
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• Northern Youths Accuses Yoruba Political Leader of Fanning Embers of Hatred over 2023 Presidential Ambition February 21, 2021
  The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum( AYCF) has sounded a word of warning to a political leader of the South West who has been engineering violence and arson in order to further his 2023 ambition and vowed to expose him if the killings is allowed to happen again. The group explained that its independent investigation has […]
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• ​Mai Tangale crisis: Three killed as Gov Yahaya sues for peace February 21, 2021
  At least three lives were lost and one policeman injured in a violence that erupted on Friday night over the appointment of new Mai Tangale of Billiri in Billiri Local Government area of Gombe State. This is even as Governor Inuwa Yahaya vowed to make sure that the law takes its course over the incident. […]
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