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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting the possession of large sums of money within polling areas as part of efforts to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices. The commission proposed that individuals should not be allowed to carry more than N50,000 within polling areas.…
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The Cross River Government has begun to probe acts of encroachment and illegal occupation of government property in the state. Leader of the probe team, Mr Gilbert Agbor, who visited the premises of the Teachers Training College, Calabar Municipality on Friday, decried the ‘massive scale’ encroachment on the school. Agbor said that the Gov. Bassey…
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The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), on Friday, declared that solutions to Nigeria’s challenges in mining, energy, water, and construction are readily available but hindered by poor funding and lack of effective policy implementation. NMGS also decried the lack of effective funding and policy implementation in Nigeria’s mineral, energy, water, and construction sectors, warning…
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The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has stated that the indelible marks left by the late chieftain of the association will be forever etched in the history of Afenifere and the country. Fasoranti, in a statement he signed personally to mourn the passing of the nonagenarian, stated that the late…
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The deadly stampede at a football stadium in Guinea on December 1 left 140 people dead with 11 still listed as missing, according to an independent report published Friday. The report said the stampede, which sparked criticism of the government, also caused serious injuries and material damage during the match played in honour of the…
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National President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr Bitrus Pogu, has joined streams of Nigerians in paying glowing tribute to the leader of Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who passed earlier in the day. Pogu described Pa Adebanjo as a true statesman committed to the pursuit of fairness and equity in the polity. He recalled…
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The government of Israel on Friday, pledged to deepen collaboration with Nigeria in advancing healthcare services in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, disclosed this in Abuja, against the backdrop of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary symposium. The theme of the symposium is: “Bridging the gap in Hepato-pancreatic-biliary surgery…
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Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has approved the appointment of 12 Permanent Secretaries into the state civil service. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Nakwada. The statement said the measure was to bolster the administrative capacity of…
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In a historic and colourful ceremony held in the Hong Local Government Area, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State officially presented the staff of office to the newly appointed First Tol Huba, Alheri Bulus Nyako, marking the restoration of the Huba Kingdom’s status. Speaking at the event, Governor Fintiri charged the new monarch to…
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The Anambra Government has suspended a health worker, Mrs Njideka Ezeihejiofor, for refusing to attend to a pregnant woman who delivered a stillborn baby outside the health facility on Tuesday. The suspension of Ezeihejiofor was approved on Friday by the disciplinary panel chaired by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, after investigating the…
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