Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC)
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Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Mba, and his wife have regained their freedom after being kidnapped on Friday.
28 Aug 2023
Four building and civil engineering firms have been awarded road reconstruction contracts by the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC). The projects approved include construction of Premier Road, Onitsha, Awka - Umuenechi Village – Ifite Nibo – Isiagu, Miss Elems Road and Port Harcourt Street both in Onitsha. The contractors are Alitho Nig. Ltd, J. Quarison…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed additional detectives to Benue State to assist in the rescue of 20 abducted medical students. The students, from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were kidnapped along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu road on Thursday while traveling to a convention in Enugu. On Saturday, Egbetokun ordered the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed a sweeping victory in Bauchi State, winning all 20 Local Government chairmanship seats in the Local Government elections held on Saturday, August 17. The Chairman of the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), Ahmed Makama, announced the results late Saturday night, confirming PDP's victory across all Local Government Areas.…
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French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, his three children told AFP in a statement on Sunday, following a battle with ill health. "Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their father. He passed away peacefully in his home…
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The Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission), Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, raised the alarm over the number of people displaced by conflicts, violence, or disasters in the ECOWAS sub-region. Putting the figure of forcibly displaced persons at 7,337,979, the Vice President noted that there were also 6,526,928…
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on fathers and elderly women within the Bauchi field office of the organization to
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The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament, comprising committees on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy, and Economic Research, has expressed the need to send a parliamentary diplomatic mission to notable parliaments with similar competences to understudy their processes. Some of the parliaments recommended include the European Union and the East African Legislative Assembly,…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a successful operation against the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Southern Lake Chad Region (LCRBA),
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Abductors of medical students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to release their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of UNIJOS disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Adeniran Adebanjo. Adebanjo said contact has already been established with the families of the affected students,…