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13 Dec
Cross River State Commissioner for Works, Pius Ankpo, has said that an increase in the state's internally generated revenue would provide additional funding for infrastructure development. He stated this on Friday while giving an insight into why the administration of Governor Bassey Otu is focused on developing the road infrastructure, during an inspection of ongoing…
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Some members of staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged contract racketeering and abuse of office by the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kate Omenugha. The staff, in a petition signed on their behalf by Mr Joseph Onu, Managing Consultant at Shield and Sword Consult,…
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Mr Anthony Aziegbemin, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, said on Monday their petition against the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja was documentary-based. Aziegbemin stated this while briefing the newsmen in Abuja shortly after the PDP and its candidate in the Sept. 21 governorship poll, Mr…
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Uganda started an Ebola Sudan virus vaccination trial on Monday, four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the WHO announced, beginning with those deemed at highest risk of the disease.
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The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State says the judiciary is the problem and cause of the protracted political crisis in Rivers State. Okocha explained that when a matter is in the superior court, the lower court ought to hands off the matter, but he lamented that the case is different in…
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The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has called off its planned protest on 50 per cent hike on telecom tariffs. Mr Blessing Akinlosotu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCSCN disclosed this during a press conference organised by the council on Monday in Abuja. He said NCSCN needed to embark on consultations and…
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The continued stay of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Olayide Adelami, in hotels one year after inauguration has begun to raise concerns in the state following the revelation of the amount of bills incurred. Adelami, since his assumption on February 1, 2024, has stayed in no fewer than four different hotels within the Ijapo…
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The Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State has banned masquerades in the area from carrying weapons, including canes, and vowed to deal with any masquerade who violates the order. The council also warned masquerades to stop chasing, attacking or flogging women, girls, and perceived enemies. The council chairman, Dr Eric Odo, handed down this…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court Apo. He was re-arraigned on allegations bordering on the award of a contract for the construction of 3,960MW Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station in Taraba. The anti-graft agency re-arraigned…
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Lagos State Government on Monday distributed work tools to its workers living with disabilities to enable them to discharge their duties more effectively and independently. The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), which made the distribution, appealed to the beneficiaries not to sell the tools but use them for the intended purpose. LASODA's general…
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A clash between security personnel and residents of Rimin Zakara village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State has resulted to the deaths of three people. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, said this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. He said the incident occurred Sunday night during the demolition…