Benson Udeh
14 Jun 2024
An Awka-based grassroots football and gymnastics coach, Benson Udeh, bedridden for eight years, has appealed to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and other public-spirited Nigerians to come to his aid. Udeh, who is bedridden with spinal cord injury, made the appeal on Friday, when he spoke with newsmen from his sick bed in Awka. He…
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A 35-year-old truck driver, David Ofort, on Thursday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging an electricity transformer valued at N3.2 million. The defendant, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of unlawful breaking and stealing. The prosecutor, DSP Clement Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences…
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has called for a live broadcast of her Senate probe proceedings,
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A group, Massive Awareness for Rare Diseases (MARD) Nigeria, on Thursday, visited markets in the Igbona area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun
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A seven-member panel has been constituted to probe the diversion of salaries and financial irregularities in the Kano State civil service payroll system. The high-powered technical panel, headed by the immediate past Accountant General and Commissioner for Rural Development, AbdulKareem Abdulsalam, is equally entrusted with investigating and recommending punitive measures against culprits. Inaugurating the technical…
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The Oyo State government, on Thursday, enrolled 10,000 vulnerable pupils in its health insurance scheme for free. The flag-off took place at Idi Ape, Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking, Governor Seyi Makinde of the state, who was represented by his deputy, Bayo Lawal, described the initiative as historic in the state, saying it would afford…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to revamping cooperative societies and weeding out fake and corrupt ones that steal and scam innocent citizens. The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, stated this at the opening ceremony of the National Intensive Training Workshop for trustees, management committees, and…
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To reduce the rate of hunger and malnutrition in the country, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on the government to implement the 'Right to Food Act.' The stakeholders, including the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSE) and the Farm and Infrastructure Foundation of Nigeria (FIFN), disclosed that the Right to…
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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has threatened serious sanctions against tax defaulters in the territory
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The Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) in the South-West Zone, on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government, monarchs, opinion leaders, and other stakeholders to come to the aid of medical education in the region and the country at large. The association also called on the government to commence the implementation of the…