DIPF
3 Aug
De Imperial Philanthropic Family (DIPF), a non-governmental organisation comprising distinguished sons of Igbo land from Nigeria's five Eastern States, proudly announces the launch of the 2024 DIPF Scholarships Exercise. This initiative aims to eradicate poverty through education and empower the region's young minds. Following the successful awarding of scholarships to 250 students from the Southeast…
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Troops from the 6 Brigade/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in Taraba State have successfully apprehended the owner of an
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A 20-member business delegation from Tunisia has arrived in Nigeria for the Nigeria-Tunisia Economic Forum, aimed at exploring and creating various investment opportunities between the two countries. The delegation, led by the President of Tunisia Africa Business Council, Anis Jaziri, was received by Tunisian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces an early test of his young premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on a controversial plan to end fuel benefits for millions of pensioners. The proposed cuts have sparked anger among some MPs within the ruling Labour party and set up the first flashpoint with its union backers since…
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The man who attacked Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained when he poured petrol over the Olympic athlete, the Kenyan hospital treating him said Tuesday. Police said that Dickson Ndiema Marangach assaulted Cheptegei in her home in western Kenya on September 1. The mother-of-two sustained 80 percent burns and died last week.…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election, Asue Ighodalo, says Edo State does not need an illiterate who will bring insecurity to the state. Speaking on Monday at the Olua Primary School Field, Uselu, the venue of the PDP campaign rally in the Egor Local Government Area, Ighodalo made a veiled…
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A suspected land speculator in Lagos State, Saheed Mosadoluwa, aka Ibile of Harmony Estate, Ibeju-Lekki, has declared war on the police.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has criticized Dr Rabi’u Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), for condemning the Federal Government’s method of distributing palliatives to the needy. In a statement, APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, said the Federal Government was committed to reducing hunger in the country, but…
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s administration will make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state, an official disclosed on Monday. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, said in a statement that Abiodun announced this at a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair…
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation, launched in 2002 at the UN General Assembly to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition, is calling on women and youth-led agribusinesses, farmers associations, and cooperatives to apply for its Microgrant Funding Opportunity.
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has declared that it will buy petrol from either the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited or Dangote Petroleum Refinery, depending on who offers the best price. IPMAN's National Publicity Secretary, Ukadike Chinedu, said the association is prepared to buy from either Dangote or NNPC based on…