Levinus Nwabughiogu
4 Jun 2024
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has inaugurated a seven-man Peace Fund Committee to help raise financial assistance for victims of insecurity in the South East region.
5 May 2024
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has expressed gratitude to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for supporting the passage of the South East Development Commission Bill through the third reading in the Senate.
18 Mar 2024
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu,has lamented the absence of accurate population data to plan Nigeria. The deputy speaker charged the newly inaugurated commissioners on the Board of the National Population Commission...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against plunging Osun State into chaos,
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Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday—the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion—that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance. Zelensky has faced fierce criticism from the new US administration and said he wants to meet Donald Trump before the US president meets…
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The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, has threatened to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if Abdullahi Abbas emerges as the party chairman in Kano. Besides, Ata insisted that the APC may head for another round of failure in capturing power from the opposition New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP)…
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The Police Command in Ogun says it has begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, Alfa Mustapha, on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola in a statement on Sunday, said the lifeless body of the 50-year-old farmer was found face-up…
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Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has described the passing of the first Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Prof. Tom Adaba, as painful and a collosal loss. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adaba died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 84. Ododo, in a statement issued on Sunday…
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Many Federal Government workers have continued to express concern about the high income taxes that are deducted from their salaries monthly through the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) model. The civil servants, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, said that it was frustrating given the country’s current economic…
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The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has handed over a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project to the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, Ogun State. The Centre is equipped with 100 desktop computers, emerging technology applications, bandwidth, and connectivity tools to provide students and faculty members…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, inaugurated the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors. During the swearing-in ceremony in Osogbo, the state capital, Adeleke urged the officials to prioritise good governance and cautioned against any attempts to forcibly occupy council secretariats. "We are here to conclude a democratic process for which we…
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Stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry have appealed to Pfizer Inc. to be fair in its compensation of staff laid off from its Nigerian operation. The stakeholders who pleaded anonymity spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Pfizer is a global biopharmaceutical company with the purpose of applying…
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On a Tuesday morning in Duguri, 177km from the Bauchi metropolis, Rabiu Muhammad was sitting on a single old rattan chair, supporting one of his legs with a log. His leg was wrapped with a piece of stinky Ankara cloth, beneath which was a bandage soaked with blood stains. The 16-year-old boy was fiddling with…