Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu
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The succession crisis rocking the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo deepened on Friday as its youth wing barred the Secretary General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, from the organisation’s national secretariat in Enugu. They also reaffirmed Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu as the acting National Youth leader pending the conduct of election next year. Rising from the National…
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The succession crisis rocking the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, deepened on Friday as its youth wing barred the Secretary General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, from the national secretariat of the organisation in Enugu. They also reaffirmed Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu as the acting National Youth Leader pending the election of the group next year. Rising…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an urgent call for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit an Expression of Interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The global health body disclosed this in a statement on its website on Friday. This call comes amid a growing and serious mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI says it intercepted a truckload of banned Styrofoam packs at Ojuelegba area of the state. The Public Relations Officer, LAGESC, Mr Ajayi Lukman, confirmed this on Friday in a statement. He said the Mercedes-Benz 814 truck, with Reg. No. AJK 140 LG, loaded with Styrofoam…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated for more investment in digital infrastructure and innovative teaching technologies as a means of enhancing learning. A statement by Mr Eze Ikechukwueze, his Media Adviser, quoted him as making the call in Kampala in a remark at the 13th graduation ceremony of the Cavendish University, Uganda. The News Agency…
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No fewer than 1.2 million children aged three to 59 months were administered the Seasonal Malaria Chemotherapy (SMC) drugs in Kogi in 2023.
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Mrs Folashade Esan, outgoing Head of Service of the Federation, on Friday presented her successor, Mrs Esther Wilson-Jack to President Bola Tinubu on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Esan said the President made the transition seamless as Wilson-Jack, the incoming Head of Service, spent some weeks with her learning the ropes. She said she…
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Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, over his comments against the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu. Dogara in a statement he signed on Saturday criticised the governor's achievements, saying that the administration of Mohammed has “no functional social amenities. Bauchi State under him is one…
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The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has invested $500 million to boost power supply in the Ogun and Lagos axis. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, made the disclosure on Friday when Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun paid him a courtesy visit. Adelabu, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, by his Special…
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The Chairman of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Fatai Ayoola, has appealed to music, sports and other superstars, who grew up in the popular Lagos suburb, Ajegunle, to give back to the community. The chairman made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ayoola said…
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In a swift early morning response on Saturday, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) rescued two pedestrians who were seriously injured in an accident near Mayfair Garden, heading towards the Epe area of Lagos. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, confirmed that the serious accident, which occurred around…
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Tragedy struck in the early hours of Friday, August 9, 2024, as a raging fire completely razed a compound on Okwele/Lumumber Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt, leaving a trail of destruction and despair. Eyewitnesses described the scene as "apocalyptic" as goods and property worth millions of naira went up in flames, reducing the compound…