NPDA
4 Apr
The Nigerian Peace and Development Advocates (NPDA), yesterday, described the killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State by gunmen as an act of treason, aimed at intimidating and embarrassing the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
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A coalition of farmers and civil society groups in Enugu State staged a rally over the weekend, demanding a ban on all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) used for planting, food, or feed production and processing in Nigeria. The farmers marched from the State Ministry of Agriculture on Okpara Avenue, GRA, Enugu, to the Enugu State…
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Crystal Palace savoured a first win over rivals Brighton since 2021 as a 3-1 victory on Sunday lifted the Eagles four points clear of the relegation zone. Ismaila Sarr teed up Trevoh Chalobah for the opening goal before scoring twice himself to secure Palace's first success over the Seagulls in seven games. Brighton could have…
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Stuttgart won 3-1 away at Heidenheim on Sunday to climb up to sixth in the Bundesliga. Germany defender Maximilian Mittelstaedt put Stuttgart in front with a perfectly placed shot from the left after 20 minutes. Heidenheim starlet Paul Wanner, on loan from Bayern Munich, equalised with an excellent long-range effort on 41 minutes. Stuttgart however…
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A non-profit organisation, Her Majesty, Queen Dr. Josephine Alfred Diete-Spiff Foundation, has maintained its determination to sustain good and quality education for the girl child in Bayelsa State. Diete-Spiff, the founder of the foundation and wife of the former military governor of old Rivers State, while presenting the University Press textbooks to the Commissioner for…
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The Federal Government has secured a $500 million facility from the World Bank for the scale-up of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) across states of the federation. The federal and participating state governments are expected to pay a counterpart fund of $100 million to further increase the reach of the project. The…
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Kano State Government and Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) have commended PRNigeria's Young Communication Fellowship for its pivotal role in mentoring and empowering the next generation of communicators. During the latest cohort's graduation at the PRNigeria Centre in Kano, Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO of WSCIJ, praised Image Merchant Promotion Limited (IMPR) for its…
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said he "pays attention to everything" after dropping both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho from his squad for Sunday's derby at Manchester City. Both players have struggled to hit top form this season but Rashford had netted three times in four Premier League games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag.…
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President Bola Tinubu has urged West African leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana's recent peaceful elections as a demonstration of democratic maturity and a commitment to national unity. Speaking at the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja, Tinubu commended President Nana Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for their…
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A young, robust, beautiful-looking commercial sex worker in Awka, Philomena John (real name withheld), has appealed to public-spirited Nigerians to help her get a decent job to enable her to quit her current ignoble trade. The 24-year-old, who hails from Abia, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
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Malam Ahmed Bamalli, Emir of Zazzau, has said that the decision to demolish 188-year-old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria was a painful decision that weighed heavily upon the Emirate Council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the royal father disclosed this during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the mosque in Zaria…