Shiite: 22 CSOs, NGOs call for immediate proscription of sect
Some officials of the organisations at the press conference
A coalition of 22 Civil Society Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have called for the immediate…
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Chimamanda Adichie bags Humanitarian Award on hunger
Chimamanda Adichie, Photo credit:IG
Chimamanda Adichie, Award winning Nigerian author, has been conferred with a humanitarian award at the 2018 Action Against Hunger Gala.
The…
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Boko Haram kills 13 people in fresh Borno attack
Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Brig.-Gen. Bulama…
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Federal Poly Oko reverts to pen on paper mode of exam
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State has reverted to writing to 'pen on paper mode’ of examination for students.
Students would have to write the…
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Oko women protest against sand excavation
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Over 200 women in Oko, Orumba North Council Area of Anambra State have staged a protest threatening to pack out of the community if government did not…
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Radio journalist gunned down in Somalia
A Somali boy watches as Soldiers of African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) leaves the Mogadishu stadium after handover ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 28, 2018. - The…
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WHO counters Zimbabwean preacher’s HIV cure claim
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is “no cure” for HIV, insisting that people living with HIV and AIDS need to continue with anti-retroviral (ARV)…
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I learnt the rudiments of politics from late Anenih, says Odigie-Oyegun
Late Tony Anenih
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday in Abuja, said he learnt the rudiments of…
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How body of missing Nigerian army general was ‘found’
The 'late' General Alkali
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday explained how it found the body of a missing general, Idris Alkali, after weeks of intense investigations.
Mr Alkali, who…
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Nigerian journalist wins 2018 African fact-checking award
Mr Omeje
A Nigerian journalist, Chikezie Omeje, has won the 2018 African fact-checking award.
Mr Omeje, a senior investigative and data reporter with the International Centre for…
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What weather will look like on Thursday – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and sunny, hot dry weather conditions with chances of thunderstorms over most parts of the country on Thursday.…
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1000 pregnant women get grants for free ante-natal care in Bayelsa
Governor Dickson of Bayelsa State
Over one thousand pregnant women in Bayelsa State who have been captured in the state government’s free maternal care for pregnant women programme…
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Former Italian football star sentenced in mafia trial
Vincenzo Iaquinta
An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced former national football star Vincenzo Iaquinta to two years in jail and his father Giuseppe to 19 years.
The sentencing…
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Buhari orders NHIS boss to proceed on administrative leave, appoints Omogo to oversee scheme
Professor Yusuf
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja ordered Professor Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to…
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Amnesty office to train 2,500 beneficiaries on fishing – Dokubo
The Presidential Amnesty Office on Wednesday said it had signed a deal with leading fishing companies to train 2,500 beneficiaries in the amnesty programme.
Mr Murphy Ganagana,…
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Archbishop Chukwuma hails Ugwuanyi’s commitment to children’s welfare
Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State
The Archbishop of the Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for signing the Child…
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