Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide (IYC) has threatened to disrupt the activities of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the Eastern and Western region over alleged violation of Nigerian content laws and the deprivation of its host communities and local contractors of oil and gas sector jobs, and businesses among
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Delta State government has refuted reports that it “deported” a woman from Anambra State, who was begging and constituting nuisance in Asaba, the state capital.The chief press secretary to the governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement that the woman, 32-year-old Ogochukwu Nwabude, who was with a baby, was
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaAs the race for the 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives intensifies, we are looking at some of the leadership qualities of the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu that stands him out among the top contenders for the position.Kalu,
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President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on an official visit from Tuesday, April 11 to 19 on his last trip to the Kingdom as President.A terse statement issued on Monday, by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari will also use
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UberFacts, a reputable fact-promoting platform, says it did not receive any form of incentive to share Nigeria’s president-elect’s legal woes from narcotics trafficking with the U.S. authorities three decades ago. “And no I wasn’t paid to post that, in cash, kernel or otherwise,” UberFacts stated in a tweet Monday evening attaching
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Internationally known novelist and writer of Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamamda Ngozi Adochie has threatened legal action against Anne Giwa-Amu, for accusing her of plagiarism.Half of a Yellow Sun was published in 2006 and received the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction the following year. It also got praises from
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In an emotional letter to his fans, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi assured them that he and Datti are with them and that the awful coordinated efforts to delegitimise and de-market the Obidient Movement will not fail.Obi pleaded for the Obidient Family, which he heads, to view the
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed “utter dismay” at the recent social media advert by FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, owners of Peak Milk, which used the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote their product on Good Friday.CAN’s displeasure was contained in a statement on Monday
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The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced partnership with Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP FOUNDATION) on a comprehensive waste management campaign in selected university campuses in Nigeria.The Foundation will provide a grant in support of the SWEEP’s ‘Green Campus Project’. The collaboration will seek to promote proper waste management techniques.
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday visited the leader of Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo at his country home in Ogbo Ijebu of Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun, to felicitate him on the occasion of his 95th birthday.Decked in a white attire, Obasanjo, accompanied by Chief Oyewole
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