by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaWe have gotten to the crunch time in the quest for which zone should produce the speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. We keep insisting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not carried the people of South East along when the
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About 10 students of a secondary school in Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits.The development has been confirmed by the Kaduna State Government. The government said that it has received preliminary reports from security agencies about the unfortunate event.According to Samuel Aruwan,
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Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers , accompanied by a pot of charms (Juju) and an herbalist protest at the main entrance of the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning.The protesters demanded a joint inspection of the 2023
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi committed “treason” by inciting people to violence over the outcome of the February 25 presidential elections.Lai Mohammed said this in Washington DC during his official engagements with international media
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Controversy has trailed the purchase of 10 Lion Volkan 6x6 Brand, Major Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles (MFFV) for N12 billion.The truck carries 14,000 litres of water, 1,700 litres of foam, 250kg powder capacity each, and monitors the discharge rate of between 6,000 litres to 10,000 litres per minute.The
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Justice Tijjani Ringim of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the temporary forfeiture of N725,345,897.77 and Plot J 37A 218 Close, 2nd Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA).Justice Ringim gave the order after entertaining a motion ex parte
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Renaissance Network Africa (RNA) and Dr Adah Edache Obekpa have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Federal Government of Nigeria over alleged copyright theft on the introduction of electronic voting (E-voting) in Nigeria.They are praying the court to direct INEC and the government to
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Bandits have continued their attacks on communities in Niger State where they killed 13 and abducted 26 people in two separate attacks in Mashegu and Munya local government areas.Sources hinted that no fewer than sight communities in Mashegu local government area have been constantly attacked by bandits, killing seven and
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has repatriated 217 destitute, street beggars, and vagabonds, evacuated from the streets of the Federal Capital City (FCC) in Abuja.The director of the department of Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat (SDS) of the FCTA, Alhaji Sani Amar-Rabe, disclosed this to journalists at the FCT
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Director of Research, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof Oliver Ezechi, has said that 28 women die daily of cervical cancer in the country.At an event to check the scourge among girls and women yesterday, Ezechi identified vaccination gaps, poor awareness, cultural issues and screening as some of the
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