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Catholic Church drill, donate borehole to Taraba community
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Catholic Diocese of Jalingo on Monday donated a borehole to Tuyebubong community in Zing local government area of Taraba state. Speaking at the commissioning and official handing over of the borehole to the community, the Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese His Lordship Bishop Charles Hammawa noted that the project
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Stakeholders, Health experts raise alarm over consumption of Trans Fats products in Nigeria
Daniel Kanu Stakeholders in the health industry have raised alarm over high level of consumption of Trans fats foods and oil products in the country, contending that it is not only the leading killer of adults but increases the risk of heart disease of its consumers. The revelation was made during a two-day Journalism Training
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EndSARS: New report exposes police brutality, shrinking civic space in Nigeria
Daniel Kanu A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of the Action Group on Free Civic Space has released a new well-researched report detailing the atrocities perpetrated by the now-disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). The report, the product of a fact-finding mission of the coalition, gave a rare insight into the
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2023: Igbo youths vow to resist any attempt to deny Igbo presidency
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Igbo youths under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has vowed that it will resist any attempt by any individual, party or group to thwart the ambition of the southeast zone from producing the next president of the country in 2023. COSEYL, the umbrella body of
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Fire razes Katsina Central Market
Properties worth billions of naira have been destroyed by fire at Katsina central market. Fire fighters are still battling to contain the inferno which started around 8:30a.m on Monday. Details later.
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Polaris Bank partners Ikoyi Club on Unity Golf Tournament
Polaris Bank has announced its sponsorship of the Unity Golf Tournament organised by the Golf Section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938. The Unity Golf Tournament is an Open Amateur Golf tournament. It is expected to parade about 350 golfers who are members of registered Golf Clubs across the country. Specifically, five players each will
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Amotekun arrests 100 cows in Ondo
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Over 100 cows have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Security Agency otherwise known as Operation Amotekun. The cows were arrested along Ilesa- Akure express road. The arrest was in compliance with the Ondo State government directives that the streets and forests be rid of unregistered herdsmen. It was
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Ekiti bye-election violence: Show of shame by enemies of Ekiti, says Ex-Ekiti deputy gov, Lawal
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti Former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Sikiru Tae Lawal, has condemned the violence that marred the Ekiti East Constituency 1 House of Assembly bye-election on Saturday, describing the development as animalistic and a show of shame by some armed thugs. Lawal, a governorship aspirant in the Ekiti 2022 race, on
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World Water Day: Expert predicts water scarcity in Nigeria before 2050
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti A Water and Development expert, Micheal Ale, has dropped a bombshell by predicting that there will be water scarcity in the country before year 2050 if the current poor strategies in valuing water resources for productive uses continues. Ale, who tasked the Federal Government on a more productive valuing of water
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26.5m Nigerian children experiencing high water vulnerability – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerian Children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs and are experiencing high or extremely high water vulnerability. UNICEF in a statement to commemorate the 2021 World Water Day, said globally, more than 1.42 billion people – including 450 million
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Myanmar activists find new ways to protest as EU prepares sanctions on junta
Protesters honked car horns in Myanmar on Monday and planted posters in an empty square to avoid arrest, injury or death as the European Union prepared to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to last month’s coup and subsequent crackdown. At least 250 people have been killed so far in anti-junta protests which
Over 40 people killed in Niger Republic attack – Presidential Aide
At least 40 people have been killed in another attack in the Niger Republic when a group of armed assailants ravaged several villages in the Tahoua region near the border with Mali, the government said on Monday. Government spokesperson Abdoulraman Zakaria said on Monday that soldiers were sent to the region and fought the
JUST IN: Fire guts Katsina Central Market
Early morning fire destroys goods worth millions of naira at Katsina Central Market. The cause of the fire is yet to be identified and information about casualties.
Facebook: We took down 1.3bn fake accounts in Oct-Dec
Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform. The company also removed more than 12 million pieces of content about COVID-19 and vaccines that global health experts flagged as misinformation, it said
COVID-19: Congo Republic opposition presidential candidate, Kolelas, dies at 61
The main opposition challenger in Congo Republic’s March 21 presidential election Guy Brice Parfiat Kolelas who was sick in hospital with COVID-19 has died at 61, a spokesman said on Monday. Kolelas’s election campaign said on Sunday that the former minister was in hospital with COVID-19 and could be evacuated to France, reports
2023: APC will soon collapse, says Tambuwal
Sokoto State Governor, Amimu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is at its last lap of disintegrarion. Tambuwal, a PDP governor, made this prediction in Sokoto during the Eastern Senatorial District local government campaign flag off held in Gwadabawa Local Government at the weekend. Sokoto Eastern Senatorial District has
N.2m bounty placed on inmate who escaped after gang members killed prison officers
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has placed a N200,000 bounty on Chidi Nwankwo, an inmate who was set free by members of his gang, in Anambra. Last Friday, two prison warders were killed when gunmen attacked a vehicle of the correctional service conveying some inmates to court. In a statement on Monday, Francis Ekezie, spokesperson of
Tokyo prosecutors charge two Americans with helping ex-Nissan boss escape
Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter could face jail terms of up to three years after Tokyo prosecutors charged them on Monday with illegally helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan more than a year ago. Extradited by U.S. authorities this month, the U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and
JUST IN: Barnabas Imenger, Lobi Stars manager, is dead
Lobi Stars team manager and former Super Eagles striker, Barnabas Imenger, is dead. Austin Tyowua, media officer of the team, who confirmed the tragedy to online newspaper, TheCable, said that Imenger died at the Mational Jospital in Abuja on Monday morning after a protracted illness. “It is true that we lost our team manager
Covid vaccine: US trial of AstraZeneca jab confirms safety
Results from the long-awaited US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is both safe and highly effective. More than 32,000 volunteers took part, mostly in America, but also in Chile and Peru, reports the BBC. The vaccine was 79% effective against stopping symptomatic Covid disease and 100%
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