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Igbo group knocks South-East politicians over alleged misrepresentation
A pan-Igbo grassroots sociocultural organisation, Imeobi Igbo Forum, has described the present crop of politicians in the South-East as the “worst in history”. The group also said the present legislators of the region at the National Assembly have failed the Igbo race and insisted that they should be withdrawn from contesting the 2023 general elections.
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Imo: Kidnappers free women leader abducted in church
Kidnappers of one of the women leaders of First Baptist Church at Wetheral Road in Owerri, Imo State, Elizabeth Abioye, who was abducted during a church service, have released her. Her abductors left her off their hooks on Tuesday evening. The church in a message of appreciation on Tuesday night confirmed her release and thanked
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Electoral reform reason for Osun election success – Cleric
The Chairman, Anambra State Christian Association of Nigeria, Joseph Nweke, has described the outcome of the Osun State governorship election as a manifestation of God’s intervention in Nigerian politics, and reform in the electoral system. Nweke said the way the election went showed that God did not want people to over-empower themselves. The cleric spoke
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JUST IN: COEASU extends strike by three weeks
Lecturers in the Nigerian colleges of education have extended their ongoing strike by three weeks, The PUNCH reports. The lecturers, under the aegis of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, blamed their decision on the failure of the Federal Government to embrace the union’s preference for the University Transparency Accountability System and the failure of
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BREAKING: Edo APC chieftain escapes from kidnappers’ den
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 9, Orhionmwon Local Government of Edo State, Mr Godwin Aigbogun, has escaped from his abductors’ den. The kidnappers, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, were said to have demanded N5 million ransom from his family after Aigbogun was abducted on his way back to his village from
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Marburg virus: Nigeria at moderate risk, says NCDC
Nigeria is at moderate risk of an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said. The NCDC said this following an outbreak of the disease in Ghana confirmed by the World Health Organisation on July 17. The centre said it was on high alert given the proximity of Ghana
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‘Anambra records 20 pregnancy-related deaths in six months’
No fewer than 20 women have died in pregnancy-related complications in Anambra State from January to June, 2022. This was revealed by a consultant community physician at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Chinomnso Nnebu. Nnebu made the disclosure at a maternal mortality review meeting in Awka, on Tuesday. This is
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Police present N9.1m to bereaved Anambra families
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Echeng Echeng, has presented a cheque of N9.1 million to 15 families of deceased policemen attached to the command. Echeng presented the cheque on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, on Tuesday. He said the gesture was an initiative of the IGP aimed at giving
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Graduation fee: Ebonyi pupils barred from exam hall
There was an uproar on Tuesday at Tricia Academy Nursery and Primary School, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, as parents protested against the management of the school for barring their wards from writing exams over failure to pay graduation levy. The parents, who spoke to journalists at the school, over what they described as an
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Fire guts Kano varsity staff school store, others
Kano State Fire Service said fire had destroyed a store and toilet at the Staff Primary School, Bayero University Kano old site in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. According to
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