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Woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy, childbirth – Report
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies released Thursday. The report, ‘Trends in maternal mortality’, revealed alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. The
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FIFA invites Edo deputy gov to Best Football Awards gala
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu, has been invited by the International Federation of Association Football to the annual celebration of football’s greatest stars, the Best FIFA Football Awards. Shuaibu, who is a sports lover, got the international recognition and invitation due to his contributions towards sports development in Edo State. The awards
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INEC dispatches sensitive materials to LGs in Oyo
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Oyo State, on Thursday, commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all the 33 local government areas in the state. The distribution was done at the Central Bank of Nigeria in the presence of the representatives of political parties amidst tight security in Ibadan, the state capital. The PUNCH
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Election: 104-year-old woman endorses Obi, says he’ll transform Nigeria
A 104-year-old woman, Iyom Josephine Ezeanyaeche, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to become president in Saturday’s election, saying they would make Nigeria an investment hub. Ezeanyaeche otherwise known as Mama Africa, said this when she visited the LP’s office in Abuja. According to her, the endorsement of Obi
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New naira policy to frustrate Tinubu – Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the naira redesign and swap policy was targeted at truncating Saturday’s presidential election and national assembly elections. He added that the policy was also targeted at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to ensure he lost the election. The governor stated this at the state
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Machina canvasses votes for Tinubu, Buni, ignores Lawan
The former senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Party for the Yobe North Senatorial District, Bashir Machina, has urged the people of Yobe State to vote en masse for the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu and the incumbent governor of the state, Mai Buni. Machina on Thursday in his first statement after the
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FCT: PDP, LP lose scores of members to APC
Barely 48 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party have lost scores of members to APC in the Federal Capital Territory. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the defectors were received into the fold of APC on Wednesday in Abuja. The National Coordinator, National Mass Movement
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Road to presidency: How Buhari’s successor will emerge
As Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) successor, GIFT HABIB writes on electoral processes from polling units to declaration of results There is a lot of anticipation as over 93 million registered voters prepare to cast their ballots on Saturday to decide who takes over
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Which truth will triumph on Saturday?
Electoral choices in a democracy ultimately boil down to affirming one’s version of the truth that should reign in the nation. Casting one’s ballot expresses our vision of the country, individual or collective. While some people vote simply as a mundane exercise, many do so because they believe that the ballot conveys the truth of
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Bayelsa communities lament water hyacinths menace
Several communities in the Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw local government areas of Bayelsa State have lamented the huge presence of water hyacinths in their waterways. The communities, under the auspices of Ekeremor LGA and Southern Ijaw LGA Boundary Communities Association of Chairmen of Communities Development Committees, complained that the water plants had become a disturbing
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