Year: 2022
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Many Feared Trapped as Fire Guts Lagos WAEC Office (Video)
There was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the scene.
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Only 1 Guber Candidate Appeared for NDLEA Integrity Test – INEC
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says only one candidate across all political parties contesting for various positions appeared for integrity test in Katsina State. NDLEA Commander in the state, Muhammed Bashir, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Katsina. According to him, only the People’s Redemption Party,…
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Give Priority To Persons With Disabilities – Lalu Charges Officials in Flood Ravaged States
The Federal Government through the National Commission For Persons With Disabilities, NCPWD, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, have commiserated with Persons with disabilities who are victims of ravaging flood in some part of the country adding that, the government is…
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Video: Atiku Donates N55 Million To Bayelsa Flood Victims (See Moment former VP arrived )
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has hinged the devastating flood to the impact of climate change, saying the phenomenon was real. Abubakar, who spoke in Government House, Yenagoa, during a sympathy visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Tuesday, donated a total sum of N55m to flood victims…
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INEC Fixes Date For Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi governorship polls for November 11, 2023. The Commission approved the timetable at its weekly meeting on Tuesday. It fixed primary elections by parties for March 27 to April 17, 2023. According to a statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and…
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Strike: Release Withheld Salaries of ASUU Members – NLC Urges FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to release the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Labour union made this known in a communique made available at the National Executive Council meeting held in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State. In the communique, the body said,…
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PHOTOS: Father Beats Two-month-old Baby With Hanger For Disturbing His Sleep in Imo
A 31-year-old father, Confidence Amatobi has been accused of beating his two-month-old baby, Miracle, with a plastic hanger for disturbing his sleep. According to ABN TV, the Imo State chapters of the National Human Right Commission and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists have called on the Imo State Government and police to immediately arrest…
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Flooding: NAF Airlifts Relief Materials To Bayelsa Communities
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has commenced the airlift of relief materials to riverine communities in Bayelsa State affected by the recent flooding. The relief materials, which were airlifted from Enugu State to Igbogenne community in Bayelsa State via Port Harcourt, the force said will be redistributed to other riverine communities adversely affected…
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Rishi Sunak Inaugural Speech as UK Prime Minister
Reuters Rishi Sunak made his first speech as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday, acknowledging the mistakes of his predecessor Liz Truss while vowing to fix the economy, lead with integrity and fulfil the promises of the Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto. Below are the highlights from Sunak’s speech: ON THE ECONOMY“Our country is facing a profound…
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I Was Once Told l Can Never Get Married – Ooni of Ife Third Wife Recounts Experience
The Ooni of Ife’s third wife, Tobi Philips has revealed how a man once informed her that she might never get married because she was sexually too appealing to be married. Recall that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi married his third wife, Tobi Phillips on Sunday. She took to her Instagram page on…