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13Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Over 1000 persons benefit from AMAC free medical outreach in Kurudu community

Over 1,000 persons on Thursday, benefitted from the free medical outreach organised by the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for residents of the Kurudu community, a suburb of the area council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the free medical services offered include malaria, typhoid, high blood pressure testing, eye screening, COVID-19 vaccination, HIV testing and counseling, family planning services, among others. Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, AMAC, said the medical outreach was part of the dividends of democracy he promised AMAC residents during his campaigns. Maikalangu, who was represented by Mr Nasiru Usman, Vice-Chairman, AMAC, said that his administration was committed to tackling health care challenges faced by the aged and less privileged persons ...

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13Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Farmers urged to exercise coution when using pesticides 

The Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, Mr Jochen Luckscheiter, has urged farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to their crops for healthy living and to help save the environment.  Luckscheiter, made the call during a two-days Engagement of Social Media Influencers/Journalists on the Nigeria Pesticide Atlas at agroforestry Project farm in Kwali, FCT.  The Director said the essence of the workshop is to increase public awareness on the impact of the high use of toxic pesticides by farmers in the Agricultural sector.  He said Pesticides were  designed to prevent yield losses in the farming system, but also  gives rise to new problems on health and soil degradation which is harmful to the ecosystem.  "The idea is to reduce the ...

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13Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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One Killed As Armed Robbers Attack Popular Phone Market In Abeokuta

The police command in Ogun on Thursday confirmed that one trader was killed on Wednesday by armed robbers who invaded a popular phone market in Abeokuta. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesman for the police in Ogun, disclosed in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday that one of the armed robbers was arrested. The statement explained that the police repelled the armed robbers who invaded the Tarmac phone market located in the Oke Ilewo area of Abeokuta. The statement said seven armed robbers escaped, and a manhunt to apprehend them had commenced, adding that the gang stormed the market at about 5:30 p.m, shooting sporadically and dispossessing traders of expensive phones. According to the police, the robbers were forced to flee because of the combined firepower of the ...

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12Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Oyo Assembly Confirms Justice Yerima As Chief Judge

At its plenary on Wednesday, the Oyo State House of Assembly confirmed the nomination of Subulade Yerima as the substantive chief judge of the state. Ms Yerima has been an acting chief judge of the state since January 16, when Justice Muntar Abimbola, her predecessor, retired. The confirmation of her appointment was presided over by the deputy speaker, Abiodun Fadeyi. In their contributions, lawmakers representing Ibadan North II constituency and Ibadan Northeast II constituency, Adebayo Babajide and Olusola Owolabi, respectively, described Ms Yerima as “a woman of integrity whose appointment would foster a rapid transformation of the judicial system in the state.” While addressing the members of the House of Assembly, Ms Yerima said she would do her best to ensure a new judic...

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11Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Melaye Doesn’t Have What It Takes To Be Kogi Governor-Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has laughed off Senator Dino Melaye’s Kogi governorship ambition, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position. The governor was speaking during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi State,” Wike said during the parley. “Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking?” He said the mere fact that someone is from a place does not equate to electoral success if such a person contests an election. “Dino does not have what it takes [to be a governor] for crying out loud,” Wike maintained. “He knows me very well. He does not have what it takes to be a gove...

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10Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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One Killed, Three Injured As Gunmen Open Fire On Police Patrol In Ikorodu

Assailants shot and killed a policeman on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, police confirmed on Monday. The assailants escaped with the rifle of the slain policeman. Police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told journalists that three other police operatives were seriously injured in the attack. Operatives of the Imota Police Division in the Ikorodu area were on patrol duty when they came under the assailants’ attack at Emuren Junction, on Itokin Road in the area. Local sources said the assailants, suspected errand boys of land grabbers, ambushed the police patrol team, opened fire on it, killed one on the spot and escaped with his rifle. “On Saturday, police raided cultists’ hideouts in Emuren, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun,’’ a resident said. ...

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10Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Updated: Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ Crushes Two People To Death In Akure

A young man suspected to be an internet fraudster known as 'Yahoo Boy' has crushed two people to death in an in ljoka area, Akure, the Ondo state capital on Monday morning. An eyewitness said that the victims were crushed to death by a ‘yahoo boy’, who goes by the name Seun and a son of a popular cocoa merchant in Ondo state. According to him “The Yahoo boy was driving a Toyota car along the road and suddenly skidded off its lane to crush the victims who were on commercial motorcycles also known as Okada. Immediately the accident happened some sympathizers who rushed to rescue the victims and the driver, later found some fetish items inside the driver’s vehicle, raising suspension that he is a ‘yahoo boy’. Angered by their discovery in the car, the sympathizers descended on th...

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9Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Na’Allah condoles with Japan over crash

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, has sympathised with the people of Japan over a crash involving a Japanese military helicopter which crashed into the sea in Okinawa on Thursday, killing 10 persons. Na'Allah said he was saddened by the tragedy, given that the University had a robust relationship with Japan, which language thousands of undergraduate students study as part of their foreign language requirements. " We are deeply shocked and saddened by the recent crash of a military helicopter in Japan, and we sympathise with the families of the victims, government and people of Japan, the families of the victims and many of our japanese friends in Nigeria," Na'Allah said. " This tragedy happened in a country which has a relationship with us. D...

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9Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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IRETI Heebah KINGIBE ADVICE MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS TO REFLECT ON EASTER AND RAMADAN 2.

Speaking on the effect of the central bank cashless policy on the people, Ireti Heebah Kingibe, expressed her disappointment at the unprofessional and inhumane approach of CBN towards the implementation of the Policy, which according to her could have been well intended by the presidency, since other advanced countries the world over, have gone cashless a long time ago without stressing the People. The Labour Party, Senatorial Elect FCT, Ireti Heebah Kingibe, revealed that she has been quietly undergoing some data collating, partnership tours and research on her projects and developmental goals across the area councils in FCT, which according to her needed a lot of concentration without distraction, since time is not on our side to transform FCT after her inauguration in order to hit t...

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9Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Easter: Catholic archbishop Kaigama tasks Nigerians on national rebirth

The archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, Ignatius Kaigama, has challenged leaders and followers to shun vices and uphold virtues to build a new Nigeria desired by all. In an Easter message on Sunday, Mr Kaigama said Easter was a time of renewal, rebirth, and hope. For us citizens of our beloved country, Easter is also a time to increase our commitment and vigour in confronting our challenges and difficulties, from insecurity and corruption to poverty and unemployment. “These challenges have made it difficult to feel hopeful and optimistic about the present, never mention even the future,” he said. The cleric likened the stories of Boko Haram, banditry, the threat of violence and terrorism to the terrible events of Good Friday, which occurred over two thousand years ago. Accordi...

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8Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Easter: Christians Urged Not To Join Forces With Those Plotting To Derail May 29 Handover

In the spirit of Easter, Christians have been enjoined to shun activities inimical to a successful transition of power to President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29. A group under the aegis of Northern Christian Youths Professionals (NCYP) made the call on Saturday in a statement signed by its chairman, Isaac Abrak, in Kaduna.As we celebrate this season of love, renewal, and hope, we call on all citizens to reflect on the virtues of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross and emulate them in our daily lives. “We urge all Nigerians, irrespective of religious beliefs, to support President-elect Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his efforts to improve the lives of Nigerians. “However, we note with concern the recent calls by some individuals and groups to shelve the handover of power to the President-...

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7Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Why Hon James Abiodun Faleke should be appointed Chief of Staff – Serah Tukura

Rt Hon James Abiodun Faleke is a progressive politician,Servant Leader and high ranking legislator of no mean standing in the National Assembly He is a humble,humane,loyal and an extremely competent personality that the Nigerian people desire to see in executive position and not in National Assembly again. Hon Faleke's love for people and open door policy has endeared him to many Nigerians who speak glowingly of his excellent abilities in office and an obvious midas touch in service As the Nation therefore witnesses the successful transition of power from the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to the incoming administration of the President Elect Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu,it is our heartfelt desire and trust that His Excellency,Mr President Elect will bring on ...

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6Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Nigerian Soldiers Have Capacity To Protect Democracy, Defend Country-Yahaya

The Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army has the capacity and moral strength to deliver on its constitutional mandates of defending the nation. Mr Yahaya said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the closing of the Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference, 2023. While commending troops for their commitment and sacrifices across theatres of operations and the February 25 and March 18 elections, he said there was no legal task beyond the Nigerian army to achieve. He charged them to sustain the tempo in defence of the nation’s territorial integrity. Mr Yahaya added that the collective efforts of the personnel had led to operational successes recorded across the theatres of operations. He also tasked them to consolidate such efforts to sustain the achievements and e...

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6Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Igbo Chief To Spend 30 Days In Prison Over Threat To ‘Bring IPOB To Lagos’

The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba, area of Lagos has remanded Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze of Ajao estate, for 30 days for threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) confirmed his arrest on April 1 after a video where he made the “inciting statement” surfaced online. In the clip, Nwajagu, dressed in his royal regalia, said Igbo indigenes in Lagos must recruit members of the IPOB to defend their properties from looters. Meanwhile, following his arrest, Nwajagu was charged with conspiracy and breach of public peace. On Wednesday, Peter Nwaka, the chief magistrate, ordered that Nwajagu should be kept at the Ikoyi custodial facility for 30 days, before adjourning the case until May 3. Thomas Nuru...

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5Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Kogi youths calls for resignation of USMAN AHMED ODODO over welfare, salary and pension 

The concerned Kogi Youths Association, has called for the resignation of USMAN AHMED ODODO over failure to address welfare, salary and pension in the state.  The spokesperson of the group, Mr Yusuf Musa, made the call in a press statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.  The statement said, despite the Governor's initiatives and interventions to rejig Local Government operational system when a rigorous screening exercise was carried out, yet nothing meaningful has been achieved.  According to the statement, the State has enjoyed a thorough transformational leadership commitment courtesy of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello since he assumed office as the Executive Governor of the state on January 27th, 2016. All sectors has been trem...

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5Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Bridges:Loko-oweto, 2nd Niger completed by Buhari administration -Fashola

The Federal Government says it has completed the Loko-oweto bridge and the 2nd Niger Bridge and both would be commissioned and handed over before the in-coming administration by May 29. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said this during the inspection of the completed Loko-oweto road and bridge on Tuesday in Nasarawa. According to him, the contractors had promised that the project would be completed by the end of March and they made good their promise. "So that's why we're here today. Today is the 4th of April. So, they indicated last week that they had finished and you saw as we crossed each of the sections all of them with our officers reported completion. "So, we essentially made the timeline we set; so we've kept to that timeline, courtesy of our cont...

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4Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Donald Trump Arrested At New York Court, Appears Before Judge

Donald Trump turned himself in Tuesday for a historic New York court hearing held amid tight security and a global media frenzy, as the Republican billionaire becomes the first American president in history to face criminal charges. In a spectacle playing out on live television - with rival protesters rallying outside -- the hearing marks a watershed moment for the US criminal and political system, with the potential to upend the 2024 White House race in which Trump is currently the presumptive Republican nominee. The 76-year-old is expected to plead not guilty to a host of charges related to hush money paid to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election that brought him to power. Seems so SURREAL -- WOW, they are going to ARREST ME," Trump posted on his Truth Social app as he headed ...

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4Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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10th National Assembly: Parliamentary Group endorses Senator Abdulaziz Yari for Senate President

The Parliamentary Lobby Network in Arewa (PARLNETWORK) has thrown its weight behind Senator Abdulaziz Yari for the race of Senate Presidency in the 10th National Assembly for rapid development of Nigeria. The National Convener of the Group of Principal Parliamentary Aide, Honorable Salisu Sabo, who made the Endorsement in a press statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, said another strong contendant has joined the race. Honorable Salisu Sabo, said Senator Yari is not only the most qualified for the exalted office, but committed to national development among the aspirants. According to him, the party’s leadership and its President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should without hesitation affiirm Senator as Senate President for credibility. Harping on national interests of peace, stabi...

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