Airlifting of Independent National Electoral Commission’s sensitive materials for the Edo State governorship election from Abuja to the Benin Airport, Edo State …on Wednesday. Photos: INEC and NAF APC, LP tackle PDP over Obaseki’s N1bn grant to market women, NAF aircraft arrive Edo with sensitive materials The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to begin […]
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Lagos State Government has decried the use of sub-standard materials by building contractors, saying it poses high risks to lives and investments. This is just as it has charged engineers on collective and deliberate professional contributions in averting building disasters across Lagos State. The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency, Olayinka […]
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This picture shows on September 18, 2024 the remains of an exploded radio device inside a house in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. – Hezbollah was in disarray on September 19, after a second wave of explosions swept through its strongholds across Lebanon, piling pressure on its leader ahead of a major speech to exact revenge […]
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The internal crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has taken a new dimension as members of the National Working Committee and their deputies move to oust the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum. A high-ranking member of the PDP NWC, who wished to remain anonymous due to lack of authorisation to speak on the issue, […]
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The Federal Government is set to receive a fresh loan from the World Bank, with approval expected for loans worth $1.7 billion. The loan is expected to be approved on September 26, 2024, according to official documents. The funds will be received via three major development projects aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s economic stability and resource […]
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Following the proposed release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon into the River Niger and River Benue, states along the flood path have started planning temporary shelters for affected residents. The Federal Government alerted Nigerians on Tuesday to the plan by the Cameroonian authorities to release water from the Lagdo Dam. A statement […]
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There are strong indications that President Bola Tinubu may scrap the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation as part of a major cabinet rejig. The exercise would also see some portfolios split and others merged into a single entity, while some ministers would be relieved of their duties, a Presidency source said. Tinubu has […]
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By Lawal Dahiru Mamman The late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in his bestseller, The People’s Republic, said: “The primary responsibility of leadership is catering for and promoting its people to the end so that they may live a full and happy life.” This means a government should recognise the dignity of its citizens and work […]
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Maybe we should go to the private schools on our street,” Mrs *Ronke, with a sad look on her oblong face, told her son as she was given the list of books to be bought and the total fees payable at CAC Grammar School Akure. The woman in her late 30s appeared to be a […]
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By Abdu Rafiu A major conference by women opened in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss women’s inclusiveness in governance. It is a subject that will not go away since the 35 percent Beijing Affirmation Declaration of 1995 adopted by 189 countries. Speakers at the Abuja conference referred to the latest edition of ‘Progress on the […]
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