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Flash floods: Ekoli river swallows 200 homes, farmlands in Bayelsa

By EMEM IDIO OBOGORO: For almost a decade, residents of Obogoro Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have watched helplessly as the Ekoli River steadily eats into their homes, farmlands and public facilities. The community, located along the Ekoli River, is among several communities in Bayelsa State badly hit by the menace […]

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Soludo’s wife empowers rehabilitated mentally ill persons in Anambra

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Rehabilitated mentally ill persons at the Anambra Rehabilitation Home, Nteje, in Oyi Local Government Area, have been empowered by the wife of the state governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo. The beneficiaries, who were certified medically fit to return home, underwent training in various skills to prepare them for meaningful and productive […]

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Tragedy in custody: The deaths of young miners in Niger State

By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA In the early hours of 17 September 2026, a grim discovery was made in Minna, capital of Nigeria’s mineral-rich Niger State. Thirty-seven young men and boys, arrested days earlier on suspicion of illegal mining, were found dead in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Many of the […]

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