— Gives staff of office to three traditional rulers By Jeff AgbodoAbakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has appointed 10 immediate past local government chairmen as Special Advisers and 1,710 others as Executive Assistants to serve in his administration. The appointees were sworn in on Wednesday at the Abakaliki Township Stadium during activities marking […]
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Lagos residents to re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 and support his deputy, Dr Femi Hamzat, as his successor as governor of the state. Sanwo-Olu made the call on Thursday while addressing participants at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, […]
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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested suspected members of a child-trafficking syndicate and rescued three children allegedly abducted and unlawfully handed over to prospective adopters. The command also arrested two suspected accomplices, Ebere Anayo and Chinyere Nwakanma, identified as social welfare officers in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. […]
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“If it had happened a minute before, my wife was walking down the road with our kids taking them to school. So, it’s really worrying,” he said.
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•Public sector unions order total compliance•Decry government insensitivity to hardship, suffering of workers, Nigerians By Victor Ahiuma-Young Public sector unions under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, have directed all federal, state and local government employees, including staff of ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, nationwide, to begin a three-day warning […]
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The Edo Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Roland Otaru, says Tuesday’s judgment of the Edo Special Criminal Court, sentencing four persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and cultism, was based on credible evidence.
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By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has approved N2.5 billion in intervention funds for social relief, youth empowerment and the rehabilitation of communities affected by communal crises. Kefas also granted executive pardons to 24 reformed inmates as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The governor announced the decisions […]
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By Gabriel Ewepu A university don has warned that parasites, contamination and poor handling practices pose serious public-health risks in Nigeria’s fishery sector. Professor of Environmental Parasitology and Nematology, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Sidney Obidimma Nzeako, told Vanguard Agrobiz that parasites and contamination […]
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has said infrastructure projects in the Niger Delta are more expensive than those in northern Nigeria because of the region’s difficult terrain and environmental conditions. Momoh stated this in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while speaking at the 27th Convention of the Ethiopian Association […]
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Fires at Wike, Rainbow Coalition By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State, Dr Gabriel Pidomson, has declared that no individual or political group can impose a governor on the people of the state in the 2027 election. Pidomson, while speaking on his preparedness for the election, said […]
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