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Speaker Lauds NOA For Promoting Ethics
The Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Ikon, has commended the National Orientation Agency (NOA) for promoting ethical values among Nigerians. Ikon made the commendation in Uyo...
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Contraband: Customs Rakes In N200m
The Eastern zone of Nigerian Customs Service said it seized contraband with duty paid value of more than N200 million. The Deputy Comptroller of Customs (Anti Smuggling unit), Mr Hassan Shallangwa,...
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Farmers Avoid Flood-Prone Areas In Delta
Farmers in the flood ravaged Oko communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State said they were no longer planting in flood-prone areas of the community. A community leader, Chief...
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Akpabio Tasks ECOWAS On Economic Ties
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, has urged ECOWAS to foster greater economic cooperation among member states. The governor made the appeal while receiving a delegation of the ECOWAS...
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NEMA Faults Report On Bayelsa Landslide
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has said that the recent landslide along the river bank of Okoloba in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, did not cause much havoc....
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C’River Warns Illegal Land Developers
The Cross River State Government has strongly warned trespassers and illegal land vendors to desist from their unwholesome acts on the stretch of land along Calabar – Ikoneto Road, particularly the...
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Bayelsa Plans Rumour-Mongering Committee
The Bayelsa Stated Government has concluded plans to set up a committee to address “the ugly trend of rumour-mongering in the state”. The committee is to fish out actors behind rumour-mongering “which...
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Skills Acquisition: Foundation Trains 263 In A’Ibom
A community-based organisation, Esit Eket Community Development Foundation, said it empowered 263 youths on skill acquisition programme, to be self reliant in Akwa Ibom. Administration Officer of the...
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Disasters: NEMA Boss Seeks More Funds
The South-South Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Emenike Umesi, has solicited more funding for disaster control efforts in Cross River. He made the call in an interview...
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Council Targets N150m Revenue
Calabar South Local Government Areas of Cross River State, says it has set an annual target of N150 million as internally generated revenue with effect from 2013. The council’s Chairman, Mr Ekeng...
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UNIBEN Sues Govt Over Ejection Threat
The authorities of University of Benin(UNIBEN), have sued the Edo State Government over its threat to evict its workers from their houses in Benin. When the suit came up for hearing on Monday, the...
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UNICEF Team Appraises Sanitation In C’ River
A four-man team of Communication for Development of United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) has visited Cross Rivers State for appraisal of hygiene and sanitation programme sites in Odukpani under the...
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CROSIEC Releases Timelines For LG Polls
The Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), Sir Patrick Otu, has announced September 21, 2013 as date for the conduct of local government elections in the State....
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Minister Lists Three Major Diseases In Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has described HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria as the major health issues facing the country. Chukwu said this in Calabar in his welcome address...
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Delta Set To Explore Tourism Potentials
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State last Thursday, said that the state was poised to explore tourism potentials aimed at showcasing its rich cultural resources. Uduaghan was speaking while...
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Dickson Signs Appropriation Bill Into Law
Hon. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has signed into law, the state’s 2013 appropriation bill ofN304.05billion. According to the law as passed by the State House of Assembly, recurrent expenditure...
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Imoke Charges New Commanders On Security
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has enjoined security agencies in the state to be proactive in tackling security issues in the state so as to remain the safest place in the...
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29 Survive Calabar Boat Mishap
About 29 persons, including two who survived by clinging to a cooking gas cylinder, have been rescued after a boat capsized offshore Calabar, Cross River State, with an estimated 128 people onboard,...
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NGOs Urge Nigerians To Save Lives
The Save Accident Victims Association of Nigeria (SAVAN) and the Fountain of Living Water, an international NGO, have restated the fact that saving lives is the responsibility of everyone. They made...
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AFAN Charges Edo On Agric Initiatives
The Edo North Coordinator of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Abdulahi Mohammed, has called on the Edo State Government to key into the Federal Government’s Agricultural...
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