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Dep Gov’s Wife Tasks Women On Gender Equality
Wife of Edo State deputy governor, Mrs Endurance Odubu, has in Benin called on women in the country to join forces to insist on gender equality. Odubu made the call at a meeting on review of the 1999...
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NDLEA Nabs 30 Drug Peddlers In A’Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that it arrested 30 drug suspects with 20.9 kilogramme of cannabis between last month and this month. The Area...
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Edo To Increase Palm Oil Production
Edo State government plans to double the production of palm oil from 850,000 tonnes to 1.70 million tonnes in the next two years. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Abdul Oroh...
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C’River Records 9,838 Sex Workers
A non-governmental organisation, Enhancing Nigeria Response on HIV and AIDS, has recorded 9,838 female sex workers in Cross River State, the Programme Officer, Mrs Mary Mbukpa, said in Calabar....
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NUJ Urges Compensation For Boko Haram Victims
Rather than emphasize Amnesty for the Boko Haram insurgents in a bid to restore normalcy against the recurring blood-letting and terrorism in most parts of the North, the Federal Government has been...
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IG Harps On Effective Policing
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has urged policemen in the country to partner with the public for effective policing. Speaking at the Police Public Relations Officers Training...
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Boko Haram: Uduaghan Sues For Calm, nderstanding
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called for calm and understanding among the various interest groups to avoid retaliation over activities of Boko Haram sect. The governor cautions that...
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Unions Issue C’River Ultimatum Over FCE Closure
The closing down of the Federal College of Education, Obudu by the Cross River State Government last week has incured the wrath of three unions in the institution which described the action of...
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NDLEA Nabs Undergraduates Over Drug Peddling
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom State command, says it has arrested three undergraduates for trafficking in illicit substances suspected to be banned drugs. The Eket Area...
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Presidential Aide, Ex-Militants Parley On Insecurity
The Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, last Saturday met with ex-militant leaders in the South-South states over rising wave of crime in the region. Kuku was represented by the...
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FG Plans N25m Imaging Centre In Bayelsa
The Federal Government says it will spend N25 million to establish an Underwater Research and Imaging Centre in Bayelsa State. The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke, said at the annual...
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EDSIEC Conducts LG Polls, ’Morrow
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) said it rescheduled the April 20 local government elections in two council areas for logistic reasons. The election will hold tomorrow, April 25....
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Director Hails Council’s HIV/AIDS Response Level
The Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Council of Rivers State has been commended for its response level in its programmes directed at the eradication and awareness creation of HIV/AIDs. The Executive...
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LG Boss Assures Service Delivery
The newly-inaugurated Chairman of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr Hassan Kadiri, has said that councils are meant to satisfy the generality and not individuals. Kadiri, who...
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Ex-Lawmaker Seeks Coast Guards On Waterways
A former member of the House of Representatives, Ebikeme Ere, last Tuesday called for the establishment of the coast guard to safeguard the country’s waterways. Ere, who represented Southern Ijaw...
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Community Wants Shell, Agip To Pay $1bn Compensation
The Paramount Ruler and elders of Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa State have petitioned the United Nations over alleged destructive oil exploration activities by the international oil majors, Shell and the...
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FG Reassures Bakassi Indigenes On Resettlement
The Federal Government has re-assured the displaced people of BakassiLocal Government Area that it will deploy all resources at its disposal in ensuring that they are properly and permanently resettled...
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Dickson Approves N10bn For Investment Corporation’s Take Off
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has inaugurated the Bayelsa State Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC) with an initial take off grant of N10 billion, saying that the gesture was...
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N’ Delta Youths Seek Inclusion In Decision-Making Process
A stakeholders’ forum, the Niger Delta National Youth Leadership has called for engagement of youths and their organisations in critical decision making processes in the area. The forum said that the...
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Police Arrest Bureau D’Change Operator
The Police Command in Delta State says it has arrested an operator of bureau d’ change for conspiracy and robbery of another operator of N5 million in Asaba. The Command’s Public Relations, Officer...
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