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A sad incident has once again hit the Akwa-Ibom State government just a few months after the state governor, Umo Eno, lost his wife. The deputy governor, Akon Eyakenyi’s daughter, has suddenly passed away. According to reports, Blessing, the deputy’s daughter, died of complications during childbirth in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Condolences have begun […]
Delta State Government has empowered 30 widows living with HIV/AIDS, selected from the 25 lgas of the state with grants. Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Pat Ajudua, on the 6th edition of the occassion on the presentation of grants to selected vulnerable widows, noted that the gesture is aimed at improving […]
Over N300m has been saved for Delta state Government from Monitoring and Auditing of projects across the state in the past 3 months. Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Monitoring/Audit, Engr. Dr. Goodnews Agbi, who disclosed this during an interview session on Crown 94.7FM, said the directorate have saved these funds from contractors […]
Weeks after Afe Babalola sued lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi for criminal defamation in connection with a book publication at the Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court, the prosecutor is ready for a withdrawal. The elder statesman made a U-turn on his decision following the visit of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday […]
Following the silent uproar between gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and music manager Ezekiel ThankGod Onyedikachukwu (Ezee Concept), the arrest warrant has been withdrawn by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The withdrawal came on Friday after a bench warrant was issued to the music producer by Justice Alexander Owoeye, following the petition filed […]
Nigeria has been rated the highest in skin bleaching worldwide, and the constant use of these products by men and women has become a concern for the nation as steps are being made to sensitize people about its dangers. Speaking at an event in Gabon, a regional awareness-raising workshop on the elimination of […]
A new chairman has been appointed in the person of Prince Ntufam Hillard Eta to chair the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps. Eta has previously served as the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the past administration of Muhammadu Buhari before his appointment by President Bola […]
A Rev. Fr. in Gambia, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has opened up about the controversial issues surrounding embattled Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, who left the priesthood to chase the love of his life. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Fr. Ugwu revealed that the wedding of the suspended Fr. Oghenerukevwe was […]
In fulfillment of the promise made by the House of Representatives on July 18, 2024, to cut down their monthly salaries by 50 percent in order to use it to address the challenges faced by Nigerians, this will now be done by December 31, 2024. The House has been able to raise the sum of […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has delved into the judgment given by a court for sentencing a young man who stole a chicken to death by hanging. The Governor asked for the intervention of the Attorney General of the state to ensure the young man’s freedom before the end of the year 2024. […]
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