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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. The NCDC disclosed this in a public health advisory signed by its Director […]
The acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, SKB Ogbuagu, is dead. Ogbuagu collapsed during a town hall meeting of the governorship candidate of the party held at the Ezeagu Local Government Area headquarters. According to sources, the town hall meeting had ended and everyone […]
A lady suspected to be a student of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara has attempted suicide by jumping from the Oghara-Benin Bridge into the river. The incident is reported to have occurred on Tuesday at about 7pm. A commuter, Israel Joe, an activist, and his friend who were returning from Benin saw the student jump […]
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says members who wish to get appointments and contracts in his administration must ensure the party wins in their polling units. The former vice-president spoke on Wednesday at a town hall meeting with stakeholders and members of the party in Abeokuta, the capital of […]
A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for her nursing home in southern France said Wednesday. Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was born in the town of Ales, southern France, on Feb. 11, 1904. She was […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),Mr. Peter Obi says the population of Nigeria is critical for Britain. Nigeria has an estimated population of about 200 million people. In an interview published by Sky News on Tuesday, Obi described the high population of Nigeria as “a huge market” for Britain. Obi said […]
The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), says it will start the process of reviewing the national minimum wage on January 23. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the minimum wage act that approved N30,000 for both federal and state workers in 2019. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Emmanuel Njoku, the spokesperson of […]
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has described the Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as a brilliant and articulate statesman who had continued to offer greater services to his people for building the Ogheye Floating Market in the state. Ayu who made the description while inaugurating the multi-billion naira edifice […]
Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley and ex-wife of American pop star Micheal Jackson, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital suffering from cardiac arrest, according to media reports. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVC) till January 29. The commission announced this in a statement on Thursday signed by Festus Okoye, its national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education. INEC had fixed December 12 to January 22 for the […]
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