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Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, of colluding with former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to sabotage the elected government and Governor of Rivers…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has vowed to sign a death warrant for Shafiu Abubakar if he is convicted of murder in the mosque explosion at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. Abubakar was arrested after setting the local mosque ablaze on Wednesday during early morning prayers, leaving 24 members of a family…
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The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, has revealed that the arbitrary hike in cement prices is directly responsible for the increasing cases of building collapse in the country. He said this at an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Solid Minerals,…
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Governor Dauda Lawal on Monday initiated the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted commodities to vulnerable households in Zamfara State. The flag-off ceremony took place at the office of the Zamfara State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs in Gusau, the state capital. A statement from the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, detailed that the National…
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A 63-year-old woman, Chinyere Nkwocha, has been arrested for operating a baby factory in Abia State. NAPTIP Director-General, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this in a statement while lamenting the surge in reports and public outcry due to the sale of babies and the existence of clandestine facilities that exploit vulnerable individuals, including young girls and…