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Anglican Primate wants programmes to cushion hike in petrol, electricity tariff
The Primate, Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to urgently come up with programmes to cushion the effects of the hike in petrol prices and electricity trarrif on citizens. Ndukuba, who made the call at the 13th General Synod of the Church in Abuja, stressed that the…
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S/Korea confirms missing official killed by N/Korea – Report
A South Korean ministry official who has been missing since Monday was shot dead by North Korea, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said on Thursday. Yonhap news agency cited a ministry statement as saying: “North Korea found the man in its waters and committed an act of brutality by shooting at him and burning his…
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PDP calls for articulate strategies to mitigate flood
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the governments at all levels to articulate strategies to mitigate the menace of flood and forestall such devastation in the future. The party made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ologbondiyan urged the Federal Government and…
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Tinubu commiserates with Fayose over sister’s death
A former Lagos State governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, over the death of his elder sister, Mrs Moji Ladeji. Tinubu’s condolence is contained in a statement issued by his Media aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, on Wednesday in Lagos. Ladeji died on Sept. 21 after a brief illness…
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Don urges labour leaders to shun selfish interest to earn public trust
A don, Prof. Adenike Ogunshe, has called on union leaders to shun selfish interest in order to earn people’s confidence. Ogunshe stated this in Ibadan on Wednesday during a one-Day symposium organised by the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB),Oyo State Chapter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the topic of the…
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NCDC reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, total now 57,724
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the agency, with the new infections, the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 57, 724. It disclosed that 149 persons were…
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Venezuelan President, Maduro says U.S. threat to world peace
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has called the United States a threat to world peace. The U.S. today “represents the most serious threat facing our multipolar and multi-centred world,” Maduro charged in a pre-recorded speech for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, which is taking place online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Maduro claimed…
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Abuja-Jos flight operations commences 28 of this month
Raymond Gukas,Jos Airline passengers from Jos and environs are in for better times as Max Airlines flights commenced it’s Abuja-Jos flights operations from 28th of this month. This followed an earlier Memorandum of understanding, MOU, signed between the government and the operators of Max Airlines on the commencement of flights on this route which is…
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Borno Gov. Donates House, Cash to Slain Army Officer’s widow.
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday announced a donation of a befitting house and 20 million Naira to the widow and orphans left behind by late Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako who died from wounds sustained while battling boko haram. Insurgents ambushed the Commander’s troop on Sunday morning. Col. Bako, described by Zulum…
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Flood: SEMA to train 3,000 volunteers for disaster response in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) will train 3,000 volunteers in 23 local government areas to strengthen disaster management emergencies. Abubakar Hassan, Executive Secretary of the agency, made this known on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. ”3,000 volunteers will be retrained and reactivated in various Local…