Category: Community
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Popular Nigerian Comedian, Mr Macaroni, Decries Threats Against His Life And Family
Debo Adedayo, Nigerian comedian and skit maker popularly called Mr Macaroni, has said threats have been made against him and his family by supporters of a certain presidential candidate because they believe he is against their choice. The comedian disclosed this on Sunday via his official Twitter handle, stating that he has experienced cyberbullying online.…
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Reps Candidate Charges FG On Climate
United Kingdom-based climate activist, Iliya Yame Kwache, has challenged the government of Nigeria, to take fighting climate change seriously, by engaging public servants, in tree planting exercise. Iliya, the labour party candidate for Michika-Madagali Federal Constituency seat in the national assembly, made the call after leading the planting of 10,000 trees in Adamawa State through…
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Do Not Allow Public Officers Gag Social Media – Sanwo- Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on politicians and public office holders not to gag the media as press freedom is important in a democracy. The governor made this call on Thursday in Lagos during a workshop organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, themed, ‘Journalism and digitalisation: The imperative of good corporate…
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Court Sentence Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker To Death By Hanging
Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan, the first accused in the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong to death by hanging. The convict was sentenced to death by hanging and life imprisonment in the two charge of murder and rape preferred against him. Akpan attempted to escape shortly after the sentence…
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IPOB Warns Monarch Over Selling Of Land To Fulanis
The Indigenous People of Biafra has warned all the traditional rulers and president-generals in communities across the South-East not to succumb to the pressure of ceding any land in the region to Fulani herdsmen for any purported agricultural purposes. The group claimed the “marauding” Fulani herdsmen were not coming for any agricultural business, but rather…
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Many Flee As Flood Overrun Community In Gombe State
Hundreds of persons have been made to flee from their area by flood in Bajoga in the Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State on Saturday. According to sources, the impact of the flood was overwhelming, stressing that hundreds of homes have been submerged by the rain. While lamenting the impact of the flood…
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National Grid Collapses Again
The National grid has collapsed again on Wednesday. The Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirmed that the grid collapse occurred at about 11:27 am. “Dear Customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the National grid at precisely 11:27 am today, Wednesday, July 20. We are in talks with the Transmission Company of…
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FG Declares July 11th And 12th Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In a statement released, The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this and congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora on the occasion, urged them to use the period to…
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69 Health Care Facilities Closed Down In Katsina Over Insecurity
The Executive Secretary, Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Shamsudeen Yahaya, on Tuesday, disclosed that about 69 primary healthcare facilities located in various parts of the state had been closed down due to insecurity in the communities where they were located. He said the affected facilities were located in Jibia, Safana, Batsari, Faskari, Sabuwa,…
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4,000 Sokoto Residents Benefit Free Medical Services From Army
About 4,000 residents in Sifawa, Bodinga and Denge-Shuni Local Government Areas of Sokoto State have benefitted from the free medical services made available by the Nigerian Army 8 Division Headquarters. This is in to mark this year’s Nigerian Army Day Celebration, organised by the Division. Speaking at the event, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division…