The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of two aid workers who lost their lives in Friday’s attack on Kajuru Castle, a holiday resort 220 kilometers north of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Faye Mooney, a British communications and learning specialist with non-governmental organisation Mercy Corps, …

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On 23rd February 2019, general election was held across Nigeria to elect the President, members of the National Assembly. The election was earlier scheduled for 16th February but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the polls by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time. In …

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To start its 2018/2019 campaign in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on a good note, Crown FC of Ogbomoso has dealt two un-replied goals on visiting Warri Wolves in an encounter that set the Soun Stadium agog. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Ajilete Warriors playing at home on Easter Sunday got on the flying start with …

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The Coalition of NGOs on sustainable and healthy environments on Monday has urged the Federal Government to obey the international community’s call for a conducive environment  by honouring environmental treaties. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that National Coordinator of the Coalition, Dr. Odigha Odigha, gave the advice in an interview with its reporter in Lagos. Odigha was commenting on the 2019 World Earth Day …

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Former Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Kanu Nwankwo has said for Nigeria to meet the housing deficit currently facing the country, the masses must have access to affordable homes. Kanu made this assertion in Lagos on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists ahead of an event on Easter Monday put together by a real estate company, Perfection Real …

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Members of the Nigerian Union of Aviation Transport Employees (NUATE) have staged a two-day peaceful protest to protest inhuman treatment meted against some of their members during a protest they staged last week. The union last week protested the unlawful sacking of some of their members working at the Newrest Airline Services and Logistics PLC located at the international airport, …

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Senator representing Kaduna Central in the Senate, Senator Shehu Sani has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to substitute Mr. A. U. Mustapha, its defence Counsel at the tribunal, alleging conflict of interest. According to Sani, INEC has hired  a personal lawyer to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i to represent it at the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in …

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Female students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) have been urged to scale up their performance in order to prove they are not inferior to their male counterparts. The call came when Media Career Development Network (MCDN) marked the International Women’s Day 2019 with the female students at the Media Career Centre, Lagos. Theme of the 2019 celebration is …

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By Dayo Emmanuel It was intercession time in church on Sunday 10th March and as usual, the church maintained its tradition of interceding for two countries each week. Coincidentally it was time to intercede for Ethiopia and Djibouti; two countries from the region called the horn of Africa. The map of each country was displayed by the projector. Ethiopia was …

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Nigerian authorities should investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the detention, harassment, and assault of journalists nationwide during the 9th March gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Journalists covering the elections told CPJ they were detained and harassed by security services or other armed individuals, denied access to report on polling stations, forced …

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