…As HarvestPlus announces Nutritious Food Fair in Lagos Efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria require both collective and political will, a coalition of nutrition advocates led by HarvestPlus have said. At a gathering in Lagos to announce the 2018 Nutritious Food Fair, the Country Manager for HarvestPlus, Mr. Paul Ilona, said urgent and coordinated efforts were needed to improve nutrition …

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The United Nations (UN) said on Friday it welcomed as an “important milestone” the release of 833 children by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The group was formed in 2013 to protect communities and support the country’s security forces against Boko Haram extremists, but it also recruited young boys and girls into its ranks. “This is an important development …

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Tayo Olanipekun Police on Friday paraded 16 suspects for killings and harvesting sex organs of innocent people, selling same for ritual purposes in Ankpa town and environs of Kogi State. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, police said the leaders of the suspects have acquired properties suspected to be from the proceeds of the …

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S. has invested a total of $75m into efforts geared at combating human trafficking and modern day slavery since 2017, the Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, has said. The country made this commitment through the congressionally-funded U.S. foreign assistance program, Program to End Modern Slavery, launched last year to reduce the prevalence of modern day slavery in specific …

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The Senatorial candidate for Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, has surrendered his candidature to Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State. Ribadu stated this in Gombe on Thursday during a welcome reception organized by the party in honour of Dankwambo. The Governor was one of the PDP presidential aspirants that lost …

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The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said he is “deeply saddened,” over the announcement by the Nigerian government that floods in parts of the country have claimed about 200 lives and a further 1,310 injured. He made this known on Thursday as he also extended his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people …

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The Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has urged all Nigerians to make informed choices in the fort-coming 2019 general elections in Nigeria, to ensure that only leaders who mean well for the country and have the capacity to deliver are voted into the various political positions on contest. In a Press Statement released to the Media on Thursday, signed by …

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has expressed readiness to always partner with institutions and other stakeholders on safety of lives and property in the state. Its General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, on Thursday, made this known at the Command & Control Centre Alausa when receiving delegation of the Disaster Management Programme of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. …

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Lagos State Secretary of the Providence People’s Congress (PPC), Ben Efe, has said that the party is set to take over from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 2019 elections. He said with the party’s prsidential candidate,Victor Okhai,PPC is optimistic it would succeed in 2019. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, Efe said Nigerians would vote …

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The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Danjuma Goje, who stated this at the committees meeting on Wednesday, said the decision would be laid before the full house for consideration at plenary on Thursday,according …

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