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The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a fake soldier, John Lucas for an alleged armed robbery after he snatched a car at gunpoint from its owner.Lucas who claimed to be a lance corporal was among 48 other suspects paraded by the Police command alleged to have been involved in armed robbery, cultism, kidnapping, […]
The Director-General, All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has stated that the party would suffer defeat in the September 19 Edo governorship election coming if allows the sacked national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to lead the campaign for the APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Lukman said this in a statement he issued in […]
A recent report from CARE International* shows that child marriage and child abuse are increasing in the Northeastern Nigerian states as an effect of COVID-19. Further deteriorating the existing problems already faced by some women amid the pandemic, including sexual and gender-based violence, and limited access to healthcare. The report confirms that COVID-19 has increased […]
Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Kalu, said on Monday that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had not paid contractors that handled roads he facilitated in Abia. Kalu stated this in a statement issued by Mr Emeka Nwala of Office of the Senate Chief Whip and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Vibrant agribusiness protects lives and livelihoods Shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Nigeria in a time when its absorbers are best defined as weak. It has worsened the precarious state of the economy, costing Nigerians their jobs, weakening economic growth and increasing the number of poor masses. To help save lives, prevent increase in […]