The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that their children are immunised against polio virus in order to secure their future. Dr Furera Zakari,WHO State Coordinator for FCT, made the call during a media engagement with newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the immunisation exercise […]
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, announced in Abuja on Sunday that Prince Charles would engage in peace-building activities, including addressing the persistent attacks of herdsmen on farming communities in Nigeria. The Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are expected in Nigeria from November 6 to November […]
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The spokesman of the defence headquarters (DHQ), John Agim, has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military. The army confirmed that three Shi’ites were killed while four soldiers sustained injuries but the group declared 1,000 of its members […]
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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says it is less likely for President Muhammadu Buhari to be defeated in the 2019 election. The organaisation said this in a report it released on the forthcoming general election. USIP said the report is based on its interactions with Nigerians from different sectors. The report, which analysed […]
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Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, in a statement by Adedayo Adeneye, the state commissioner for information and strategy, accused Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to hijack the state government. Amosun fell out with the party’s national working committee (NWC) after it chose Dapo Abiodun as the state’s gubernatorial candidate. […]
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The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on Thursday assured Abuja residents that there was no cause for panic, following another report of Earth Tremor occurrence in Maitama District, Abuja. Ishaku Kigbu, Special Assistant to the Minister of State of the Ministry, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the NGSA technical […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and director-general of the reelection campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president will accept the outcome of the 2019 elections. Speaking when he received a delegation from the European Union (EU), Amaechi said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would adhere strictly to the electoral laws in the forthcoming elections. […]
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The Federal Government will over the next five years invest N500 billion to bridge the housing deficit through the Family Homes Fund (FHF). Mr Adeyemi Dipeolu, the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters said this while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the second Nigeria Housing Finance Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
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A vehicle belonging to the police was set ablaze in Abuja on Tuesday by suspected members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). For three days now, the IMN members, better known as Shi’ites, have been protesting the continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader. The clashes have led to loss of lives and left […]
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President Donald Trump has disclosed his plan to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born on US soil. In an interview with Axios, an American newspaper, the US president said the process to end birthright citizenship by executive order is underway. If Trump […]
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