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Month: April 2024

PDP wins chairmanship seats in all 33 LGs in Oyo State

Olagunju commended such stakeholders as the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), for allowing a robust relationship with OYSIEC towards achieving free and fair elections. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship seats in all 33 local governments in Oyo State following Saturday’s council elections. Chairman of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju,…

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High cost of diapers: Nursing mothers lament, mulls alternative

Aloysius said that although using napkins was cheaper, it required a lot of processes to make them hygienically fit. Some nursing mothers have decried the increasing cost of different brands of diapers, describing the astronomical hike as insensitive and unacceptable. Some of the mothers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja…

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Man accused of stealing bags of cement jumps into lagoon to escape arrest

Hundeyin said that the director reported that at about 10.45 a.m. on Friday, he received a call that there was an incident at the Lekki/Ikoyi Link Bridge. A man simply identified as Azeez, has allegedly jumped into the lagoon in Lagos and drowned, to avoid arrest for being accused of stealing some bags of cement….

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Enugu community conducts mass burial for 8 victims of communal clashes

A community member said more than 15 houses had been burnt in the community since the crisis started. The people of Umuanigbiyovo Oyiwode, Akpawfu in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State conducted a mass burial for eight members of the community on Sunday. Those buried were killed in a communal clash within the…

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Gov Otu inaugurates 50,000-hectare rice farm in Cross River

Ebokpo added that the initiative aimed at empowering youths while supporting small-holder farmers in scaling up their operations. Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River inaugurated a 50,000-hectare rice farm at Ndok in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The initiative is supported by a credit scheme in which the state government allocates…

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Nestle’s sugar-coated infant milk not registered, sold in Nigeria – NAFDAC

According to Adeyeye, the range of Nestle Cerelac infant cereals distributed in Nigeria are duly registered with NAFDAC. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Sunday, declared that the Nido infant milk formula, alleged to contain sugar or honey, was not registered and sold in Nigeria. The Director-General (D-G) of…

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Prices of foodstuff drop in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

In Maiduguri, a 50kg bag of foreign rice goes for ₦70,000 as against ₦80,000 while local rice goes for ₦63,000. Prices of some foodstuffs have recorded a drop in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. A survey of the prices conducted by NAN in some markets in Yola, Maiduguri and Damaturu towns indicated that the prices…

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It won’t be difficult for me to reconcile Atiku and Wike – Suswam

Suswam, who is aspiring to be the National Chairman of the party, said that the PDP has a clear chance of reclaiming power. Senator Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue, has blamed the crises currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the activities of moles planted by the enemies of the party to destroy…

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Polygamy is not forbidden in any Celestial Church law — Oshoffa’s son

Oshoffa explained the Celestial Church’s position on polygamy and other controversial issues surrounding the church. Olatosho Oshoffa, son of the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa, has said no law prohibits any shepherd or clergy of the church from practising polygamy. Popularly known as Tosho, the founder’s son is…

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My parents split up affected me – Shatta Wale recounts trauma

Ghanaian dancehall artist Shatta Wale, recently opened up about a deeply personal aspect of his life the trauma he experienced due to his parents’ separation. In a candid online post, Shatta Wale revealed how his parents’ split impacted him emotionally and mentally. He expressed that witnessing the dissolution of his parents’ marriage at a young…

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