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Clergyman, Taiwo Odukoya loses wife, Nomthi to cancer
Nomthi, the wife of Taiwo Odukoya, senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, is dead. Odukoya announced her death in a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday evening. According to him, Nomthi “battled cancer for the better part of two years.” A member of the Church, who spoke to Vanguard in confidence, also confirmed that Nomthi has not been involved in church activities for a while. May her soul rest in peace.
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BREAKING: INEC declares APGA’s Soludo winner of Anambra Governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State.The returning officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi announced the final result at about 1:50 am on Wednesday. She announced the votes polled by the political parties as follows; APC, 43,285, APGA, 112, 229, PDP, 53,807, among othersShe also announced the total number of valid votes in the election as; 241,523, rejected votes stood at 8,108, while the total vote cast in the…
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26-Year-Old man contests for Position of APC Women Leader
Ameer Sarkee, a Kano resident is seeking to be elected the national women leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sarkee believes he has what it takes to occupy the position.In 2019, he contested for the post of women leader in a Kwankwasiyya group – a group loyal to former governor of Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso but lost on that occasion.He, however, said he would not let himself be defeated this time around, saying he has experience in dealing with women’s issues.He promised that he will ensure that women’s voices are heard more in politics and governance if he becomes…
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IPOB declares Sit-at-home on Wednesday
The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has declared a sit-at-home on Wednesday in solidarity of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu who appears in court same day on his trial on human rights violation. Media and publicity secretary of the group, Emma Powerful however urged people of the South East to remain indoors while those residing in Abuja were enjoined to move to the venue with Kanu. Hospital staff and Journalists were exempted from the order “Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu goes to court tomorrow 10th of November and our people should stay indoors while others move to Abuja in solidarity with our…
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BREAKING: Bandits open fire on police team in Zamfara, gun down 7 officers
Armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked a team of policemen in Zonai village in Magami district, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing at least seven officers.The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, left residents in panic over fear of attack on the community.According to residents, the officers were returning from duty where they had mounted, a checkpoint near Zonai village along Gusau-Magami-Dansadau following frequent attacks on the community.Details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time. The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu was unable to speak on the incident,
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Climate Change: Africa Cheated, Oppressed, Lied To By Rich Nations —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Africa is being cheated, oppressed and lied to by rich nations.He stated that this is despite the continent almost being non-emitters, stressing that it is responsible for a mere five per cent of global emissions.He stated this while speaking at the opening plenary of the COP-26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.Reminding the developed countries of the pledge to provide at least $100 billion yearly to developing countries, Buhari said Africa has heard enough of the talk from rich nations, saying “it’s high time they walked their talk.” Senior Special Assistant to the President…
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We need part of Recovered loot for our operations – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has expressed that his ministry needs part of the recovered loots for its operations.He noted that the Ministry was making efforts to ensure that it is allocated some cost of collection from recovered funds to finance their recovery operations.Malami spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget on Monday.“To date, there are large sums of illicit money stashed abroad for which we are working at close quarters with ICPC and EFCC as dependable allies to effect recovery, he added
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Increase in food prices is caused by insecurity – Defence Minister Bashir Magashi says
Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has blamed the rising cost of food prices to the rise in the level of insecurity in the country. Magashi said this on Monday at the opening of a retreat for defence advisers/attachees, organised by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Abuja. He noted that the various security agencies with look for every necessary and innovative way to confront the challenges facing the nation. “The threats currently facing Nigeria and understanding their socio-geographic context is pivotal for adapting appropriate and lasting counter-measures. Regrettably, the prevalence of these threats has continued to endanger not only national…
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Anambra Guber: I Can still win this Election, Says PDP’s Ozigbo
Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra governorship election, has expressed confidence that he can still emerge victorious in the exercise that is expected to end on Tuesday.The Independent National Electoral (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that the election did not hold in Ihiala Local Government and so farProfessor Chukwuma Soludo has the highest votes in the election, having secured victory in 18 of the 20 LGAs where the election held.Although Ozigbo secured the second highest votes in the election, he won only one of the 20 LGAs where elections held.Addressing…
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Panic buying: No Increase in Fuel Price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has asked Nigerians not to panic over fuel scarcity as there are over 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock.This was made known in a statement signed by the NNPC spokesman Garba Deen Muhammad. The national oil company said it was unnecessary to entertain any fear of scarcity of petrol throughout the festive season and beyond.“The general public is hereby advised not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol.“The NNPC has over 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock and more product is expected to arrive…
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Empowerment is like Pocket Money, It can’t tackle Unemployment – Sunday Dare
Minister for Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare has expressed that empowerment can no longer solve the problem of unemployment in the country. He described it as pocket money.The minister spoke on Monday when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on youth development.He said the ministry has gone beyond offering empowerment programmes to investing in youths across the country.“We have a massive youths population, most of them waiting for opportunities for digital skills to upscale themselves, for opportunities to make themselves starters of entrepreneurs, for opportunities in the areas of education, technical and otherwise; and also looking for opportunities…
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ASUU: Pantami’s appointment as Professor by FUTO followed due Process
A probe panel set up by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that due process was followed by the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, in the appointment of Isa Pantami, minister of communication, as a professor of cybersecurity.The panel was inaugurated by the ASUU chapter of the university at its congress in September to investigate Pantami’s appointment.Members of the committee were M. S. Nwakaudu (Chairman), G.A. Anyanwu, C. E. Orji, O.P. Onyewuchi and T. I. N. Ezejiofor (member/secretary). The panel in its report stated that it interacted with the university registrar, the immediate past chairman, committee of…
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