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In his efforts to revive the state’s cultural heritage, Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has pledged that he will not relegate Igbo culture to the background. He noted that his administration will revive the rich cultural values of Igbo people ...

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described the abduction of about nine children in Kano State as worrisome, urging Nigerians to expose perpetrators of evil and criminality in the country. Its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, in a statement ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja has faulted the Muslim Rights Concerned (MURIC) for linking Christianity with kidnapping, banditry and other crimes in the country. Specifically, the group said the attention of its ...

Two elders loyal to the two contending political parties in the November 16, 2019 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa, almost engaged each other in a fisticuff at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yenagoa. Consequently, ...

The Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated its 2019 Governorship Campaign Council, insisting that the party was in a better position than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win the November 16 gubernatorial election. State ...

The Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers has urged security agencies to shun partisanship in the November 16, 2019 governorship election, saying its members were neutral and will not support any political party or candidate during the poll. Chairman of ...

Okowa reviews policy to revive agriculture The Delta State government has approved a budget proposal of N389b and allocated N217b for capital projects compared to N171b appropriated for current expenditure. Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who briefed journalists on the ...

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), an organ of the United Nations (UN), some states of the federation and experts have canvassed zero hunger, better infrastructure, jobs creation and others, urging global leaders to address malnutrition in all countries of ...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Federal Government to ban e-cigarettes, shisha and other so-called novel products from the tobacco industry in the wake of rising deaths attributable to vaping globally. It said ...

After four years of site cleaning and dredging, the Cross River State Government has announced payment of N200m as compensation to Bakassi indigenes. The money was paid for the donation of 35,000 hectares of land towards the development of the ...