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• Israeli scientists discover way to block spread of brain cancer

  11-04-2021 23:40
  
  Israeli scientists have found a method to stop the spread of deadly brain cancer cells, Tel Aviv University (TAU) in central Israel said on Sunday.
  The method, discovered in a study published in the journal Nature Communications, is based on activating the brain’s immune system.
  First, the team identified a failure in the brain’s immune system, leading to the amplification of cell division and spread of cancer cells of glioblastoma, a highly invasive fast-growing type of brain cance
  
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• PDP clears 33 candidates for southwest congress

  11-04-2021 23:14
  
  By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the names of candidates cleared by its screening committee to vie for elective posts in the Southwest Zonal Congress billed for Osogbo on Monday.
  A document signed by the National Organizing Secretary of the party, Col. Austin Akobundu and obtained by our correspondent, showed that a former deputy governor of Oyo state, Mr Taofeek Arapaja, and the immediate zonal chairman of the party, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, would slog
  
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• 5yr Agric roadmap: Lagos woos private sector in meat, fish, livestock investments

  11-04-2021 22:40
  
  Chicken
  By Olasunkanmi Akoni
  Lagos State Government has called for private sector investment and collaboration in its agriculture sector particularly in the red meat value chain, artisanal fisheries and livestock feed mills.
  The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made the call in Lagos at the weekend, explained that the partnership would increase production in the value chains, stimulate jobs across the value chains, standardize operations in the value chains as well as
  
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• Akwa Ibom APC stakeholders’ meeting ends in fiasco

  11-04-2021 22:25
  
  ***as Ewang, others storm out of meeting
  ***Akpabio boycotts meetingBy Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo
  A meeting of Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State chapter in Uyo on Sunday summoned by the State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr Ita Udosen has ended in a fiasco.
  Vanguard gathered that the meeting which was taking place at Sheer Grace Event Centre Uyo Sunday evening, flopped when group Captain Sam Ewang (Rtd), a former military governor of Ogun and Rivers States was
  
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• You’re promoter of bad governance, injustice in Nigeria, CAN replies NSCIA

  11-04-2021 22:08
  
  ***tells apex Muslim body to stop playing government underdog
  ***reveals why Christians fairly dominate FG workforce
  ***denies claims CBN fund its activitiesBy Luminous Jannamike – Abuja
  The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Sunday, came down hard on Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, over its comment on the alleged Islamisation of the judiciary, describing the Muslim body as “a promoter of bad governance, divisiveness, and injustice in Nigeria.”
  The G
  
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• FG will achieve 5 million homes solar system target ― Osinbajo

  11-04-2021 21:55
  
  ***Hails NDPHC’s leading role
  Professor Yemi Osinbajo
  By Chris Ochayi – Abuja
  The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the present administration’s commitment to provide electricity to 25 million Nigerians through off-grid connections to 5 million homes.
  Professor Osinbajo, who spoke at the launch of 100,000 Solar Home System in Jangefe community, Kazuare Emirate, Jigawa State, said the government was determined to bring power to un-served communities across t
  
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• Yoruba group dissociates self from secession clamour

  11-04-2021 21:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The Agbajowo Advocacy for Yoruba People’s Rights (AAYPR), a Pan Yoruba socio/cultural organisation, has rejected current secession clamours by some sections of the country.The group, which particularly condemned call for the break up of the country and secession of the Yoruba from Nigeria, made this known in a communique issued on Sunday in Ado Ekiti at the end of its monthly meeting.The communique, jointly signed by its National President and the Director of Media and Publicity, Otunba Mu
  
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• STATE OF THE NATION: Nigeria lacks sincere leaders — Ighodalo

  11-04-2021 21:01
  
  Ituah Ighodalo
  …The leader Nigeria needs in 2023
  By Sebastine Obasi
  Ituah Olajide Ighodalo, 60, a pastor, commentator on national issues and founder of Trinity House is passionate about Nigeria.
  Ighodalo, who celebrated his 60th birthday, yesterday believes that Nigeria can achieve greatness with competent, passionate, truthful and sincere leadership. In an interview with Vanguard, he spoke on the state of the nation, saying among others that Nigeria can be transformed with restructuring
  
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• 15 points from South-east governors meeting

  11-04-2021 20:50
  
  After exhaustive discussions on the current security challenges in the South East and with valuable contributions from participants at the first South East security summit in South-East governors resolved as follows:
  1.To strongly and unequivocally condemn terrorism and banditry in any part of Nigeria, particularly in the South East. The meeting strongly condemns the burning of police stations, violent attacks on custodial centres with the unlawful release of inmates, and the killings  incl
  
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• 2023: I have no anointed governorship candidate – Akpabio

  11-04-2021 20:25
  
  Godswill Akpabio
  By Chioma Onuegbu
  The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has assured the All Progressive Congress APC in Akwa Ibom State that, he has no ‘anointed’ governorship candidate for the party come 2023 general elections.
  He gave the assurance during the inauguration of the leadership of a political pressure group, Akwa Ibom Democratic Forum (ADF), Uyo Senatorial District chapter, in Uyo weekend.
  He said his goal is to work with like-minded a
  
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• BREAKING: Southeast governors launch Ebubeagu regional security

  11-04-2021 20:24
  
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  The five governors of the Southeast region, on Sunday launched Ebubeagu regional security to fight terrorism in the zone.
  The Chairman Southeast governors forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to newsmen at the Imo government house, along side with other Southeast governors.
  According to him, the regional security would be the joint Vigilante from Southeast with their headquarters in Enugu state.
  ALSO READ: Igbo elders condemn Nnamdi Ka
  
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• BREAKING: Igbo governors launches Ebubeagu regional security

  11-04-2021 20:24
  
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  The five governors of the Southeast region, on Sunday launched Ebubeagu regional security to fight terrorism in the zone.
  The Chairman Southeast governors forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to newsmen at the Imo government house, along side with other Southeast governors.
  According to him, the regional security would be the joint Vigilante from Southeast with their headquarters in Enugu state.
  ALSO READ: Igbo elders condemn Nnamdi Ka
  
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• 5 out of 6 newly appointed Poly Rectors not qualified – ASUP

  11-04-2021 20:19
  
  …As Poly workers demand establishment of National Polytechnics Commission
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
  THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP has rejected the appointment of six Rectors of the Polytechnics by the Federal Government, saying five of the appointees were not qualified.
  This is as Polytechnics workers in the country under the aegis Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, have called on the Federal Government to begin plans for establishment of National Poly
  
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• We want equity, not Biafra – Uzodinma

  11-04-2021 20:09
  
  Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State.
  By Nwafor Sunday
  The governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, Sunday said that Ndigbo wants justice, equity, fairness and not Biafra.
  “What Ndigbo wants is justice, equity and fairness. A Nigeria that provides a level playing ground for all citizens. That is what we want, not Biafra”, he said.
  Uzodinma disclosed this while delivering his opening address at the first South-East security meeting, in Owerri, the Imo State capital that berthed ‘Ebu
  
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• Ramadan: Kaduna Pastor mobilizes against hike in price of foodstuffs

  11-04-2021 20:05
  
  By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
  Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, Pastor Yohanna Buru of the Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria has expressed readiness to mobilize Christian and Muslim volunteers to visit markets and plead with traders not to hike price of commodities.
  He said he said they would visit markets across the North with the advocacy,so that Muslims could afford to buy foodstuffs as the Ramadan fasting begins.
  According to him.” this has become mandatory in view of t
  
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• South-East governors establish joint security outfit codenamed Ebube Agu

  11-04-2021 19:55 via pulse.ng
  
  The governors said Ebube Agu was established 'to coordinate our vigilante in the South East'.Governors of South-Eastern states have announced the establishment of a security outfit for the region.The governors announced the outfit codenamed Ebube Agu in a communique issued after a meeting held in Owerri on Sunday, April 11, 2021.The communique reads, “The meeting resolved to maintain a joint security vigilante for the South East otherwise known as Ebube Agu.“The meeting appreciated t
  
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• Yoruba group dissociates self from secession clamour, harps on unity

  11-04-2021 19:49
  
  The Agbajowo Advocacy for Yoruba People’s Rights (AAYPR), a Pan Yoruba socio/cultural organisation, has rejected current secession clamours by some sections of the country.The group, which particularly condemned call for the break up of the country and secession of the Yoruba from Nigeria, made this known in a communique issued on Sunday in Ado Ekiti at the end of its monthly meeting.
  The communique,  jointly signed by its National President and the Director of Media and Publicity, Ot
  
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• Olu of Warri: Selection follows norms, tradition – Ooni of Ife

  11-04-2021 19:43
  
  Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II
  By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
  Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Sunday hailed the selection of new Olu of Warri, saying the process followed laid down norms, culture and tradition.
  This is as he said that Yoruba nation would continue to foster mutual respect and nuture the chain of relationship that bonded the two ethnic nationalities.
  A statement issued by Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare and made available to journalists in Osogbo disclosed th
  
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• Guber polls: PDP’ll win, reposition Anambra – Kola Ologbondiyan

  11-04-2021 19:39
  
  By Dirisu Yakubu
  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it is optimistic of victory in the November 6, 2021 Anambra state governorship election, saying the party represents a hat the “the hope for the state to rebuild and realize its full potentials”.
  This is as the party noted that the manifest dearth of electoral activities in other parties in the state shows that they have already given up ahead of the November poll.
  According to the party, the “sweeping victory of the
  
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• Buhari condoles with Adamawa Govt, people over late Dr Tukur

  11-04-2021 19:32
  
  President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to Adamawa to condole with the government and people of the state over death of former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr Mahmud Tukur.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Tukur died on Friday (April 9) in Abuja after a brief illness and was buried in Yola.The high powered Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari  visited Gov. Ahmadu  Fintiri, at the Government House on S
  
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• Police begin manhunt for kidnappers of priest in Imo

  11-04-2021 19:28
  
  The Police Commissioner in Imo, Nassiru Mohammed, says he has activated tactical units of the command to rescue Rev. Marcel Onyeocha and arrest his kidnappers.
  The police commissioner, in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s Spokesman, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, called for calm, assuring that the priest would be rescued.
  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onyeocha, of Mother Theresa of Goldgotha Catholic Church, World Bank, Owerri was kidnapped around Ihube in Okigwe Local Go
  
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• Southwest PDP’s congress will be crisis-free – Melaye

  11-04-2021 19:16
  
  By Shina Abubakar
  As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its southwest congress tomorrow, (Monday) the screening Committee Chairman for the zone, Senator Dino Melaye said the process would be devoid of crisis.
  Speaking with journalists after the screening exercise at the Aenon Hotels and Suites, Osogbo, Osun state capital Yesterday, he said the screening exercise was devoid of rancour, adding that it has set the pace for what to be expected at the congress.
  He said even aspirants that were
  
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• There is no Black in the Union Jack

  11-04-2021 19:10
  
  By Denrele Animasaun
  Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” ― Zora Neale Hurston
  As a front line worker, I qualify to get my vaccination so with some trepidation and resignation, I went along for my second and last vaccination.
  I know it had to be done; I had no choice but to show up for my jab.   I got to the hospital a bit late, I still
  
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• King David introduces Slovakian rapper, Kaidzas to African music scene

  11-04-2021 19:05
  
  By Ayo Onikoyi
  London-based Slovakian rapper, Kaidžas has continued to soar in the music industry worldwide.
  In 2005, he became a Slovakia national champion in freestyle battle rap, subsequently, Kaidžas released 3 Solo albums(2009,2013,2018), Solo EP (2012), 1 EP with his group “Darebáci”(2010), followed by 4 mixtapes with his brother DJ Lucco.
  He is not only known for his battle rap style but also for radio hits and club bangers like Nehaj hudbu hrať, Vynikaj
  
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• PIB: 2.5 percent equity, recipe for renewed militancy, HOSTCOM warns FG

  11-04-2021 19:02
  
  …Lists grey areas for amendment
  By Omeiza Ajayi
  Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas HOSTCOM have again kicked against the 2.5 percent equity shareholding recommended for oil impacted communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill PIB, insisting that anything short of their initial demand for 10 percent would be stoutly rejected and could be a recipe for renewed militancy in the Niger Delta.
  National President of HOSTCOM, High Chief (Dr) Benjamin Style Tamanarebi who disclosed this in a sta
  
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• BREAKING: Igbo governors lunches Ebubeagu regional security

  11-04-2021 18:53
  
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  The five governors of the Southeast region, on Sunday launched Ebubeagu regional security to fight terrorism in the zone.
  The Chairman Southeast governors forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to newsmen at the Imo government house, along side with other Southeast governors.
  According to him, the regional security would be the joint Vigilante from Southeast with their headquarters in Enugu state.
  ALSO READ: Igbo elders condemn Nnamdi Ka
  
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• Breaking: 5,000 persons displaced, as Boko Haram hits in Adamawa

  11-04-2021 18:40
  
  File photo of terrorists
  BY UMAR YUSUF
  YOLA No fewer than 5,000 persons, mainly women and children have been displaced following weekend attack by Boko Haram in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa.
  Dr Mohammed Sulaiman, the executive secretary of the Adamawa state emergency Management agency, announced this in Yola on Sunday.
  The Executive Secretary disclosed that many other communities from neighbouring local governments were also displaced.
  He recalled that the insurgents came in nine vehicl
  
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• Breaking: 5,000 persons displaced, as Boko Haram hits Adamawa

  11-04-2021 18:40
  
  File photo of terrorists
  BY UMAR YUSUF
  YOLA No fewer than 5,000 persons, mainly women and children have been displaced following weekend attack by Boko Haram in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa.
  Dr Mohammed Sulaiman, the executive secretary of the Adamawa state emergency Management agency, announced this in Yola on Sunday.
  The Executive Secretary disclosed that many other communities from neighbouring local governments were also displaced.
  He recalled that the insurgents came in nine vehicl
  
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• Hoodlums invade police station in Cross River cart away AK47

  11-04-2021 18:14
  
   
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  By Emma UnaCALABAR-  THREE gunmen on Saturday night invaded Ekori police station in Yakkur Local Government Area and went away with an AK47 with some rounds of ammunition.Reports from the area say a lone policemen who was on duty at the station was severely manhandled and his AK47 and rounds of ammunition were taken sway by the hoodlums.READ ALSOIdentity of those who kidnapped Imo catholic priest revealed“As I speak to you now, the Ekori Police station has been placed under
  
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• Imo police confirms kidnap of Reverend Father Izu Marcel Onyeocha

  11-04-2021 18:10
  
  By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri
  Imo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Rev Fr Izu Marcel Onyeocha, by hoodlums.
  The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Orlando Godson Ikeokwu, confirmed the story in a press statement he signed.
  Giving the police angle to the story, Ikeokwu recounted: “On April 11, 2021, one Bissong Isa Atugu “m”, reported that on the 10/03/21, at about 7:45pm, while driving from Enugu to Owerri with a Nissan Exterra SUV, in compan
  
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• Identity of those who kidnapped Imo catholic priest revealed

  11-04-2021 18:06
  
  By Chinonso Alozie
  The Imo state police command on Sunday, confirmed that suspected Fulani herdsmen, were behind the kidnap of a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Marcel Izu Onyeocha, around Ihube in Okigwe local government area of Imo state.
  The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,  Orlando Ikeokwo, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri.
  According to the police, the Catholic priest was kidnapped when his car developed fault at Ihube in Okigwe LGA.
  The police narrated: “On the 11
  
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• Anambra 2021: ‘Market Buhari’s achievements to win November poll’

  11-04-2021 18:00
  
  By Vincent Ujumadu
  The former national chairman of the defunct Independent Democrats, ID, Chief Edozie Madu, who has declared to contest the November governorship election in Anambra State on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged members of the party to step up the marketing of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements in the South East to be able to win the governorship poll.
  Addressing APC officials in Awka, Madu said it was not enough for people to say they want to b
  
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• Obasanjo laments annulment of June 12, 1993 election

  11-04-2021 17:57
  
  Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
  By James Ogunnaike
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  on Sunday lamented the annulment of June 12, 1993, Presidential election presumably won by late philanthropist, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, blaming the annulment on “bad belle.”
  Obasanjo said the annulment robbed Egbaland and Ogun State the rare privilege of having three of its prominent sons occupying the number one leadership position in the country at different times till date
  
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• PMS truck out hits 80.23 daily – PPPRA reports

  11-04-2021 17:52
  
  By Obas Esiedesa
  The truck out of premium motor spirit, petrol, stood at 80.23 million litres as at April, 8, 2021, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has reported.
  The latest PMS truck out data posted on its official website showed that the truck out came from 54 depots across the country.
  According to the report, Lagos State received most supply with 296 trucks amounting to 10.95 million litres. Kano State was next with 169 truck carrying 7.95 litres of petrol.
  Niger, Oyo
  
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• FG delivers 1.48m passports, receives 23,552 marriage applications in one year

  11-04-2021 17:51
  
  To deactivate passports with unverfied addresses
  By Omeiza Ajayi
  ABUJA: The Federal Ministry of Interior has undertaken a review of the performances of its service providers for the year 2020, disclosing how it delivered about 1,487,000 Passport Booklets and received no fewer than 23,552 Marriage Registration Applications.
  This was as the ministry also handed down a policy directive to the Nigerian Immigration Service to deactivate all passports with unverified addresses.
  READ ALSONAFDAC nabs m
  
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• Ramadan: Emir appeals to traders against price hike

  11-04-2021 17:48
  
  Emir of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, Malam Zubairu Maigwari
  The Emir of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state, Malam Zubairu Maigwari, has urged traders not to hike the cost of their commodities as the Ramadan fasting approaches.
  Maigwari made the call in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Kaduna.
  “Marketers should reason with the common man and reduce the cost of their goods, especially food items, to enable people to afford the costs.
  “As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, trade
  
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• NAFDAC nabs merchants of dangerous chemicals that killed three in Kano

  11-04-2021 17:41
  
    Warns against use of chemicals to enhance food, drinks
  Submits investigation report to Kano Govt
  By Chioma Obinna
  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has apprehended producers of the dangerous chemicals that killed three persons in Kano after consuming an adulterated Flavoured drink even as it warned Nigerians against the use of chemicals to enhance food and drinks.
  The Agency also warned Nigerians against using chemicals and additives to enhance
  
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• Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US

  11-04-2021 17:28
  
  J. D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention. PHOTO: AP
  The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It drew more than 1,100 comments — many of them voicing admiration for the Rev. J.D. Greear, and many others assailing him.
  Some of the critics wondered if worshippers would now need “vaccine passports” to enter The Summit Church in Durha
  
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• Massive turnout as Okorocha honoured in Ibadan

  11-04-2021 17:17
  
  Senator Rochas Okorocha
  *Obasanjo, Ibadan indigenes hail ex-Imo gov
  The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes,  has tasked well meaning Nigerians to emulate a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha by assisting the government to reduce the number of out-of-school children through his free education programme.
  The Council maintained that Okorocha’s huge investment in education which provided free and qualitative education for indigent children, is helping to solve Nigeria’s
  
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• Benin’s presidential election begins

  11-04-2021 17:08
  
  Voting for the first round of Benin’s presidential election began on Sunday at most polling stations across the country.
  Approximately five million voters are expected to take part in the first round of voting at 15,531 polling stations throughout the country and 11 others in seven foreign countries.
  According to the new electoral law, the President and Vice President are elected by direct universal suffrage for a term of five years and can only be re-elected once.
  For this purpose, three
  
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• 2023: I don’t have any political ambition ― Minister of Water Resources

  11-04-2021 17:07
  
  Mr Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources
  By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse
  The Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman Adamu has stated that he has no political ambition come 2023 contrary to rumours in some quartres.
  The minister made the disclosure while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he was turbanned as the Galadima of Kazaure and district head of Roni by the emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najeeb Hussain Adamu.
  His words: “I have no intention whatsoever to join politic
  
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• Again, Catholic priest kidnapped in Imo

  11-04-2021 17:05
  
  Kidnap
  By Chinonso Alozie
  Few months after, auxiliary Catholic Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Bishop Moses Chikwe, was kidnapped and released by his captors, another catholic priest and a lecturer with Imo state University, IMSU, Reverend Father, Izu Marcell Onyeocha, has been kidnapped by suspected hoodlums.
  Vanguard gathered in Owerri, that the incident happened around 08:15 pm, at Ihube community in Okigwe local government area of Imo state.
  READ ALSO: #ENDSARS Attack: ENL donates computers, p
  
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• Isoko North By -Election:Okowa felicitates with Ogbimi, PDP

  11-04-2021 17:01
  
  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
  Delta Governor Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Mr Jude Ogbimi on his victory in Saturday’s by-election for Isoko North constituency seat in the state’s House of Assembly. 
  He also congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the outcome of the election in which its member, Ogbimi, according to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), scored 29,421 votes to defeat his main challenger, Mr Emmanuel Tabuko of All Progressiv
  
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• Lagos NSCDC busts syndicates, seizes 60,000 litres of PMS

  11-04-2021 17:00
  
  By Bose Adelaja
  A team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Lagos State Command has smashed a syndicate of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at Baruwa Town, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
  The command also arrested two members of the syndicate and impounded a 60,000-litre truck laden with the commodity after overpowering the syndicate which attacked the NSCDC officials.
  Confirming the incident, Lagos NSCDC Commandant, Mr Paul Ayeni, said the command received the distress ca
  
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• Group begins tracking of Fayemi’s achievements in Ekiti

  11-04-2021 16:59
  
  By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti
  A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) under the aegis of Reformers of Africa’, has emphasized the importance of accountability and transparency in governance.
  It group said enduring and meaningful development can only be attained if leaders are held accountable by the citizens of the country.
  The group said this remains the only panacea to the dwindling fortunes of dividends of democracy in the African continent, especially in Nigeria that was widely adj
  
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• Insecurity: FG not overwhelmed, but insincere — Ademisokun-Turton, Head C&S Unification Movement

  11-04-2021 16:57
  
  By Dayo Johnson, Akure
  The Federal Government is not overwhelmed in its war against insecurity but insincere in fighting against insecurity in the nation.
  Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Elders Unification Movement in Ondo state, Dr. Ade Ademisokun-Turton said this while speaking with newsmen in Akure.
  Dr Ademisokun-Turton was installed as the Baba Alakoso of the Unification of Leaders of & S Church Akure & Environ.
  While decrying the spate of insecurity in the country, he maintained
  
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• Nigeria leads West Africa in organic agriculture promotion – ECOWAS

  11-04-2021 16:50
  
  The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission, Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee, has said that Nigeria was leading in the promotion of Organic Agriculture in the West Africa region.
  Aubee said this in his closing remarks at the cocktail event on `Reporting Back Achievements of Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) Initiative’ activities in Nigeria for the years 2014-2020 and Award presentation, in Abuja.
  He said  Nigeria’s efforts in organic agriculture were commendable and timely,
  
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• NDDC under Akpabio’s ministry to curtail excesses – N’Delta agitators  

  11-04-2021 16:46
  
  Godswill Akpabio
  By Emma Amaize
  THE 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, 21st CYNDAC, Sunday, said   the Presidency placed the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, under the supervision of Ministry of Niger Delta, MNDA, to put the interventionist agency in check.
  Coordinator of the group, self-styled “General” Izon Ebi, who revealed this in a statement, appealed to the people of Niger Delta to support the Minister of Niger-Delta, Senator Go
  
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• Appointment of rectors: You have breached your own law, ASUP tells FG

  11-04-2021 16:40
  
  .Says FG not showing good examples
  By Adesina Wahab
  The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has said the Federal Government has breached its own law concerning the running of polytechnics in the country by the appointment of unqualified persons as rectors of some newly-established polytechnics in the country.
  The union, in a statement by the National President, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, made available to our corespodent on Sunday, noted that five out of the six persons appointed as recto
  
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• Insecurity: FG not overwhelmed but insincere, says Ademisokun-Turton

  11-04-2021 16:38
  
  By Dayo Johnson
  The Federal Government is not overwhelmed in its war against insecurity but insincere in fighting against insecurity in the nation.
  Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Elders Unification Movement in Ondo state, Dr. Ade Ademisokun-Turton said this while speaking with newsmen in Akure.
  Dr Ademisokun-Turton was installed as the Baba Alakoso of the Unification of Leaders of  & S Church Akure & Environ.
  While decrying the spate of insecurity in the country, he maintained th
  
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