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• South-West PDP Reps caucus hails zonal congress

  14-04-2021 23:59
  
  By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja
  The South West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Caucus of the House of Representatives, Wednesday, said the successful outcome of the Party’s zonal congress which led to the emergence of Taofeek Aragbaja is a victory for all party members.
  This was contained in a statement signed by the duo of Hon. Adesegun Abdel-majid Adekoya (Reps Deputy Minority whip, PDP- OGUN) and Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke (Chairman House Public Accounts Committee PDP-Osun) and made available to ne
  
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• Govs in marathon meeting as security, Executive Order 10, JUSUN strike top agenda 

  14-04-2021 23:33
  
  By Henry Umoru, Abuja
  Governors of the thirty- six states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF are at the moment engaged in a marathon meeting at the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
  Top on the agenda are issues of security where Nigeria as a country is experiencing renewed cases of armed banditry, kidnapping, killings,  wanton destruction of property, among others.
  Also on the agenda to be discussed by the governors is the Executive Order by
  
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• Fayose insists South-West PDP congress was rigged, says dead, sick people were accredited

  14-04-2021 23:29 via pulse.ng
  
  Fayose said he accepted the outcome of the congress because he was not ready to defect to another party.Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has insisted that the recent election of officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South-West was riddled with manipulations.At the end of the congress which held in Osun State on Monday, April 12, 2021, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the candidate supported by Governor Seyi Makinde faction emerge as the new South-West Zonal Vice Chairman of
  
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• FG, health workers meet over hazard allowance

  14-04-2021 23:13
  
  Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja
  The Federal Government today met with representatives of all the professional bodies and unions in the health sector over the issue of hazard allowance for health workers in government health establishments.
  The meeting which held behind closed doors at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja was convened by the Government in furtherance of the April 2020 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that it signed
  
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• Copyright commission awards 15 students in maiden IP essay contest

  14-04-2021 23:02
  
  By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja
  The Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, Wednesday, awarded 15 winners of the 2020 maiden WIPO National Intellectual Property Essay Competition from various tertiary institutions of the country in Abuja.
  The program, championed by the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, is geared towards creativity, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names, images, logos, business marks used by organizations and individuals in commerce.
  I
  
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• Osun Govt to punish 3 school principals for allowing group to speak to students on Yoruba Nation

  14-04-2021 22:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The state government says “Nigeria is one entity and will continue to remain so."The Osun State Government saysprincipals of three secondary schools in the state that allowed a group calling for a Yoruba Nation to address students of the school would face the consequence of their action. Recently, there was an aggressive move by a group of activists calling on the Yoruba people in the South-West region to secede from Nigeria. The state government has, however, dissociated Osun State from t
  
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• The lonely Londoner [Pulse Editor's Opinion]

  14-04-2021 22:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Confined to a London apartment by angry protesters, a nation's president counts his blessings. Bubu: I really need to start heading back to Nigeria. I left on March 30 and promised to return in the second week of April. What's today's date Shema?Shema: April 14, Mr. President. Bubu: Ok. Is there any way we can extend my stay here? Because I really don't feel like going back yet. Those Nigerians and their problems....Shema: Well, the statement we issued before your departure Mr. President, says "
  
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• ADF stands for development, not political party says Akpabio

  14-04-2021 21:50
  
  Godswill Akpabio
  By Chioma Onuegbu Uyo
  Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has explained the group under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Democratic Forum, ADF, stands for development and not a political party
  Akpabio who is the grand leader of the group made the assertion yesterday while addressing participants at the formal inauguration of the forum at Eket and Uyo Senatorial levels in the state.
  Akpabio who was apparently reacting to claims by some members of All Progressives C
  
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• Tuberculosis kills 18 persons per hour in Nigeria ― Report

  14-04-2021 21:43
  
  Tuberculosis
  By Steve Oko – Aba
  No fewer than 18 persons die of tuberculosis per hour in Nigeria according to a report by the World Health Organization, WHO.
  The Director, National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme, Mrs. Itohowo Uko who disclosed this in a virtual media seminar with select newsmen in Abia and Enugu, said that “TB kills more people than covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria”.
  She said that about 150,000 persons died of tuberculosis in Nigeria in 2019 alone acc
  
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• Kidnapping and closure of schools: Surest bomb for the destruction of Nigeria (3)

  14-04-2021 21:15
  
  President Muhammadu Buhari addressing the abducted students in Katsina, December 18th, 2020. PHOTO Bayo Omoboriowo
  By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN,
  the previous editions, I identified the incidence of incessant kidnappings in Nigeria and the consequent closure of schools.
  I have equally made copious references to the comments of some stakeholders as well as media reports on the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria which, unfortunately, has caught the attention of the world.
  As I had previously noted, the c
  
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• NSCDC arrests 265 suspects, convicts 12 in Imo

  14-04-2021 21:02
  
  The Imo command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 265 suspects for various crimes and secured the conviction of 12 persons in Imo.
  NSCDC’s commandant in the state, Mr Danjuma Elisha, said this in Owerri on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command in the first quarter.
  He said the suspects were arrested for crimes bothering on pipeline vandalism, illegal dredging, illegal mining, attempted kidnapping, cultism and forgery
  
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• Police begin manhunt of kidnappers, storm hideouts in Ibadan

  14-04-2021 21:01
  
  By Adeola Badru
  The Oyo State Police command, has embarked on a tactical manhunt of suspected kidnappers hideouts along Idi Ayunre axis of Oluyole Local Government Area in Ibadan, Oyo State, with a combined team of Intelligence, Operational and Tactical assets in concert with local vigilantes and hunters under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, ACP Gbenga Ojo.
  This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday evening by the command’s
  
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• Keke Napep, bicycle accident claims one in Kano

  14-04-2021 20:57
  
  By Bashir Bello – Kano
  An auto-crash involving tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep and a bicycle have claimed the life of a forty-eight, 48-year-old man, unidentified, in Sharada, Kano Municipal area of the Kano State.
  It was gathered that the accident happened when a tricycle with registration number TRN 125 WZ ram a moving bicycle rider who hit another Tricycle with registration number BKD 23 VM.
  The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed this
  
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• Obasanjo commends Abiodun on OGWAMA, cleaner environment

  14-04-2021 20:55
  
  Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
  By James Ogunnaike
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for establishing the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) for proper sanitation of the state, saying that itwould lead to a cleaner environment.
  Chief Obasanjo gave the commendation when he played host to OGWAMA management team who were on a working visit to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta.
  He
  
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• Chibok Girls: Humanitarian Minister reassures parents of FG effort to secure release

  14-04-2021 20:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister said that she would not like to speak openly about the security strategies and measures.Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has assured parents of Chibok girls, Miss Leah Sharibu and other abductees that Federal Government had not forgotten about them.Farouq said this in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Nneka Anibeze on Wednesday in Abuja to mark the 7th Anniversary of the abduction of Chibok g
  
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• It’s not true that we printed N60bn, FG replies Obaseki

  14-04-2021 20:48
  
  The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, says revenue distributed at Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is generated by Federal Government agencies.
  The minister fielded questions from State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
  She faulted recent allegations by Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) p
  
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• Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League preview

  14-04-2021 20:47
  
  Liverpool host Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday 14 April at 21:00 CET. This page will update with team news, quotes and expert analysis as kick-off approaches.
  What happened in the first leg?
  Madrid were at their wily best, taking charge of the tie with a 3-1 win in the Spanish capital. The Merengues’ canny midfield were at the heart of that victory, though two goals from Vinícius Júnior and one from Marco Asensio ultimately did
  
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• Arms probe: CSOs pass vote of confidence on ex-service chiefs

  14-04-2021 20:47
  
  A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria, has passed vote of confidence on the immediate past service chiefs and urged Nigerians to disregard the allegation of misappropriation of arms fund against them.
  The Convener of the coalition and President, Good Governance Advocacy Initiative, Mr Mustapha Tijani, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
  Tijani said the ongoing probe of one billion dollars arms deal was a mission to malign the hard earned integrity of
  
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• UPDATED: Okorocha spends second night with EFCC operatives, speaks on alleged N7.9b cash

  14-04-2021 20:39
  
  By Soni Daniel
  Former Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha spent his second night with his interrogators on Tuesday, with indications emerging that he would not be released until he had addressed all the things he knows about the sum of N7.9 billion and choice property allegedly traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
  A top source in the EFCC told Vanguard on Tuesday night that Okoroch was still being grilled and would not be allowed to go home until the operatives w
  
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• Bunker fuel: NIMASA, modular refinery operators deliberate on availability

  14-04-2021 20:30
  
  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and modular refinery operators, on Wednesday, deliberated on the availability of 0.5 per cent Sulphur Compliant bunker fuel in preparedness for its enforcement in the country.
  The Executive Director Operations, NIMASA, Mr Ahmed Shehu, disclosed this at the NIMASA two-day meeting with modular refinery operators/fuel oil suppliers on the availability of 0.5 per cent sulphur compliant bunker fuel and national level of preparedness for
  
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• We’re not insurgents, says OPC faction

  14-04-2021 20:27
  
  Late Founder of Oodua People Congress (OPC), Dr Fredrick Fasehun
  The Late Dr Frederick Fasehun-led faction of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), has faulted a statement credited to former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau, describing the group as terrorists.
  The OPC faction in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday by its newly elected  President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, said it was not proper for the ex- army chief to equate the group with activities of
  
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• FG to sanction violators of Expatriate Quota rules ― Aregbesola

  14-04-2021 20:26
  
  Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
  The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the Federal Government was set to sanction any foreign organisation who breached the country’s Expatriate Quota rule.
  Expatriate Quota is the total number of quota given to foreign companies within which to operate in the country.
  Aregbesola gave the warning at the 2nd Stakeholders’ meeting on Expatriate Quota Administration in Nigeria at the Grand Pela Hotel and Suites, on Wednesday
  
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• South East should get additional state before restructuring, Apugo tells Northern groups

  14-04-2021 20:23
  
  Restructuring
  …As Ohuabunwa backs North on zoning
  . Warns Nigeria may implode without restructuring
  By Steve Oko
  As reactions still trail the position of a coalition of Northern groups including Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; and the Northern Elders Forum, which accepted the clamour for restructuring Nigeria but rejected zoning of the Presidency, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Abia State, Prince Benjamin Apugo, has insisted that an additional state must first be created fo
  
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• Trading rebounds on NGX, market capitalisation increases N18bn

  14-04-2021 20:19
  
  Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. rebounded by 0.09 per cent on Wednesday, following renewed positive investors sentiment.
  Consequently, the All-Share Index gained 34.33 points, representing a growth of 0.09 per cent to close at 38,636.15 from 38,601.83 recorded on Tuesday.
  Similarly, the market capitalisation inched higher by N18 billion to close at N20.220 trillion compared with N20.202 trillion posted on Tuesday.
  The uptrend was also driven by price appreciation in medium and
  
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• Digital money can facilitate remittances – IMF

  14-04-2021 20:16
  
   Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of, International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the world is witnessing a revolution in digital money that can make remittances easier, faster, and cheaper.
  She said this on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. during her opening remarks at the iLab Spring Meetings Virtual Workshop.
  READ ALSOMain power block not ready for restructuring – Gani Adams
  According to her, after a long period of development, the field is on the edge of major changes that have the
  
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• Nigeria administers 2nd highest doses in Africa — WHO

  14-04-2021 20:15
  
  With 964,387 vaccinations carried out as of 6th of April, Nigeria, which received 3.92 million vaccine doses, has carried out more vaccinations than any other country in Africa except Morocco.  However, the country has only administered the first shot, no one has been fully vaccinated.
  According to the chart of the 10 African countries with the highest COVID-19 vaccinations, released by the WHO, as of the 10th of April, Morocco, that received 8.61 million vaccine doses, had fully vaccinate
  
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• NAFDAC impounds vehicle loaded with unwholesome medicine, vaccines in Asaba

  14-04-2021 20:14
  
  FILE PHOTO: Strictly for the purpose of illustration
  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has impounded a Mercedes Truck laden with banned and unregistered medicinal products in Asaba, Delta.
  A statement signed by NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, said that the agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday.
  The statement quoted Adeyeye as saying that the agency had resolved to e
  
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• Lagos, Ebonyi, Niger residents pay highest for petrol in March ― NBS

  14-04-2021 20:09
  
  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says residents of Lagos, Ebonyi, and Niger states paid the highest amount for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol in March.
  The NBS said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for March 2021’’ released on its website on Wednesday.
  It said Lagos residents paid N200.87, Ebonyi N184.17 and Niger N183.5 for the product, while Adamawa state whose residents paid N162.91, Taraba N162.67 and Bauchi N164, paid th
  
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• Main power block not ready for restructuring – Gani Adams

  14-04-2021 20:07
  
  Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams
  By Adesina Wahab and Gabriel Olawale
  The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has said it is clear that the country’s main power block is not ready for restructuring, adding that the development could lead to the country ceasing to exist as one in the next few years.
  He spoke as the Guest of Honour in Ikeja. Lagos on Wednesday during the public presentation of the book, “Roundtable Discussion on Economy and Restructu
  
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• Main power bloc not ready for restructuring – Gani Adams

  14-04-2021 20:07
  
  Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams
  By Adesina Wahab and Gabriel Olawale
  The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has said it is clear that the country’s main power bloc is not ready for restructuring, adding that the development could lead to the country ceasing to exist as one in the next few years.
  He spoke as the Guest of Honour in Ikeja. Lagos on Wednesday during the public presentation of the book, “Roundtable Discussion on Economy and Restructur
  
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• Ugwuanyi’s wife campaigns against gender-based violence

  14-04-2021 20:02
  
  …scales up awareness on yellow fever, COVID-19 vaccination
  The wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi, on Wednesday, rounded off her state and zonal campaigns against gender-based violence, calling for an all-inclusive and sustained crusade to stem the tide of domestic violence, sexual abuse, female genital mutilation, public harassment, among other forms of violence against women in the society.
  Mrs. Ugwuanyi who also used the events to scale up awareness on yellow
  
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• Turned down by a single mom

  14-04-2021 19:59
  
  Love
  Dear Bunmi, 
  There is this single mother of two around where I live and we get on well together. Her children are under 10. 
  When I eventual summoned the courage to ask her out, she turned me down. 
  When I asked if she fancied me, she said she did but that things are not as easy as they seemed. What should I do? 
  John, by e-mail 
  READ ALSOCOVID-19: Delays in supplies stall vaccine rollouts in low-income countries
  Dear John, 
  Getting mixed messages from someone
  
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• Buhari, APC’s governance style pushed Twitter to locate Africa’s HQ in Ghana – PDP

  14-04-2021 19:57
  
  By Dirisu Yakubu
  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday claimed that the decision by Social network company, Twitter, to locate it’s African headquarters in Ghana is largely informed by what it called the misrule of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC.
  This is as the party noted that Twitter’s preference for Ghana over Nigeria “was occasioned by inconsistent economic policies, obnoxious suppression of free speech, stifling of online freedom a
  
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• COVID-19: Delays in supplies stall vaccine rollouts in low-income countries

  14-04-2021 19:41
  
  By Sola Ogundipe
  As several countries continue to roll out their COVID-19 vaccine campaigns,  delays,  reduced supplies, and increased demand for COVID-19 vaccine doses in India is potentially stalling progress in the vaccination campaigns in low-income countries.
  The World Health Organisation, WHO, and other multilateral bodies aim to supply 600 million doses to Africa, enough to vaccinate at least 20 percent of the population.
  According to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, 60 countries ar
  
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• Reno Omokri, the Commander-in-Chief of misinformation – Olalekan Adigun

  14-04-2021 19:39
  
  By Olalekan Adigun, a Public Affairs Analyst
  Reno Omokri, a former social media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, needs no introduction in the socio-political space in Nigeria, especially on social media where he misinforms his over 900,000 Twitter followers, over 120,000 Facebook followers and his over 500,000 Instagram followers.
  The self acclaimed-pastor and member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, is the leading errand boy of all opposition politicians on social media, as he
  
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• Payroll fraud: Gombe govt approves N1.49bn for biometric system installation

  14-04-2021 19:37
  
  The Gombe State Government has approved the sum of N1.499 billion for the supply and installation of biometric attendance system to check payroll fraud in the state’s civil service.
  Mr Muhammad Magaji, the state’s Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, stated this, on Wednesday, while addressing newsmen after the 12th State’s Executive Council meeting.
  Magaji said the initiative tagged “Gombe state Integrated Payroll Payment Gateway and Human Resource Manageme
  
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• He’s in denial about our relationship

  14-04-2021 19:29
  
  Dear Bunmi, 
  I’ve been having an affair with one of my husband’s good friends for the past six months and I think I’m in love with him. He’s also married and we’re good family friends. I’m really confused about the relationship as he carries on as if nothing is between us when we’re with other people, yet he shows a lot of passion in the bedroom. 
  In fairness to him, it all started out as a bit of fun and I’m sure that’s the way he
  
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• Ramadan is time for higher virtues of love, kindness, generosity, says Osinbajo

  14-04-2021 19:21
  
  Professor Yemi Osinbajo
  As the Ramadan fast progresses, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called on Muslim faithful in Nigeria to rededicate themselves to higher virtues of kindness, love, and generosity towards each other, regardless of faith or ethnicity.
  Speaking to State House Correspondents on his way out from the Council Chambers after the Federal Executive Council meeting which he presided over, Prof Osinbajo said “I would like to express special greetings to our Muslim brother
  
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• Marriage hasn’t stopped his flirting

  14-04-2021 19:17
  
  DearBunmi, 
  My husband gets a load of kicks from flirting with other women. For the eight years we’ve been married, I’ve watched him chat-up women and I’ve had countless nights anxiously waiting for him to come home from his night-crawling. Now after his last affair, where his latest girlfriend insulted me to my face in his presence, I’ve decided I can no longer live with him. 
  When I told him I wanted to quit the marriage, he said that suited him fine, as he w
  
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• COVID-19: US suspends J&J vaccine over blood clots fears 

  14-04-2021 19:03
  
  CDC, FDA investigate 6 reported cases
  By Sola Ogundipe
  Less than a week after Europe’s drugs regulators admitted that there is an extremely rare chance of fatal blood clots occurring in persons who receive the AstraZeneca COVD-19 vaccine, US  health agencies have suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson, J&J, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine following the development of a similar rare disorder involving blood clots among recipients.
  In a joint statement, the US Centres for Dise
  
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• Strike: Reps accede to JUSUN’s demand on independence of judiciary

  14-04-2021 19:00
  
  …to meet with Governors Forum on implementation
  …appeal to staff to allow federal courts to operate
  …Strike is only language govt, understands-Striking Workers
  By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
  House of Representatives yesterday agreed with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on the need to guarantee the independence of the judiciary to enable the courts to function effectively without external interferences.
  The House said that the autonomy of the judiciary was cardina
  
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• Ondo former deputy governor replies Akeredolu, says vehicles with him are his statutory benefits

  14-04-2021 18:54
  
  Dayo Johnson – Akure
  The former deputy governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi has said that he is in possession of only two official vehicles and not four.
  Speaking through his media aide, Allen Sowore, Agboola said he returned all vehicles in his possession on February 23rd, the day his tenure ended except the two vehicles, a Land Cruiser and a Hilux Jeep.
  Agboola said that he is entitled to those two vehicles just like other former deputy governors in the state.
  According to him &ldq
  
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• FEC okays N20.1bn contract for 9 Gun Boats, Customs equipment

  14-04-2021 18:51
  
  … Gives approvals for FIRS, UI library too
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
  THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved a total of N20,114,002871 for the acquisition of various operational equipment for the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS.
  Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual FEC meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Council Chamber, Presidentia
  
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• COEASU warning strike: We’re on top of situation — FCE Bichi Provost

  14-04-2021 18:46
  
  By Bashir Bello – Kano
  The Management of Federal College of Education, FCE (Technical) Bichi in Kano State has on Wednesday said they were on top of the situation to address issues raised by the College’s Academic Staff Union, COEASU, who had embarked on a one-week warning strike.
  The Provost, Prof. Bashir Muhammad Fagge who stated this while addressing a press conference to react to the issues raised by the union, said it has put all mechanisms in place to address the issues.
  Prof.
  
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• Kwara Assembly directs waste contractor to rid Ilorin of refuse

  14-04-2021 18:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The Kwara House of Assembly has directed the contractor handling refuse evacuation in Ilorin metropolis to rid the state capital of dirt.The assembly made the call in its resolution after adopting a matter of general public importance on the indiscriminate dumping of refuse littering various parts of the state capital.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the motion, moved by Owolabi Rasaq (APC-Share-Oke), enjoyed the support of all the lawmakers at the plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Mr
  
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• Dead or Alive: 7yrs after, over 20 parents dead, as 112 Chibok Girls remain unaccounted for — Manasseh

  14-04-2021 18:40
  
  By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
  Seven years after their wards were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School Chibok in Borno state, no fewer than 20 parents of the affected students have died as a result of trauma while many others are now living with terminal ailments.
  Director of Media and Communication of the Kibaku (Chibok) Area Development Association KADA, Dr Allen Manasseh disclosed this at a solemn event Wednesday in Abuja to mark the seventh year of the kidnap of the students.
  On the night
  
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• Benue HIV/AIDS prevalence rate drops from 12.9 to 4.7 per cent — NACA

  14-04-2021 18:30
  
  By Peter Duru – Makurdi
  The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Wednesday disclosed that the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in Benue state has dropped from 12.9 to 4.7 per cent.
  The Zonal Coordinator, North Central Zone of the agency, Mr Lawrence Kwaghga made this known when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi.
  Mr. Kwaghga acknowledged the support of the Benue State government to the fight against the spread of the scourge and sued for its sustenance.
  He sa
  
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• Fight over father’s inheritance claims first son’s life in Imo

  14-04-2021 18:13
  
  One arrested, including female officer – Police
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  Battle over father’s inheritance in Okuku, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, has allegedly landed first son of the family, one Chinonso Azuatalam, to death, after he was said to have been beaten up by his siblings.
  Vanguard  Wednesday in Owerri, was told that trouble started last Tuesday, over which sharing formula to be used for the late father’s properties.
  As a result of fai
  
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• FEC approves N532m for UI library extension

  14-04-2021 18:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N532 million for the construction and furnishing of the University of Ibadan library extension.Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.President Muhammadu Buhari is still in London for a routine medical check-up.“The Minister of Education also presented a memo for the a
  
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• Akeredolu threatens to embarrass ex-Deputy Governor over unreturned government vehicles

  14-04-2021 17:57
  
  To press charges against him, others
  Dayo Johnson – Akure
  Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has threatened to embarrass his former Deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi if failed to return the four officials’ vehicles in his possession two months after leaving office.
  Akeredolu also said he would press charges against Agboola and other former political appointees who failed to return government properties in their possession.
  Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties
  
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