Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the Abuja residence of the late former vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. At Ekwueme’s home, the vice president met the deceased’s widow, Beatrice, and children – Mr. Obi Ekwueme, Mrs. Chidi Onyemelukwe and Mr. Ogo Ekwueme. He was accompanied to the
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A recent survey on Human Immuno-deficiency Virus ( HIV ) conducted in Akwa Ibom State has revealed a significant drop in the virus prevalence rate in the state. The survey which was carried out across the 31 local government areas in the state between April and June this year showed a
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Africa’s number one female wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has retained her national title in the 57kg category at the Gov. Wike National Wrestling Championships in Port Harcourt. The wrestler from Ondo state defeated Bayelsa’s Patient Kakada by technical superiority on Wednesday. Odunayo is currently ranked number three globally and represented Nigeria at the
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President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to attend a counter-terrorism meeting slated for Aqaba, Jordan, from December 2 to 3. The meeting will review strategies to be adopted for counter- terrorism campaign and reinforce joint security structures that will be more proactive in preventing attacks. The forum tagged: “AQABA RETREAT” will be hosted
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The Ondo State government has declared that it will no longer pay for the registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The decision of the government may not be unconnected with the recommendation of the stakeholder summit held last month in the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led government said parents
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Nigerian Music stars Wizkid and Davido won honours at the 2017 MOBO Awards held at the First Direct Arena, Leeds England. Wizkid, real name Ayo Balogun, beat Jay-Z, Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and others to clinch the best international artist award at the event on Wednesday. David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, beat
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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal struck out the appeal by an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Senator Umar Dahiru, challenging the election of Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as the Governor of Sokoto State. In a ruling read by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, the court also awarded a cost
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All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso is set to resign from the party as the race for the 2019 presidential election gathers momentum. Kwankwaso, the former APC presidential aspirant, has directed his supporters to decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Revealing this in Kano, a nephew of Kwankwaso who
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Newsweek President Donald Trump was quick to hit back at Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May after she criticised his anti-Muslim tweets on Wednesday—but he accidently tweeted his reply to the wrong woman. “Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United
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Kenya Opposition leader Raila Odinga has maintained that his coalition will abide by the constitution’, as they stage their quest to show their disapproval for Jubilee government. This comes after Mr Odinga declared that he will be sworn in come December 12 while he was addressing his supporters along Manyanja
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