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The North-East Governors’ Forum says the mass exodus of bandits from the North-West region has made the relative peace in the region vulnerable. Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno Gombe, and Yobe states were present except their Taraba State counterpart, Darius Ishaku, who was represented…

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Saturday said he never ordered the disruption of a solidarity rally by supporters of Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, in Abakaliki, the state capital, in South-East Nigeria. Umahi’s Special Assistant on Media and Strategy to…

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Saturday, said that the congress has not shift ground on its stance that federal government must stop 100 per cent importation of petroleum products. In a statement issued in Abuja, NLC national president, Comrade…

The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board has collaborated with the state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association in ensuring the welfare and career progression of doctors in the primary health care centers in the state. The spokesperson for the LSPHCB, Filade Olumide,…

The Imo State Government on Friday accused the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, of “sponsoring” the spokesperson of Conference of United Political Parties, Ugochinyere Imo, against the state…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said democracy and the rule of law in Nigeria is constantly under threat. The Governor made the assertion on Friday in Abuja at the lunch of a book, “Legal Paradigm in Nigeria: A New Direction in the…

The Anambra State Commissioner for  Commerce and Industry, Mr Obinna Ngonadi, has sacked the Interim Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ogbaru of Relief market, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Chief David Obidike, and his secretary, Mr Donatus Udoekwe, over alleged involvement in construction of…

A  major milestone in addressing Nigeria’s poor health infrastructure nightmare was achieved on Thursday, whenthe Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) signed agreements with three state governments and five federal medical centres, for the expansion of the Authority’s Diagnostics and Oncology Expansion Programme,…