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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed several states across the country on high Ebola preparedness alert following renewed outbreaks of the deadly virus in parts of Africa. Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, stressing that Nigeria had not recorded any confirmed…
By Bulmun Dakwal In Adamawa State, where thousands of rural families still wake before dawn in search of water, where pregnant women walk long distances carrying yellow jerrycans on their heads, and where children drink from contaminated ponds shared with animals, the state’s House of Assembly Service Commission appears to have different priorities. Buried inside…
Documents have uncovered a clear case of alleged cronyism and political compensation in the award of public contracts, as a known All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Iheanacho Samuel Okereocha, benefits from a multi-million naira federal project despite operating through a company listed as inactive. Okereocha, who previously served as a member of the APC’s Convention…
At a time when frontline Nigerian troops were facing relentless and deadly attacks from insurgent forces across the country, a high-ranking military chief was quietly channeling his focus into the multi-million Naira hospitality and corporate sectors. An investigation by SecretsReporters has revealed how Major General Bolaji Nicodemus Salami (rtd) established and ran a network of…
The lawmaker representing Obingwa West State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly and winner of the Abia South All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial District primary election, Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu, has expressed appreciation to members of the party in the constituency and assured them of quality representation in Abuja. According to results announced…
The Accord on Thursday officially unveiled Henry Ifechukwu Ofili as its aspirant for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency ahead of the forthcoming general elections in Delta State. The unveiling ceremony, which held in Asaba, attracted party leaders, stakeholders, supporters, and members of different communities across the constituency. Speaking during the event, Ofili said his aspiration was…
Breaking: After Massive Humanitarian Feats, Idris HK Picks SDP Form To Contest Kogi East Senate Prominent Kogi East businessman, philanthropist and politician, Idris Hussein Kashim, popularly known as Idris HK, has formally picked the Expression of Interest and Nomination Form of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the Kogi East Senatorial District ahead of…