Felix Duru Mbah

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Pro-vulnerable Children’s Group Urges Wike To End Ongoing Strike in Schools, Health Centres

Pro-vulnerable Children’s Group Urges Wike To End Ongoing Strike in Schools, Health Centres

*To Visit FCT Minister Soon By Prosper Okoye Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene in the ongoing strike by primary school teachers and primary healthcare workers in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. The call was made during the association’s quarterly meeting in Abuja. Teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) resumed an indefinite strike on March 24, 2025, over the non-payment of the ₦70,000 minimum wage. Similarly, primary healthcare workers under the Nigeria Union of Local Government…
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Israel-Iran Conflict: Resolve To Kill Ayatollah Khamenei Thickens

Israel-Iran Conflict: Resolve To Kill Ayatollah Khamenei Thickens

Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said today (Thursday, June 19) that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist” after Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Katz told journalists in Holon near Tel Aviv: "Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed – he personally gives the order to fire on hospitals. He considers the destruction of the state of Israel to be a goal, "Such a man can no longer be allowed to exist." At Keast 240 Wounded By Iranian Missile Strikes The Associated…
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Tinubu’s Visit: Alia Applauds President On Directive To CDS, IGP Over Criminal Herdsmen

Tinubu’s Visit: Alia Applauds President On Directive To CDS, IGP Over Criminal Herdsmen

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has appreciated President Bola Tinubu for his visit, yesterday, to the crises-strewn state following the killings at Yelwata town in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Governor Alia also expressed strong belief on the President's assurance to work with the State Government to fashion out a framework to usher lasting peace in the North-Central State. A statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula, said the Governor also thumbed up the President's directives to security agencies to ensure the criminals who perpetrated the Yelwata and similar gruesome…
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Aniocha South APC Threatens Spokesman With Disciplinary Measures

Aniocha South APC Threatens Spokesman With Disciplinary Measures

*'You Lack Authority To Speak For Us Over Ned Nwoko' Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) branch of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, South-South Nigeria, has slammed the party's branch Publicity Secretary, Prince P.C. Izediunor, over certain goings-on in the party. A press statement signed by the branch Secretary, Mr Sunday Ashibuogwu, berated the spokesman for taking a stand allegedly contrary to the party's general position on the re-election bid of Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North in the Senate. Apparently, the party's LG branch stands opposed to the senator's second term aspiration. Accusing the…
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Israel-Iran Conflict, Day 7: Kill Khamenei,Face Hell -Iraq’s Ayatollah Sistani Warns U.S

Israel-Iran Conflict, Day 7: Kill Khamenei,Face Hell -Iraq’s Ayatollah Sistani Warns U.S

*As Iran Hits Israeli Hospital *Trump Mulls Deployment Of Extraordinary Military Weapon Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, warned against targeting Iran’s leadership and said that the Iran-Israel war could plunge the whole region into chaos, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Sistani said in a statement on Thursday,June 19, that any targeting of Iran’s “supreme religious and political leadership” would have “dire consequences on the region." He warned that it could spark “widespread chaos that would exacerbate the suffering of its [the region’s] people and severely harm everyone’s interests." Sistani urged the international community to “make every effort to…
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Benue Bloodfests: Tinubu Sad Over Killings, Says Not Voted Into Office For Burials But To Enhance Lives

Benue Bloodfests: Tinubu Sad Over Killings, Says Not Voted Into Office For Burials But To Enhance Lives

*Tor Tiv Challenges Notion Of Coexisting With Herders, Likens It To Living With Warriors By Sam Tyav, Makurdi President Bola Tinubu has assured that he would work with other stakeholders to bring lasting peace to Benue State in particular and Nigeria generally. Speaking in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, during a town hall meeting with stakeholders in the state, President Tinubu, who commiserated with the government and people of the state over the unrelenting killings, noted that his administration was interested in unity and peace of the people, insisting that Federal Government would restore permanent peace in the land. The…
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Israel-Iran Conflict, Day 6: We’ll Not Surrender -Khamenei, Threatens US

Israel-Iran Conflict, Day 6: We’ll Not Surrender -Khamenei, Threatens US

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected United States (U.S) calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to “irreparable damage”, as Israel ramped up rhetoric about regime change and again ordered civilians to evacuate a district in Tehran, the Iranian capital. Khamenei added that Israel made a “huge mistake” by launching the war, in his first comments since last Friday. He said in a statement read out by a presenter on state TV: "Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation, and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian…
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Full List Of 2025/26 English Premier League Fixtures Released Today

Full List Of 2025/26 English Premier League Fixtures Released Today

The 2025/26 Premier League fixtures have been released and the dates of all 380 matches are below. All fixtures are subject to change. Matchweek (MW) 1: Friday 15 August: Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth Saturday 16 August: Aston Villa v Newcastle UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion v FulhamNottingham Forest v BrentfordSunderland v West Ham UnitedTottenham Hotspur v BurnleyWolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City Sunday 17 August: Chelsea v Crystal PalaceManchester United v Arsenal Monday 18 August: Leeds United v Everton MW2 Saturday 23 August: AFC Bournemouth v Wolverhampton WanderersArsenal v Leeds UnitedBrentford v Aston VillaBurnley v SunderlandCrystal Palace v Nottingham ForestEverton v Brighton…
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English Premier League Fixtures Out Today

English Premier League Fixtures Out Today

It is less than a month since Liverpool lifted the trophy on the last day of the 2024-25 campaign, and the release of the fixtures today marks the beginning of the countdown to a new season. Arne Slot's side will discover who they begin their title defence against as the Reds bid for a third league title in six years. Sunderland are back in the top flight for the first time since 2016-17 after earning promotion through the play-offs, while Championship winners Leeds return after a two-year absence. Burnley were promoted at the first time of asking and are back…
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Club World Cup: Mbappe A Doubt For Al Hilal Clash Today

Club World Cup: Mbappe A Doubt For Al Hilal Clash Today

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for the club’s opening Club World Cup match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal after missing training on Tuesday due to illness. The club said Mbappe had been suffering from a fever, with newly-appointed manager Xabi Alonso, who will make his debut in the dugout in Wednesday’s match, adding that a decision on his participation would be made in the morning. ''Kylian was a bit better this morning, but he was not fully fit, so we thought it would be best for him to skip training. Let’s see how it evolves, and we’ll make…
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