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GOOD TIME FOR ENUGU SMALLHOLDERS: Mbah Flags Off Distribution Of Free Farm Inputs To 63,000 Farmers

GOOD TIME FOR ENUGU SMALLHOLDERS: Mbah Flags Off Distribution Of Free Farm Inputs To 63,000 Farmers

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has flagged off the 2026 distribution of fertilisers and other farm inputs to 63,000 registered smallholder farmers in the South-East state. Mbah said the move was in line with his administration's commitment to eradicating poverty and growing the state into a $30 billion economy, noting that 40 per cent of the envisaged growth would come from agriculture. According to him, his administration had always seen agriculture as more than just a mere source of food, but as big business, hence the efforts to migrate farmers in the state from subsistence…
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Explosions…Collapsed Buildings, Walls, Ceilings… Rubble…Agonizing Cries…Bedlam…How Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Others Were Killed -Iran’s Foreign Minister

Explosions…Collapsed Buildings, Walls, Ceilings… Rubble…Agonizing Cries…Bedlam…How Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Others Were Killed -Iran’s Foreign Minister

*Gives Details Of His Miracle Escape *Israel, US Had Accurate Intel On Our Leaders, He Says *'Enemy Thought They Could Paralyse Us By Targeting Leadership, But They Failed' Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has described how he was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli airstrike that killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war (28 February, 2026), and has survived since by constantly moving around the capital, Tehran, by car. In an interview with the Iranian journalist Javad Mogouyi, Araghchi confirmed Israel and the US had accurate intelligence…
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SORROWFUL: What Nigerian Families Go Through Over Their Disabled Children

SORROWFUL: What Nigerian Families Go Through Over Their Disabled Children

By Ajifa Solomon When Fatima Muhammad was told to drown her infant son or abandon him in the forest to die, she brushed off the ludicrous suggestions fuelled by superstition. But when people began to run away, some screaming profanities at the sight of him, she knew they meant it. His crime was being born with Down’s Syndrome. Alameen was born in 2015, the fourth of Muhammad’s six children. He is happy and playful at home, his mother says; a child who loves to draw and dance. He communicates using the basic sign language he is slowly learning and the…
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Sorry, We Can’t Give You Money -Benue Revenue Service Boss Tells Hopeful Agencies

Sorry, We Can’t Give You Money -Benue Revenue Service Boss Tells Hopeful Agencies

‎‎By Sam Tyav, Makurdi ‎Chairman of Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Mr. Joseph Kwaghgba, has disclosed that the mandate of BIRS is not to fund agencies of government, but to generate money for the state through tax collection.‎‎Speaking with some journalists in his office on Monday, the Chairman noted that the constitutional provision guiding the board's operations does not allow it to spend money.‎‎The BIRS boss explained that after collection of taxes, the agency remits same to government while the Ministry of Finance disburses the money to the appropriate agencies as provided for in the budget.‎‎Kwaghgba called on…
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Ebola: Enugu Health Commissioner Chairs Crucial Meeting (FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED)

Ebola: Enugu Health Commissioner Chairs Crucial Meeting (FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED)

*PPRO Counsels ESUT Students Against Cultism, Others By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Professor George Ugwu, has called for restructuring and capacity building of staff at international points of entry to further strengthen the prevention protocols against Ebola virus. Ugwu, who is also a member of the Presidential Committee on the Prevention and Preparedness Against Ebola, made the call recently during the Enugu State Ebola Emergency Response Preparedness Committee meeting in Enugu. The meeting, chaired by the Commissioner, focused on assessing the level of preparedness and addressing challenges/gaps at the point of entry and other preparedness response…
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2027: NGO Trains Journalists, CSOs, Others On Advancing Voter Participation, Peaceful Polls

2027: NGO Trains Journalists, CSOs, Others On Advancing Voter Participation, Peaceful Polls

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Seeking to mobilize the electorate in massive numbers, a nongovernmental organization (NGO), Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has trained a wide variety of groups in the South-East to get them ready to perform their civic responsibilities in 2027. The groups include journalists, civil society organizations (CSOs), religious bodies, students, community influencers, political party members and other stakeholders. The purpose of the training was to advance voter participation and encourage peaceful elections. The capacity building training with the theme 'Voters Mobilisation and Peace Building Training', was held at Best Western hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu. The team lead of…
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PDP BoT Hails Court Judgment On Leadership, As Oyo APC Scores Makinde Low In Critical Sectors

PDP BoT Hails Court Judgment On Leadership, As Oyo APC Scores Makinde Low In Critical Sectors

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated that the party has moved past the period of uncertainty over persistent litigation, adding that the party is now rebuilding and will come out stronger and better. The BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, in a statement on Tuesday, 21 July, said last Friday's judgment of the Federal High Court should be enough for those who are yet to accept the reality of a new PDP to beat a retreat. Senator Ohuabunwa, while hailing the judgment, said it was in line with earlier judgment of…
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At Workshop, FCTA Road Traffic Agency Director, Yeldu, Charges Information Officers On Positive, Effective Media/PR Mgt

At Workshop, FCTA Road Traffic Agency Director, Yeldu, Charges Information Officers On Positive, Effective Media/PR Mgt

By our reporter The media team of Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) imbibed additional skills in media relations and freshened up their perception/reputation management knowledge during a workshop at the organization's corporate headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja. The workshop, which held yesterday, was titled 'Media/PR Skills In Corporate Governance'. It was a robust interactive session with questions and answers flowing freely as the DRTS personnel, smartly attired in their white tops, eagerly soaked in new techniques and capacities to deliver better services to FCT residents and bring further credit to the organization and FCTA.…
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Under My Watch, Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested In The US -Trump Fires Back At Muslim New York Mayor Mamdani

Under My Watch, Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested In The US -Trump Fires Back At Muslim New York Mayor Mamdani

*Political Allies, Others Knock Mamdani *UN Kickout Precedent In The US “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, yesterday. Trump’s post came days after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he is in “active conversation” with the city’s Law Department about detaining a foreign leader like Netanyahu, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged actions related to Israel’s war with Hamas. Netanyahu often attends the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, in September…
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Vinicius Goes Viral On Social Media Over Alleged Cosmetic Procedure

Vinicius Goes Viral On Social Media Over Alleged Cosmetic Procedure

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr is enjoying his vacation after the World Cup, but he has become a trending topic on social media. The reason is his new appearance following an alleged cosmetic procedure. According to Brazilian news outlet Leo Dias, the Real Madrid star underwent a chin augmentation to enhance and better define the contour of his jawline. The report claims that Vinicius, accompanied by his partner, influencer Virginia Fonseca, visited the clinic of Dr. Alessandro Alarcão for the procedure. The visit to the doctor is confirmed, as the physician himself shared a photo with Vinicius on social media.…
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