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Sep
09
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
History-Equalling Rout: Ruthless Haaland, Norway ‘Gift’ Each 11 On-Field Moldovan Player A Goal

History-Equalling Rout: Ruthless Haaland, Norway ‘Gift’ Each 11 On-Field Moldovan Player A Goal

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*Norway 11 Moldova 1 *Last Such Margin 29 Years Ago Erling Haaland scored five goals and set up two more on Tuesday, September 9, as Norway thrashed Moldova 11-1 to edge closer to qualifying for a first World Cup in 27 years. Norway's goals effectively meant,in acrid jokes among fans, that "each Moldovan on the field went home with a goal to their name" in reverse logic. The victory equalled the record for the highest winning margin in a European World Cup qualifying match, with Macedonia beating Liechtenstein 11-1 in the 1996 qualifiers. The Manchester City striker set up Felix…
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Sep
09
2025
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Agric Boost: FG Empowers 20 Benue Women With N20m

Agric Boost: FG Empowers 20 Benue Women With N20m

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*100 Others Receive N50,000, Items By Samuel Tyav, Makurdi No fewer than 20 women farmers have been empowered with N20 million to boost their agricultural activities in Benue State. Besides, the Federal Government (FG), which handed them the incentive, also gave 100 other Benue women involved in small-scale businesses the sum of N50,000 each to expand their ventures. FG also presented 400 bags of rice, 10 bags of clothes, 200 ladies' cloth-wrappers, four grinding machines, and four sewing machines to female victims of gender-based violence (GBV). Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who disclosed these interventions…
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Sep
09
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Sokoto Assembly Hears Two Motions On Infrastructure Uplift

Sokoto Assembly Hears Two Motions On Infrastructure Uplift

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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Two motions were presented on the floor of the Sokoto State House of Assembly today, highlighting the need for urgent infrastructure development in key areas in the North-West state. Moving a motion calling for reconstruction of Shehu Kamba Road, which links several residential areas, schools, and business districts in Sokoto North Local Government Area, Hussaini Tukur Faru, lawmaker representing Sokoto North II constituency, described the proposed reconstruction work as vital. He said that not only would it speed up socio-economic development of the area, but would open up contiguous areas for overall development. The motion was…
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Sep
08
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
‘Anti-Tinubu’ Post: DSS-Sowore Faceoff May End In Court, Agency Gives Activist 7 Days To Delete Tweet

‘Anti-Tinubu’ Post: DSS-Sowore Faceoff May End In Court, Agency Gives Activist 7 Days To Delete Tweet

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The issue between muckraking newspaper publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, and the Department of State Services (DSS) may land both parties in court in Nigeria. Recall that Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), took strong exception to a statement made by President Bola Tinubu during his visit to Brazil where the president said corruption in Nigeria had ended under his regime. Apparently believing the statement to be false, Sowore reacted by posting a statement on social media platform X in which he made his feelings known in a tweet. The tweet read: "This criminal @officialABAT actually…
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Sep
08
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Abuja Residents Rain Harsh Words On Wike As Doctors Embark On Third Strike This Year

Abuja Residents Rain Harsh Words On Wike As Doctors Embark On Third Strike This Year

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By Felix Durumbah, Abuja For the third time in nine months, resident doctors employed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have proceeded on strike. Their umbrella Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) today declared that public hospitals run by FCTA are being shut, unless the Administration,headed by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, accedes to their demands for better welfare and provision of basic working assets,among others. ARD FCT, president, Dr. George Ebong, disclosed news of the strike while addressing journalists in Abuja, the nation's capital. This year alone, the FCTA has witnessed two previous strikes in that sensitive sector. In January,…
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Sep
08
2025
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How Kaduna Catholic Parish Conceived Idea That Helped Alia Emerge Gov -Group

How Kaduna Catholic Parish Conceived Idea That Helped Alia Emerge Gov -Group

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*Kicks Off Work Towards 2027 By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A political support group for Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, the Benue Divine Mandate, has visited Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Kaduna, donating the sum of N500,000 to the parish in the process. The body made similar donations to some groups in the church, including the choir. The occasion in church, on Sunday, September 7, was an elaborate thanksgiving celebration by the church's Divine Mandate group under the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Joshua Achie. The parish is renowned among Benue Catholics in Kaduna as the incubation centre where the idea to make…
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Sep
08
2025
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Rewriting Abia State’s Narrative Through Exceptional Governance: The Alex Otti Spectacle.

Rewriting Abia State’s Narrative Through Exceptional Governance: The Alex Otti Spectacle.

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Taking Governance Beyond Partisanship To Performance And Service Delivery I. Rewriting Abia State’s Narrative Through Exceptional Governance: The Alex Otti Spectacle. Since his inauguration on May 29, 2023, as Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has made remarkable strides across Infrastructure, Healthcare, Education, Security and Economic Reform. With a technocratic background and a vision for sustainable transformation, his tenure is already being described as “unprecedented” by Traditional Rulers, Political Operators, Civil Society Advocates, Stakeholders and Critics alike. A Vision Rooted in Reform and Delivery. Governance under Dr. Otti is characterised by professionalism, data‑driven decision‐making and transparency. Former Banker turned Governor, he has…
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Sep
08
2025
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CVR: APC National Deputy Women Leader Rallies Taraba Residents

CVR: APC National Deputy Women Leader Rallies Taraba Residents

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By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo National Deputy Women Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim has tasked the people of Taraba State on the need to participate actively in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s ongoing  Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise. Hajia Ibrahim spoke during a one-day sensitization and mobilization program on exercise, at conference hall of C2C Events Centre, Jalingo, the State capital. Disclosing that the exercise has national significance, Ibrahim, who is also the Chairperson, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Gombe State, said the power of democracy rests not only in the hands of political parties but…
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Sep
08
2025
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PHOTO: Mbah Orders Fresh Recruitment Into Enugu Forest Guard, Raises Outfit’s Minimum Wage To N80k/Monthly

PHOTO: Mbah Orders Fresh Recruitment Into Enugu Forest Guard, Raises Outfit’s Minimum Wage To N80k/Monthly

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Seeking to improve security, end illegal logging and deforestation in the South-East State, Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has okayed fresh recruitment exercise into the outfit,headed by retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dr. Akinbayo Olasoji. In this picture, Dr. Olasoji (centre, standing, with staff) poses with some existing Forest Guards and officials after a recent stakeholders' meeting.
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Sep
08
2025
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Mbah Strengthens Forest Guards, Raises Their Minimum Wage To N80,000

Mbah Strengthens Forest Guards, Raises Their Minimum Wage To N80,000

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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has approved a comprehensive restructuring of the State Forest Guard as part of his administration’s drive to strengthen security in the state. The reform includes an upward review of salaries of the operatives to a minimum of N80,000 in line with the state's new minimum wage. The governor also ordered a clampdown on illegal logging, directing that anyone caught felling immature trees or engaging in deforestation across the state’s forests, be arrested and prosecuted under existing laws. The measures were announced by the State Commander of the Forest Guard, Dr.…
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