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· Jun 16

Niger State Launches 2025 Immunisation Campaign Targeting 2 Million Under-Five Children

The Niger State Government has launched the May/June 2025 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week and National Immunisation Plus Days, targeting two million children under five and 600 women. Governor Umaru Bago highlighted the campaign’s goal to reduce childhood diseases and malnutrition as part of the Niger Agenda, emphasizing health...
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Health
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· Jun 13

Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites in Tehran; Iran Vows Retaliation Amid Rising Tensions

Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities early Friday, according to Israeli military officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Images showed damage in residential areas, and reports claim Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Chief Commander Hossein Salami was killed. Iran vowed swift retaliation and...
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Politics
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· Jun 12

Nigerian democracy remains unfulfilled without women, advocate Osasu Igbinedion says

Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche highlights that Nigerian democracy is incomplete without significant female representation, noting women occupy less than 5% of legislative seats despite making up half the population. The article advocates for the Reserved Seats Bill to ensure structural and intentional inclusion of women in political leadership, addressing barriers like...
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Politics
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· Jun 12

Thugs disrupt Sowore-led protest in Ondo amid police denial of collusion

Peaceful protest against hardship and insecurity in Akure, Ondo State, led by Omoyele Sowore, was disrupted by suspected hired thugs on Thursday. The protesters had informed the police in advance, but no intervention was made to prevent the disruption, raising suspicions of police complicity, which the Ondo State Commissioner of...
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Crime
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· May 26

Invasion of our offices by FCTA officials embarrassing – FIRS

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has strongly condemned the invasion of two of its offices by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), who attempted to enforce non-payment of ground rent. FIRS refuted allegations of owing 25 years of ground rent, stating that a payment of N2,364,003.26 covering...
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Business
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· May 23

Defamation Charges: Nigerian govt lists Akpabio, Yahaya Bello as witnesses against Akpoti-Uduaghan

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been charged with criminal defamation for accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting her assassination during a televised interview. The case, filed by the Department of Public Prosecutions under the Federal Ministry of Justice, is based on allegations made...
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Crime