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Nigeria needs 1.8million units of blood annually to save lives – Adewole

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2018 0

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has disclosed that Nigeria needs 1.8 million units of blood yearly to save lives, calling on Nigerians with no health challenge to donate blood. Addressing a press conference to mark the 2017 World Blood Donor Day in Abuja on Thursday, Adewole said

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Eid-el-Fitr: Police beef up security across states

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

As Nigerians mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the police and other security agencies across the country have deployed their personnel to ensure a hitch-free celebration. In Lagos, the police on Thursday embarked on a ‘show of force’ to demonstrate the command’s crime-fighting ability. The exercise which began from the command’s headquarters in Ikeja at about 8 […]

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‘Please Don’t Escape In Russia’- FG Begs Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

The federal government on Tuesday begged Nigerians traveling to Russia not to escape during or after the 2018 World Cup tournament. Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports made the appeal in a chat with newsmen in Abuja. Speaking on the fears of trafficking in persons during the mundial, Dalung said that nobody would be […]

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June 12 annulment: Buhari heals old wounds, apologizes to Abiola’s family

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

…Soyinka wants FG to name, shame enemy of democracy …You’ve declared result of June 12 elections, Falana tells President …We’ve opened a new chapter in political history – SGF In a move to finally bury the wounds of June 12 annulment of the 1993 general election won by a business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, […]

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First batch of winners unveiled in Glo Go Russia promo

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

Total Telecoms Solutions provider, Globacom, has announced the first batch of winners in its on –going GO Russia promo. Globacom in a press statement issued in Lagos, said seven Nigerians emerged from the first draw of the promo, adding that more winners will be unveiled from the next set of draws to be conducted soon. […]

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3rd Anniversary: Saraki Thanks Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

…Says Economic bills are beginning to make positive impact President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has thanked Nigerians all over the country for their support and encouragement towards the work of the 8th Senate, since it was inaugurated three years ago. He added that the economic bills under his watch are beginning to […]

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2019: Politics of arrest and voices of reasoning

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

As Nigerians warm up in preparations for the major political event of 2019, the struggle for political power has long started with the incumbent at the center scheming to retain power beyond 2019 while some descanting voices, even with the ruling party and the leaders of opposition political parties are not sleeping. The recent alledged […]

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Minister of Power, Fashola blames rain for poor power supply

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has warned that the raining season will pose a major challenge to the transmission and distribution arms of the power industry. According to him, although the rains will benefit hydro power stations, it will also pose some difficulties in the running of the distribution and transmission […]

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Legendary reggae artiste Raskimono passes on at 60; Nigerians React

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2018 0

Born Ekeleke Elumelu, in Delta State, Nigeria, Ras Kimono started out his career, firstly as a student of Gbenoba Secondary School Agbor and later as a member of the Jastix Reggae Ital, alongside Majek Fashek, Amos McRoy Jegg and Black Rice Osagie. His music was greatly influenced by the poverty, inequality and hardship he witnessed in his […]

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US Donates Additional $102m To Northeast Rehabilitation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2018 0

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. William Stuart Symington, Thursday, announced an additional donation of $102m in humanitarian assistance to help address shelter, health and food security needs of Nigerians still struggling with the effects of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region of the country. Symington announced the donation at the National

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Alleged 700m fraud: Ize-Iyamu slams APC, recalls ordeal in prison

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2016 Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said the All Progressives Congress(APC), has betrayed the trust of Nigerians who voted them into power by infesting them with hunger, killings and untold hardship. Ize-Iyamu, made the allegation at the Solidarity Rally held in his honour and other […]

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Atiku, foreign hospital to establish cancer centre in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

In effort to bring to an end the spate of medical tourism by Nigerians, former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, says he has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a world-class medical facility in Abuja, for the treatment of Cancer patients. Atiku, said the 100-bed hospital facility will break new grounds in medical […]

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Saraki tasks Nigerians on defence of democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2018 0

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has advised Nigerians not to take for granted the continued democratic dispensation the country has been enjoying for the past 19 years but guard against actions, statements and moves which can truncate the political process. While congratulating Nigerians on the 19th anniversary of unbroken elected government in the country, Saraki

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Non-interruption of democracy, proof of overwhelming popularity -Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2018 0

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has described Democracy Day as a day of extreme significance to Nigerians and urged support for the system of government in order to enlarge its associated gains. Obaseki who said this in his Democracy Day Message in Benin City, noted that: “This day is one of extreme significance in […]

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INEC can do more to sensitise Nigerians on PVC – Greywolf Empire

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2018 0

Renowned media and entertainment company, Greywolf Empire has expressed concerns over the way Nigerians are not taking the call for Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) with seriousness. The organisation made this known after it held a sensitisation rally in Lagos on Tuesday,tagged, “Your PVC Matters”, where it enlightened residents and on-lookers on the need to

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Righteous leaders will deliver ideal democracy- AbdulLateef

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2018 0

The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, has enjoined Muslims and all righteous people in Nigeria to participate actively in the political arena; saying as a people, Lagosians, and indeed Nigerians, would not experience ideal democracy needed to bring the desired socio-economic development, infrastructural growth, prosperity and

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#DemocracyDay: 7 things we learnt from the President’s Democracy Day Speech

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2018 0

Here are all the lessons we learnt from Buhari’s Democracy Speech I. He Sounds More Diplomatic While it could be argued the bar could not have been set much lower, President Buhari’s address was, by and large, much more presidential than past public speaking appearances. Instead of throwing blames at the opposition parties, he boasted about […]

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Democracy Day: Northern Pentecostal Bishops Rate Buhari Low, Demand Release Of Leah Sharibu, Others

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2018 0

Bishops of Pentecostal churches across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Monday gave a comprehensive assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the past three years with a verdict that the government has disappointed the millions of Nigerians that voted it in 2015. The Bishops particularly condemned the killing […]

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It’s good to have your PVC, but better if you use it, Presidential aspirant, Soyode tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2018 0

Nigerians of voting age have been challenged to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ready to vote in the 2019 general election, as not doing so will be likened to working against the progress of the country. Making the call in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a courtesy visit to the Alake of Egbaland, […]

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2019: Nigerians are not gullible, APC tells PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2018 0

Ahead the 2019 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the opposition People’s Democratic party (PDP) that Nigerians are not gullible, a response to the opposition’s critics to the ruling party. The APC said that it’s increasingly baffled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) new found proclivity for constantly spewing falsehood in the […]