FG commences needs assessment for Yelewata victims – Minister

The Federal Government (FG) says it has commenced a needs assessment of the victims of the June 13 Yelewata attack by bandits. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Makurdi after a closed-door meeting with stakeholders and security heads. Yilwatda …

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Gov. Oyebanji felicitates Sanwo-Olu at 60

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has congratulated his Lagos State counterpart, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his 60th birthday. Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, on Wednesday, said Sanwo-Olu’s attainment of diamond age was a milestone, worthy of appreciation. He described …

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NEMA distributes Relief Materials to Ocean Surge Victims in Ondo

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday distributed relief materials to the victims of Ocean surge in Ondo. Speaking at the presentation in Akure, the Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who sympathised with the victims, said the gesture was to cushion the effect of the disaster. Represented by …

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PDP meets INEC over national secretary crisis

THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the lingering crisis on the position of its national secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the meeting at the INEC headquarters Abuja which started at 2.30pm later went …

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Iran, Israel differ on Resolving Conflict with Diplomacy at UN

Iran and Israel on Tuesday at the UN Security Council, sharply disagreed over employing diplomacy to resolve Iran’s nuclear programme that led to a 13-day violent conflict between them. Iran had said diplomacy could and must resolve differences between it and Israel on the one hand, and the world on …

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Malala Fund pledges $50m for girls’ education

The Malala Fund has pledged 50 million U.S. dollars globally to tackle barriers hindering girls’ access to education. Nankwat Dakum, the Fund’s Communications Manager in Nigeria, revealed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Dakum said the funding forms part of the Fund’s new five-year strategy titled Strengthening …

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