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HEARTLAND FC ANNOUNCES PASSES OF COACH CHRISTIAN OBI IN FATAL ACCIDENT With sadness in our heart and with total submission to the will of God, Heartland FC is announcing the death of Christian Power Obi who died on Friday 23rd August, 2024 from a road accident en route Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to participate in the TICO/SELECT Ifeanyi Ekwueme Preseason Tournament. …

21,466 MPOX CASES CONFIRMED IN 13 AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH 591 DEATHSThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention of the Africa Union, Africa CDC, has confirmed a total of 21,466 Mpox cases and 591 deaths in 13 African countries since the beginning of 2024.The agency has also advocated the approval of Mpox vaccines for use by all the Africa Unionember …

WHO WILL RESCUE THE NORTH?In 15 years, between 2009 and 2024, Northern Nigeria has seen itself slide abysmally from a once enviable region into one with the worst indices of economic stagnation while seriously lagging behind in other development indicators.Though the region has gone through many challenges prior to that, the self-inflicted woes that began in 2009 with the security …

ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL BILL RETURNS TO SENATE AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF COUNTER SUBVERSION BILL About two weeks after Nigerians rallied against the “Counter-Submersive Bill,” which has now been withdrawn, the Nigerian senate has returned another controversial bill..A law to repeal the 2015 Violence Against Persons Protection (VAPP) act originally introduced to end the widespread practice of gender-based violence in Nigeria has scaled …

22,500 NIGERIANS HAVE FAKE CERTIFICATES FROM TOGO, BENIN, — EDUCATION MINISTER Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed, on Friday, that over 22, 500 Nigerians are parading fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023.He said that over 21, 600 obtained the certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic within the time frame, while about 1,105 …

KUKAH BEMOANS KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN THE NORTH Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has bemoaned the continuous persecution of Christians in the North, saying perpetrators are allowed to move freely without facing punishment. He said regardless of the ill-treatment experienced by the church in the North in recent years, not a single individual had been …

HOW NIGERIAN POLICE DEHUMANIZED UNDERCOVER JOURNALIST The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reportedly subjected Isaac Bristol, a microblogger and undercover journalist known popularly as @PIDOMNigeria, to inhumane treatment after he was picked on August 5, 2024. Earlier that the police authorities confirmed the arrest of a popular whistleblower, known only by his pseudonym @PIDOMNIGERIA.  It had reported that the whistleblower …

FIRST BANK SACKS 100 WORKERS OVER ALLEGED FRAUD First Bank has terminated over 100 employees and imposed an embargo on their accounts due to alleged fraud involving approximately N40 billion. The bank’s actions are part of an effort to address the significant financial misconduct. The N40 billion alleged fraud at First Bank was uncovered when a customer complaint led to …

TINUBU GOVT EXCLUDES SOUTH-EAST AS NELFUND PUBLISHES STUDENT LOAN DISBURSEMENTS TO 19 VARSITIES, OTHERS The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has reportedly excluded tertiary institutions in the South-East from the initial list of beneficiaries in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) disbursement. According to NELFUND’s circular, over N2.9billion has been allocated and distributed as loans for tuition fees to more …

PDP GOVERNORS DUMP WIKE, DECLARE FULL SUPPORT FOR FUBARA The Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared their full support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State amid his ongoing dispute with his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. This renewed show of support follows a contentious party congress in which Governor …