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Former Niger Delta freedom fighter, Asari Dokubo, has been honoured and recognised as the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri, a region in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, presented Dokubo and other monarchs with staff of office at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on…
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The Katsina State government on Tuesday said it spent the sum of N2.4 billion to sponsor 41 students to study MBBS in Egypt as part of measures to address the dearth of medical doctors in the state. The deputy governor of the state, Farouk Lawal, who stated this while speaking to newsmen, said the money…
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The Katsina State Government has expended N13.4 billion on upgrading 146 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to boost the delivery of healthcare services in the state. The state’s deputy governor, Faruk Lawal-Jobe, made the disclosure at a monthly press briefing on Tuesday in Katsina. He said that a minimum of four PHCs were upgraded in each…
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As the January 10, 2025 election for the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide approaches, the people of the Egbema ethnic nationality in Rivers and Imo states have thrown their weight behind Dr. Mike Okiro, a former Inspector General of Police. The endorsement was made at a media conference held at Okwuzi community, Egbema, in…
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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has again urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he grapples to fix the nation’s economy and touch the lives of Nigerians across the ethnic divide. Akpabio said Nigeria was on life support before Tinubu was elected president in 2023, adding that despite the ugly situation, the…
