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HEDA Demands Transparency In FG’s N330bn Cash Transfer Scheme

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Federal Government to ensure full transparency and accountability in its reported disbursement of N330 billion to poor Nigerians through the National Social Safety-net Coordinating Office. HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, made the demand in a statement issued on Sunday, following the disclosure by the...
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Shettima Heads To New York For 80th UNGA

On Sunday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, departed Abuja for New York, where he will be representing President Bola Tinubu at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement made available to newsmen in...
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Group Faults Ajayi’s Withdrawal Of Petition

The Sunshine Centre for Justice and Development has faulted claims that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Ondo State election, Agboola Ajayi, withdrew his petition at the Supreme Court out of patriotism. In a statement issued by its Coordinator, Prince Emmanuel Sehindemi, the group argued that Ajayi only withdrew his case...
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CGJF Advocates Sustainable Global Peace

As the world marks the International Day of Peace, the Common Ground Journalists Forum International (CGJF), Bayelsa State, has joined voices across the globe in advocating for universal and sustainable peace. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Alambo Datonye Fred, and Secretary, Janet Twonmute, the group stressed that at a time of “increasing chaos,...
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Organizations, US University Empower Youth

The Rescue Future Generation Charity Initiative (RFGCI) and the Nigerian Youth Future Funds, in collaboration with the University of Michigan, United States, and the US Government, have empowered 30 members of the Grassroots Youths Accountability Watch Network with the sum of ₦2.1 million to promote good governance and leadership in Zamfara State. The initiative was...
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ADC Sokoto Chapter Reaffirms Faruk As State Chairman

The Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reaffirmed Alhaji Umar Muhammad Faruk as its authentic state chairman, rejecting the leadership claim of Bello Isiyaku. Speaking at a press conference in Sokoto, the party’s state secretary, Alhaji Yusuf Abdulkadir Alkali, said the decision followed the outcome of the state congress, which upheld...
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Wildlife Society Warns Against Bushmeat Consumption

The Wildlife Society of Nigeria (WISON) has warned Nigerians against the consumption of bushmeat and participation in the wildlife trade, citing grave public health risks and the negative impact on the nation’s biodiversity. The caution was issued in a communiqué at the end of WISON’s three-day national conference on “Globalisation and Wildlife Trade: Trends and...
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Dotman Sparks Buzz With ‘Who Be Wizkid?’ Comment

Nigerian singer, Oladotun Ojuolape, popularly known as Dotman, has set social media abuzz after questioning “Who be Wizkid?” in response to a fan’s suggestion for a collaboration with Afrobeats superstar. New Telegraph reports that the incident happened on Sunday, September 21, when a fan suggested on X that a Dotman-Wizkid feature would be a hit....
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