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Protect Our Projects, NDDC Tells Ondo Residents

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has appealed to residents of Ondo State to take ownership of projects executed in their communities and guard them against vandalism and theft. This is as the Commission expressed concern over repeated incidents in which completed projects were either looted or damaged by individuals within host communities. Speaking at...
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ADC Remains Only Option Left For Nigerians –Abdullahi

Bolaji Abdullahi is the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In this interview, he speaks on selective prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the plot to weaken opposition voices ahead of the 2027 elections, among other issues,...
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Akpe Thanks Diri For Appointing Him As Deputy

Newly sworn-in Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Pastor Peter Akpe, has expressed gratitude to Governor Douye Diri for the confidence reposed in him, promising to contribute meaningfully to the Prosperity Government’s vision for development. Also thanking the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and other stakeholders for their support, he pledged a tenure anchored on humility,...
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Assassination Attack: How Peter Obi And I Escaped

Following the attack on the 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State, the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has narrated how the incident happened. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Akpata, a former Edo State...
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NGX Bearish Trading Continues as Market Cap Drops N73bn

Trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited closed on a mildly negative note on Wednesday, as profit-taking in bellwether banking and insurance stocks offset pockets of bargain hunting across consumer and select Oil & Gas counters. The All-Share Index declined 0.06 per cent to 194,370.20 points from 194,484.61 points, reflecting a modest contraction in equities valuation....
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Real Madrid Beat Benfica To Secure RO 16 Spot

Real Madrid book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Benfica, one week on from allegedly suffering racial abuse in the reverse fixture. New Telegraph reports that Vinicius Jr scored the decisive goal as Real looks forward to either playing Sporting Lisbon or Man City in...
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Implement Uwais Report, Agbakoba Urges Tinubu

The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to implement key recommendations of the Electoral Reform Panel led by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, particularly the establishment of a special tribunal for electoral offences. Agbakoba, who spoke on Wednesday in Lagos while...
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Community Commends Aiyedatiwa On Road Construction

Residents of the Alagbaka Extension area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, have commended Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for giving the roads in the community a facelift. Aiyedatiwa inaugurated the Alagbaka Road Project during the celebration of his first anniversary. He said the roads form part of the deliberate and systematic implementation of the state’s infrastructure...
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