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Eviction: We didn’t choose this life, beggars tell Wike

 “What have we done?” a beggar, Ali Bappa, exclaimed in disbelief when our correspondent informed him about the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike’s directive to arrest beggars in the nation’s capital. Wike had during the flag-off ceremony for access road construction in the Katampe District on Tuesday threatened a crackdown on beggars. Lamenting the...
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Delta woman in police net for sex trafficking daughter

A mother of a 15-year-old girl, Eunice Asuelie, has been arrested by the police for allegedly sex trafficking her 15-year-old daughter. Asuelie was alleged to have forced her daughter, Esther (not real name), to a suspected sex trafficker at a hotel in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. A human rights activist, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho,...
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Minimum wage: Anambra civil servants to receive N70,000

The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state. According to Soludo, the least paid worker in the state could also earn between N78,000 and N84,000, depending on the outcome of the tabulation by the government team. The governor stated this...
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Expert urges foreign partnerships to address flooding

The Federal Government has been urged to collaborate with foreign organisations to secure funding and technical assistance for an essential humanitarian response during flooding. A France-based Management Consultant and Forensic investigator, Dr Yusuf Aliu, said this was necessary following series of havoc caused by flooding Nigeria in recent times. Aliu charged the Federal Government to...
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Heartbreak as USA knock Flamingos out of U-17 WWC

The United States of America ended Nigeria’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title hopes with a 2-0 victory in their quarter-final clash at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros, on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Goals from Katharine Fuller and Kimball Ascanio were enough to send the Flamingos packing, as the Americans avenged their...
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JUST IN: Barcelona hammer Real Madrid 4-0 in La Liga Clasico

Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, handing the Spanish champions their first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside in a frustrating first Clásico appearance for Los...
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Head of service regrets unfulfilled education ministry plans

The Head of Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, said on Saturday that she regretted not having enough time to implement all the ambitious ideas she had while serving as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education. She added that Nigeria’s future lies in the students nurtured within school environments. Walson-Jack shared this in...
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