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Delta unveils free hypertension, diabetes screening

The Delta State Government has called on all adult residents between the ages of 18 years and above to make themselves available for the compulsory hypertension and diabetes screening exercise, scheduled to be held across the state, from 28th October to November 3rd, 2024. The exercise is in compliance with the Federal Ministry of Health’s...
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Seven scavengers die in Abuja building collapse

The FCT Emergency Management Department says it recovered seven dead bodies of iron scavengers who invaded the site of a demolished building in Sabon Lugbe, a suburb of Abuja. The Director of the department, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria at the site on Sunday added that two other victims...
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BREAKING: Ogun teacher suspended over pupil’s death

The Ogun State Government has suspended a teacher in the Obada Grammar School, Amzadjo Elijah, after a student of the school, Monday Arijo, allegedly died from complications of the punishment he was made to serve. The suspension was disclosed in a statement shared on the state government’s X page on Sunday. Recall that Arijpo was...
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Shettima needs new aircraft, Borno speaker tells FG

The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider buying a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima. The speaker, who made the appeal on Sunday in a statement, said Shettima’s life is at risk due to the faulty presidential aircraft he used to represent...
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Ondo monarch calls for investments in tourism

The Owa Ale of Ikareland, in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin, has called on governments at all levels to facilitate the development and investment of the nation’s tourism sector. The monarch explained that tourism was one of the ways to boost the economy of any country, as it would...
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Ondo poll: APC groups declare support for SDP candidate

Ahead of the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, several groups within the All Progressives Congress have declared their support for the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Benson Akingboye. The groups, comprising Ondo Patriots, Ondo APC Solidarity Group, Jagaban Coalition, and APC Youth League, stated they are backing Akingboye as they consider him the better...
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Helicopter crash: Two bodies, not five recovered, says NSIB

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has clarified its previous statement, retracting the claim that five bodies had been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean following the crash of a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration number 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation, last Thursday. The Director General of the NSIB, Capt. Alex Badeh, initially announced on Channels TV that...
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Police arrest ex-Delta councillor over alleged kidnap attempt 

A two-time former councillor, Ndubisi Okechhukwu, who represented Emu-Uno in the Kwale Local Government Area of Delta State, has been arrested by police operatives, following a foiled kidnapping attempt. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe; a copy of which was obtained by our...
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