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Outcry as Israel bans main UN Palestinian aid agency

Israel faced a mounting international backlash Tuesday after its parliament approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the devastated Gaza Strip. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from working in...
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NASRDA partners NIPR to strengthen professional development

The National Space Research and Development Agency has partnered with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations on capacity-building initiatives in public relations. This collaboration was highlighted during a recent courtesy visit by the NIPR Abuja chapter to NASRDA’s headquarters. NASRDA’s Director of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr Felix Ale, disclosed this in a statement on...
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Lagos PDP founding members align with Jandor to revive party

The PRIMROSE Movement, comprising founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, has aligned with the camp of the 2023 governorship candidate of the PDP, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adedirans (Jandor), to revive party. The movement, led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, a former minister of information, also aligned with the loyalists of the PDP Deputy...
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Court orders final forfeiture of hotel linked to ex-NOUN VC

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of the multi-million-naira Sunflower Hotel Ltd in Kaduna State, linked to former Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof Vincent Tenebe, to the Federal Government. The order, issued on Tuesday and reviewed by The PUNCH on Monday, followed...
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A’Ibom traces six Mpox cases to one household

The National Orientation Agency in Akwa Ibom State has said the government traced six Mpox cases to one household in the state. The development made the government commence a sensitisation exercise to educate the people on the prevalence and prevention of Mpox disease in the state. This is coming as a report from the ministry...
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Otti, Eno partner to fix Abia-A’Ibom link roads

Abia and Akwa Ibom state governments have forged a partnership to ensure accessibility of roads linking the two neighbouring states. The understanding was reached during a condolence visit on Governor Umo Eno by the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, at the Government House at the weekend. The PUNCH reported that Eno lost his wife,...
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