Minister: Embrace local cuisines to prevent poverty
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to embrace local foods and cuisines to prevent them from going into extinction. Mohammed, who was represented by…
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Ekiti poll: Voters in mass turnout amidst heavy security presence
Unprecedented numbers of enthusiastic voters on Saturday thronged various polling units in different towns, villages and hamlets in Ekiti to perform their civic rights in the ongoing governorship election. Also,…
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WHO: About 1bn persons have mental disorder
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that nearly one billion people worldwide suffers from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data. The data released on Friday said…
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UN: Sexual violence, brutal tactic of warfare, repression
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities. Guterres, who said this…
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Nurses, Doctors at war in National Hospital
….Abuja over doctor’s assault on a nurse The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), FCT Chapter, has demanded for justice over an assault on its member, Nurse Ebalu…
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Agro-firm set to make Bayelsa self-sufficient in fish production
The Joshua Robert Orgue Enterprises, an Agricultural Firm, on Friday said all was set to make Bayelsa State self-sufficient in fish production. Executive Director of the firm, Chief Joshua Orgue, …
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Tinubu condoles with Thisday Publisher, Obaigbena, over Mum’s death
All Progressives Congress National Leader and Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has commiserated with the Chairman of Thisday and Arise News Channel, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, and family members over…
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Gombe begins vaccination against measles, meningitis, yellow fever, Covid-19
…..flags off Maternal Newborn and Child Health week William Attah, Gombe Gombe State has flagged off Integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health week in line with the administration’s policy of…
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Firm donates Argentine horses to Navy’s polo team
The Casiva group of companies Ltd., has donated two Argentine ponies (horses) to the Nigerian Navy (NN) polo team for their outstanding performance. The Chairman of the company, Alhaji Nasiru…
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Voters in Ekiti to elect Gov from 16 contestants
The 988,923 registered voters in Ekiti State across 16 local government areas are going to the poll to elect the governor and the deputy governor of the state today. The…
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