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Christian Aid (CAID), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it has provided humanitarian intervention to 251, 513 persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. Amanda Mukwashi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, told newsmen on Wednesday in Maiduguri, that the organisation was providing humanitarian services inContinue Reading

he Chairman of Kuje Area Council, FCT, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, on Tuesday launched mass vaccination for over 5,000 livestock to prevent the outbreak of diseases that could affect meat production and consumption in the area. Speaking at the launching ceremony in Kuje, Sabo said the exercise was aimed at ensuringContinue Reading

The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra, has so far delivered judgments on 10 out of the 22 petitions pending before it as at Sept. 9. A total of 42 petitions, eight Senatorial, nine House of Representatives and 25 House of Assembly, were filed beforeContinue Reading

The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday. The first batch of returnees, are expected to depart South Africa by 9:00 a.m Wednesday. The consul general also disclosedContinue Reading

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his government is ready to partner with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria(FMBN) on provision of affordable housing for state workers. Makinde made this known, on Tuesday in Ibadan, when the Management team of the FMBN visited him at the state secretariat, Ibadan.Continue Reading

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President, Robert Mugabe, at 95. The President, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, commiserated with familyContinue Reading