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…lauds Obaseki on mobile testing facilities Edo State Agency for the Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), EDOSACA, has tasked the 18 local government councils in the state to support the agency’s efforts at scaling up its intervention programmes across the state. Executive Director, EDOSACA, Mrs. Flora Oyakhilome, said during the week, that such broad-based support …

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, called on the international community to impose a travel ban on the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his threat that foreigners, who interfere in the affairs of Nigeria would leave the country in body bags. In the statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary and Director of Media/Publicity, Kola Ologbodiyan and shared on …

The Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has in a riposte defended his statement were he allegedly said that any foreigner who intervenes in the forthcoming election would go back in body bags. Speaking through his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, the outspoken governor averred that every fair-minded person with modest familiarity of the English language and unimpaired comprehension would understand …

The Mission stated that it was invited to monitor the 2019 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, adding that this was the sixth time it was observing elections in the country. The EU EOM said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by its Press and Public Outreach Officer, Sarah Fradgley, in response to the threat by Kaduna …

The Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has urged “foreign powers” who may have been engaged by some politicians to interfere with the Nigerian general elections to jettison the idea because, “they would go back in body bags.” Governor El-Rufai made the statement while speaking during an NTA Live programme on Tuesday evening. He was reacting to the recent statements by United …

All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency seat, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha, has assured that he would provide quality representation for his constituents and prioritise sustainable development when elected into office. Hon. Iyoha gave the assurance in an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State, adding that as a member of the Edo State House …

Edo State Government has flagged off the construction of the 740m College Road project in Uhunmwode Local Government Area, assuring that the project would boost socio-economic activities in the area. At the flag-off ceremony in Ugieghudu, Uhunmwode LGA, at the weekend, Edo State Head of Service, Mr. Isaac Ehiozuwa, said the road was part of the State Employment and Expenditure for …

Independent National Electoral Commission says it will deploy 277 generators to its Registration Area Centres in Enugu State for the general elections. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that the generators were both brand new and refurbished ones. He said that one generator would be deployed to each of the …

Displaced residents of Baga, a border community in Borno State recently taken over by the Boko Haram insurgents, said the Nigerian government is lying in the claims that the town has been reclaimed by government troops. According to multiple civilian sources, all IDPs from Baga, the insurgent are not only flying their flags in the commercial border town but are …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Thursday next week arraign a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, and two others for allegedly stealing more than N1 billion. The matter, suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/21/2019-FRN v Abdullahi Inde Dikko & Ors, is billed to come up before Justice Lucia Ojukwu of Court 7, Abuja …