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Atiku faults FEC’s approval of $1.5bn for PortHarcourt refinery repair

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210971

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Executive Council’s approval of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery, Rivers state. According to the former

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Aisha Buhari returns to Nigeria after six months in Dubai

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210939

First Lady Aisha Buhari has returned to Nigeria after spending six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mrs. Buhari arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday night,

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FEC approves N3bn for NCDC lab equipment

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210902

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N3.070 billion for acquisition of laboratory equipment by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Minister

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Hijab controversy: If any damage is done to any church or anyone is injured on this matter, the Governor of Kwara State will be held responsible – CAN

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210644

The Christian Association of Nigeria has accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state of playing the ostrich, while Christians are ”being violently abused and attacked” in the state he

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“50 or 60% of girls in Cross River secondary schools are not virgins” – Governor Ayade’s aide says

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210874

The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Castro Ezama, has said that about 60% of girls in secondary schools in Cross River State are

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CAN has failed to learn from History, we will see who blinks first – MURIC reacts to hijab crisis in Kwara schools

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210852

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has not learned from history and that it will see who blinks

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Hijab wahalla: Four Pastors, 16 others injured in clash between Muslims and Christians in Kwara – Victor Dada

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210888

Victor Dada, the President of the Baptist Conference in Kwara State has alleged that four Pastors and 16 others were wounded in the clash between Muslims

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Imo North Senatorial poll: Court orders INEC to issue Ararume certificate of return within 72 hours

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210834

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume a certificate of return within 72 hours

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2023 Presidency: Obasanjo, Okorocha In Secret Meeting

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210866

Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has met with Olusegun Obasanjo even as details of the meeting have not been made public. Okorocha

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Governor Masari explains why kidnappers prefer Nigeria to Mali and other countries in the Sahelian region

theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

by theKorrespondentMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210903

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has explained why kidnappers prefer carrying out their activities in Nigeria and not in Mali and other countries in