January 8, 2023

[GIST] How Hausa, Fulani clash over hemp shattered peace in Ondo community

[GIST] How Hausa, Fulani clash over hemp shattered peace in Ondo community

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The presence of heavily-armed security agents around the agrarian community of Ayede Ogbese in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State suggests to visitors that all is not well in the area. As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate the New Year, residents of the community scampered to safety  following


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[GIST] Four Gombe ex-LG leaders dump PDP for NNPP

[GIST] Four Gombe ex-LG leaders dump PDP for NNPP

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As the 2023 elections draw near, the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party has continued to receive defectors from the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party into its fold. In the latest development, four former deputy chairmen from Billiri, Kwami and Nafada local government areas and a former councillor have defected from the


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[GIST] Adeleke’s men responsible for my hotel demolition – Ex-PDP chieftain, Adeniyi

[GIST] Adeleke’s men responsible for my hotel demolition – Ex-PDP chieftain, Adeniyi

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A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Akin Adeyi, shares his views with BOLA BAMIGBOLA on the demolition of his restaurant and office by the state government You had an issue with the Osun State Government over the structure on a piece of land. What is the issue? Around 4am on


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[GIST] Convoy attack: We’re yet to recover — Ohakim

[GIST] Convoy attack: We’re yet to recover — Ohakim

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A former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has said his family is yet to recover from the attack on his convoy by gunmen describing the incident as a clear assassination attempt on his life. Ohakim in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Saturday, thanked Nigerians for the outpouring of love during the


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January 7, 2023

[GIST] Three die, eight injured in Ogun road crash

[GIST] Three die, eight injured in Ogun road crash

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Three persons reportedly died and eight others injured when a speeding Toyota Corolla hit a taxi from the rear at Ile-Ise Panu axis at the Abeokuta end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Our correspondent gathered that both vehicles were on the way to Abeokuta when the accident occurred at 7.30am on Friday. The impact of the


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[GIST] How I managed community hospital with 130 deliveries monthly – Physician

[GIST] How I managed community hospital with 130 deliveries monthly – Physician

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A medical officer in the Kwara State Civil Service, Dr Kazeem Lakadiri, who was rewarded with a car gift by the state government for his outstanding services, speaks to TUNDE OYEKOLA about his work Tell us more about yourself. I am from the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. I attended Offa Grammar School


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[GIST] You won’t regret electing me, Tinubu tells youths

[GIST] You won’t regret electing me, Tinubu tells youths

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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to serve Nigeria “tirelessly, faithfully and honestly” if he emerges the president in the February 25 election. Tinubu said he purposely surrounded himself with brilliant youths because he believed in a democracy of ideas, teamwork and collaboration. According to him, he will


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[GIST] Make this the year (I)

[GIST] Make this the year (I)

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The story about an actor that died in a prayer house (from heart and kidney related diseases) shows the phobia of an average person here towards hospitals. Recently, I found myself goading a friend to at least ‘go to the hospital, first’ following her complaints about pains in the stomach. ‘’This thing could be cancer


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[GIST] Why I don’t localise my music — Thehonestguy

[GIST] Why I don’t localise my music — Thehonestguy

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A budding singer, Ibrahim Fatoyinbo, aka Thehonestguy, has said that though he is proud of his Nigerian roots, he does not localise his music. In an interview with Saturday Beats, the United States of America-based singer, said, “Nigeria has a lot of soulful talents, who lightly use afrobeats in their soul music. Because I don’t


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January 6, 2023

[GIST] Okorocha debunks dumping APC for PDP

[GIST] Okorocha debunks dumping APC for PDP

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Former governor of Imo State and lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has denied joining the Peoples Democratic Party, from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Senator Okorocha made the clarification in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo on Thursday. Okorocha noted that those behind the rumoured defection merely went


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[GIST] 28 govs pile up N5.8tn debts for incoming govts

[GIST] 28 govs pile up N5.8tn debts for incoming govts

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•States’ debts to rise above 200% of revenue in 2023 – World Bank •Lagos cannot execute laudable projects without loans – Commissioner The governors of 28 states who are leaving office on May 29 or running for re-election and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory have piled up about N5.8tn sub-national debts amid an


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[GIST] INEC establishes collation centre, moves PVCs to wards

[GIST] INEC establishes collation centre, moves PVCs to wards

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Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has established a National Situation Room and Collation Centre where the results of presidential elections will be collated. According to the commission, the International Conference Centre, Abuja, will serve as the venue for the exercise. This was contained in a statement signed by the


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[GIST] Ogun couple dismembers lady, sells heart for N50,000

[GIST] Ogun couple dismembers lady, sells heart for N50,000

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A couple, Taiwo and Salawa Ajalorun, and six others have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly selling human parts. The suspects, who allegedly killed three persons before they were arrested, reportedly sold human legs for N30,000, and a heart for N50,000 to their buyers, who used them for money


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[GIST] Soludo receives Kwankwaso in Anambra, says election not do-or-die

[GIST] Soludo receives Kwankwaso in Anambra, says election not do-or-die

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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the nation needs leaders who truly believe in the country. Soludo, who said election was not a do-or-die affair, described the Ndigbo as itinerant people who could not afford to be an intolerant tribe. The governor stated these when the presidential candidate of the New National


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January 5, 2023

[GIST] NAFDAC procures fake drug detector machines worth $2.45m

[GIST] NAFDAC procures fake drug detector machines worth $2.45m

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it has procured no fewer than 43 Truscan scanning equipment worth $2,451,000 to check the quality and quantity of drugs produced and imported into the country. It also said it would reach World Health Organisation Maturity Level four and World Listed Authority Status by


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[GIST] Violence: Religious leaders should speak against perpetrators – CSOs

[GIST] Violence: Religious leaders should speak against perpetrators – CSOs

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Religious leaders should speak out forcefully against those who would instigate violence based on religion, ethnicity or other factors, human rights organisations comprising Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, ADF International, and Vision Africa said on Wednesday. According to them, doing so had become necessary to stem the drift of the country into an era of unprecedented


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[GIST] Sex romp: Principal denies cover-up, suspends six students

[GIST] Sex romp: Principal denies cover-up, suspends six students

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The management of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, has denied allegations of covering up some students caught absconding from school to lodge female classmates in a hotel for sex romps. The Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday, said the students, numbering six, were picked up from the hotel


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[GIST] Manpower challenge deepens as ‘Japa’ syndrome rises

[GIST] Manpower challenge deepens as ‘Japa’ syndrome rises

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HENRY FALAIYE examines the impact of the migration of Nigerian skilled workers on the labour market Nigeria has recently witnessed an uptick in the number of skilled workers migrating to other countries. Many of these migrants graduated from Nigerian universities, which are highly subsidised by the government. Those who seek greener abroad take with them


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[GIST] Nigeria must reduce costs to enjoy AfCFTA – NPA

[GIST] Nigeria must reduce costs to enjoy AfCFTA – NPA

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The Nigerian Ports Authority has said that for Nigeria to benefit fully from the $3.4tn African Continental Free Trade Agreement, the country needs to reduce the local cost of doing business. The Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH in Lagos, said that the country must put in place measures that


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[GIST] African studios and bridges to a circular economy

[GIST] African studios and bridges to a circular economy

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The location was Lagos, Nigeria. The year was 2002. A young boy sat in a corner and watched his uncle work his machine. He was not an apprentice but he loved how the man wTAYho took care of him when he was not in school, used technology to feed his family. Other fathers he knew


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