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The accomplishments of a Delta-based clergy and rights activist, Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, have been described as evidence of God’s grace. The state governor, Sheriff Oborewvori while celebrating the cleric at his 60th birthday and book launch at the Africa for Peace Centre, Ugolo, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta StateContinue Reading

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Cross River State Command, has arrested a 46-year-old woman, Adama Inuwa, and seized 181 bags of suspected cannabis weighing about 1,100 kilogrammes in Yala Nkum community, Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, who reportedly claimed to be from Ogoja LocalContinue Reading

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Wellspring University, Benin, Edo State, will graduate its first batch of 15 doctoral degree holders, while 47 undergraduates will earn First Class degrees at its 14th convocation ceremony on October 23, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s contribution to higher education and research development. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Isaac R.Continue Reading

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The Centre for Niger Delta Studies and Sustainability (CNDSS), Federal University Otuoke, has organised workshops on orthography and indigenous language documentation in Bayelsa State with the theme: “Documenting and Digitising Nigerian Languages for Global Complementary Utilisation: The Federal University Otuoke CNDSS Experience.” In his opening remarks at the School ofContinue Reading

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Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has recorded zero infractions in its operational areas in the last two months, due to improved collaboration among host communities, surveillance personnel, security agencies and industry operators. This was disclosed by PINL’s General Manager, Community and Government Relations, Dr Akpos Mezeh, at the October stakeholders’Continue Reading

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The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Edo State chapter, has called for the recruitment and deployment of more optometrists to Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the country, warning that inadequate access to professional eye care could expose more Nigerians to preventable blindness. The association said strengthening eye care services at theContinue Reading

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The Enogie of Ologbo, Emma Iyase, has pledged to promote the inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the implementation of host community development provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021. Iyase made the pledge when he received a delegation from the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) onContinue Reading

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Clan Head of Akai Effa in Calabar Municipality, Henrietta Effa-Akpere, has decried the environmental threats posed to the community by erosion, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Effa-Akpere made the statement on Tuesday after leading some community elders to inspect two major erosion sites in the community. SheContinue Reading

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•Project will kick-start region’s industrialisation —Eruani •Refinery justifies agitation against oil injustice —Diri Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, advocated an increase in the 13 per cent derivation to oil-producing states in the country. Obasanjo said the present benchmark was a starting point that can be negotiated upwards. The formerContinue Reading