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Cholera killed over 2,300 Nigerians in nine months – Report

Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since the start of the year, a senior health official said on Monday. Africa’s most populous nation suffers from a high rate of water-borne diseases as a result of dilapidated infrastructure and under-investment.` “As at …

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Buhari writes senate, seeks amendment of PIA

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly, seeking an amendment to the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. In the letter, President Buhari wants an amendment to the new Act to allow for the removal of the Ministers of Petroleum and Finance from the board of the Nigerian …

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King Sunny Ade’s Wife, Risikat Adegeye Is Dead

Risikat Ajoke Adegeye, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and wife of Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade, is dead. A media aide to Adegeye’s son, Daniel Fayemi, and sources in the Lagos State House of Assembly confirmed this. Fayemi said, “The philanthropic politician passed on in …

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Military officer kidnapped during NDA attack regains freedom

Christopher Datong, the military officer who was abducted when bandits attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, has been rescued by security forces after 24 days in captivity. The bandits had attacked the military training institution on August 24, 2021, killing two officers, injuring one other, while Datong was …

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VAT: Gov Umahi Breaks Ranks With Southern Governors

  Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has disagreed with Southern Governors on the issue of who should collect Value Added Tax. The Southern Governors Forum on Thursday in Enugu after meeting demanded that states be allowed to collect their own VAT. But speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s …

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