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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.

Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.

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KEY POINTS • 47 residents visited bandit camp for peace talks in Fadama Forest• Bandit...

Abducted Ogbomoso Principal Denies N1bn Ransom, Sharia Demands

KEY POINTS • Principal says kidnappers only want detained gang members released • Claims of N1bn...

Oyo Demolishes Kidnappers’ Hideout After Rescue of Adelabu’s Relatives

KEY POINTS • Oyo demolishes house used to hold kidnapped victims • Police rescue Adelabu’s sister...

Three Killed in Warri-Itakpe Train Derailment

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WAEC Warns Schools Against Extorting WASSCE Candidates

KEY POINTS • WAEC condemns illegal fees imposed on candidates • Schools charging for free calculators...

IPOB Claims Nigerian Government Admits Court Lacked Jurisdiction in Nnamdi Kanu Case

KEY POINTS IPOB says its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, agrees with an alleged admission by...

Nigeria Records No Confirmed Ebola Cases

KEY POINTS The NCDC says there are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in...

Atiku Slams Babachir Over Ethnic Remarks, Warns Against Division

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Ogbomoso Chief Imam Denies Terror Links, Urges Rescue of Abducted Pupils

KEY POINTS The Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland has denied allegations linking him to...

Delta Community Erupts as Youths Clash With Security Task Force, Houses Burned

KEY POINTS Two security operatives were reportedly beaten into a coma during a violent...

Lagos Police Detain Health Workers After Reporting Security Threat

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Ebonyi PDP candidate Ifeanyi Odii vows to end child hawking and “house help culture” with 39,000-place skills plan

Ebonyi PDP governorship candidate Ifeanyi Odii has pledged to end child hawking and domestic child labor through skills centers in all 13 local government areas.

Makinde calls Wike a liar over N50 billion Ibadan airport claim: “Oyo funded it 100%”

Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about N50 billion federal funding for the Ibadan airport, saying Oyo paid in full.

Vandals strip Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of solar streetlights, raising fears of night attacks on motorists

Vandals have stripped the Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge of nearly all its solar streetlights, leaving only about 20 standing and raising fears of renewed night attacks on motorists.

Dangote picks power over steel with a $10 billion bet on Africa’s grid

Aliko Dangote says his group will invest more than $10 billion in electricity across Africa within four years, possibly cancelling its steel ambitions to fund it.