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Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that those who ruthlessly attempted to end his administration undemocratically boasted they would achieve their purpose quickly and boot him out of office within one week but have failed woefully. The governor stated that he has not only stayed in office for more than one year but that…
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The Chad government on Wednesday vowed to “obliterate” Boko Haram capabilities, following a deadly weekend attack by the jihadists on a military garrison. The jihadists killed around 40 people and wounded dozens more during a Sunday raid on a base in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups. In response, Chad…
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An army helicopter crashed on Wednesday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing the pilot and two other crew members, state television said. The chopper went down over the Ndolo military airport in the north of Kinshasa, the RTNC channel said. The pilot died at the scene and the two crew members…
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The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Bubaraye Dakolo, says he, alongside his subjects, is among the living dead due to environmental degradation and pollution unleashed by international oil companies (IOCs). Speaking during the international conference on petroleum pollution and just transition in the Niger Delta: Advancing the recommendations of the…
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The House of Representatives has passed a bill to prevent and address sexual harassment of students in tertiary institutions, proposing a 14-year jail term for offenders. The bill, which was passed for the third time on Wednesday, also proposed five years of imprisonment or a N5 million fine for heads of institutions that refused to…