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University Of Calabar Removes Lecturer Over Alleged Extortion Of Students

By Agency Reporter The Management of the University of Calabar has ordered the immediate removal of Sylvester Ohadoma as Head of the Department (HoD) of Pharmacology. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the institution, Gabriel Egbe, in Calabar, on Monday. Mr. Egbe said Mr. Ohadoma was removed as the HoD, for “consistently flouting”

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FACT-CHECK: Picture Of Bedridden Ex-Footballer In Wheelchair, Not Peter Rufai

By Ogar Monday Claim:  A Twitter user posted a tweet with a picture of a bedridden man in a wheelchair, claiming it is former Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, and suggesting that he is now sick.  Verdict: False. The tweet claiming that Peter Rufai is sick and bedridden is misleading. The image used in the narrative

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#TDWA Episode 336 – Achieving Governance Agenda For An Inclusive Nigeria And Climate Change

TOPIC  Achieving Governance Agenda For An Inclusive Nigeria And Climate Change. INTRODUCTION Governance is the process of interaction through the laws, norms, power, or language of an organized society over a social system which includes family, tribe, formal or informal organization, territory, or across territories. Governance is delivered by the government of a state, or

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Cross River: APC Senatorial Aspirant Rejects Tinubu’s Reconciliatory Moves, Heads To Court 

By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Barely a month ahead of the 2023 polls, a Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) central senatorial district aspirant, Mary Ekpere, has headed for court again challenging the candidacy of Hon. William Eteng even as the party’s presidential candidate, Alh. Bola Tinubu has called on all parties to drop

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Flood: Enugu Community Faces Disenfranchisement, Voter Apathy Ahead 2023 Polls

By Ben Aro, The Whistler Ojjor community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State witnessed flooding from September to middle of November last year. This followed the overflow of River Obima, which passes through the community, linking Omambala River on the boundaries of Enugu, Kogi and Anambra states. Ben Aroh examines how the flooding

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INEC Looks Away As Residents Of Flood-Ravaged Communities Who Lost PVCs Miss The Opportunity To Vote In 2023

By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 With emotionally laced countenances and a seemingly deep reflection on the properties lost to the flood that sacked their community last September, residents of the Gbaradogi community in Patigi local government area of Kwara State are still yet to recover from their losses. A riverine community with people whose major source

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Over 30, 000 Eligible Voters Face Disenfranchisement As Herders Invade Enugu Community

Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State was invaded in December 2022 by alleged herders. The attacks continued, resulting in the displacement of many inhabitants, death of scores and burning of houses and farmlands. Ben Aroh of The Whistler examines its implications for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Voting Strength Of Eha-Amufu

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Despite Over N200 Million Funding, FG Fails To Rehabilitate Access Roads In Oyo Communities

By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Between 2019 and 2020, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing released over N200 million to four different companies for the construction and rehabilitation of an access road in Oyo state. The Informant247’s Yemi Sodeeq reports that despite these releases, the road – from Iresaadu through Igboaka to Onipanu in Surulere

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