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The former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.

The former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev, who took power in 1985, opened the then-USSR to the world and introduced a set of reforms at home but he was unable to prevent the slow collapse of the Soviet Union, from which modern Russia emerged. Tributes have been paid worldwide, with the Secretary General of […]

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News

Community in Anambra State Protests Change of Name.

Some members of the Nkerehi community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State have rejected the change of their community’s name from Nkerehi to Umuchukwu. The protesters who were at the Government House, Awka to lodge their complaints and grievances to the knowledge of the governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo said they have been in bondage in their land, alleging that a certain influential member of their community was […]

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News

A development scientist Chigozie Anarado, says the completion of the second Niger Bridge would be of immense benefit to the development of trade and commerce in the Southeast.

A development scientist Chigozie Anarado, says the completion of the second Niger Bridge connecting Asaba from the west to Onitsha from the east, would be of immense benefit to the development of trade and commerce in the Southeast. Anarado, who spoke as a guest yesterday on the Urban Radio political program The Parliament, noted that the new bridge would ease the traffic density on the first Niger bridge as well […]

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Politics

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Enugu State Ugochukwu Agballah has said he would not succumb to unnecessary distractions from Abuja politicians.

The embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Enugu State APC, Ugochukwu Agballah has said he would not succumb to unnecessary distractions from Abuja politicians whom he described as crisis merchants. It would be recalled that the party chieftains led by former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani met with the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu in Abuja where they demanded the dissolution of the state exco and the setting up […]

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Education

Enugu State Government to Clamp Down on Unapproved Private Schools.

The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has directed the immediate closure of all private schools at basic and post-basic levels operating in the state without the written approval of the ministry of education. The Commissioner for Education in the State Professor Uche Eze, in a directive, said he is in hot pursuit of constant springing up of substandard private schools in Enugu State without seeking registration or […]

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National

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed the trial dates for the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 19, 20, and 21st as the trial dates for the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others after presiding Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite declined to grant them bail yesterday. Ruling on the bail application, Justice Nwite said the applicants failed to present sufficient materials and evidence to warrant the granting of the fresh application, therefore, reaffirming his earlier ruling […]

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Economy

Group CEO Of NNPC Says Stolen Crude Oil Found Mostly in Churches And Mosques.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC Limited has accused government officials, religious leaders, security agencies, and some staff of the nation’s crude oil theft. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Mele Kyari while speaking during the 49th session of the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, maintained that the menace involves every member of the society, stressing that wherever the stolen product is found mostly in […]

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