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Feb

08

2021

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166,000 Death Record: Mexican president Dragged for not wearing face mask… says he’s beaten COVID-19

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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during his daily press conference at the Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, on February 8, 2021. – Lopez Obrador resumed his official activities at his morning conference on Monday after recovering from COVID-19, which was diagnosed on January 24. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had overcome the coronavirus as he resumed his daily news conference after more than two weeks in isolation. “I thank all Mexicans, men and women, who worried about my illness because of my Covid infection. Fortunately, I got…

Feb

07

2021

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Incessant killing: South African women turn to guns to fight rape, murder scourge

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South African women gather at the lower end of a shooting range as they take part in a training organised by the women empowerment group Girls on Fire, in Midrand, on February 07, 2021. – Gun Owners of South Africa’s (GOSA) Girls on Fire campaign was created in 2015 to coincide with the 16 days of Activism from the United Nations.<br />For the dozens of women part of this campaign learning how to master a firearm is a way of protecting themselves in a country where a woman is murdered every three hours. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) …

Feb

06

2021

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The Case Of Ubani Against The Federal Government In SIM De-activation Adjourned For Judgement To 8th Of February

LEGAL#allProgressivesParty, Coronavirus Disease, federal government of Nigeria, Nigerian government

The nation was jolted recently when Nigerian Communication Commission rolled out new measures for mobile phone SIM users which include compulsory update of their SIMS with valid National Identification Number. The Commission took the following decisions and insisted that it should be implemented by all Network Operators. They are: 1. To suspend registration of New SIMS by all operators. 2. To require all the Subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number(NIN) to update SIM registration records. 3. To ensure that the submission of NIN by subscribers must take place within two weeks from December 16 and end on…

Feb

06

2021

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Rep. Sam Onuigbo Storms Umuahia, Distributes Galvanized Battery Cages, Point of Lay Birds, Others to Abia Farmers

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By Charity Uwakwe Not fewer than sixty farmers from Ikwuano/ Umuahia Federal Constituency of Abia State smiled back home yesterday, as the Federal government, through Rep. Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo Member at the Red Chamber disbursed mouthwatering facilities to facilitate Poultry farming in the area. Facilities received by each beneficiary at the end of the training and empowerment section included modern cages, point-of-lay (POL) birds, 3-bags of feed. Reportedly, the event was held at Kolping Society, WBHE, Umuahia, the state's capital, was in line with the diversification of country's economy through Agriculture. In his address, the House Member, represented by Engr.…

Feb

06

2021

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Amotekun Ejects, 37 Herders, 5,000 Cattle From Forest Reserves Over Refusal To Register With Government

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Over 37 herdsmen with 5,000 cattle were on Thursday evicted from forest reserves by the Ondo State Government. The state’s security network, also called Amotekun Corps, which effected the ejection, said the herders failed to comply with the directive of the state government to register before they could be allowed to operate in the area. Director General of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that the process of effecting the directive of the state government was ongoing. He said those who failed to cooperate with the corps would leave the forest, even as he noted that a number of…

Feb

05

2021

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US Senate Discards Biden’s Initial Bill, Clears Way For Democrats Bulky Relief Bill

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US President Joe Biden hosts a meeting alongside US Vice President Kamala Harris (L), with Senate Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R), as they meet about a Covid relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 3, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) The US Senate passed a budget resolution early Friday that will allow Democrats to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to make it 51-50 in the early morning showdown, concluding a process known as…

Feb

05

2021

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How Gunmen Abducted The PUNCH Reporter, Two Others yesterday

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Feb

04

2021

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Okocha Charges Abia Politicians On Effective Representation

POLITICS#AbiaGovernment, #abondoned projects, #partial lockdown, abia politics, Abia State PDP, all progressives Congress, Coronavirus Disease

An Abia-born philanthropist, Mr. Uchenna Okocha has advised political leaders especially those of Igbo extraction to always make it a prior duty to live up to the expectations of the people who voted them into office. He said representation of the people in various capacities is a call for service rather than a means to enrich their pockets. Okocha stated this when he hosted the Senator who represents Abia South Senatorial zone, Enyinnaya Abaribe, in his Obingwa country home on Wednesday. The Senator had visited Mr. Okocha after he inspected the ongoing construction of the nearly one kilometre Ikonne…

Feb

04

2021

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Popular Bishop Issues Strong Warning on Igbo Presidency, Biafra Agitation

NATIONAL NEWS#allProgressivesParty, #BIAFRAagitators, #CoronavirusDisease, #EndBadGovernment, #indigineousPeopleOfBiafra, #NorthernEldersForum, Coronavirus Disease, Igbo nation, president Mohammadu Buhari

Minister Abraham Chris Udeh, the General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries Inc, aka. By Fire by Fire, Nnewi, Anambra State, has urged Ndigbo not to relent in the pursuit of Biafra restoration. The popular Clergy advised the quit exerting their energy on the much talked Igbo administration in 2023 but instead go for Biafra actualisation. This is in outright contrast to the views of the President-General of Igbo World Union, (IWU), HIM, Amb. Sir Dr. Mishak Nnanta Gburugburu Ndigbo Dum, reiterates that ASO Rock has been mapped out for the Igbo nation come 2023. According to…

Feb

02

2021

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Police arrest, arraign Ebonyi PDP Youth Leader over alleged invasion of Secretariat

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