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Abia not poor but poorly managed— PDP governorship candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Abia, Dr Kelechi Anosike, says the state remains poorly managed despite its vast wealth and resource potential. Anosike stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, noting that his decision to contest the governorship arose from the need to rescue the state from what he ...

Falana, Falz lead protest over kidnappings, hardship

Prominent lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), his son – afrobeats singer, Mr Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, alongside civil society organisations, youth groups, among others, on Friday staged a protest in Lagos. They demanded urgent action to address worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country. The protest came as Nigeria marked Democracy Day, ...

Use June 12 as serious democratic lessons, Adedipe tells Nigerians

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adeola Adedipe has advised Nigerians to always use the June 12, 1993 electoral incident as a serious lesson to upholding the sanctity of democratic principles. Adedipe said this in an interview in Abuja, while commenting on the 2026 occasion of the June 12 Democracy Day. He said democracy, the ...

Adamawa, EU train 1,385 frontline health workers

The Adamawa government in collaboration with the European Union (EU) has trained 1,385 frontline health workers to strengthen reproductive and adolescent health access in the state. Mr Oluseyi Olusunde, the Health Officer, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)) Bauchi Field Office, made this known in Yola at a news conference on the successes of the EU- ...