Day: October 20, 2022

US pledges $1m for Nigeria’s flood-ravaged areas

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The United States has pledged $1 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to support the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. The support which will come through the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides emergency shelter assistance, relief commodities, and hygiene kits to promote safe and healthy practices amid the ongoing cholera outbreak, and multipurpose cash assistance for people impacted by the devastating floods. In a statement, the U.S ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, stated the country regrets the effects of the unusual rainfall and will not renege on its…

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APC places Adamu above Tinubu in new campaign council list

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By Mandy Park The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday night released a new presidential campaign council list following the controversy that greeted the first one. The list was unveiled by the national secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, as against the previous one released by James Faleke. The changes in the new list sees the national chairman Abdullahi Adamu rise to number two on the campaign list right below President Muhammadu Buhari who retains his position as the chairman of the council. Tinubu drops from deputy chairman I…

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Lagos govt tells residents to relocate to safe grounds

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By Mandy Park The Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state, especially those residing on the banks of Ogun River to relocate upland. The state government also directed property owners and developers to desist from embarking on any form of physical development without adherence to processes and procedures outlined by the government to provide habitable structures across the state. On the Ogun River Banks, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, who issued the red alert, stressed the need for residents to be vigilant. Bello…

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Breaking: Peter Obi  Suspends Campaign, asks  Tinubu, Atiku, Others to Join in Helping Flood Victims

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By Mandy Park The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked his counterparts in other political parties to suspend their campaigns and join him to help victims of floods across states of the federation. Obi made the call on Wednesday, 29 October, while addressing journalists after his visit to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at his Abuja private residence where he had gone to discuss modalities on his planned visit to flood sites in Benue and other states. The former Anambra State governor is in the 2023…

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