Declaration of flood Emergency urgently needed- Obi

…says destruction devastating. By Mandy Park Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has said that the country ought to have declared flood disaster emergency in some areas of the country. Obi who has suspended his National Presidential Campaign to enable him visit and empathize with the victims of the flood disaster in some states of the federation including Benue, BAYELSA and Anambra states said that Federal Government ought to have declared national emergency on the natural disaster in view of the massive damage recorded. According to the Labour Party…

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Breaking: As Madam Anasthesia Ossai bags prestigious Ogbuefi title

By Mandy Park Given her commitment in service to humanity, Mrs Anasthesia Agbomma Ossai today, Saturday 22, will be conferred with the prestigious Ogbuefi Chieftaincy title of Oguta in Imo State. Mother of the highly cerebral medical doctor and lecturer Dr. Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Chief (Mrs) Ossai is reputed as a woman with the heart of gold and good will. Recall that in Oguta, the Ogbuefi Chieftaincy title is conferred on only illustrious women who have distinguished themselves in one thing or the other in service to community. Although in…

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EndSARS: Security agencies ought to have protected protesters at Lekki – Datti Baba-Ahmed

…says there was abuse of human right procedures By Omocho Kalu Labour Party (LP), Vice-Presidential Candidate, Yusuf Baba Ahmed has said that security agencies deployed to the Lekki tollgate during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests should have protected demonstrators but failed. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television. Recall that on October 20, 2020, in what appeared to be an attempt to disperse protesters, officers of the Nigerian Army stormed the Lekki tollgate and started shooting. In November 2021, a judicial panel set up by the Lagos…

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Ex-Senate President, David Mark’s son, Tunde is dead

By Mandy Park Tunde Mark, first son of former Senate President, Senator David Mark, is dead. According to Daily Sun, a family source said that Tunde died in the early hours of Friday in London, the United Kingdom. Tunde is said to have suffered from cancer and died at the age of 51 years. The situation surrounding his death is not clear, but sources told the newspaper that the corpse is expected to be flown to Nigeria in the coming days. Before his death, Tunde was an alumnus of Yaba…

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

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

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

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

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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BREAKING: Second Niger Bridge completed — Fashola

By Mandy Park The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, today, Wednesday, 19, disclosed that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released public for use. He made the confirmation at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard in Abuja. According to him, the only factor delaying the commissioning of the road is the construction of the link road which the recent surge of flooding has impeded. According to Fashola “I can confirm that the second Niger bridge itself…

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Addressing Insecurity: Army launches 3 special operations in South East, others

By Mandy Park The Nigeria Army on Tuesday launched three special military operations in the South East, South South, South West and North Central, as part of efforts to tackle rising insecurity challenge across the geopolitical zones. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya who flagged-off the exercises at the Nigeria Army 6 Division Step-up Headquarters in Ahoada, Rivers, said the exercises code-named Exercise Golden Dawn (South East), Exercise Enduring Peace (North Central) and Exercise Still Waters (South South and South West) would complement ongoing security operations in the…

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