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One thousand, six hundred Persons with Disability (PWD) in Kwara State will benefit from the Federal Government’s three-month special public works programme. State Committee Chairman Oluwasegun Oyewo, after an interactive meeting with leaders of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JNAPD), said the number represents 10 per cent of the 16,000 beneficiaries in…

Lawmaker representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has alleged that most of the insurgents recently integrated into the community had gone back to their old ways. Ndume said the programme was unacceptable, calling on the government to stop forthwith. Speaking in a British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa programme monitored in Kaduna on Wednesday,…

A woman, who does not want her name mentioned, on Wednesday accused a police officer identified as Peter Ebah, attached to Saakpenwaa Police Division in the Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State of detaining and raping her in a guest house after she was arrested for not wearing a nose mask. The victim, a…

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party to join the Zenith Labour Party to contest the forthcoming governorship election. Ajayi, who lost the PDP primary to Eyitayo Jegede last Wednesday, reportedly held meetings with leaders of the ZLP, as well as the National Leader of…

Chief Operating Officer of Tropical Arctic Logistics Limited, Femi Adeniji, has lamented about the poor patronage of the helicopter shuttle services that have been provided by his organization. The helicopter shuttle service is provided to convey passengers between Ikeja and Lagos Island due to the on the partial closure of Lagos Third Mainland Bridge. He…