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36 YEARS AFTER: Day Gideon Orkar, others breached Babangida’s security

It is 36 years today that a deadly onslaught by some middle-level officers against the regime of the then Commander-in-Chief, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), created a state of uncertainty for hours in the country.A group of coupists, led by Major Gideon Gwarzo Orkar, not satisfied with, according to them, the way the gap-toothed General was running the country, launched …

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Covid-19 reappears as Cross River cases record

Cross River on Tuesday announced that a case of Covid-19 infection has been confirmed in the state. The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, who was present in Calabar, said emergency response measures had been activated to contain the potential spread. He revealed that the confirmed case involved a 53-year-old Chinese expatriate who arrived in Nigeria via Lagos on …

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Governor Idris makes great strides in the health sector in Kebbi

When Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu) took over the leadership of Kebbi State in 2023, he inherited a booming healthcare sector. Dilapidated health facilities lined communities across the state, reinforcing Kebbi’s unenviable position among the worst performing states in terms of maternal and child mortality rates in Nigeria. As a man who seemed to understand that leadership begins with an honest …

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Tinubu removes Wale Edun as finance minister, appoints Oyedele

President Bola Tinubu has Mr Wale Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He also removed the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, in a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yomi Odunuga, disclosed this in …

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