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The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers, on Thursday said that the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in Registration Areas/Townships will commence from Friday, January 6 to January 15. ad Mr. Mark Usulor, the Head of the Electoral Education and Publicity Department, INEC, announced this in a statement issued to journalists by the Public…
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Asian investors struggled on Friday to maintain the week’s positive momentum as they saw sharp losses on Wall Street that came after jobs data that beat forecasts suggested the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates. ad Regional markets have had a happy start to the year, mainly due to optimism about the reopening and signs of China…
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In Tokyo’s Asakusa tourist district, cartoonist Masashi Higashitani mocks Chinese people as they prepare for an influx of tourists after Beijing ends entry quarantine rules. “We used to say ‘ni hao’,” he said with a laugh as he posed for a portrait in minutes. Nearly 9.6 million Chinese visited Japan…
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The Kogi government on Saturday commended the Department of State Security (DSS) for arresting the mastermind of the December 29, Okene explosion. ad The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement issued in Lokoja, thanked the DSS for unmasking the suspected terrorists behind the blast. Fanwo said, “act quickly…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the second phase of food distribution of items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to 8,000 Internally Displaced Persons households in four camps and host communities in Borno State.