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Oba Of Ekiti Slashes Food Prices, Bans Traders Association

The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, has cancelled various traders’ associations in markets in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, intending to remove their undue control of prices and ensure farmers have direct access to traders. Oba Adejugbe, who also ordered traders in the markets not to sell their foodstuff beyond stipulated prices, …

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Primate Ayodele speaks on new minimum wage, Nigeria

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, warned that the implementation of the new minimum wage would affect Nigeria except if the country’s means of income is increased. To avert this, Primate Ayodele advised the government to expand the country’s means of income by partnering with states that have resources …

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Marketers says Port Harcourt refinery kickoff a done deal

Nigeria’s oil marketers have reignited hope that the Port Harcourt Refinery would commence commercial production in the coming weeks. The national president of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry disclosed this on Monday. He said his recent visit to the 250 barrels per day refinery showed readiness to produce petroleum …

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Nigerian Man Becomes 1st Man To Hike All 282 Munros In Scotland

A  Nigerian living in Scotland, David Solomon has become the first black man to have hiked all 282 Munros in Scotland. Munros are mountains above 3000ft in Scotland. Solomon who was born and grew up in Nigeria, relocated to the United Kingdom to study 15 years ago and settled there afterwards achieved this record on …

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Quit Notice: IDTL Group Demands Investigation, Prosecution of Masterminds

A group, Sustainance of Igbo Culture and Tradition (IDTL), has called for inves­tigation and prosecution of masterminds of the quit no­tice order to Ndigbo over the recent hunger protests. A press statement issued by leader of the group, Raphael Eze, stated that it amounted to witch-hunting, for anyone to issue such order even when Igbo …

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Police Restrict Access To Rivers APP Secretariat After Explosives Attack

Police have restricted access to the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Rivers State, at Tombia Extension, GRA, Port Harcourt, after suspected thugs at­tacked it with explosives. The yet to be identified assailants, det­onated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the secretariat on Sunday night, destroying several valuables worth mil­lions of naira. The …