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Apr 27, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Austin Isikhuemen |Tracy Ohovwore |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Gaza war-related protests spread to additional universities on Thursday and Friday, leading to arrests of around 500 protestors across the United States, according to local media. Students at Virginia Tech set up a tent on the campus lawn on Friday morning, bearing a sign that read “Gaza liberation encampment,” the local ABC network reported.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Austin Isikhuemen |Tracy Ohovwore |Tobore Jerome |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Edo gubernatorial election is scheduled for September 2024. The umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), blew the whistle to mark the take-off of formal campaigning by the political parties and their candidates on 24th April 2024. Very soon we will begin to see the candidates on soapboxes throwing light on their manifestoes and explaining their strategies to better the lot of Edo people. There are exciting times ahead. Some will throw opacity as is their way in politics.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Tobore Jerome |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Again, another iconic personality in the Nollywood industry, Ganiyu Opeyemi, popularly known as Ogunjimi has passed away on Friday, barely few days after the death of Zulu Adigwe, leaving the Nigerian film industry in grief. According to Naija News, reports on the death of the Veteran Yoruba actor was disclosed by his fellow Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod on his Instagram page where he shared his last tribute to the theatre legend. “We tried our best, but God loves you more. “May his soul Rest in Peace.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, has resigned from the bank after leading the institution for three terms. In a letter seen on Friday, which was addressed to the Chairman of First Bank, Mr. Tunde Hassan-Odukale, titled, ‘Notice of Retirement,’ the bank CEO whose tenure ought to elapse on December 31, 2024, voluntarily decided to step down. He would commence his pre-retirement leave from Saturday, Arise News reports.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Under the beaming lights of New York’s iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon, the BBC reports. After playing for 58 consecutive hours, he was still at the board. Onakoya hopes to raise $1m (£805,000) for charity to support chess education for millions of children. Hundreds of supporters from the city’s Nigerian community have shown up to cheer on the chess master, including Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Edward Oseghe |Nene Olaye |Ruth Isigbe
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), announced a total of 164 unknown illnesses with a record of 4 deaths have been reported in the Isa Local government of Sokoto state. The agency also alerted the Sokoto State Ministry of Health on the cases surrounding the mysterious disease. A national rapid response team, NRRT, has been deployed by the NCDC to collaborate with the state Ministry of Health in investigating the matter.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jennifer Osadoh |Bradley Efosa Iyamu |Tracy Ohovwore |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over the alarming toll of viral hepatitis infections, which continue to claim the lives of approximately 3,500 people every day worldwide.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Bradley Efosa Iyamu |Tracy Ohovwore |Edward Oseghe |Nene Olaye
Nigeria is a country blessed by God with its various resources and blessings. As citizens of the country, we should be proud of our nation, yet a silent threat looms large on the bustling streets – poor waste management. Similar to many African countries, Nigeria is abreast with heaps of trash and waste materials that should be disposed of properly.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Tobore Jerome |Happy Osagie |Nigerian Byzantine politics
Following the need to improve basic healthcare in the nation, the federal government has approved the disbursement of N25 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to assist the services of all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the nation. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this at the meeting of BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) in Abuja.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Tracy Ohovwore |Adolor Okoeguale |Says Fubara |Nigerian Byzantine politics
The first man to successfully receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has been discharged from the hospital. Reports from BBC News revealed that the 62-year-old was sent home on Wednesday, March 3, after undergoing two weeks of surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). However, it appeared to be the first successful organ transplant from genetically modified pigs.
