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Abiola’s family to FG: ‘Pay us presidential entitlements’

As the nation marks the 23rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the family of the presumed winner of that historic election, MKO Abiola, on Sunday, called on the federal government to declare him winner and pay presidential entitlements due to him. Head of the Abiola family and younger brother to the late... Read More

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June 10, 2016

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Ogoniland clean-up will take up to ’30 years’

After the announcement of the commencement of the clean-up exercise of Ogoniland in Rivers State by the Federal Government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has surmised that it will take between 25 to 30 years before the natives of the community would enjoy a fresh and clean environment. According to UNEP, because of the... Read More

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