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  • February 18, 2025
NAN editor kidnapped in Owerri – Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

NAN editor kidnapped in Owerri – Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

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President Bola Tinubu has updated his list of nominees for the South East Development Commission (SEDC) board, replacing the original chairman, Hon. Emeka Atuma, with Dr. Emeka Nworgu. The president replaced all three initially nominated executive directors and appointed two additional executive directors. The president also dismissed one of the board members, Donatus Eyinnah Nwankpa.…

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A Nigerian Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, was named the next president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) on Friday. Dr. Ogunyemi, a practicing medical dermatologist in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and a visiting specialist in Labrador City since 2018, emerged victorious in the Nov. 1 vote…

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Activist and human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has stated that the country may continue to rely on foreign loans to sustain its budget if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to stop the theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta. Adeyanju, who gave the warning at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, called on the Tinubu…

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An editor at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, has been kidnapped. A statement from the management of the agency in Abuja said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday evening. NAN reports that the specific location of the incident in the Imo capital could, however, not be established. The full statement…

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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has named Senator Ned Nwoko as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Human Rights Man of the Year Award. The award, which will be presented in Abuja on December 10, 2024, the International Human Rights Day, Recognizes his exemplary contributions to legislative excellence, community development and the advancement of…