Tag: Groups
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Groups laud Tinubu for including six women in ministerial nominee list
Two Nigerian groups known as Women Support Women (WOSUWO) and Heroine Women Foundation (HEWOF) have praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for including two women in the recently published ministerial nominee list.
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10th NASS: APC support groups stage protest over zoning arrangement
Forum of APC Support Groups have rejected the zoning arrangement proposed by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, for principal positions in the 10th National Assembly.
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2023: Leave PDP now, 17 groups urge Peter Obi to contest under another party
The Coalition for Peter Obi (COP) has urged the former governor of Anambra state to consider dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of another political party. The Coalition which is an amalgamation of no fewer than seventeen(17) Support groups warned Obi that he should not be…
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Groups demand release of loved ones wrongfully imprisoned in military facilities
Networks of groups of victims of Boko Haram insurgency have come together to demand the release of their loved ones who are still under detention in relation to Boko Haram activities while also demanding for justice for their wrongful victimisation which has infringed on their fundamental human rights. The groups who came together under the…
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#ProtectHer: Groups to train girls, women on self-defence
In the wake of prevalent physical and sexual abuse of girls and women across Nigeria, ProtectHer and Target Search Global Nigeria have announced plans to train hundreds of girls and women on self-defence and general safety. A statement by Founder, iSafe and Co-founder, ProtectHer, Clare Henshaw, noted that the partnership will train girls and women…
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2023: Lagos APC bans all existing groups within party
All internal groups within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State have been banned. Party elders under the aegis of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) announced the decision in a communiqué after its meeting on Tuesday. The GAC is made up of senior leaders of the party including all former governors and deputy…
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How Europa League draw could see Manchester United face Chris Smalling
After Thursday’s 4-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar left Manchester United top of Europa League Group L and they now must wait to see who they will play in the first knockout stage. Of the 31 other sides remaining in the competition, there are 14 that could be heading to Old Trafford in the round of…
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2019: Facebook deletes Nigerian-owned Groups, Pages
Ahead of the 2019 general elections in the country, Facebook has deleted a number of Nigerian-owned Groups, including a network of accounts and Pages from its platform for inauthentic activities. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Facebook had on Thursday said it purged more than 800 US publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically-oriented spam, reigniting accusations…