Blind to Marine Debris: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

ConservationNigeriaBlind to Marine Debris: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 12, 2020

The negligence of Nigerians and the disinclination of the government to control single use of plastic is exposing marine life and the entire ecosystem to its hazard. Beloved John who was in Port Harcourt, a populated coastal city in Nigeria, reports how the plastic plague is damaging aquatic life and it impacts on humans.   Behind the suburban Amadi-Ama community in southern Port Harcourt is a vital inland water body. This is Amadi creek, an...

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We Need Mechanized Farm Tools, Women Farmers Tells FG

AgricultureBusinessNewsNigeriaWe Need Mechanized Farm Tools, Women Farmers Tells FG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 12, 2020

A group of small-scale women farmers have rejected the use of simple farm tool in exchange for mechanised agricultural machinery to increase the productivity of farm workers. Under the aegis of Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), the group declared that women farmers will not longer carry out farming activities with hoes and cutlass during a 3-day programme in Abuja. The group visited the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and Culture Abuja to retire...

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Lai Mohammed Condemns Nigeria’s Inclusion in U.S Religious Freedom Blacklist

Foreign PolicyPoliticsReligionLai Mohammed Condemns Nigeria’s Inclusion in U.S Religious Freedom Blacklist

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 8, 2020

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has condemned the inclusion of Nigeria in the United States religious freedom blacklist. In a statement released on Tuesday, Mohammed stated that Nigeria does not have a policy of religious persecution. “Nigeria does not engage in religious freedom violation, neither does it have a policy of religious persecution. Victims of insecurity and terrorism in the country are adherents of Christianity, Islam and other religions,’’ said Mohammed. According...

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National SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Must Not Allow Unpatriotic Elements Bring Down Nigeria — DSS

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 6, 2020

The Director-General (DG), Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Yusuf Bichi, has warned “unpatriotic elements” against actions that constitute threats to national security. The DG called on members of the public to join hands with security and other law enforcement agencies to enthrone peace and order in the country. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 13) at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja yesterday, Bichi...

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Ndume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNdume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 4, 2020

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has asked his lawyers to begin the process for him to withdraw as the surety of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Ndume had stood surety for Maina who is standing trial at a federal high court in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. Maina, however, jumped bail, went into hiding in September and subsequently left the country. The...

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Candidates’ Withdrawal in Zamfara is a Rumour – INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCandidates’ Withdrawal in Zamfara is a Rumour – INEC

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2020

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the purported withdrawal of candidates from the Zamfara state House of Assembly bye-election in Bakura untrue. On Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  had reported that nine candidates announced their withdrawal from the race at a news briefing in Gusau. However, the commission said INEC state office is yet to receive any notice of withdrawal of any candidate from Bakura state constituency by-election. “we are hearing this...

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President Buhari to Address Lawmakers Over Insecurity – Gbajabiamila

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Buhari to Address Lawmakers Over Insecurity – Gbajabiamila

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon be addressing the house of representatives over insecurity, according to Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker. The president had been invited by the lower legislative chamber of the national assembly. Speaking at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila said he met with the president over the issue. Gbajabiamila told state house correspondents that the date for the presidential address has been agreed upon and will be disclosed soon. “And what...

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Olakitan Estate: Group Urges Lagos Govt to Reprimand Awogboro Family Over Illegal Claim of Land

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPeopleOlakitan Estate: Group Urges Lagos Govt to Reprimand Awogboro Family Over Illegal Claim of Land

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 1, 2020

The Save Lagos Group (SLG), a civil rights organisation seeks the intervention of the Lagos state government over a land dispute between the Awogboro and the Olakitan, two indigenous families. The controversy surrounds the ownership of  Olakitan Estate, a 27.324 hectares of land located in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Alimosho Local Government Area of the State. On Monday, the civil rights group in a statement signed by the convener, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman urged the state...

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Group Condemns Attack of Peaceful Protesters

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaGroup Condemns Attack of Peaceful Protesters

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 1, 2020

The Crime Correspondent Association of Nigeria (CCAN), has condemned the extra judicial killings carried out by the security forces on defenceless #EndSARS protesters. In a statement, Hassan Zaggi, CCAN Chairman expressed distaste over the massacre of young, energetic and vibrant citizens. “The ugly incidents of gruesome killings and maiming of Nigerians in the Abuja city centre, Dutse Alhaji, a suburb in the FCT, Lagos and other parts of the country is worrisome. “We have even...

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UN Condemns Killing of Borno Farmers

NewsUnited NationsUN Condemns Killing of Borno Farmers

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 30, 2020

The United Nations (UN) has condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers in Borno state. The farmers were killed in Jere local government area of Borno on Saturday, following an attack by armed men said to be members of the Boko Haram sect. Edward Kallon, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, in a statement on Sunday, described the incident as “the most violent attack” targeted at civilians in 2020. “I am outraged and...

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