Senior Prison Officers Suspended over Special Treatment of Cross-Dresser, Bobrisky

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenior Prison Officers Suspended over Special Treatment of Cross-Dresser, Bobrisky

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 27, 2024

Some senior officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State have been suspended following a leaked video of how a recently jailed cross-dresser was accorded exceptional privilege. It was learnt that an audio leak showed that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months in jail was given an apartment outside the custodial center. Recall that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Wednesday began a...

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Senate Approves South West Development Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Approves South West Development Commission

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 27, 2024

On Thursday, the Senate considered a report by its Committee on Special Duties and approved the establishment of the South West Development Commission. The Senate moved into Committee of the Whole for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill after which it was read for the third time during plenary and passed into law. Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, Chairman of the committee in his presentation said the South West Development Commission Bill, 2024 intents and purposes are...

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NANS To Hold Prayers In Churches, Mosques To Celebrate Independence Day

NewsNigeriaNANS To Hold Prayers In Churches, Mosques To Celebrate Independence Day

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 27, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has revealed its activities to commemorate Nigeria’s sixty-fourth Independence Day celebration. Comrade Lucky Emonefe, NANS President who stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday said prayers would hold in mosques on Friday and churches on Sunday as well as in major campuses across the country. Emonefe also announced that there would be a nationwide rally across Nigerian campuses on Tuesday, the Independence Day. According to...

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Sexual Harassment: Female Soldier Complainant Discharged From Service after Review

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSexual Harassment: Female Soldier Complainant Discharged From Service after Review

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2024

The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. The Army on Tuesday said the female soldier was booted out of the service on medical grounds after the conclusion of its probe, however, she’s entitled to a pension and all other benefits for life. Major-General, Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesman of the land Army told Journalists at Army headquarters, that the senior officer did not commit the...

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Deaf Association Campaign For Integration Of Sign Language In School Curriculum

EducationNewsNigeriaDeaf Association Campaign For Integration Of Sign Language In School Curriculum

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2024

The Acting National President of Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD), Haruna Tsafe has called on the federal government to incorporate sign language into the country’s official language and educational curriculum. He made the plea while in his keynote address during the 34th Annual General Meeting and General Election held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday. “Sign language, if incorporated, will enhance accessibility, and inclusion, as well as improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. “State governments should...

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FG Approves Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure For Workers

EconomyNewsNigeriaFG Approves Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure For Workers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2024

Following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Government and labour leaders on the implementation of new Minimum Wage, the federal government has approved the upward review of the consolidated public service salary structure (CONPSS). Recall that on July 29, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law and on September 20, the committee on consequential adjustments in salaries for civil servants said the agreement will come into effect from...

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Nigeria Again Demands UN Security Council Seat

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Again Demands UN Security Council Seat

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 23, 2024

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru has called for reform of the UN Security Council to ensure Africa is represented with permanent seats, arguing that this would enhance global stability. Badaru who addressed the 79th United Nations General Assembly, emphasized Nigeria’s longstanding commitment to international peace and security, stressed the importance of building professional African armies to combat terrorism and urged for operationalizing the African Standby Force. The Summit of the Future interactive dialogue 2 has...

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Cholera Outbreak Claims 12 Lives In Adamawa 

HealthNewsNigeriaCholera Outbreak Claims 12 Lives In Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 23, 2024

The Adamawa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in the state, with 12 persons death recorded. Chief Felix Tangwami, State Commissioner for Health and Human Services  who confirmed the outbreak in a statement in Yola on Sunday, said six of the deaths were recorded at the facility, and six occurred at home while about 308 people were admitted with 244 treated and discharged. The statement reads in part: “On behalf of the state governor,...

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NGO Advocates Death Penalty For Corrupt Officials In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNGO Advocates Death Penalty For Corrupt Officials In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 23, 2024

Wadata Media and Advocacy Center (WAMAC), a Non-Governmental Organization has advocated for the death penalty for corrupt officials in Nigeria. Zubair Abdurra’uf, Executive Director of WAMAC, disclosed on Saturday in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital during a town hall meeting organized by the group on strengthening investigative Data Journalism in the fight against corruption in Nigerian local languages. The theme of the town hall meeting is “Good governance: A product of transparency and accountability for...

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Cases Of Malaria, Cholera May Increase In Maiduguri-Medical Doctors

HealthNewsNigeriaCases Of Malaria, Cholera May Increase In Maiduguri-Medical Doctors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 23, 2024

The head of mission in Nigeria of Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Dr Issaley Abdel Kader has alerted government and organizations on impending increase cases of malaria cholera and other waterborne diseases in Maiduguri, following the recent devastating floods in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital and its environs. He noted that many will remain vulnerable without immediate improvements to hygiene and healthcare access, and stressed the need for urgent medical and humanitarian support...

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