Group says parliamentary system is solution to Nigeria’s security challenges

NewsNigeriaGroup says parliamentary system is solution to Nigeria’s security challenges

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 21, 2024

..As Gani Adams, Otubanjo, others task FG on restructuring Yoruba One Voice (YOV), foremost Yoruba Diaspora Organisation has stated that parliamentary system is the solution to tackling rising insecurity in Yoruba land, pointing out that the south west has become vulnerable to threats emanating from kidnapping and killings. The organisation stated this on Tuesday during the International Conference held at the weekend via zoom with 300 participants spreading across 5000 online platforms in six continents of...

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Kogi: Court strikes out APP petition seeking to void Ododo’s victory at election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKogi: Court strikes out APP petition seeking to void Ododo’s victory at election

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 21, 2024

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the Petition of the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging the election victory of Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo at the November 11th Governorship Election, in Kogi State. This followed the withdrawal of the petition by Counsel to the Petitioner Daniel Edeachi, Esq. In the copies of the application sighted by journalists, the petitioner had sought to withdraw the petition on the ground of...

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Hoodlums Sets the Home of APGA National Woman Leader ablaze

NewsNigeriaHoodlums Sets the Home of APGA National Woman Leader ablaze

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 20, 2024

Home of the National Woman Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, Hon. Elizabeth Nkwocha, located at T-Junction, Ndianiche Obinetiti in Arondizuogu, Ideato North local government area of Imo State, has been set ablaze by hoodlums and burnt to the ground. The over thirty years old edifice, a symbol of opulence in the area, with massive compound, and sporting facilities, was destroyed by suspected members of gangs terrorizing parts of Imo and Anambra...

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Hepatitis Claims 28 Lives In Doma South, Nasarawa State-Lawmaker

HealthNewsNigeriaHepatitis Claims 28 Lives In Doma South, Nasarawa State-Lawmaker

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 20, 2024

The member representing Doma South in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) Musa Abubakar Ibrahim has raised an alarm that Hepatitis is ravaging his constituency with a mortality rate of twenty-eight persons from October 2023 to date as a result of Hepatitis. Ibrahim gave the horrifying figure in a motion during a plenary in Lafia on Monday, urging the government to take urgent action to address the situation and improve healthcare in rural areas....

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FCTA Rescued About 23 Children, Seals Orphanage Home In Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFCTA Rescued About 23 Children, Seals Orphanage Home In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 20, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA has rescued about 23 children between the ages of one and 14 in Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi village, Abuja trafficked from Plateau. Following this development, the Administration on Monday sealed the facility where some of the children had been in the uncertified orphanage since 2019. Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this while handing over the children to Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs,...

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Ban On The Unauthorized Use Of Military Camouflage Still Enforce-Minister

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBan On The Unauthorized Use Of Military Camouflage Still Enforce-Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 20, 2024

Ban on the unauthorized use of military camouflage is still enforced due to the insecurity threat that has characterized the country for the past few weeks. Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle has reaffirmed this saying only the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force (while on joint operation with the military), are allowed by law to use the camouflage. In a statement on Monday evening Henshaw Ogubike, Director (Information, Press, and Public Relations),...

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Leadership of Ohanaeze asks ndigbo to shun mass demonstrate against FG

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLeadership of Ohanaeze asks ndigbo to shun mass demonstrate against FG

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 20, 2024

…Warns it’ll take legal action if S’East doesn’t get additional state Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has listed reasons Ndigbo in Nigeria and Diaspora will shun the ongoing mass protests against the Federal Government. According to a press statement released on Monday by Iwuanyanwu, Ndigbo have been marginalised for so long in the country and so they won’t be part of the demonstration. The statement read, “I’ve received many entreaties from many...

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AEDC gives Presidential Villa, 85 others 10 days to clear electricity bill of N47.1 billion

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAEDC gives Presidential Villa, 85 others 10 days to clear electricity bill of N47.1 billion

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

The Aso Rock Presidential Villa, the office and residence of the president of Nigeria at Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro, Abuja, owes an electricity bill debt of N923,873,150, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said on Monday. Eighty-five other government ministries, departments, and agencies are also indebted to the electricity company. Notable among the debtors are the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Power, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Nigeria Police Force, United Nations...

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Lion kills OAU zookeeper at Obafemi Awolowo University

NewsNigeriaLion kills OAU zookeeper at Obafemi Awolowo University

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

A lion in the zoological garden of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, in Osun State, attacked and killed a veterinarian, Olabode Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who had been the school zookeeper for almost a decade, was mauled to death on Monday. Efforts of other staff members at the scene to rescue the veterinarian were futile. “The other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue their boss...

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Tinubu’s children preach endurance, and faith amidst economic hardship

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s children preach endurance, and faith amidst economic hardship

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 20, 2024

President Bola Tinubu’s eldest son, Seyi Tinubu, and daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo have implored Nigerians to have faith in their father’s administration as protest continues to rock the country over the enduring cost-of-living crisis. In an Instagram post on Monday, Seyi, quoted President Bola Tinubu’s statement during his national broadcast to mark the country’s 63rd independence anniversary last year while expressing optimism that despite the prevailing economic woes, the future of Nigeria is promising. Tinubu’s words...

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