Protest: Afenifere Urges Organizers To Shelve Plan, Advocates Engagement

NewsNigeriaProtest: Afenifere Urges Organizers To Shelve Plan, Advocates Engagement

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 25, 2024

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has asked the organisers of the planned nationwide protest to shelve the plan, and suggested engagement rather than confrontation. Afenifere disclosed this in a press statement on Thursday signed by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, who noted that while the people have an inalienable right to protest, consideration should be given to the general atmosphere surrounding the planned protest. The statement read, “Information at the...

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Mourns Demise Of Its President General, Iwuanyanwu

NewsNigeriaOhanaeze Ndigbo Mourns Demise Of Its President General, Iwuanyanwu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 25, 2024

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has mourned the demise of its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuayanwu. A press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, stated that the President General died on Thursday, July 25, 2024 after a brief illness at the age of 82. The statement read, “It’s with a deep shock and sorrow that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide received the sad news of the passing of one of the most outstanding Igbo...

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Zamfara State Government Blocks Channels Of Hard Drugs Supplies

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaZamfara State Government Blocks Channels Of Hard Drugs Supplies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

Due to the alarming rate of drug abuse users in Zamfara State, the government has commenced blocking all channels of hard drug supplies across the State. Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau, the State Capital. Anka explained that the agency’s work was more of arrest, counseling, and prosecution of the defaulters, and appeal for the maximum...

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Diabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

HealthNewsNigeriaDiabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), in partnership with Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria, has raised concerns over t The escalating costs of diabetes treatment in the country have become a great concern to the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) and Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, the coalition lamented that some diabetes patients are spending over N100,000 monthly on essential supplies like insulin, syringes, and...

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President Tinubu Sign Into Law Bills Establishing Development Commissions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Sign Into Law Bills Establishing Development Commissions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

To accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country, President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills establishing a development commission. They are the Northwest Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, of 2024, and the Southeast Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, of 2023. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, explained that the President’s assent to the bills had demonstrated his commitment to ensuring equitable development, inclusive governance, and the...

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Meta deletes 63,000 Facebook accounts of ‘Yahoo Boys’

BusinessNewsNigeriaMeta deletes 63,000 Facebook accounts of ‘Yahoo Boys’

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

The US-based firm ‘Meta’ has removed 63,000 ‘Yahoo Boys’ Facebook accounts belonging to Nigerians suspected to be engaging in financial sextortion. ‘Yahoo Boys’ is a term for describing Internet scams in Nigeria. The firm in a statement on Wednesday, titled, Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria’, said the removal of the 63,000 is a punitive measure against criminal activities. “We’ve banned Yahoo Boys under Meta’s Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy, one of our strictest policies...

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Kidnapping: Delta Police Arrests 4 Suspects Arrested for Receiving Ransom Payments

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKidnapping: Delta Police Arrests 4 Suspects Arrested for Receiving Ransom Payments

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2024

The Delta State Police Command has apprehended four suspects for allegedly colluding with kidnappers to collect ransom payments from their victims. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the suspects used their bank accounts to receive the ransom payments, deducting between 15 per cent and 40 per cent as their share before remitting the balance to the kidnappers. The suspects were identified as Chimerije Joshua Nwakpa, Eze Levy Onyekachi, Ezemma Maxwell Nnadozie,...

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2024 Olympics: Nigeria to Compete in 11 Sports

NewsNigeria2024 Olympics: Nigeria to Compete in 11 Sports

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2024

Nigeria’s contingent to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, will comprise 88 athletes who will compete in various sports from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The athletes will participate in sports such as athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, football, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling. Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has expressed optimism about the team’s performance, urging Nigerians to support the athletes. “Our athletes are putting in tremendous effort...

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Nationwide Protest: Bauchi State Govt To Shut Down Health Facilities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNationwide Protest: Bauchi State Govt To Shut Down Health Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 24, 2024

Plans have been perfected by the Bauchi State Government to close all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on the proposed day of nationwide anti-government protest. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board disclosed this at the opening of the bi-annual media engagement on PHC Services Reporting Techniques held in Bauchi on Tuesday. According to him, the decision was to protect the lives of healthcare staff and patients amidst potential security...

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Osun State House of Assembly Assembly To Amends OSSIEC Laws

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOsun State House of Assembly Assembly To Amends OSSIEC Laws

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 24, 2024

The Osun State House of Assembly will amend the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission and Local Government Creation and Administration law. The process of amending the law followed the recent judgment by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in Nigeria. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Assembly disclosed this during plenary on Tuesday and said the bills are slated for amendments including the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (Amendment No 1)...

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