Supreme Court Affirms Election Of Governor Fintiri

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSupreme Court Affirms Election Of Governor Fintiri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2024

The Supreme Court Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani for lacking in merit. The five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro held that the act of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Ari, was an act of irresponsibility and criminality. Justice...

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Nigeria’s security situation is better than that of US, South Africa – Bayo Onanuga

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s security situation is better than that of US, South Africa – Bayo Onanuga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has said most of the screaming headlines in national dailies and online media that paint gory pictures of the security situation in Nigeria are nothing but exaggerations. In a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday, Onanuga called on the media to tone down the rate at which they paint the country as an uninhabitable place to live in the international community. “Media...

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Over 400, 000 Girls Receive Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines In Lagos

HealthNewsNigeriaOver 400, 000 Girls Receive Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines In Lagos

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2024

Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines have been administered to 484,761 girls from October to December 2023 by the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB). HPV is a viral infection commonly causes skin or mucous membrane growths (warts). It is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, Permanent Secretary of the board who disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos, explained that the girls were inoculated during the Phase 1...

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Out-of-school Children Is A Time Bomb – Minister of State for Education

EducationNewsNigeriaOut-of-school Children Is A Time Bomb – Minister of State for Education

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2024

The out-of-school children phenomenon in the country is a time bomb which needs to be addressed immediately. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Yusuf Sununu, stated this at the flag-off of the campaign against out-of-school children by the federal and state governments in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, noting that it had become a global concern given their number in Nigeria.  “The campaign was flagged off in Kebbi as a zone in the North...

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Police Service Deploys 10 Commissioners to various commands nationwide

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Service Deploys 10 Commissioners to various commands nationwide

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2024

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and deployment of 10 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various commands nationwide. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the appointment and deployment followed the promotion of 14 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to CP. According to him, the newly-appointed CPs include Peter Opara, Osun; Olughemiga Adesina, Benue; Akinwale Adeniran, Ekiti; Mohammed Abba, Adamawa;...

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Nigerian Army strikes down 4 terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army strikes down 4 terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Nigerian troops of the joint task force “Operation Hadarin Daji” have gunned down four terrorists in separate attacks in Northwest Zamfara and Katsina States. Two of the terrorists were slain in Zamfara on January 29 when the army raided their forest hideout. One of the deceased outlaws is a notorious terrorist kingpin called Sainaje. With two of their men down, other gang members retreated to escape meeting the same fate, abandoning their prisoners. The troops...

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House of Reps plans security summit as terrorist attacks swell

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse of Reps plans security summit as terrorist attacks swell

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

The House of Representatives will hold a security summit at a yet-to-be-disclosed date to explore novel ways of ending the escalating reign of terror in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas disclosed this on Monday during plenary, the first in 2024, in Abuja. Abbas said the upcoming summit on security would allow relevant stakeholders to brainstorm on how best to decisively deal with the distressing situation. According to him, the conventional...

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Anambra State House of Assembly Passes Bill against Trafficking in Persons

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra State House of Assembly Passes Bill against Trafficking in Persons

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 31, 2024

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill against trafficking in persons. The bill which was introduced to the House in 2023 entitled “A Bill for a Law for Trafficking in Persons Prohibition, Enforcement and Administrative Law 2023,” was at committee stage at the end of the 2023 legislative year. During plenary on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Pat Okafor and member representing Onitsha North constituency II,...

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Atiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berated President Bola Tinubu for his seeming failure to tame the armed groups on rampage across the country. Nigerians are feeling more unsafe as frequent killings and kidnappings for ransom have continued to be on the rise despite heavy assurances from the authorities to stem the tide. “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity,” Abubakar said in a post on X on Tuesday. The...

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Tinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

President Bola Tinubu received the report of the killing of the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola with a heavy heart, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale said on Tuesday. Pilot News reported earlier that both traditional rulers were murdered by unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Monday morning. A few hours later, students of Apostolic Faith Secondary School in Emure LGA of Ekiti State were...

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