Women Groups to Protest Rejection of Gender Bills

Gender & EquityNewsPoliticsWomen Groups to Protest Rejection of Gender Bills

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 3, 2022

ABUJA — Some women groups in the country are planning to hold a protest at the national assembly over the rejection of the gender bills. These groups intend to agitate for a reconsideration of the bills rejected by the lawmakers. A Nigerian lawyer and civil rights activist, Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi made the announcement at a virtual media briefing attended by civil society organizations (CSOs) on Tuesday. “The proposed gender bills in the constitution alteration bills that...

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Tinubu’s Aide Says Reconciling With Aregbesola is An Acceptable Move

PeoplePoliticsTinubu’s Aide Says Reconciling With Aregbesola is An Acceptable Move

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 2, 2022

LAGOS — Bola Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, has said the former Lagos governor is not against reconciliation with Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior. According to him, Tinubu welcomes the move for reconciliation between himself and the minister. Earlier Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, and Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, met with Aregbesola to resolve the ongoing rift between the duo. “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was not invited to the meeting. I can tell...

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Jonathan Attempted To Manipulate 2015 Election Against Buhari, Presidency Alleges

PoliticsJonathan Attempted To Manipulate 2015 Election Against Buhari, Presidency Alleges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 28, 2022

ABUJA — The Presidency has alleged that the administration of Former President Goodluck Jonathan attempted to bend the electoral system in order to scuttle the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidency’s allegation was contained in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement was titled, ‘Assent into law of the electoral act 2022: Landmark moment for the nation’. The Presidency argued...

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Presidency Requires Intelligent Thinking, Not Physical Strength – Tinubu Defends Presidential Ambition

NewsPoliticsPresidency Requires Intelligent Thinking, Not Physical Strength – Tinubu Defends Presidential Ambition

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 26, 2022

LAGOS — Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that he needs more thinking than physical strength if he emerges as president of Nigeria in 2023. The former governor of Lagos state spoke on Friday when he visited the Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun, to inform him of his 2023 presidential ambition, and seek the latter’s blessings for his presidential ambition. Following his recent medical trip to the United...

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Falz Speaks On 2023 Presidential Ambition

EntertainmentPoliticsFalz Speaks On 2023 Presidential Ambition

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 26, 2022

LAGOS — Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, known as Falz, has broken his silence on joining the presidential race in 2023. In a podcast session with Lola Oj, the rapper said he has no plans of being Nigeria’s President. Falz has been known for speaking against the wrongdoings of political office holders in the country and advocating for a better country. His gesture during the 2020 #EndSARS protest made many Nigerians charge him to join a...

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A Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

LifestyleNewsWorldWorld NewsA Total of 45,318 Women Have Died During Childbirth In 2022, Statistics Reveals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 24, 2022

This was revealed by the reference website, Worldometer, a live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. Lending a voice to the issue of maternal mortality, the World Health Organisation, WHO, said women die as a result of complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth; while most of these complications develop during pregnancy, most are preventable or treatable: “Other complications may exist before pregnancy but are...

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Buhari’s Strong Leadership Kept Nigeria From Crisis – Ngige

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari’s Strong Leadership Kept Nigeria From Crisis – Ngige

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 24, 2022

ABUJA — Nigerians would have been refugees in Cameroon and Niger if not for the strong leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari according to Chris Ngige, minister of labour. Ngige said that for Buhari’s leadership qualities, Nigeria would have suffered a crisis like Venezuela. He made these statements on Wednesday after his induction as an honorary fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Governance (INSLEC) in Abuja. He noted that the hardship the country...

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Aisha Buhari Visits Senate to Witness Laying of Constitution Review Report

NewsPoliticsAisha Buhari Visits Senate to Witness Laying of Constitution Review Report

PilotnewsFebruary 23, 2022

ABUJA — First Lady Aisha Buhari on Wednesday, was at the Senate to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. The President’s wife was accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, and a delegation of Nigerian women. Senate President  Ahmad Lawan, immediately after referring a bill for an Act to Amend the Federal High Court Act Cap F134 to the Committee...

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Zamfara State Deputy Governor Impeached

NewsPoliticsZamfara State Deputy Governor Impeached

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2022

The Zamfara state House of Assembly at the plenary on Wednesday impeached the state Deputy Governor, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. At the plenary on Wednesday, 20 out of 24 members voted in favour of the impeachment. The impeachment of the Deputy Governor following the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him. The report was read by the Speaker of the Assembly, Honorable Nasiru Muazu Magarya. Earlier on...

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OPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

BusinessColumnsPoliticsOPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

PilotnewsFebruary 23, 2022

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger   Akwete today is being popularised as a metaphor by Anambra State Governor-Elect, Cee Cee Soludo for the purchase and consumption of made in Anambra products and services. Already, the women of Akwete who under the inspiration of the pioneering works of Dada Nwakata, gave the world this fascinating fabric are smiling to the bank due to the association of their products with an iconic figure who...

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