Hajj 2023: NGO raises concerns over Sudan’s conflict

NewsNigeriaReligionHajj 2023: NGO raises concerns over Sudan’s conflict

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 29, 2023

…Calls on NAHCON to deploy back up measures. An Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Independent Hajj Reporters, has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Sudan, which it says may disrupt the smooth airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2023 hajj. The faith-based organisation in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed which was made available to journalists in Kano, stressing that the war has led to the abrupt shut down of...

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Tell Nigerians your real identity, Timi Frank fires back at Sylva

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTell Nigerians your real identity, Timi Frank fires back at Sylva

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 29, 2023

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, to tell Nigerians his real identity and the authenticity of his academic certificates. Frank made this call on Friday in Abuja while reacting to a statement by Sylva in which he denied any wrongdoing for parading multiple names but failed to address germane issues concerning his true identity...

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 NEMSA Directs Electricity Consumers To Reject Meter Without Seal

NewsNigeriaPower NEMSA Directs Electricity Consumers To Reject Meter Without Seal

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 28, 2023

Electricity consumers have been directed to reject any meter supplied by distribution companies without NEMSA seal and labels. Aliyu Tukur Tahir, Managing Director of Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), who gave the directive at a news conference in Abuja, said identifying the NEMSA seal and label was to ensure the meters being installed were genuine and certified. “More testing centres had been established for certification and standardization of meters for home and industrial purposes.”...

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Pelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

NewsPoliticsSportsPelé’ becomes a Portuguese-dictionary word meaning ‘unique’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2023

The Michaelis dictionary has officially added “Pelé”, the nickname of the late football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to its online edition to honour the football star. The publishers of the Michaelis dictionary broke the news on Wednesday, adding that the word will also be included in the next edition of the printed version of the Portuguese-language dictionary. The entry reads: “pe. lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or...

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Sudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

In a bid to evacuate Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million for that purpose Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. Onyeama noted that the amount would be spent on the hiring of luxury buses that would transport the stranded Nigerians from Khartoum,...

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FG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the 2nd Niger Bridge project is fully completed and is set to be handed over to the end users by May 15th 2023. Fashola disclosed this through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lia Mohammed shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers on Wednesday. He noted that besides the 2nd Niger Bridge, other national projects...

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Sudan in Crisis

AfricaBlogColumnsOpinionSudan in Crisis

PilotnewsApril 26, 2023

Amid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government.   Sudan’s suffering deepens by the hour, as self-serving army and militia forces battle for supremacy in a struggle totally divorced from the aims of the 2018-2019 revolution, in which the people of Sudan bravely stood up to one of the world’s most brutal...

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Nigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria: Estimated 6.2 Million Children Unvaccinated – WHO

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 6.2million children are zero dose (unvaccinated), a consequence of the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 to 2021 in Nigeria. WHO also noted that the Africa Region estimates show that the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization services has driven up the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children, rising by 16% between 2019 and 2021 and pushing the cumulative total (2019–2021) to around...

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Actor Saint Von Colucci dies at 22 after 12 surgeries

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaActor Saint Von Colucci dies at 22 after 12 surgeries

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

Canadian Actor Saint Von Colucci has died at the age of 22 after undergoing 12 cosmetic surgeries to look like BTS singer, Jimin. According to Eric Blake, his publicist, Colucci died on Sunday at a South Korean hospital after complications from his most recent procedure. Reports have it that Von Colucci moved from Canada to South Korea in 2019 in pursuit of a career in entertainment, and went under the knife on Saturday, April 22,...

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Enugu Governor-Elect Peter Mbah Appoints 60-Man Transition Committee

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Governor-Elect Peter Mbah Appoints 60-Man Transition Committee

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2023

The Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, has revealed a 60-man transition committee ahead of May 29th handover. In a press release signed by the Head of the Peter Mbah Media Office, Dan Nwomeh said, “The Transition Committee will help articulate and fine-tune the incoming administration’s implementable and impactful development plan; they will streamline the State development plan in line with Mbah’s Social Charter with Ndi Enugu.” “The Charter aims at repositioning the state as...

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