2023: UN Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Poor Participation of Women in Politics

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: UN Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Poor Participation of Women in Politics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 1, 2022

The United Nations (UN) has decried the low number of female candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections, describing the development as unacceptable. Speaking at a workshop on the promotion of women in politics organised by the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD) on Tuesday, the UN Women Programme Specialist, Generation Equality, Desmond Osemehenjie, said Nigeria scored low in the area of women’s participation in politics compared to other African countries. He said: “The women’s participation...

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NCC Warns Consumers Against Patronage, Use Of counterfeit Devices

NewsNigeriaNCC Warns Consumers Against Patronage, Use Of counterfeit Devices

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 1, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned consumers against the patronage and use of counterfeit devices that are not approved by the commission. The warning followed the arrest of representatives of three companies responsible for the sale of counterfeit as well as non-type-approved devices during the Commission’s enforcement activities in Kano. It said such devices negatively affect the quality of services while leaving the users vulnerable to losses and other discomforts. Those arrested include Yahaya...

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Police In Adamawa Arrest 909 Suspects In Eleven Months

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Arrest 909 Suspects In Eleven Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 1, 2022

In its continued effort to stem the tide of criminal activities in society, the Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended 909 suspects from January to November 2022 in connection with Kidnapping, Armed robbery, cattle rustling, and other violent crimes. Within the same period, the command recovered 22 AK47 rifles, and 48 locally fabricated guns among other exhibits were recovered. Interestingly, after the suspects were apprehended. CP. S.K. Akande, Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, made the...

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Burna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

EntertainmentLifestyleMusicNigeriaBurna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2022

Burna Boy’s latest album, Love, Damini, is the most streamed album in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. This is according to the list of the top albums and songs for 2022 released by Apple Music, a music streaming platform, on Tuesday. The album is the most streamed on Apple Music Nigeria, Apple Music Ghana, and Apple Music Kenya, and the third most streamed album on Apple Music South Africa in 2022. Asake’s Mr Money With the...

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AIG Yaro Visits Ugwuanyi, Commends State Community Policing Outfit

National SecurityNewsAIG Yaro Visits Ugwuanyi, Commends State Community Policing Outfit

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2022

Commending the community policing employed in Enugu State, the new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 13, AIG Abutu Yaro, on Wednesday expressed hope that the recurrent crisis between herders and farmers in the state will minimalize in years to come. AIG Yaro said this at the Government House Enugu when he and his team paid a courtesy visit to the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. “The issue of farmers/herders clash...

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Enugu State Govt. Allocates 36 plots of Land to 2015/2016 NPFL Winners

NewsNigeriaRegionsEnugu State Govt. Allocates 36 plots of Land to 2015/2016 NPFL Winners

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2022

Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi also approved a waiver of all land charges and immediate issuance of certificate of occupancy of the allocated plots of land to the players. The Ministry of Lands and Urban Development, Enugu calls on all the year 2015/2016 winners of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to collect their respective allocation letters to a plot of land each as approved by the State Government. The 36 Enugu Rangers International Football Club players...

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ISWAP top commander killed in airstrike

National SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP top commander killed in airstrike

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 30, 2022

A top commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), Muhammed Malik, was killed by troops of the air task force in the Lake Chad region. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Malik died on November 29 from the fatal injuries he sustained during the attack. Nigerian troops reportedly launched a coordinated intelligence-led aerial and ground operation and targeted the jihadist group’s location in the Sabon...

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Ibadan Poly Bans Pregnant Students, Nursing Mothers from Staying in Hostels, Bringing Babies to Classroom

NewsNigeriaRegionsIbadan Poly Bans Pregnant Students, Nursing Mothers from Staying in Hostels, Bringing Babies to Classroom

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2022

The Polytechnic, Ibadan, also known as Poly Ibadan, has banned pregnant female students and nursing mothers from residing in the school hostel and nursing mothers from bringing babies to the classrooms. According to a notice signed by the institution’s governing council on behalf of the management on Tuesday, defaulters would be suspended for one semester. The school management also banned students from hugging publicly, sitting on the opposite sex’s laps in public and driving tinted...

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How to Evaluate a Lawmaker’s Performance

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsHow to Evaluate a Lawmaker’s Performance

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2022

Apparently, evaluating a lawmaker’s performance is one of the most difficult things for Nigerians to do. It appears most Nigerians do not know just how to say if a lawmaker has done well or has failed. The reason is that the expectations from an average lawmaker, state or National Assembly, are so high and often outside the scope of duty of lawmakers. Why the expectations are high is directly connected to the many needs of...

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Police react to sentencing, says IGP unaware of court order

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice react to sentencing, says IGP unaware of court order

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 29, 2022

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), was unaware of a previous court order on the reinstatement of a former police officer. Earlier on Tuesday, a federal high court in Abuja sentenced Baba to three months in prison for disobeying a court order directing the reinstatement of Patrick Okoli, a former officer who claimed he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the NPF. The presiding judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon...

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