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COVID-19: E-registration mandatory to getting vaccinated – Abayomi
By Doris Obinna, Lagos Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof Akin Abayomi has urged citizens who fit into phase one of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise to register on the dedicated COVID-19 vaccination self-registration portal before visiting any of the 88 vaccination sites. According to the commissioner, e-registration is now a mandatory protocol for vaccination
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Kebbi university reopening after students’ unrest
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The management of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero (KSUSTA) has ordered the students of the institution to immediately resume to school for the rescheduled second semester examination. The university was closed on February 27 in response to students’ unrest over the alleged killing of a 22-year-old
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2023: Igbo group tasks PDP to respect zoning policy
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF) has charged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) its policy of rotating its presidential ticket between the North and South. The group at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, jointly addressed by Godwin Udibe, Onyebuchi Obeta and Law Mefor,
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Group issues open letter to NiDCOM demanding retraction of Wase’s ‘dishonourable utterances’
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja Speak Out Africa has issued an open letter to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) demanding the immediate retraction of ‘dishonourable utterances’ by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Ahmed Idris Wase, about the Nigerian Diaspora. Speak Out Africa Convener Kenneth Eze, who led the delegates to the Commission yesterday,
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Practice exclusive breastfeeding to justify 6 months maternity leave, CS-SUNN advises Kaduna nursing mothers
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on nursing mothers, especially those in the formal sector, to practice exclusive breastfeeding to justify the six months maternity leave granted by the Kaduna State Government. CS-SUNN and other partners believe that children who are exclusively breastfed in their first six months
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International Day of Forests: Ogun moves against illegal enclaves in forest reserves
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta As the world markes the International Day of Forests, Ogun State Government has vowed to sack the occupants of no fewer than 100 illegal enclaves in its forest reserves across the state. Commissioner for Forestry Tunji Akinosi made this known at the event organised by the ministry to commemorate the 2021
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Agitate for Yoruba presidency not secession, Oluwo advises
From Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Oluwo of Iwo Kingdom in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged Yoruba people across the country to work for a Yoruba presidency instead of calling for secession. He described agitaions for secession and an Oodua nation as a dream, saying the project is dead on arrival. The first-class
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Sokoto LG poll: PDP candidate promises to prioritise healthcare, women empowerment
From Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto A chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming local government election in Sokoto State, Hon Mustapha Shehu, has promised to prioritise issues of healthcare and women empowerment, among others. Shehu, a veteran journalist and media manager is running on the platform of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Sokoto North. Speaking with
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Reactions trail verdict of killer of Kogi PDP women leader
From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja Reactions continue to trail the sentence to 12 years six months jail term handed to the killer of the PDP women leader in Kogi State, Mrs Salome Abuh, who was burnt to death in her residence shortly after the November 16 governorship election. A high court in idah had on Tuesday
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NULGE swears in new President
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has sworn-in it’s new National President, Comrade Olatunji Ambali, who was elected president earlier this year. The new NULGE President condemned several bills in the National Assembly, particularly one proposed by Hon. Soloman Bob, which he said aimed at de-registering local governments from
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Fayemi congratulates Bamidele on emergence as leader of Southern Senators’ Forum
Adewumi Ademiju, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has congratulated the Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Opeyemi Bamidele on his election as Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum. The Governor also congratulated Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North), who emerged Vice Chairman of the Forum, as well as other new officials elected on
More woes for Blatter as former FIFA President handed new ban
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been handed a further six years and eight months ban from the game and fined a million Swiss francs (S$1.44 million) by the body’s Ethics Committee after a probe into massive bonus payments. Blatter’s current ban from the game was due to expire in October but the latest
JUST IN: University of Aberdeen to return pillaged Benin bronze to Nigeria
The University of Aberdeen is to return a controversial Benin bronze after a review found the item had been acquired in an “extremely immoral” manner, as the Nigerian government calls on other British museums to reassess their collections. The bronze, which depicts the Oba, or king of Benin, was part of a haul of thousands of items
Saudi official denies threat to harm UN Khashoggi investigator
A senior Saudi official denied on Thursday he had threatened to harm the human rights expert who led the U.N. investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after the United Nations confirmed the expert’s account of the threat. Agnes Callamard, the U.N. expert on summary killings, has said that a Saudi official threatened at
Negotiate with bandits, we want our children back – Parents of abducted Afaka students plead
Sani Friday, a parent of two of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, says he and other parents want the government to negotiate with the bandits. Friday, who is a representative of the parents, said this on Thursday in an interview with ‘Channels Television’. About two weeks ago,
Gambo reads riot act to Naval officers
…threatens to sack personnel found wanting Pauline Onyibe,Yenagoa The new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awaal Gambo has told naval personnel to be mindful of their dealings warning that he will not hesitate to throw out any personnel found to be colluding with economic saboteurs, drug traffickers, barons, bandits or armed robbers. He, however,
How Michael Jordan lost $500m during COVID-19 pandemic
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected most people negatively, including Michael Jordan, who has lost in the region of 500 million dollars. The former Chicago Bulls star was pushing for a spot in the top 1000 of Forbes’ richest list in April 2020 and became the athlete with the biggest income of all time, largely thanks to
Mastercard battles return of $19bn UK class action
A specialist London court will this week re-consider allowing an historic 14 billion pound ($19 billion) class action against Mastercard to proceed, which could entitle adults in Britain to about 300 pounds each if successful. Former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks, who alleges that Mastercard overcharged more than 46 million people in Britain over nearly
Pope orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics, to save jobs of employees
Pope Francis has ordered cardinals to take a 10% pay cut and reduced the salaries of most other clerics working in the Vatican in order to save jobs of employees as the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Holy See’s income. The Vatican said on Wednesday that Francis issued a decree introducing proportional cuts starting
Low tide slows work to clear Suez ship blockage; traffic jam builds
Low tide overnight has slowed efforts to dislodge a 400-metre long, 224,000-tonne container vessel that has choked traffic in both directions along the Suez Canal and created the world’s largest shipping jam. The Ever Given vessel ran aground diagonally across the single-lane stretch of the southern canal on Tuesday morning after losing the ability
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