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Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue women call for 37 new senatorial seats for women
From Gyang Bere, Jos A group of women from Plateau, Nasarawa and Benue states under the umbrella of Women Political Participation Technical Working Group (WPP-TWG), are calling for the creation of 37 more senatorial seats in the country that will be exclusively occupied by women. The group, which submitted a memorandum to the Senate Committee
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Nigeria is a political tragedy waiting to happen – Obiozor
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, has described Nigeria’s present challenges as a political tragedy waiting to manifest, with only a national restructuring capable of preventing it. Obiozor, who made the remark at the ongoing 1999 constitution review for the South East in Owerri, added that the 1999
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Kwara: Try Saraki, others for criminal conspiracy, white paper panel tells governor
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Former Governor Bukola Saraki, his successor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and other former government officials named in alleged economic sabotage against the state through sales of public assets to cronies at giveaway prices should be prosecuted in court, a white paper committee has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The Chairman of the White Paper
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Constitution review: Women groups clamour for increased affirmative action
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Hundreds of women on Thursday demanded an increased affirmative action representation, saying that the present 35 per cent benchmark has been inadequate. The women mobilised under various umbrellas to the Asaba centre of the South-South zonal public hearing on the proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution. Some of the groups drawn
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Gombe records 7 deaths, 32 hospitalised in cholera outbreak
From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe No fewer than seven people have perished and 32 others hospitalised from a cholera outbreak in Gombe State. Declaring the outbreak on Thursday in Gombe, the state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, stated that the first confirmed case was recorded as a result of death of a 2-year-old child in
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Aba: 1 dead, 3 injured in multiple-vehicle collision
From Ogbonnaya Ndukwe, Aba A multiple-vehicle collision accident involving trailer trucks and other passenger vehicles claimed one life, with three others seriously injured in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday morning. Many vehicles involved in the collision, including fully-loaded heavy duty trucks, were destroyed in the process, with both arms of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway within
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Constitution Review: Agbakoba calls for due process, obedience
By Romanus Okoye, Lagos Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dr Olisa Agbakoba has said that changing of the 1999 constitution will not guarantee a perfect country, observing that the current constitution, in spite of its imperfections, is not being complied with. Agbakoba, who made the observation at the inaugural #FixPoliticsDialogues, a platform which convenes debates
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BREAKING: Buhari appoints new Chief of Army Staff
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of new Chief of Army Staff, barely one week after the demise of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru in a fatal crash. The new Army Chief is Major General Farouk Yahaya, the former GOC 1 Division Kaduna. Details soon…
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PharmAccess, WHO, call for increased funding for Nigeria’s health sector
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja PharmAccess Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health sector stakeholders have joined voices in advocating increased funding and financial risk protection for the health sector in Nigeria. This call was made at the ‘Fourth Annual Legislative Summit on Health’ in Abuja, which held from Sunday May 23 to Tuesday
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Children days: No Kwara child will miss out on life opportunities- AbdulRazaq
From LAYI OLANREWAJU,Ilorin Kwara State Government will always ensure that every child gets equitable chance to attain their full potentials, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Thursday, congratulating children in the state on the occasion of the Children’s Day. In a personal message to the children made available to media houses in Ilorin, the Governor said
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JUST IN: Buhari appoints new Chief of Army Staff, Maj-General Yahaya
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Prior to his appointment Major-General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander
JUST IN: Disbandment of SARS created vacuum in policing – IGP
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, says the disbandment of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum in policing the country. Baba said this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the morale of police officers in the country has been low since the #EndSARS protests in October 2020.
Nine suspected cultists nabbed during supremacy battle in Ogun
Nine suspected cultists have been arrested during what the police say was a supremacy battle in the Ajegunle area of Ibogun, Ogun State. The clash was between members of the Eiye and Alaro confraternities, according to the Spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi. “While the clash was going on, a
JUST IN: Zidane leaves Madrid for second time
Manager Zinedine Zidane has left Real Madrid for the second time in his coaching career. Real were piped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid on a dramatic final day of the season on Saturday, reports the BBC. According to reports the former Madrid great has already informed club President Florentino Pérez
Mali’s junta releases President, Prime Minister
Mali’s coup leaders have released interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. They were freed at around 01:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Thursday, the BBC’s Noel Ebrin Brou reports. The two men had been held at a military camp since Monday. “We were true to our word,” an unnamed military official is
Seyi Olofinjana appointed technical director of Swiss club, GC Zurich
Seyi Olofinjana, former Super Eagles midfielder, has been named the new technical director of Grasshopper Club Zurich, a football team in Switzerland. The deal was announced in a statement released by the club on Wednesday. The 40-year-old will take over from Jimmy Berisha, the interim sports director who will now return to the position
Emery lauds ‘impeccable’ Villarreal for historic Europa League win
Villarreal coach Unai Emery praised his “impeccable” players for their dedication after claiming the club’s first major trophy by beating Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday. The Spanish side won a thrilling penalty shoot-out 11-10, after a 1-1 draw, with goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scoring his side’s 11th before stepping back in
Pension assets rise to N12.4trn
Total Pension Fund assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, increased by 0.8 per cent Month-on-Month, MoM, to N12.4 trillion in April 2021 from N12.3 trillion recorded in March 2021. According to the unaudited report on pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended April 30, 2021 released by the National Pension Commission PenCom
Coronavirus: Different vaccines given to 20 in India jab mix up
*Posts daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 211,298 Twenty people in north India have been given two different coronavirus jabs for their first and second doses. They were given a shot of Covishield (AstraZeneca) in early April, but then got the locally developed Covaxin as part of their second dose in May, reports the BBC.
Report: Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal treatment. She joined the service in 1988 after finishing high school in Thomasville, Georgia, a small town said to be named for a soldier who fought in the War of
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