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Nasarawa: Physically Challenged protest non-inclusion in governance
Linus Oota, Lafia Hundreds of physically challenged persons in Nasarawa State yesterday staged a protested at the Government House, Lafia over their non-inclusion in both the public and civil service activities of the state by the Governor Abdullahi Sule led administration. The protest by the disabled persons against the governor came on the heels of
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Ramatu, Magnafaith tackle gender inequality, violence against women
Idowu Bankole Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu and US-based journalist, community builder and media entrepreneur, Magnafaith Krimi have condemned the alarming rate of violence against women while discussing gender inequality in Africa at the just concluded African Women Conference in Morocco. Addressing journalists on the sideline of the conference in Marrakech,
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Tsav: Murder of Kogi PDP women leader beastly, inhuman
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has described as beastly and inhuman the murder of Salome Abu, a Kogi State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Women Leader, who was lynched and burned to death soon after the November 16 gubernatorial election in the state. Tsav, who made the remark in
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I’ll spare no one on rape, domestic violence, others – Gov. Sanwo Olu
Moshood Adebayo Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to wield “the big stick” against perpetrators of rape, domestic violence and child abuse in the state. This is even as he added that his administration will support the police and the judiciary to ensure that the crime against humanity is brought to the barest
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Security man, 39, remanded over alleged defilement of 12-year-old stepdaughter
Romanus Okoye An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the remand of a 39-year-old security guard, Ojo Apejua, over alleged defilement of his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered that the case file should be sent to the state director of public prosecutions
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Fayemi advocates more employment slots for Ekiti indigenes in military
KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has made a case for the employment of more indigenes of the state as officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Governor advised students and youths of Ekiti origin to develop interest in military which he said accommodates professionals ofvarious fields. Fayemi spoke on Tuesday
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2020 budget: FG proposes N15m on monitoring illegal Colleges of Education
Fred Ezeh, Abuja Federal Ministry of Education has asked members of National Assembly to approve N15 million in 2020 budget proposal for it to spend on monitoring the activities of illegal colleges of education across Nigeria through its parastatal, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The action was in response to the rising number
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Ekiti, Osun female politicians call for women-only party
Kehinde Adewole, Ado Ekiti A group of female politicians from Ekiti and Osun states are calling for the establishment of a women-only political party, saying it would give women greater prominence and spur active participation in politics. According to its advocates, the political party, which is to be called the ‘Women Democratic Party’ (WDP), would
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BREAKING: Again, gunmen abduct another Catholic priest in Enugu
Jude Chinedu, Enugu Police in Enugu have confirmed the kidnap of another Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Malachy Asadu in Nsukka on Monday. The priest was kidnapped along Imilike-Nsukka road while he was returning from a diocesan meeting which held at St Theresa’s Cathedral, Nsukka. Confirming the incidence on Tuesday, Police spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said
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AHF laments high rate of unmet needs of PLWHA in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has lamented that despite concerted efforts by relevant stakeholders, the unmet needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Benue has still remained high. Site Coordinator of AHF in Benue State, Dr. Ifeanyi Benedict who stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Makurdi the state
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JUST IN: FUTA expels six students who brutalised mate
The Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, Ondo State, has expelled six students who brutalised a female student, Boluwatife, outside the campus of the institution a few weeks ago. The expelled students are: Popoola Olaniyi, Oluwadare Tobiloba, Nandi Jessica, Ajuwon Emmanuella, Emmanuel Taiwo and Alao Cecilia. The development was confirmed by FUTA’s Deputy Director, Corporate
Russia’s Euro 2020 hosting under threat
Russia’s staging of games at Euro 2020 could be under threat after a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) committee recommended the country be banned from hosting sports events for four years. Russia could also be banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics – having also been excluded from the 2018 Winter Games – and other major competitions.
Why FG plans to ban consumer ownership of cooking gas cylinders – Official
The Federal Government’s plan to ban consumer ownership of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders is aimed at enhancing safety and deepening cooking gas penetration in the country, an official said on Tuesday. Mr Dayo Adeshina, Programme Manager, National LPG Expansion and Implementation Plan, spoke at the Nigeria LPG Summit 2019 on Tuesday in Lagos. The
Court sentences parents for selling 2-month-old baby for N.3m
A Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Stanley Sunday and his girlfriend, Onyinyechi Ikechukwu to 20 days imprisonment for selling their two-month-old son for N300, 000. The convicts, who are residents of Idu, Karmo, Abuja, who were arraigned on a count charge of selling of minor for unlawful purpose. They
Security guard allegedly caught defiling 12-year-old stepdaughter
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 39-year-old security guard, Ojo Apejua, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered that the case file should be sent to the state director of public prosecutions for advice. Kubeinje adjourned the case until
Ihedioha: Okorocha ran worst state govt in Nigeria
…says: ‘I underestimated the level of rot’ Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has said that never in the history of constitutional governance has any state been run the way former Governor Rochas Okorocha ran Imo. This is also as the governor added that he knew before he came into office that Imo State
FG begins moves to monitor constituency projects, payments, others
The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs Senator George Akume Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari has begun moves to monitor, verify and authorize all payments on constituency projects as well as evaluating the implementation of Federal Executive Council policies. The minister said this in Lagos during the ongoing Special Retreat organised by the
13 French helicopter troops killed in Mali combat operation
Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an accident between two helicopters, the French presidency said on Tuesday, the single biggest loss of French troops in combat in the region since intervening there in 2013. France has a 4,500-strong Barkhane force countering Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel region, where violence by militants
Tennis Investigation Unit suspends two women players
The Tennis Integrity Unit says women players from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have been provisionally suspended while under investigation. The TIU says Ksenia Palkina and Albina Khabibulina cannot compete in or attend recognized tennis events during the investigations. Details of their suspected offenses were not specified, reports The Associated Press. The 29-year-old Palkina is ranked No.
UEFA’s Ultimate Team of the Year: The All-time XI
With the UEFA.com fans’ Team of the Year 2019 nominees announcement coming soon, we big up our all-time XI. Which players have made the UEFA.com fans’ Team of the Year in each position more than any others? We do the maths to create an ultimate XI. GOALKEEPER Iker Casillas – 6 (2007, 08, 09, 10,
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