UK donates £22m to tackle malnutrition in North-East

United Kingdom is to tackle malnutrition in troubled North-East of Nigeria with £22 million till March 2022, the United Nations Children Fund has revealed. Speaking to journalists in Maiduguri on Wednesday, Sanjay Das, Nutrition Manager, UNICEF said the funding followed the success of initial fund of $10 million which was expended on the treatment of 233,000 malnourished children in the North-East between October 2018 to May 2019. He said...

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APC cross-appeals tribunal judgment on Buhari’s election

The All Progressives Congress has filed a cross-appeal against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the election of its candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari. Although the eventual judgment of the tribunal was in its favour, the party is by its cross-appeal challenging some aspects of the September 11, 2019, verdict of the tribunal. In its cross-appeal filed before the Supreme Court, the party...

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2023: PDP BoT banks on Jonathan, Saraki, Wike

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Walid Jibrin, has said the PDP BoT will embark on strategic talks and engagements with former President Goodluck Jonathan; a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; and other presidential aspirants of the party to solidify and position the party to recapture power at the federal level in 2023. The presidential aspirants include a former Senate President,...

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Osinbajo’s office has been rendered useless, impotent —Afenifere

Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, says from the look of things, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s office has been rendered useless, impotent and irrelevant. It, however, said it would be too early to speculate if Osinbajo’s “ordeal” was caused by any misdemeanor on his part or if it was based on permutations ahead of the 2023 general elections. The spokesman for Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said this during an interview said, “We are...

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Atiku Vs Buhari: Atiku Wins Round Three As Court Says Buhari’s Qualification Not Pre-Election Matter

The court has also struck out an application filed by the 1st Respondent, INEC, seeking the court to nullify ground 4 and 5 of the PDP and Atiku’s Petition. The court held that grounds 4 and 5 of the PDP and Atiku petition is not a pre election matter and is hereby accepted by the court based on the provisions of the electoral act 2010 as amended. Ground 4 is seeking the court to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari on grounds of...

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Gbajabiamila appoints Ganduje’s daughter as aide

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gabjabiamila, has appointed Fatima Ajimobi, daughter of Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, as his special assistant on NGOs and civil society. Idris Ajimobi, Fatima’s husband, disclosed this in an Instagram post while congratulating his wife on her position. In the long read, he also bared the details of his wife’s steadfastness with humanitarian work and her ‘“Let’s...

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Many feared dead as Shiites clash with Police in Kaduna

No fewer than three people have been reportedly killed in Kaduna during a violent face-off between the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and the police on Tuesday morning. Against the police order, the Shiites made good of their procession threat as they marched on the streets of Abuja and other parts of the country to observe Ashura process The law enforcement agents had warned the sect against carrying out the parade, stating that by virtue...

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Why I’m yet to form my cabinet after over 100 days – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of River State has given reasons why he is yet to form a cabinet after over a hundred days in office following his re-election as the governor of the state. The Governor stated that he is yet to form his cabinet because he is seeking out people who will work with dedication and passion for the state. The governor stated this when he spoke during the submission of report by the Committee for Accreditation and Approval...

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Chaos: Lagos task force arrest 11 NURTW members

The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has apprehend 11 members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers for causing mayhem in the state. The union members were arrested on Saturday and Sunday for causing chaos in the Yaya-Abatan garage, Ogba area of the state. According to the Chairman of the task force, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, weapons including, axes, daggers, broken bottles and cutlasses...

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Dino melaye appeal against tribunal’s judgment

Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has appealed against the August 23, 2019 judgment of the Kogi State National/State Assembly Election Tribunal in Abuja which sacked him from office. The three-man panel, led by Justice A.O. Chijioke, in a split decision of two-to-one, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election within 90 days. The petition was filed by the Smart Adeyemi and his party, the All Progressives...

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Nigerian president to visit South Africa

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit South Africa in October to "reinforce strong bonds", following a spate of attacks against West Africans. The Presidency said on Saturday that the two countries would "jointly develop responses to challenges affecting people and businesses in South Africa and Nigeria". The South African embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, closed its doors on Wednesday after it came under attack. Some South...

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Angry Youths Burn SSG’s House, APC Office In Katsina

Angry youths have razed the private residence of the Secretary to Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed Inuwa and the APC office in Danmusa Local government area of Katsina State. The Youths were said to be protesting what they described as complicity by the SSG in the alleged spate of armed banditry attacks in Danmusa LGA and other areas in the central and southern part of the state. The Protest was sparked when traders...

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Petition against Imo ex-Deputy Speaker dismissed by Tribunal

The election Tribunal in Owerri has struck out the petition brought before it by Kingsley Echendu, of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the electoral victory of the immediate past deputy speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Ugonna Ozurigbo. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on February 21 declared Ozurigbo the winner of the election held in Nkwerre/Nwangele/Isu/Njaba federal constituency of the state. Ozurigbo...

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Three dead while three injured in Gwarimpa multiple accidents

At least three people have been killed while three others sustained varying degrees of injury after a white Mercedes Benz 4Matic 2016 model collided with two commercial tricycles around CITEC Estate, Gwarimpa, Abuja. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the white Benz with number plate, SRP 553 QG, was said to have been drunk and was on high speed around 6.50am on Saturday when he rammed into the tricycles. At least three people have been...

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51yr old man jailed for using expired ATM card to buy drinks, fried meat in Edo

A 51-year old man, Ikidi Innocent, is to spend three months in jail for using expired Union Bank ATM card to buy drinks and fried meat. Ikidi was sentenced by Oredo Magistrate Court after he was arraigned on three-count charge of cheating and obtaining by false pretence. ‎The accused who pleaded guilty to the charges, was said to have committed the offence on June 27, 2019. He was said to have tricked one Blessing John and Dorothy Amaka...

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Nigerians offered free flight to flee xenophobic attacks

Nigerians in South Africa are being offered a free flight to return home “following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals“, Nigeria's foreign ministry has said. The owner of Air Peace Airlines was willing to evacuate Nigerians free of charge on Friday, it said. “Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg...

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Xenophobia: ‘Reps Will Authorise Legal Funding For Victims Of Attacks’ – Gbajabiamila

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says the House will authorise legal funding for Nigerians who are victims of the fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Speaker said this on Friday during a press briefing on the xenophobic attacks in the country. “The house will also authorise legal funding for victims of the attack who wish to take legal action against the perpetrators.” Mr Gbajabiamilia...

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South Africa shuts embassy in Nigeria after reprisal attacks

South Africa temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria following violence against South African businesses in reprisal for attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg, while Nigeria announced plans to evacuate its nationals from South Africa. South African Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday the embassy was closed temporarily after threats led to fears for staff safety. "There is Afrophobia we are sensing...

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