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Call them terrorists, not bandits – Emeka Anyaoku, ex-Commonwealth Secretary General Mr Anyaoku says Nigeria is sliding into “international irrelevance. A former secretary general of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, said the current state of affairs in Nigeria was pushing the country to the brink of disaster. Mr Anyaoku said this at the 10th edition of … [Read more…]
Just In:Nnamdi Kanu orders suspension of weekly sit-at-home protest. Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has ordered the suspension of ‘Every Monday’ sit-at-home order by the group in the South-East. The group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, disclosed this in a statement made available to a correspondent of Punch Newspapers in … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council has outlawed girl-child marriage and other forms of gender-based harmful practices in the state. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a multi stakeholders’ strategic conference between the council and WomenAid Collective. The conference was organised in partnership with the Ford Foundation … [Read more…]
International Youth Day Today, as the World celebrates International Youth Day, with the Theme, Transforming Food System: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health, Governments both at federal, state, and local councils should look inwards to ensure that policies they pursue and in tandem with global practices which prioritize the interest of the youths. To … [Read more…]
National Coordinator, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Media Warriors, Chinedu Obigwe, yesterday described the victory of the Victor Oye leadership of APGA at the Kano Appeal Court as the triumph of justice over injustice. In a statement issued in Awka, Obigwe said all lovers of APGA and good governance in Anambra State had waited for … [Read more…]
MOHAMMED Fawehinmi, son of the late rights activist and legal practitioner, Gani Fawehinmi has died at the age of 52. The younger Fawehinmi died on Wednesday, a source said. “He complained of difficulty in breathing this morning and was taken to the hospital and that was all,” the source added. … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months suspension of Twitter’s activities in Nigeria will soon be lifted following agreement that has been reached in most areas of contention with the platform. The government had, on June 5, 2021, officially put an indefinite ban on Twitter, restricting it from operating in … [Read more…]
Recall that bandits on July 5 invaded the school and abducted more than 100 students. On July 25, when 28 of the students were released, the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Israel Akanji, said 87 of them were still in captivity. Giving an update in an interview with The PUNCH … [Read more…]
Buhari regime begins measuring poverty level among Nigerians President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has launched Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey to measure the level of penury among Nigerians. Mr Buhari, despite a floundering economy and fiscal crisis amid worsening insecurity, has vowed to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. The World Bank noted, however, indicated that more Nigerians … [Read more…]
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has again berated the Federal Government for lack of commitment in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria. According to the governor, security forces in the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) have demonstrated capacity with the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to nullify the bail earlier granted to four of the 12 detained associates of embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho. Justice Obiora Egwuatu had, last Wednesday, granted bail to the 12 detainees who had spent five weeks … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said medical interventions would not stop the outbreak of Cholera in the country. This is just as it put the current death toll at 816. This was contained in a statement by the centre’s Director General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, and titled ‘Cholera in Nigeria: Urgent call to … [Read more…]