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By Joan Nwagwu The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has advised the All Progressive Congress (APC) Women in leadership positions not to misuse mantle of power against their sisters. Tinubu said this during a symbolic presentation of textile materials in commercial quantities to support businesses of women in politics on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture is part of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) on Social Investment Programme. Tinubu, represented by the Wife of the Vice-President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, said that it was imperative not to misuse the mantle of leadership against fellow women. “I want to encourage us all to be resilience. For those of that are in the mantle of leadership, they must not misuse it. “What I mean is t...

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says, the first year anniversary of President Bola Tinubu's administration will be low key. Idris made this known at the Ministerial Press Briefing on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, this is in line with Tinubu's desire to serve the country and efficiently use resources for the good of all Nigerians "The one year anniversary would be low key, there will be no celebration, rather, it would be a sectorial presentations by the different ministries. "This is in line with Tinubu's administration to ensure efficient and judicious use of resources to deliver the dividend of democracy to the citizens. "Also, the President has directed that information that is useful to the people should be provided i...

ASen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) says President Bola Tinubu's administration is supportive of local governments in Nigeria to have autonomy in governance. Akume made the assertion during the questions and answers section at the Ministerial Press Briefing on Wednesday in Abuja to mark Tinubu's one year anniversary in office. The SGF said Tinubu was interested and had shown commitment to rules of law and constitutionalism of the country, adding that the president had also showed good attitude towards true fiscal federalism since he assumed office. Akume gave an assurance that since the previous government had already started a move on the controversy over the local government autonomy in Nigeria, Tinubu's led-administration would ensure that i...

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer, NAN. Malam Mohammed Isa, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, has lauded the translation of the Disability Laws into Sign and local languages. Isa gave the commendation on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of Simplified Version of The Discrimination against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act in Sign Language and Audio version in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launch of the law was put together by The Leprosy Mission (TLM), Nigeria in collaboration with National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD). “Today further demonstrates the passion, dedication and commitment of this administration to support every initiative and intervention tha...

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for a waiver for military personnel in all airports on the payment of tollgate fees. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Abdulsamad Dasuki (APC-Sokoto) on Tuesday on the floor of the House in Abuja. Preventing the motion, Mr Dasuki said aviation minister Festus Keyamo had announced the cancellation of all exemptions on airport tollgate fees for VIPs due to revenue losses by the federal government. He stated that it was important to show gratitude to members of the Armed Forces for serving the country diligently, with some losing their lives. The legislator said honouring them would acknowledge their service to the nation. He said this would inspire youths to enlist in the military no...

The Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on President Bola Tinubu’s First Anniversary has released the first phase of the activities lined up to mark the event. Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mr Imohiosen said that the first anniversary schedule of events was expected to begin on Wednesday, May 22, with a World Press Conference aimed at projecting President Tinubu’s administration’s achievements and future plans. He said that the World Press Conference would hold at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja, at 10.00 a.m. Mr Imohiosen said, “Following this, sectoral updates, focusing on each ministry’s...

The 1 Division Nigerian Army said its troops killed seven insurgents and recovered weapons and motorcycles in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, by Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, on Monday in Kaduna. Mr Yahaya said, “Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed at a blocking position at Udawa carried out a fighting patrol along Udawa – Kurebe road on May 19.’’ According to him, during the aggressive patrol, troops made contact with insurgents and terrorist elements and engaged them with a heavy volume of fire leading to the annihilation of five terrorists and violent extremists. He disclosed that items recovered during the encounter included, one pump action gun, six cartridges, one empty AK 47 rifle maga...

Fireworks are being set off in Iran as security forces are ramping up their presence in Tehran to tamp down on celebrations. According to reports monitored across many international credible news sources people in Iran are celebrating the death of President Ebrahim Raisi with fireworks,memes and jokes. Late Raisi was a hardline politician who had been touted as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, died in a helicopter crash near Azerbaijan border on Sunday 19 May. This was confirmed by the Vice President Mohsen Mansouri , who is in line to succeed him, in a state media broadcast Monday May 20. He was one of the nine casualties of the plane crash on Sunday 19 and search and rescue teams discovered their bodies on Monday 20 after an overnight search in blizzard condit...

Gbenga Oyerinde, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, gave the figures on Monday at a ministerial news conference to commemorate one year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. Mr Oyerinde said the facilities shut included event centres, clubs, lounges, hotels, and construction sites. “About 7,819 facilities were inspected to ensure safety; 5,220 were issued fire safety compliance certificates. “We’ve sealed 840 event centres and social facilities for safety violations and non-compliance with extant laws,” Mr Oyerinde said. The commissioner said the ministry was working in line with Mr Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES Plus Developmental Agenda to mitigate risks and protect the lives and property of government and citizens. He added that th...

A collaborative academic research programme,  Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria,  which has  enrolled over 23,000 patients with hypertension, is seeking to scale up its work to five new states in Nigeria.  Co-Principal Investigator, Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria programme, Professor  Mark Huffman of the Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA and Dike Ojji, associate professor and lead investigator,  Cardiovascular Research Unit Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, who stated this at a recent stakeholders meeting in Abuja,  listed the five states as Abia, Delta,  Gombe, Jigawa and Oyo.  The Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria programme is a 5-year Natio...

Manchester City on Sunday made English Premier League history by becoming the first side to clinch four consecutive titles after beating West Ham at the Etihad stadium Pep Guardiola’s team had been vying with Arsenal for the 2023/24 title, holding a two-point lead over the Gunners before kickoff. Man City broke the record previously held by rivals Manchester United from 2006/07 to 2008/09 under then manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The defending champions needed only two minutes to take the lead as Phil Foden found the back of the net. Foden also struck I'm the 18th minutes to put his side two goals up. Mohammed Kudus found the back of the net for David Moyes’ side in the 42nd minute to give some glimmer of hope. But Rodri put the game to rest with a third in the 59th minute t...

Brighton has become the second Premier League Club after West Ham UTD, to officially announced that they are parting ways with their coach Roberto de Zerbi In a bombshell announcement, the Seagulls have revealed that the Italian is set to depart after Sunday's final Premier League game of the campaign against Man Utd. De Zerbi has been in charge of Brighton since replacing Graham Potter in September 2022. The 44-year-old led the South Coast club into the Europa League last term but the current season has proved trickier. Speculation surrounding the future of De Zerbi has been rampant for months. The Italian hinted that there was some trouble brewing behind the scenes after the January window closed when he admitted that he wasn't happy with the club's business. Nevertheless, t...

APC national chair Abdullahi Ganduje says the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration will take Nigeria to the next level of development. Mr Ganduje said this on Friday in Abuja when the party’s Forum of Local Government Area Chairmen visited the APC’s National Working Committee. The former Kano governor said the reforms and policies introduced by the Tinubu administration would take the country to greatness. He added that the party’s leadership would not take its local government chairpersons for granted because they remained its foot soldiers. Mr Ganduje explained that the APC had the highest number of local government areas and states in the federation because it was a grassroots political party. “We know how you are bearing the demands of the ...

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a bail application filed by Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance executive. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that based on the affidavit evidence before him, Mr Gambaryan would jump bail if the application was granted. “I have carefully considered the affidavit evidence before me and I am of the view that the applicant will jump bail if granted bail,” the judge declared. However, the judge ordered an accelerated hearing in the trial. The judge fixed Friday (today) for the ruling on April 23 after counsel for the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, and Mr Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, adopted their processes and argued their cases against and for the bail plea. The judge ordered Mr Gambaryan’s remand in Kuje priso...

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped one Seliat Raji and killed the security guard at her residence in Iseyin, Oyo The kidnap victim is a sister to a popular Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ahmed Raji. It was gathered that gunmen abducted the victim at her residence on Thursday evening and killed the security guard in the process. Sources said the kidnappers arrived at the residence on a motorcycle and left the scene in the victim’s Lexus car. The state police public relations officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident on Friday. Mr Osifeso said the investigation had commenced on the matter. “Investigation is ongoing. Updates will be communicated,” he said.

By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Director-General of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Mr Mustapha Abdullahi has restated the commitment of the commission to ensure effective use of energy on air conditioners and other cooling systems in the country. Abdullahi stated this at a meeting of stakeholders on scaling up of the energy efficient cooling systems in Abuja. “The aim is far-fetch, and not very much something that is hidden, but definitely to improve the energy efficient cooling system like the refrigerator that we have at home. “Studies have been conducted and we have seen that up to 60 per cent of the energy that is being consumed at home happens to be the refrigerator and the cooling system. “And because we want to save energy, we want Nigerians to spend lesser in ene...