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24May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Ex-UK Prime Minister Blair Visits Tinubu, Pledges Support For Incoming Administration

Former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, has expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed in office. Blair gave the commitment on Tuesday when he visited the president-elect at the Defence House, Abuja. He said the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, which he founded, would be a willing partner of the Tinubu administration especially in prioritising its goals and delivery. He said since leaving office as the UK prime minister, he had been working with governments around the world to help them deliver on their mandates. He said Blair Institute have a project in place in Nigeria and felt it was incumbent upon him to meet Nigeria's incoming president to understand the administration's priorities. "We would lik...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Mental Health: A necessity for regular checks

By Gami Tadanyigbe, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Experts say mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realise their abilities, learn well and work well, as well as contribute to their community for socio-economic development. It is an integral component of health and well-being that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the world we live in. Mental health conditions include mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities as well as other mental states associated with significant distress, impairment in functioning or risk of self-harm. People with mental health conditions are more likely to experience lower levels of mental well-being, but this is not always ...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gunmen Open Fire , Kill inspector, injure two police officers at a Check point

A Police Inspector has been reportedly shot dead while two other officers were injured by gunmen who rained bullets on them at a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State on Monday. The inspector's identity and that of the officers are yet to be known. The attack on the police personnel was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Ebonyi Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, on Tuesday in Abakaliki. Onovwakpoyeya said the police is aware and will respond in due course. "I am making a press statement now, and I will make it available to the media when I am done,” An eyewitness, Philip Onwe, said the killers opened fire at a checkpoint and shot the Inspector and two other police officers, who sustained bullet wounds.

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gbajabiamila Congratulates Dangote on completion on Refinery

The Speaker, House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Aliko Dangote on the commissioning of his 650,000 BPD Dangote Oil Refinery. This was contained in a statement issued by the special adviser onMedia and publicity to the speaker, Lanre Lasisi on Tuesday. The Speaker expressed his excitement over the potential of the refinery in repositioning Nigeria as a key player in the global energy sector and a true economic giant of Africa. The multi-million dollar facility was commissioned by the President, Muhammadu Buhari alongside Africsn leaders, business moguls and investors from all over the world in Lagos yesterday. Gbajabiamila commended Dangote's unrivalled patriotism, which has always dictated the direction of his investments towards benefiting Nigerians a...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Prepare for a disease even deadlier than Covid, WHO chief warns

The head of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world should be prepared to respond to a disease outbreak of “even deadlier potential” than COVID-19. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the World Health Assembly forum that the threat of another public health crisis could not be kicked 'down the road'. He also claimed that, despite the darkest days of the pandemic being consigned to history, a doomsday Covid variant with the power to send the world back to square one could still spawn. In Geneva, Switzerland, Dr Tedros said : 'The threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of disease and death remains. And the threat of another pathogen emerging with even deadlier potential remains He was speaking as the WHO unveiled a new global scheme to spot and tra...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Court adjourns Seun Kuti’s trial till Wednesday May 24

The trial of Seun Kuti was delayed as the magistrate, Adeola Olatubosun, was absent from the Yaba Magistrates' court in Lagos on May 23. No explanation was given for the absence. The Afro beat star was taken to Panti police station upon hearing of the magistrate's absence, and the case has been rescheduled for May 24. Recall that last week, the police approached the court for an extension of its order to remand Seun till Tuesday, May 23.

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23May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Oyo: Makinde Dissolves Cabinet

The Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has dissolved the state executive council. The Governor equally terminated the appointments of political office holders urging them to handover government properties in their custody. This was contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor and Chairman, Transition & Inauguration Committee, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. It reads: “I have the directive of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, “Governor Seyi Makinde to inform you of the dissolution of the Oyo State Executive Council and the termination of the appointment of all political officeholders with effect from today. Tuesday, May 23, 2023. All political officeholders are required to officially hand over and submit all government properties in their po...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Tribunal Strikes Out LP and PDP Request for live Converge

The Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, has dismissed the application for live coverage of court proceedings At a court proceeding in Abuja on Monday, Justice Tsammani rejected the application made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) for live coverage of the daily court proceedings on the case they have brought against President-elect Bola Tinubu. Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, filed the initial application on May 8, with Peter Obi and the LP later following suit with a similar request. Tinubu opposed the live broadcast application a week later, calling it an abuse of court process. The judge ruled that the applications lacked merit.

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23May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Tribunal Merges Atiku, Obi’s Petitions Despite Tinubu, APC’s Rejection Of Move

The presidential election petition court has consolidated all the petitions challenging the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the February 25 presidential poll winner with 8,794,726 votes. Aggrieved by the outcome, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, are challenging Tinubu’s victory. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) is also challenging Tinubu’s election. The presidential election petition court had raised the issue of consolidating all the petitions and asked parties to address it. Tinubu and the APC had opposed the issue of a merger but the other petitioners maintained a neutral stance...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Father arrested for causing 2-month-old baby’s brain damage

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly causing serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking the infant. He has been charged with child abuse and there are concerns that he may attempt to flee, prompting the Incheon District Court to issue an arrest warrant. The incident is believed to have occurred at their home in Incheon earlier this month. The father has confessed to shaking the baby hard while holding him in his arms. The infant is currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital for a cerebral haemorrhage and a fractured rib. The police investigated the man's wife as a witness but found no evidence of her participation in the abuse. Shaken baby syndrome is a condition that may result from forcefully shaking an infant under the ag...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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First Product to Be In Market By the End of July- Dangote

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has said the first product of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be in the market before the end of July, beginning of August this year The business tycoon and billionaire revealed this while giving the welcome address at the inauguration of the 650,000 bpd refinery in Lagos State on Monday. Beyond today’s ceremony, our first goal is to ramp up production of the various products to ensure that within this year, we’re able to fully satisfy our nation’s demand for higher quality products,” he said. In his remarks, he thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his support and the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele for "moving mountains" in the course of the project. According to him, the accomplishment is to enable...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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President Buhari Won’t Approve 65-year Workers’ Retirement Age, Next Administration Might– Minister

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will not support the proposed increase of retirement age for Nigerian workers from 60 to 65 years, as advocated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Speaking in an interview in Abuja, Keyamo cited the economic challenges being faced in the country as the reason for the non-approval. Keyamo alo said that an increase in service years will be the call of the next administration. “The process to effect that change to 65 years (if it is accepted by the Federal Government) is a process that cannot be completed before the end of the tenure of Buhari. So, I guess the new administration will have to deal with that,” the minister stated. The NLC also called for a rev...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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64 Million Nigerians At Risk of Food Crisis – World Bank

According to the World Bank, over 64 million Nigerians are at risk of needing emergency food and nutritional aid due to rising inflation, climate change, and other factors. A new report on food security from the bank states that 107.5 million people living in West Africa and Central Africa region are in a stressed zone and might fall into a food crisis if additional shocks in the current farming season occur. This new figure is almost double that of the 27 million people previously predicted by Oxfam, ALIMA, and Save the Children, who warned that food crises in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria could affect them. The report also revealed that about 24.8 million Nigerians are currently suffering from acute hunger. It also revealed that the number of peopl...

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23May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Disease Outbreak: FG Partner WHO, Launch Emergency Response Initiative

The Federal Government, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a three-pillar approach called 'Strengthening and Utilising Response Groups for Emergencies (Surge)' to prepare for, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks. The initiative aims to improve readiness and coordination at all levels and has been launched in Yobe State, which is recovering from the Boko Haram insurgency and facing both human and natural disasters. In 2022, 74 people were killed, 30,000 hectares of farmland were submerged by floods, and 35,000 households were displaced despite warnings by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). The Yobe State Commissioner for Health welcomed the initiative but noted that the state still faces inadequate skilled human resources and limite...

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22May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Court Ruling On Live Broadcast Not Setback, Says Atiku, PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said the dismissal of their application for a live broadcast by the presidential election petitions tribunal was not a setback to their petition against President-elect Bola Tinubu. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, the counsel to PDP and Mr Abubakar, stated this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after the tribunal’s decision. “There is no setback here,” he said. “The court, in its wisdom, decided that the subject of our application on the live streaming and open telecast did not, in any way, connect with the merit of our petition.” He stated that the party was set for the hearing. “Tomorrow, we will be here by God’s grace for a pre-hearing report that w...

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22May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Tinubu: Onaiyekan Backs Call For Live Broadcast Of Tribunal Proceedings

John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Abuja Archdiocese, has joined the call for a live broadcast of the presidential elections petition tribunal proceedings. It is in the interest of the judiciary to allow the live broadcast to be done,” he told journalists on Sunday after the Mass to mark this year’s 57th World Communication Day. Onaiyekan’s call came after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, asked the court to order a live broadcast of the tribunal’s proceedings. On May 8, Mr Abubkar and PDP requested “an order directing the court’s registry and the parties on modalities for admission of media practitioners and their equipment into the courtroom.” According to Mr Onaiyekan, Nigerians need to rekindle trust in the judiciary. ...

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22May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Resident Doctors Suspend Strike

The management of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its one-week warning strike which it embarked upon on Wednesday, May 17. This was disclosed by the President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, in a telephone conversation with sharpedgenews.com He said the association suspended the action for two weeks after reaching some agreement with the government on Friday. He, however, stated that the doctors will meet again on the second day of June this year to review progress made with the agreement signed after which the association will decide on their next line of action. The Resident doctors and the Federal Government had initially reached an agreement over the five-day warning strike embarked upon by the association. The Federal Government ha...

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21May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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NYSC @ 50: Buhari, Gowon, Others Receive Golden Jubilee Award

President Muhammadu Buhari was conferred with a Golden Jubilee award on Saturday at an event, organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to mark its 50th Anniversary Celebration. Similarly, former Head of state, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Brig.-Gen. Y.D. Ahmed, current Director-General of the NYSC, among others, were also conferred with the Founding Fathers’ and Golden Jubilee awards respectively. Speaking at the occasion, Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said he was glad with the excellent results being witnessed through the scheme which was initiated by Gen. Gowon to unite the nation after the civil war. “It gladdens my heart that our father and founder of the scheme, former Hea...

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21May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Afro Pop Singer, Detailmadeit set to release ‘Shashe’ hit

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Popular Abuja-based Afro Pop Singer, Chidubem Kenechukwu Udeoji, known as ‘Detailmadeit’, says he is set to drop the much awaited single ‘Shashe’ hit. Udeoji made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. The 27-year old Abia born Afro Pop singer said the song was to encourage Nigerians to be hard working, believe in God and be positive and hopeful for a better future. The graduate of Management and Business from Skidmore College in New York said he got the inspiration when he, his friends Danny Boy and Okita, were in Galaxy Studio in Abuja to have a session. “The song Shashe which means work or hustle in Yoruba, was mixed and mastered in Germany. My dad heard the song and he recommended that I add a base drum known as Log Drum ...

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21May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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NARD Strike: Corps Members, Students Doctors Deployed In Abuja Hospital

The Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja said it drafted locum doctors, serving youth corps doctors and house officers to offset shortage of manpower caused by the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The hospital’s Head of Clinical Services, Dr Joseph Eziechila, said they had to take the measure to avoid shutdown so as to continue to attend to patients. He said: “We had to think out of the box on how to maintain services. Resident doctors are the bedrock of healthcare delivery because they are more in number. “Here, we have close to 100 consultants but the resident doctors, youth corps members and others will number like 350, so they are the main workforce. “When patients visit the hospital, they are the first point of call before you contact ...

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