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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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20May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch U-17 AFCON title

Mamadou Sawane on Friday scored the winning goal as Senegal came from a goal down to clinch their first ever U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in Algiers. Sawane headed home the winning goal seven minutes from time as Senegal scored twice in four minutes to beat Morocco 2-1 at the Nelson Mandela Stadium. Skipper Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal had given Morocco a 14th minute lead, one they kept until the 79th minute when Serigne Diouf scored a VAR awarded penalty. Sawane towered the entire defense to head home four minutes later, completing the hard-earned turnaround for the Teranga Cubs. Senegal have now won a third consecutive continental title within four months. Their team of local based players won the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) title in February at the same...

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20May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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No Negative Social Media Posts During Tinubu’s Inauguration Until Foreign Leaders Leave-National Security Adviser

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has assured Nigerians of adequate security during the presidential inauguration ceremony, warning social media users to respect the occasion. While assuring Nigerians of a peaceful inauguration, he urged them to steer clear of anything threatening the nation’s peace. “We do not envisage anything that will be negative on that day. So, I urge everybody to be calm. The people who use social media, please understand this till our visitors, especially those who come from other countries, disperse,” warned Mr Monguno. On Thursday, Mr Monguno gave the assurance in Abuja at a world press conference organised to mark the commencement of activities for the May 29 presidential inauguration. The NSA, who heads the security, facilities and i...

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19May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Stakeholders canvass abolition of female genital mutilation

Stakeholders, on Friday, called for abolition of female genital mutilation (FGM). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call during the launch of a book: ‘Ogorire: Our Blood, their Bond,’ written by a federal civil servant, Mr Kunle Awojemila, in Abuja. One of the stakeholders and wife of former Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, Mrs Olukemi Mimiko, described FGM as an anomaly and urged that it be abolished outright. “We must shout; we must scream; we must pass the message in our cars, homes, offices and villages that we should stop FGM, until there is no one female being subjected to this horrible treatment. “There have been cases of women who had been rendered barren because of infection from the day they were mutilated. “There have been...

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19May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Two Nasarawa State indigenes ex-corps members, Nanza, Onyoku get President Buhari NYSC Honour Awards

Two ex-corps members, who are indigenes of Nasarawa State , Miss Winifred Mayo Nanza, Eggon by tribe from Nassarawa Eggon and Mr Onyoku Friday, Agatu by tribe from Doma local government Area of the state respectively were among the 65 recipients of Presidential NYSC Honours Awards by President Muhammadu Buhari for their oustanding performance and contributions to their host communities and the nation at large during their service years. Winifred Mayo Nanza, attended Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French Language in 2018 and was mobilised for National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) in 2019 to Jigawa State. She was posted to Dutse Model International School Dutse for her primary assignment where she assigned to teach French Language. ...

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19May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Two Nasarawa State indigenes ex-corps members, Nanza, Onyoku get President Buhari NYSC Honour Awards

Two ex-corps members, who are indigenes of Nasarawa State , Miss Winifred Mayo Nanza, Eggon by tribe from Nassarawa Eggon and Mr Onyoku Friday, Agatu by tribe from Doma local government Area of the state respectively were among the 65 recipients of Presidential NYSC Honours Awards by President Muhammadu Buhari for their oustanding performance and contributions to their host communities and the nation at large during their service years. Winifred Mayo Nanza, attended Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French Language in 2018 and was mobilised for National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) in 2019 to Jigawa State. She was posted to Dutse Model International School Dutse for her primary assignment where she assigned to teach French Language. ...

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19May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Assault: Court Remands Seun Kuti For Additional Four Days

A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has granted an application for an extension of remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for additional four days. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 22. Simon Lough (SAN), who led a police legal team to the court, had moved the application. According to him, the extension is to allow further investigation into the case. Mr Kuti is charged with assaulting a police officer. He allegedly committed the offence on May 13 on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The police charged him with slapping an inspector after driving dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocking a moving police vehicle. Mr Kuti was arraigned on Tuesday during which the chief magistrate ordered his remand for ...

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18May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PCC commend Nigerians for compliance in linking phone numbers to NIN

The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has commended Nigerians for the level of compliance in connecting their phone numbers to their personal National Identification Numbers (NIN)particularly when the initial deadline is over. The Honorable Chief Commisioner, Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Honorable Abimbola Ayo-Yusuf, made the commendation on Thursday, in Abuja, during a one day symposium organised by the Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the symposium is titled: SYMPOSIUM ON INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS ON MOBILE NETWORK PROVIDERS COMPLIANCE TO NIN POLICY. Honorable Abimbola, said however the registration is still a continuous obligation on the part of mobile phone network subscribers to go and link up their sim cards accordingly. According...

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18May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Group says healthy food policies will promote reduction of non-communicable diseases

By Perpetua Onuegbu The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) a non-governmental organisation says introduction of healthy food policies will promote the reduction of non-communicable diseases in the country. Mr Edozie Chukwuma, Senior Associate, Planning Advocacy and Engagement, NASR and Gatefield made known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him NASR Journalism Fellows said this at a media event to highlight the significance of healthy food policies such as the sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) tax.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that globally, taxation has been an effective method for reducing consumption of unhealthy foods. NAN also reports that introducing such policies as the SSB tax had already been implemented in places like the Americas, Mexi...

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18May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Speakership: Doguwa, Five Others Step Sown For Abbas, Kalu

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, and five other aspirants have stepped down from the Speaker and Deputy Speakership race. They stepped down at a meeting of members-elect under the auspices of the “10th Joint Task” on Wednesday in Abuja. The speakership aspirants: Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano), Rep. Abdulraheem Olaoye (APC-Ogun), Rep. Makki Yalleman (APC-Jigawa), stepped down for Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna). Also, the Deputy Speakership aspirants: Rep. Abiola Makinde (APC-Ondo), Rep. Francis Waive (APC-Delta) and Rep. Julius Ihonberev (APC-Edo), stepped down for Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia). It could be recalled that the All Progressived Congress had earlier endorsed Abbas and Kalu for the office of the speaker and deputy respect...

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18May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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10th NASS Leadership : Group Set To Endorse Senate President And Speaker Next Week

A political pressure group, APC Association of Ex- Councillors and Political Appointees in Nigeria, has concluded plans to unveil the right persons to occupy the leadership positions at the 10th National Assembly. The decision was reached after a meeting of the Association held on the16th May 2023 at Wuse II Abuja. A statement signed by the National Co-ordinator, Hon. Yusuf Dabo, to newsmen says the group resolved after careful consideration of the position of the All Peoples Congress on the Leadership of the the fourth  coming 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to support a Selfless and Upright Senator for the Senate Presidency. “Accordingly, We do hereby declare that in few days to come, the great Group will announce the candidates at a World Press Conference ...

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17May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NCC urges corporate organisations to invest in young talents, creative industry

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on corporate organisations to invest in the creative sector, to put the country on the global map of creativity and intellectual property.especially in young talents to put the country on the global map of creativity and intellectual property. The Director-General, NCC, Dr John Asein, made the call in an interview with newsmen at the 2023 National Creative Writing Competition and Prize Giving Ceremony for Secondary School Students in Abuja on Tuesday.. According to Asein, that is why it is necessary for corporate organisations to invest in young talent because people put their money where their interests lies. “For us in NCC, instead of us to bemoan the absence of most corporate organisations in the in...

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17May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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How We Raided Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists Hideouts In Kano, Kaduna-SSS

The State Security Service says its operatives, soldiers, and police launched raids on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist hideouts in Kaduna and Kano. The secret police revealed that the terror groups are establishing “active cells” in the states. Peter Afunanya, the spokesperson for SSS, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the raids of the hideouts in the two states were simultaneously carried out in the early hours of Monday. According to him, during the raid in Kaduna, the terrorists deployed improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against SSS operatives. He said one of the terrorists wore a suicide jacket and blew himself up while three suspects were arrested. Mr Afunanya said items seized during a search on the group’s accommodation after police EOD had diffu...

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17May By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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El-Rufai spent N43.8 billion in first quarter of 2023-Report

Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration spent N43.8 billion of the N89.1 billion generated in the first quarter of 2023. The figure was revealed in the Kaduna first quarter budget performance report. The office of the account general produced the report with the support of the Planning and Budget Commission on Tuesday. It showed that the N89.1 billion generated and the N43.8 billion expended represented 23.7 per cent and 11.7 per cent of the N376.5 billion total budget for the year. The report further showed that the state received N41.1 billion as recurrent revenue during the year’s first quarter, representing 22.4 per cent of the N183.4 billion budgeted revenue. It added that N23.1 billion was received as the state government’s share of statutory revenue, which included ...

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16May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Man docked for allegedly giving false information

A 70-year-old man, Abdullahi Haruna,  on Tuesday appeared before an Upper Area Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja, for allegedly giving false information to the police. Haruna, who lives at Rugan Fulani Piri Village, Kwali, Abuja, is also  charged with criminal trespass and inciting public disturbance. The prosecutor, Mr Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendant conspired with others at large to trespass into a farmland belonging to one Mr Emmanuel Madaki. Dabo that the defendant tried to lay claims to the farmland before the police, but investigations showed it was not his. Yakubu said that the defendant also incited some youths to forment trouble and disturb public peace in the area. ”His activities led to disturbances between Gbagyi and Fulani people living in Piri ...

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16May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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TETFund inaugurates N2.1bn projects at FCE Technical Bichi 

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Tuesday, inaugurated N2.1 billion intervention projects at the Federal College of Education, Technical, Bichi in Kano State. The Executive Secretary of the Fund, Mr Sonny Echono, who spoke the event at the permanent site of the institution, said that seven viable projects were executed under the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 merged Annual Interventions as well 2016 Special High Impact intervention. According to him, the completed projects comprise lecture theatres, auditoria, lecture halls, offices, provision of equipment and a host of others. Represented by TETFund’s North-West Zonal Director, Bilkisu Zangon-Daura, Echono said the Federal Government through the Fund made huge investments in providing requisite infrastructure to aid tea...

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