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12Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Naira Scarcity: NSCDC Raises Alarm Over Circulation Of Fake Recoloured Notes

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will continue to arrest and prosecute those involved in producing and circulating fake redesigned naira notes. The commandant-general of the corps, Ahmed Audi, told journalists on Sunday in Abuja that the number of cases of circulation of fake naira notes had become worrisome. He warned perpetrators to desist, adding that the corps would not relent but continue to arrest and prosecute those involved in economic sabotage of the country. According to him, in less than a month, the corps had arrested and seized fake naira notes worth millions from members of syndicates in different states. The CG said that while interrogating most of the arrested suspects, it was deduced that the alleged fraudsters took advantage of the...

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12Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Foreign Ministry honours 110 retired staff

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has honoured 110 retired staff of the ministry for their contribution to the nation’s development while in service. Onyeama urged them to avail themselves any opportunity for national assignment even in retirement. He spoke during a valedictory ceremony held in Abuja in honour of the staff who retired between 2019 and 2022. The minister said that their services were duly recognised by diplomats and other nationals who have come into contact with them in the course of their service. He said the diplomats and other nationals acknowledged the quality of human resources in Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs ministry. Onyeama told the retirees that their training in the diplomatic service should position them to serve even in elective position...

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11Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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PDP Calls For Resignation Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the immediate stepping down of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, from office. The party made the demand on Friday in Abuja through its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. Ologunagba, who spoke at a press conference at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said: “From all indications, the INEC under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu was compromised to rig the election by brazenly violating the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 as well as INEC’s Regulations, Guidelines and Manual issued for the election. It is also obvious that the Commission under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu deliberately sabotaged the uploading and transmission of results directly from the Polling Units to give room fo...

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11Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Egypt 2023: Minister says bronze better than nothing, commends Flying Eagles

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has commended the Flying Eagles for their third-place finish at the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles humbled the Young Carthage Eagles of Tunisia 4-0 on Friday to clinch the bronze medal, setting a record of finishing on the podium in the competition a record 13 times. Dare, in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant on Media, Toyin Ibitoye, described the bronze medal as better than nothing. The minister charged the team to put to good use lessons learnt at the tournament as they prepare for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia in May. “We were disappointed that we couldn’t play in the final or win this competition as planned but this convincing victory over Tun...

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11Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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SGBV: NAPTIP gives awards to 3 persons in FCT

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Abuja on Friday gave awards to three persons for their efforts toward elimination of Sexual and Gender- Based Violence (SGBV). The awardees were given the award of plaques and certificates based on their contributions to their communities in Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They are: Amb. Gimbiya-Hannatu Usman, Ruth-Anta Osu and Buhira Ibrahim. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, said the recipients of the awards had over the years devoted their lives to the development of their communities. She said that the awards which was in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day, was given in partnership with two other organisations. According to her, these community activist...

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11Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Chronic kidney disease on increase, under diagnosed in Nigeria— Expert

Dr Thomson Nduka, a Public Health Expert, says the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, yet it is under diagnosed in the country. Nduka told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that as many as 90 per cent of Nigerians who had CKD did not know they had the disease until it was very advanced. According to him, the good news is that the earlier you find out you have kidney disease, the sooner you can take steps to protect your kidneys from further damage. He said that protecting the kidneys would allow a person to continue to work, spend time with their family and friends, stay physically active, and do other things. The expert said that every 30 minutes, the kidneys filtered all the blood in the body, noting that about 800 million people world...

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11Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Elections: Groups urge Govt. to embrace electoral transparency, citizens digital rights

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Digital Rights and Information Partnership (DRIP) and Paradigm Initiative, have urged the Federal Government to embrace electoral transparency and safeguard digital rights of citizens. The groups gave the charge on Friday in Abuja at a news conference organised to educate media practitioners and the public on the importance of safeguarding digital rights and improving transparency in electoral processes. DRIP’s Spokesperson, Mr Edozie Chukwuma, said the sensitisation became imperative because of the several shortcomings that trailed the Presidential and National Assembly elections. According to him, the Feb.25 elections fell short of international transparency standards due to the INEC’s inability to effectively and efficiently leverage digital technolo...

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10Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Naira Scarcity: NDIC Warns Bank Customers Against Fraudsters Obtaining Details

Amid nationwide naira scarcity and growing efforts by Nigerians to use electronic means to pay bills and do other transactions, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has warned bank customers and the public against displaying their bank details, saying fraudsters are becoming more creative. The NDIC, on its official website on Friday, gave out four tips for bank customers to safeguard their accounts. The corporation said customers should ensure that their phones have a password, and they must not share their mobile bank application password with anyone. NDIC also warned bank customers to ensure their token was secure and other parties could not access it. The corporation urged customers to ensure that their debit card numbers and the card verification value (CVV) we...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Archery Federation to organise National Open Championship in April

The Nigeria Archery Federation (NAF) says it is making plans to organise a national open championship in April. Mohammed Abdullahi, its President, said on Friday in Abuja that the aim of the event was to improve skills of the athletes, as well as give them an opportunity to compete among themselves. Abdullahi also said that the planned competition was an offshoot of Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Archery Championship that was held in Pretoria, South Africa in Nov. 2022. “We are making plans for the event in April. We hope to get financial support and more from the Nigerian Army. “This event is an open one and will welcome all athletes in spite of age, level of skill, experience and more. “We feel this competition is necessary following our participation ...

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10Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Supreme Court Removes Shekarau As NNPP Senator-Elect

The Supreme Court has affirmed the nomination of Rufai Hanga as the Kano central senatorial district candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The apex court removed Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Kano governor, who was earlier nominated by NNPP and declared winner of the election. In May 2022, Shekarau dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the NNPP after months of leadership tussle with Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano. In August 2022, Shekarau decamped from NNPP to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Owing to his defection from NNPP, the party moved to replace him with Hanga, a former senator. However, when the final list of senatorial candidates was published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the former Kano governor was listed as ...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Ambrose Ali varsity clears air, says it is up-to-date on salaries

The Management of the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo, has said that it was up-to-date in the payment of salaries for all staff in the institution. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ambrose Odiase, its Acting Registrar. The university said that 2,260 regular staff and pensioners had received their February 2023 salary. “Management considers it strange that with all the efforts it has made over the months in the payment of salaries, a group of politicians’ poster boys would still come out and describe the payment as “rumour”, “selective”, etc. “The latest payment of February, 2023 salaries is a case in point. “It is certainly beyond rumour that over 2,260 regular staff and pensioners have received their February 2023 salaries as at Thursday, including some of...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Election: Varsity shifts resumption date to March 21

The Management of the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu has shifted school resumption date to March 21, following a shift in the Governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, announced the change in date of institution resumption on Thursday, in Enugu. “The said the shift in the resumption of academic activities by the students had been approved by the Senate of the University. “The students are now expected to resume on March 21st for the second semester of the 2022/2023 academic session,” he said. Anieke said the Senate of the University did not want a situation, where the students would resume and still go back to places they registered to cast their votes during the elections scheduled for March 18. T...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Police hand over 4 suspected electoral offenders to INEC

The Police command in Lagos State says it has handed over four suspected electoral offenders to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution. The Police Public Relations Officers in Lagos, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Hundeyin said that out of 23 persons arrested during the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Lagos State, six of them were allegedly found to be culpable for electoral and criminal acts. He said two males and two females were handed over to INEC on Friday morning, for alleged unlawful possession of PVCs and diversion of sensitive electoral materials. The spokesman said that two other suspects arrested same day would be prosecuted by the police for alleged unlawful possession o...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NTA seeks stronger collaboration with Army resource centre

The Director General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab and executive Director News of NTA, Alhaji Mohammed Labbo during a visit to the centre in Abuja on Thursday. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has solicited for stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Army Resource Center (NARC) to promote national development. Alhaji Mohammed Labbo, NTA Executive Director News, made the call when he led a team on a thank you visit to the Director General of NARC, retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab, on Thursday in Abuja. Labbo thanked the centre for the recent support it accorded to the NTA which enabled the station to successfully host its maiden seminar. He said the seminar, which was the first to be hosted outside the NTA facility, has been adjudged ...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PDP seeks support for Nasarawa guber candidate, Ombugadu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the electorate in Nasarawa State to vote for its gubernatorial candidate, David Ombugadu, for sustainable healthcare and infrastructural development. Mrs Louise Gyunka, Chief Coordinator of the PDP rally in Karu Local Government of the state made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the event. Gyunka said that the PDP candidate had proven that he could build infrastructure and empower residents with myriad of antecedents of projects he had implemented in the state. According to her, Ombugadu is a youth that understands the plight of his peers and always works to ameliorate their suffering through the numerous projects he carries out. Gyunka said: “I know he is a young man, a youth fu...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Malawi cholera outbreak largest on continent: WHO official

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed nearly 40 per cent of total cases recorded in 12 countries across the continent. WHO Regional Health Security Advisor, Ambrose Talisuna said this during his presentation in Lilongwe, Malawi, at a high-level meeting of technocrats from 14 African countries that are affected by, or at risk of being affected by cholera. The gathering was a precursor to a high-level meeting of ministers from these countries scheduled for Friday in Lilongwe. Participants will discuss ways to contain cholera and other challenges that come with climate change on the continent. According to Talisuna, out of 129,295 cases of cholera recorded in 12 c...

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10Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin charged with corruption

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was on Friday, charged with abuse of power and money laundering over projects launched under his premiership. The charges came just three months after Muhyiddin lost a closely fought and divisive general election to Anwar Ibrahim, and was likely to increase political tension in Malaysia ahead of regional polls this year. Muhyiddin, who led the country for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, became the second Malaysian leader to be charged with crimes after losing power said the accusations were politically motivated. At a Kuala Lumpur sessions court, the prosecution alleged that Muhyiddin abused his position as prime minister to receive bribes of 232.5 million ringgit ($51.44 million) in a bank account belonging to his party, Bersatu....

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10Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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INEC Vows To Appeal Against Verdict Ordering It To Allow Two Nigerians Vote Without PVCs

Following a court order that directed it to allow two Nigerians to vote with their temporary voter cards (TVC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to appeal the court order. Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023 and filed on February 8, had challenged INEC on the position that only a permanent voter card (PVC) can be used in an election. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Obiora Egwuatu, presiding judge of the federal high court in Abuja, said the applicants should be allowed to use their TVCs in the absence of the PVCs. Egwuatu determined that neither the 1999 constitution nor the electoral act contained any language stipulating that only PVCs could be used for voting and that instead, section 47 of the statute a...

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10Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Lagos Train Accident: Death Toll Now Six, As Victims Need Blood Donors

Six people have been confirmed dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The accident took place on Thursday morning between the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. Many passengers were injured in the accident and some were taken to the trauma centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Speaking with journalists at LASUTH, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, said four of the victims were confirmed dead at the hospital. The governor said blood donors are needed for the victims while he called on Lagos residents to come to their aid. Meanwhile, Fidet Okhiria, managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said the driver is to be blamed for the ...

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9Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Players’ union supports temporary concussion substitutes trial

The current concussion protocol in football is not working, according to global players’ union FIFPRO, which supports calls for a trial on temporary concussion substitutes. The Premier League in England has also urged the law-making International Football Association Board (IFAB) to trial temporary substitutions to allow players with head injuries to be assessed. IFAB will instead continue with permanent substitutions which FIFA president Gianni Infantino has declared the “risk-free” approach. The permanent concussion substitutes rule means that a team can replace a player with a suspected head injury without it counting toward their allocation of substitutes. “I fail to comprehend the logic to be very honest,” FIFPRO General Secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffman said on a video confer...

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