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18Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PPDC set to unveil 2024 justice sector assessment report

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has announced plans to unveil the 2024 Justice Sector Assessment Report, aimed at improving access to justice in Nigeria. Lucy Abagi, Chief Executive Officer of PPDC, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said the report was part of the centre’s efforts to drive meaningful change and contribute to a more just and equitable society for all Nigerians. Abagi said the PPDC would also host its second annual Access to Justice Parley, bringing together key stakeholders in the justice sector to discuss, promote, and implement innovative solutions to improve access to justice in Nigeria. The event’s theme, “Advancing Effective, Innovative, and Inclusive Justice Reforms in Nigeria,” reflects the centre...

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17Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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INEC Declares APC’s Aiyedatiwa Winner Of Ondo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner of the 2024 Ondo State governorship election. The State Returning Officer, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwunmi of the Federal University Lokoja, announced Aiyedatiwa as the winner of the election at about 2:30 pm on Sunday. Incumbent governor Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ajayi polled 117,845 votes to come second. The APC made a clean sweep in the election, winning all 18 local government areas. The 18 LGAs are Ifedore, Ondo East, Ileoluji Oke-Igbo, Idanre, Irele, Akoko South West, Owo, Ondo West, Akoko South East, Akoko North West, Ose, Akoko North East, ...

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17Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo Governorship Poll: APC Is Leading In 13 LGAs Out Of 18

After the collation of results from 13 LGAs, All Progressives Congress, APC, is leading comfortably in 13 Local Government Areas of Ondo State. The party, whose candidate is Lucky Aiyedatiwa has 226,882, while Labour Party, LP has 404. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the other hand has 63,105, while Zenith Labour Party has 2312. Results are still being compiled from five more Local Government Areas of the State.

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16Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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OndoDecides2024: Governor Aiyedatiwa Casts His Vote In Ilaje Local Government

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, participated in the ongoing election by casting his vote early in his polling unit. The governor arrived at Igbo Ward 4, Obenla community, in Ilaje Local Government Area at 8:46 am, accompanied by his security aides. He completed the voting process at 8:48 am. This marks an important moment in the election as Aiyedatiwa seeks re-election under the APC platform. Some voters had complained about malfunctioning of some Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.

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15Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo Election: NSCDC Tells Electorate To Exercise Your Franchise Without Fear

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has assured Ondo residents and the electorate of maximum security during Saturday’s governorship election. Philip Ayuba, NSCDC deputy commandant (General Operation Headquarters, Abuja), gave the assurance on Friday in Akure while speaking with journalists on the corps preparation ahead of the election. Mr Ayuba, who said he was in Ondo on the directive of the NSCDC commandant, Abubakar Audi, noted that adequate security was in place to ensure the election was free, fair and credible. “As all of us are aware that tomorrow is D-day, we, as security men, are here to make sure that we deliver our services. Our service here is to make sure that the election is free, fair and credible. That means that no one is refusing to exercise his or he...

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15Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Tinubu Urges Peaceful Conduct Of Ondo Governorship Election

President Bola Tinubu has urged all political stakeholders and the electorate in Ondo to uphold peace and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear during Saturday’s governorship election. Mr Tinubu made the call on Friday in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. The president also canvassed for the democratic process in the state that would genuinely reflect the people’s will and power to choose their leaders freely. He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its diligent preparations for the election, particularly its timely distribution of sensitive materials across all 18 local government areas in Ondo. During the exercise, the president also noted the deployment of security personnel to the state to maintain law and order. He app...

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13Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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World Bank, IMF determined to destroy, bury Nigeria’s public university system – ASUU

By Gami Tadanyigbe  Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF of working relentlessly to destroy Nigeria's public education system.  This is as the union lamented the delay in the renegotiation of its 2009 agreement with the federal government, noting specifically that the "despite the several Memoranda of Understanding,MoUs and Memoranda of Action,MoAs, the ASUU-FGN 2009 Agreement is yet to be renegotiated and sighted. " President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, speaking on Tuesday, at ASUU Heroes Day 2024-2025 ceremony, at the union's headquarters in Abuja, regretted that the situation has been further complicated with the enforcement and persistence of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information ...

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13Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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ASUU laments delay in renegotiation of Union-FGN 2009 Agreement

By Gami Tadanyigbe  Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has lamented the delay in the renegotiation of its 2009 agreement with the federal government, noting specifically that the "despite the several Memoranda of Understanding,MoUs and Memoranda of Action,MoAs, the ASUU-FGN 2009 Agreement is yet to be renegotiated and sighted.  The Union has also accused the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF of working relentlessly to destroy Nigeria's public education system.  President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, speaking on Tuesday, at ASUU Heroes Day 2024-2025 ceremony, at the union's headquarters in Abuja, regretted that the situation has been further complicated with the enforcement and persistence of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Informat...

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12Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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13 Dead As Mining Site Collapses In Plateau

At least 13 persons have been reported dead after a mining site collapsed in Bassa LGA of Plateau. Joshua Riti, chairman of the LGA, said the incident occurred on November 10. He added that seven of the deceased hail from Bassa LGA. The collapsed mining site is conterminous with Jos south and Jos north LGAs. This is an unfortunate incident. These young people were only out in search of a means of livelihood,” NAN quoted Riti as saying. “They went out to put their energies to good use to sustain and meet up with the current economic hardship in the country but met their untimely death. “I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy.” Majority of the victims were said to be aged 18-30. Mining accidents are becoming a rec...

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12Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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ASUU offers Ph.D grants to some members across various public varsities

By Gami Tadanyigbe  The Accademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has offered over five hundred thousand Naira worth of grants to some of its members across the various public universities in the country.  Emmanuel Osadeke, President of the Union made this known on Tuesday, during the celebration of past and present heroes at the ASUU Secretariat in Gwagwalada Abuja.  According to him, the Grants of five hundred thousand Naira per recipient are based on rigorous assessment of their proposals by experts in their various disciplines.  The President said it is a day specialy aside by the great Union to honor members who made great sacrifices for the Nigeria Educational system in general and the Nigerian public university system in particular.  "The choice of...

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12Nov By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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FG Urged To Intervene In Disconnection Of Power Supply At UCH Ibadan Over Unpaid Debts

Oladayo Olabampe, the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) chairman at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has appealed to the federal government to come to the institution’s aid. Mr Olabampe, while reacting to the power outage at UCH, told journalists on Monday in Ibadan that the hospital needed assistance to survive. There has not been light at UCH since October 26, when the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) disconnected the hospital due to accumulated debts. Mr Olabampe, who decried the bill from IBEDC as alarming and outrageous for a hospital such as UCH, said the government had to assist the health facility by stepping in. “The bill is killing. IBEDC put UCH on Band A, but we can’t afford the bill for Band A. This is why the hospital management told...

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12Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Nigerian Customs Confiscates N46bn Illicit Drugs, Others In Rivers

The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command Onne, Rivers, has confiscated 21 containers of contraband drugs, donkey skin, and other items valued at over N46 billion. The command’s Comptroller, Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Onne, Rivers. Mr Babandede listed the confiscated items to include; cough syrups, Tramadol, fake antibiotics, chilly cutter and sanitary fittings used for concealment of fake drugs. Others include donkeys’ skin, which he said are used for concealment of raw chemicals suspected to be for production of cough syrups. He said that the command has continued to strengthen collaboration with sister agencies especially the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, SSS, Quarantine, NAFDAC among others in the actualisation of...

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11Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Muftuang endorses Luft pay tv, says it’ll boost local initiatives

By Jessica Dogo The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftuang, has endorsed the Luft Pay TV, saying it will boost local initiatives in the country. Muftuang said this at the grand opening and dinner of Luft Pay TV, a television service on Sunday in Abuja. He highlighted the importance of promoting local initiatives, variety and quality in the Nigerian entertainment industry. “We should be able to give people qualitative options. At very economic prices, we must be able to share profit with the people who make business profitable. “I salute this initiative and I want to encourage Nigerians to patronise Luft TV, It is a great initiative,” he said. The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, drawing parallels with Nigeria’s telecommunications service providers, said that Luft...

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11Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gideon Robert University, Zambia, partner CIEPUK to Launch “Operation Education at Your Doorstep”

By Victor Okoye In a pioneering initiative, Gideon Robert University of Lusaka, Zambia, has partnered with the Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners United Kingdom (CIEPUK) to unveil “Operation Education at Your Doorstep" to Make Learning Affordable and Accessible Worldwide. A statement by Prof. Marcel Ezenwoye, the CEO and President of CIEPUK said the innovative program, accessible globally via the CIEPUK Academy platform at ciepukacademy.com, is dedicated to providing inclusive, affordable, and quality education for all, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). "This partnership offers a lifeline to students worldwide, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, by providing free access to Mandatory Continuing Professional Developme...

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11Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Nigerian Air Force Kills Scores Of Terrorists In Zamfara, Kebbi

The Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has neutralised scores of terrorists in a daring night operation within the strongholds of notorious bandits across Zamfara and Kebbi States. This is contained in a statement by the director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Olusola Akinboyewa, on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Akinboyewa, an air commodore, said the air campaign, nicknamed ‘Operation FARAUTAR MUJIYA’, was initiated on Friday with a series of intense and independent Air Interdiction missions. According to him, this is to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s renewed drive to eliminate all forms of criminality in the Northwestern region. He said the first wave of strikes was launched following confirmed intelligence about increased terrorist activities i...

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NDLEA Smashes Cross-Border Drug Syndicates, Arrests Six Kingpins, Recovers Cocaine, Opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja stated that six leaders of the cartels were arrested in different parts of the country. Mr Babafemi said that the arrest came after months of intelligence gathering and painstaking surveillance by operatives of the NDLEA. He said that the syndicates comprised Nigerians based in Mubi, Adamawa State; Onitsha, Anambra State, and Lagos State as well as Cameroonians. He also said that they all came under NDLEA radar after they were suspected of being major suppliers of drugs to terror groups operating in Nigeria and ...

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11Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Arogbofa, Olubaka Declare Support For Aiyedatiwa Ahead Of Governorship Poll

Afenifere Leader, Sehinde Arogbofa and Olubaka of Okaland, Oba Yusuf Adeleye, on Saturday commended Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s leadership style in Ondo State. Arogbofa, Olubaka declare support for Aiyedatiwa ahead of governorship pollMr Arogbofa said, “The Afenifere stands firmly behind your mandate.’’ Mr Aiyedatiwa is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 16 governorship election. The governor was in Akoko South-West Local Government Area to canvas votes as part of his tour of the 18 local council areas of the state. Speaking at the Palace of Olubaka, Mr Arogbofa urged the governor to emulate the values of the late first Executive Governor of Ondo State, Adekunle Ajasin and make the state great again. The Afenifere leader used the oppo...

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11Nov By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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IGP To Amotekun,  Others: Steer Clear Of Ondo Governorship Poll

Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, says “comprehensive plans” have been made to ensure a peaceful governorship election in Ondo. He added that the police would not be needing the help of Amotekun, the south-west security outfit. The election will hold on November 16. In a statement issued on Sunday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the IGP has ordered the “strategic deployment of adequate personnel, resources, and state-of-the-art equipment” for the election. He said officers from various specialised units, including the special intervention squad, Police Mobile Force (PMF), counter-terrorism unit (CTU), special protection unit (SPU), explosive ordinance disposal unit, K-9 unit, Federal Investigation and Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), and Federal ...

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10Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gombe: PDP receives 2023 NNPP Guber candidate into it’s fold

The 2023 Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)in Gombe State, Ahmed Khamisu Mailantarki, has formerly pitched his party loyalty with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside his mammoth followers. Mailantarki had in July 2024, resigned from the NNPP but didn't immediately join another party amidst speculation of joining the PDP. During the reception to welcome Mailantarki and his supporters into the PDP at its secretariat, Mailantarki, a two term House of Representatives member said he joined PDP to help revitalise the party to unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the State in 2027. He alleged that APC Government at the Federal and State levels has woefully failed Nigerians in delivering good governance. He opined that the P...

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10Nov By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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UN Women Empowers Over 200 Ebonyi Rural Women

No fewer than 200 women in Ebonyi have been empowered by the United Nations agency, UN Women. UN women distributed fertilizers, improved rice seedlings to the rural women. Besides, it also launched a Low-cost Biogas Production Project. These initiatives support food security, boost productivity, and improve household incomes, aligning with Nigeria’s economic goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on food security (SDG 2), gender equality (SDG 5), and climate action (SDG 13). UN Women’s Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, highlighted the importance of these initiatives during her address. “UN Women is excited to continue to support women in the rice value chain as part of a larger programme on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA),” she said....

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