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Tinubu’s Wife Seeks Taraba Monarchs’ Support to Curb Maternal Mortality

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First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to reducing maternal and child mortality through targeted health interventions across the country.Speaking during an engagement with traditional rulers in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, Mrs. Tinubu stressed the importance of grassroots involvement in addressing health challenges, especially among women and children.She called…

Lagos Shuts Mile 12, Ketu, 11 Other Markets over Illegal Waste Disposal

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The Lagos State Government has sealed off 13 markets in the Ketu and Mile 12 areas of the state for persistently flouting the state’s waste management law.The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a post via social media on Friday morning.Wahab noted that the markets were closed for…

Police Arrest Officer Accused in Viral Video of Stabbing Man in Ekiti

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The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti over an argument between his girlfriend and the man’s son.This development followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer—allegedly a chairman’s orderly—attacked her father in their home, following a…

Fear, poverty, militating against Nigerians exercising their rights – Fatoki

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By Yetunde Oke A legal practitioner, Barrister Oluwatobi Fatoki, says fear is one major factor militating against Nigerians enforcing their rights. Barrister Fatoki made this known while featuring on Pensioners’ FM programme, “The Searchlight.” He also highlighted poverty, lack of trust in the judiciary and inequality as some other factors suppressing the rights of Nigerians….

Presidency Apologises over Errors in Federal Appointments List

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The Presidency has tendered an apology for the errors in the list of appointments released to counter the narrative about President Bola Tinubu’s alleged lopsided appointments. According reports that the president’s appointments have been a topic of conversation lately, as opposition politicians accuse him of favoring his tribesmen and women over Nigerians from other ethnic…

Ogun Speaker Calls for Synergy among Statutory Commissions

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Members of some statutory commissions, whose list was earlier transmitted to the Assembly for screening by the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, have been admonished to develop strategies that will add value and turn around the fortunes of the statutory commissions for improved service delivery for the state public service. The Speaker of the Ogun State…

FG, Stakeholders Hail EU, Decry USAID Funding Cut

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The Federal Government and stakeholders, on Thursday, applauded the European Union for funding a project aimed at advocating the rights of Persons with Disability in the wake of the halt in funding by the United States Agency for International Development. They gave the tributes at the official launch of the Disability Rights Advocacy Project for…

INEC Yet To Finalise Delineation Of Warri Wards

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to what it described as misconceptions about the proposed delineation of Wards in the Warri federal constituency by the order of the Supreme Court. According to report made available to newsmen, that youths of the Itsekiri community, Warri, Delta State, during the week condemned INEC over the…

FG Stops Acting VCs, Rectors, Provosts from Contesting Substantive Positions

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Following recent crisis which trailed appointment of institutional heads in certain public universities and other tertiary institutions nationwide, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, on Thursday approved the implementation of a guiding policy on eligibility for the appointment of Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts. The policy, which was announced by the Director of Press,…

Lagos to execute 68km green line rail project in full — Commissioner

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The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the 68-kilometre Green Line rail project, stretching from Marina to the Lekki Free Zone, will be executed in full rather than in phases. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, during a scoping workshop on Wednesday, marking the commencement of the…