By Abdu Rafiu The gender issue came to the front burner about three weeks ago in our land, arising appropriately in the wake of International Women’s Day 2022. For the period the activities marking the Day lasted there were women protests at the National Assembly in Abuja, and town hall meetings in some other towns […]
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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Wednesday said obeying the instruction of the court to his office to see to the removal of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act is a work in progress. He disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born on the 25th January 1978, a Ukrainian Politician, former actor and comedian, who is the sixth and current president of Ukraine. He grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine (Wikipedia, 2022). 2022 Russian invasion of […]
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A processor roasting cowhides with plastic at the Agege abattoir. Photo: Deji Lambo Laboratory tests on ponmo samples have revealed that cowhides roasted with tyres and plastic are unsafe for human consumption and pose severe health risks. The air over Agege Abattoir, one of Lagos’ busiest and biggest slaughterhouses, is thick with a strong, […]
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The lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country has continued to worsen even as the exchange rate on the parallel market is inching towards N590/$1, it has been learnt. The development may lead to massive job loss in the manufacturing industry, among other sectors, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. The development comes over […]
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Fifteen years ago, Christian Ude, was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus while in his Imo home town. The condition worsened, needing him to have an urgent kidney transplant that will cost N17m following chronic kidney dysfunction. The brother of the 30-year-old, Gideon Ude, said the family decided to bring Ude to Lagos to access health care […]
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The Presidency, yesterday, came hard on the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of plotting to grab power in 2023 by stealth, using instruments of anarchy, social upheaval and disorderliness. The Presidency, which upbraided PDP for orchestrating the plot under the cover of the current energy crises, wondered why the party would resort […]
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Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, yesterday, told the House of Representatives that she inherited a ‘bankrupt’ agency. She said theaorganisation’s indebtedness was N3.2 billion, which she offset despite stiff opposition to her decision from people whose names she refused to mention. Adeyeye spoke […]
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Slain SuperTV boss Usifo Ataga and Chidinma Ojukwu The oddity of Miss Cell 2022 pageant, held in Kirikiri prison the other day, was a nasty surprise that showcased the Correctional Centre as lacking in discretion. Ab initio, the event to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) with inmates was a noble intervention. But it lost its […]
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FG hails Dangote, hopeful of $400m inflow from fertiliser export President Muhammadu Buhari alongside other dignitaries yesterday, predicted an agriculture and economic boom for the country following the coming on stream of the $2.5 billion Dangote Fertiliser Plant in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. They spoke during the inauguration of the plant, with an installed capacity of producing […]
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