A formidable member of Penpushing platform, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi has been nominated for the United Nations Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group in recognition of her immense dedication to the cause of women’s rights in Africa. Spotlight Initiative is a European Union and United Nations Secretary-General Flagship Initiative, a global partnership to eliminate violence against women and girls, working across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The nominee who is the Founder, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), and Director Center for Human Rights University of Lagos, is also a staunch gender rights advocate and law lecturer…
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By Tom Garba, Yola General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), Taraba State Governor, Dr Kefas Agbu; Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mufwang; Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State and former governor of Plateau State, Elder David Jonah Jang are set to storm Yola for a mega national award event organised by Gongola People’s Forum to honor their illustrious sons and daughters in Government. The event is scheduled to hold on 29th June 2024 at the Mohmud Ribadu Square. According to the Chairman of the occasion, Engr Marcus Gunduri, at a world press conference, the event is much more than an award…
Following the wave of uprising and peoples angst directed at government authorities across Africa, the latest being Kenya, a plea for caution has gone to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to take the resilience and patience of hungry Nigerians for granted. Former Deputy Chief of Defence Administration at the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA), retired Commodore Kunle Olawumi, on Thursday in Abeokuta sounded an alarm that Nigeria may be the next to witness a large-scale insurrection following after that of Kenya unless the government takes urgent steps to assuage peoples immediate societal needs. Dr Olawunmi, now a lecturer and Head, Department of…
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered the promotion of Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. Nigerian Defence Academy disclosed this in a statement on X.com. The NDA statement partly read, “Speaking during the decoration ceremony that took place today, June 26, 2024, at the Nigerian Defence Academy Officer’s Mess and Golf Club, the NDA Commandant, Major General JO Ochai, extolled the track record of excellence of Lt. Owowoh as a cadet, which accorded her the rare privilege of becoming the first female Nigerian to be trained at the…
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the anti-graft agency allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. In a viral video, the EFCC officials dressed in mufti were seen forcibly entering one of the rooms in the hotel. An unidentified lady said to be a worker at the hotel was seen trying to open the door from inside when the men forced it open. One of them was seen slapping the lady reportedly before he drove her out of the…
Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed three personnel, including a Controller of Corrections, for various forms of misconduct. Their dismissal was part of a broader effort to maintain discipline and professionalism within the service. This was disclosed in a statement by the NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar on Thursday. Umar stated that in a recent review by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, cases of unprofessional conduct, including gross negligence of duty, absence without leave, trafficking in illicit items, general inefficiency and falsification of results were examined. The exercise, he said resulted in the dismissal of the three personnel…
Senate says no ‘anticipated’ blackmail can stop it from approving the purchase of the presidential plane if President Bola Tinubu makes the request. Senate also cleared the air that there was no request for the approval of the purchase of a presidential jet before it. Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, disclosed this at the plenary on Thursdaywhile commenting on social media reports on his comments on the purchase of the plane. According to him, “We care about the President and we care about the Nigerian people. We will approve things that will benefit the Nigerian people. “We will approve things that…
As the Kano emirate tussle rages, traditional and official flags have been hoisted at the Nassarawa mini palace currently occupied by the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Once raised, the flag signifies the presence of an emir. It’s also a symbol of authority. It is often raised daily by 6am and taken down by 6pm and remains down when the emir is officially outside the palace or travels. The flag was set up early Wednesday morning with an iron rod, but it was brought down later in the evening. On Thursday, it was raised by 6 am. The…
Federal Government says it has launched an investigation into the alleged breach of data of Nigerians domiciled with the National Identity Management Commission. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, in a statement via his X handle, said the NIMC and National Data Protection Commission have commenced a probe into the matter. Recall that Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise, had on Thursday raised the alarm over an alleged sale of National Identification Numbers, Bank Verification Numbers and other personal data of Nigerians on a website for as low as N100. The organization alleged that a popular website…
House of Representatives, on Thursday, granted President Bola Tinubu’s request to extend the capital component of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the Supplementary Appropriation Act until 31 December. Tinubu’s request was granted after the House went into a closed-door session amid opposition from some lawmakers. During the plenary session, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas had read a letter containing Tinubu’s request to the lawmakers. According to the letter read by Tajudeen, Tinubu said the extension would allow his administration to implement the two budgets fully. The request involves extending the lives of N21.8 trillion 2023 Budget and the N2.17 trillion 2023 Supplementary…