The Managing Conflict in Nigeria(MCN) Programme, funded by the European Union(EU) and the British Council (BC) has constituted a conflict resolution network to enhance crisis management and peace building process in the country. This is part of activities to manage unrest and create a sustainable resolution network to foster peace in Nigeria by resolving conflict at the earliest stage and preventing their escalation into violence. The National Programme Manager of MCN, Prof. Muhammed Tabiu on Tuesday, made this known at the MCN close out event and result dissemination in Abuja. Tabiu noted that the network would translate into a more…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Wole Olujobi In the politics of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) where self-interest towers above national interest, there are daggers in PDP’s men’s smiles, warned Michael Achimugu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, in a recent media expose of his boss who he alleged was in the presidential race to enrich himself and members of his family. Achimugu alleged that as Nigerians thirst for good governance, and even as discontent swells over power shift brouhaha between North and South as recommended by the National Conference and adopted by the leading political parties in the country, personal ambition of his boss,…
Development partners on Monday, 23 January, 2023 commended the many strides of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in the health sector, saying the achievements point at the governor’s firm commitment to public good. The commendation was made in Ilorin, the capital city, where the state officially flagged off an investment fund to deepen access to primary healthcare services in Kwara State through IMPACT project. IMPACT, an acronym for Immunization Plus and Malaria Process by Accelerating and Transparency, is funded by the World Bank after the state paid $100,000 counterpart funds. Each benefiting PHC is getting N4.6m to upgrade primary healthcare infrastructure. Representative…
The Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne is dead. Ikonne died on Wednesday, 25 January, 2023, in Abuja, Dr Uche-Ikonne Chikezie said in a statement on behalf of his family. “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today, 25th January 2023 by 4am after a brief illness,” Dr Uche-Ikonne Chikezie said. “He was recovering after taking proper treatment in the United Kingdom but relapsed a few days ago leading to multiple cardiac arrests for which he didn’t…
The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday 24 January, 2023, inaugurated rally planning committees for the campaign rally of the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in particular and the general elections. The PCC Coordinator, Sen Margery Okadigbo who was represented by Sen Emma Anosike, at the inauguration urged the committee members to ensure that at least 70 persons per ward are moblised for the rally. The Chairman of the Planning Committee, Hon Azuka Okwuosa implored members of the party whose names are not on the Committees’ list to sheath their swords, since it…
The Cameroonian police have reportedly arrested an unidentified woman whose child died after she allegedly gave her baby tramadol drug and went clubbing. The Instagram user, who shared the story with pictures of the lady and the dead baby, said the mother gave the child the drug so the baby could sleep while she went out to party with friends. The incident was said to have occured in Likombo area of Tiko in the South-West region of Cameroon. It was further revealed that the said mother locked the baby in the house after giving him the drug before going out.…
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has called for the immediate sack of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele and for the extension of the withdrawal of old currency from circulation till December 2023. A statement signed on Tuesday by the National President of the association, Hon Khalil Bello alleged that Emefiele has plunged Nigerians and the financial system of the country into tribulations and confusion. The statement read: “The Governor of Central Bank, has painfully plunged Nigerians and our financial system into unnecessary tribulations and confusion, due to the re-designing of…
The European Union has allocated €102.5 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable communities in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. A statement on Tuesday, 24 January, 2023, said this becomes necessary as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Lake Chad region. The EU lamented that violence continued in the region, where the civilian population is increasingly the victim of targeted attacks, resulting in large-scale displacement, disruption of livelihoods and lack of access to basic services. According to the statement, the pledge was made on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region, held in Niamey…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has challenged traditional rulers, religious and community leaders to champion the campaign against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their communities and spheres of influence. He gave the charge at different occasions in Igumale, Ado local government area and Otukpo in Benue state. According to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, Marwa gave the advice last Sunday and Monday. Babafemi said the NDLEA boss was in Igumale to perform the ground-breaking ceremony of the agency’s Area…