Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity has welcomed the announcement by Senegalese President Macky Sall not to run for a third term. Africans Rising, a global Pan-African movement of people and organisations working for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity on the African continent, said Sall’s decision not to run for a third term is key to bringing peace in the West African country. The group in a statement on Wednesday said: “While we commend the President for respecting the constitution on a two-term limit, we believe his announcement should have come much earlier as it would have avoided…
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Mmesoma Mmesoma Ejikeme, the Anambra student who was accused of manually inflating her 2023 UTME result by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023, confirmed that she received an automated text message from JAMB indicating that her score was 249. Mmesoma made this known during an interview with Sunrise Daily on Channels Television which was monitored by The PUNCH. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, had earlier revealed that the candidate sent a series of messages to the board’s automated telecoms system, including the results showing an aggregate of 362. Responding, Mmesoma said the only SMS she sent…
There seems to be an uneasy calm in the Surulere chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the struggle about who gets the Local Government slots in respect of two major appointments is creating a major crisis in the party, reports thegazellenews.com This medium exclusively learnt that some party bigwigs are not happy with the way the former Speaker of the House of Representatives and now Chief of Staff to the President, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila is single handedly running the party in the area. Some who spoke with this medium equally accused the Speaker’s Aide, Mr Wasiu Olanrewaju Smart…
The Federal Government in collaboration with Oyo State Government on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023, inaugurated a new software application National Animal Disease Information System (NADIS) Mobile Application, to track and report animal disease outbreak in Oyo State. This is contained in a statement issued by the Co-ordinating Director, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Gideon Alade on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023 in Ibadan. NADIS is a platform for the animal health workers to report cases of disease outbreak in their environment. However, with recent intervention from the World Bank, the mobile application NADIS-mobile was launched, to accurately report disease…
Aba Reunion, a platform floated by three US-based Nigerians for the generation of men and women who grew up in the commercial town in the 1970’s to late 1980’s are planning a homecoming that will hold in December 2024. In the post-civil war era, Nigerians of diverse origins flocked to the then Southeast town for work and commercial engagements. The town soon grew to become a melting point for trading, attracting traders from all over the former East Central State and the Midwest to take up residence and grow their families. Some of those whose parents made Aba their base…
The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has sought more Federal Government’s attention on infrastructural and developmental projects in Ogun State for the well-being of the citizens. Oba Gbadebo made this known while receiving a team from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, led by its Director of Studies, Prof. Oluwafunmilayo Para-Mallam in his Palace, Ake, Abeokuta, who was on a visit to the State, calling on the participants to use their visit and research method for the progress of the country. “As a State with prominent personalities, we need more attention…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced dates for the 2023 GTCO Autism Conference and follow-up consultations. This year’s programme is themed “Empowering Voices for Autism” to promote inclusivity and self-advocacy for persons on the Autism Spectrum. An offshoot of the Orange Ribbon Initiative, the GTCO Autism Conference has grown to become a reference point for autism advocacy and intervention in Africa, providing support and empowerment to thousands of people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Working with specialists and partner organisations within and outside Nigeria, the conference will feature lectures, panel discussions, and performances carefully prepared to showcase the diverse talents…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, following the approval of his recommendation by the Police Service Commission, has ordered the deployment of 35 Commissioners of Police to various state commands and formations across the country. The IGP assures that the postings are in line with the commitment of the police leadership to ensuring effective policing, security, and the maintenance of law and order in Nigeria. Amongst the newly posted Commissioners of Police are: CP Adelesi E. Oluwarotimi to Kwara State Command; CP Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, fdc, to Oyo State Command; CP Augustina N. Ogbodo to Ebonyi…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Big Brother Naija reality star, Erica Nlewedim, has revealed that she has been married to singer, Wande Coal for a year. The reality star, who made this shocking revelation via her official Twitter handle late on the night of Tuesday, 4 May, 2023, said it was their wedding anniversary. Sharing a photo of herself and the singer looking into each other’s eyes, she wrote, “Today makes it a year since we got married! Happy anniversary to us.” In another post, she shared a photo of herself and Wande Coal staring at a phone, with the caption;…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that following fuel subsidy removal, the prices of food items such as tomato, rice, and yams have increased in May. The NBS made thisw disclosure on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 in its Food Prices Watch Report for May. An overview of the report showed that the prices of tomato, yam, rice, onion, meat have have skyrocketed. For instance, the report stated that the average price of 1kg of tomato yearly rose by 17.68 per cent from N423.48 in May 2022 to N498.34 in May 2023. It said that the…