ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has called for the cancellation of Nigeria’s foreign debt as well as that of other African countries to appease for the damage done by global emission. The Country Director of AAN, Mr Andrew Mamedu made the call at the weekend in Abuja, while noting that in reality African countries as well as other developing countries across the globe are not owing any debt but rather they are owed by developed countries and the Global North. Mamedu, while calling for conversation around compensation for global emission, expressed concern about the disparity in the interest rate charges on loans…
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United Nations Women and Canada in conjunction with ARDA Development Communication Incorporated have trained selected media practitioners in Abuja with technical knowledge and skills to enhance women’s representation in political leadership and governance A statement issued at the weekend read: “To equip media professionals and organizations with technical knowledge and skills to enhance women’s representation in political leadership and governance, ARDA Development Communication Incorporated trained media personnel in Abuja under the Advance: Women Political Participation in Nigeria (AWPP) Project funded by the Canadian Government through the United Nations Women. “The AWPP project addresses the challenges/barriers that hinder women from taking…
Attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle into Nigeria consignments of heroin through the Port Harcourt International Airport and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A statement on Sunday, 9 February, 2025, by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said one of the kingpins who uses dual identities to aid his cross border movements, has a Nigerian passport with his original name: Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, 30, and that of Sierra Leone with a different name: Kargbo Mohamed Foday. Babafemi said he was intercepted by NDLEA officers…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the late Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu-Basibo, the Alaperu of Iperu, as a dependable, reliable, and quintessential monarch. Governor Abiodun stated this during a condolence visit to the palace of the Alaperu on Saturday night. Prince Abiodun, who described the death of the monarch as a personal loss and a significant loss to the entirety of Iperu and Remoland, said it is a void that will take several years to fill. He acknowledged the contributions of the late monarch, who retired from the Customs to serve his people, noting that Oba Idowu-Basibo…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the transition of the Alaperu of Iperu-Remo, Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu-Basibo, as a deeply shocking and irreplaceable personal loss. Abiodun, a prince of the Iperu-Remo kingdom, added that even though he was still trying to come to terms with the news of the passing of the royal father, he acknowledged the immutability of the counsel of Almighty God, whose decision on human life no mortal can question. Abiodun, who described the late monarch as a royal father, friend, and confidant, said he was devastated to learn of the sudden passing of the…
The Coalition of Aworis in the Diaspora (CANDID) based in the United States of America, Canada and Europe has paid a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Mojisola Lasbat Meranda in her office at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, reports thegazellenews.com The delegation was led by the group’s former President, Mrs Irawo-Amusa and Chief Liaison Officer, Mrs visited the Speaker in her office on Friday, 7 February, 2025. Speaking during the visit, thegazellenews.com reports that Mrs Irawo-Amusa congratulated the new Speaker not for being elected into the exalted office but also…
Elected and appointed political office holders from the Delta North senatorial district in delta State have resolved to adopt legal processes to reclaim the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), senatorial mandate from Senator Ned Nwoko, who has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This was the outcome of a meeting convened and presided over by the Deputy Governor of the state, Sir Monday Onyeme. Onyeme said: “Delta North should remain a PDP-dominant senatorial district. We must consolidate our position as the main determinant for all elections in Delta State.” The Deputy Governor also advised local government council chairmen to properly connect…
A stepfather, Christopher Stockton, who murdered his partner’s 22-month-old son, Charlie, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. Stockton had been left alone with Charlie for only 20 minutes while the toddler’s mother, Paula Roberts, went out for an eye test on 12 January 2024. Their trial at Teesside Crown Court today heard that Roberts was so worried about Stockton that she had set up a spy camera above her son’s cot at their home in Darlington. Sky News reports that Roberts eventually pleaded guilty to a charge of neglect for failing to get Charlie…
MTN Nigeria subscribers were left frustrated for hours as a major network outage disrupted communication services from Friday, 7 February, 2025 to Saturday, 8 February, 2025. Many customers were unable to make calls, send texts, or access the internet, prompting widespread complaints online. The disruption also impacted financial transactions, as Nigerians increasingly rely on mobile networks for money transfers and online payments since a Central Bank of Nigeria policy pushed many transactions online, Nigerians have had to increasingly rely on Mobile Network Providers to make money transfers. Frustrated customers took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their dissatisfaction. An X…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been ordered to appear for a hearing on Monday, February 10, 2025, before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. This was contained in a hearing notice obtained by newsmen on Friday, 7 February, 2025 The notice, dated January 22, 2025, was addressed to Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. Kanu had earlier requested that his case be transferred to the South-East if no judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja was willing to handle it apart from Justice Nyako. On September 24, 2024, during one of…