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Actress and human rights advocate Stephanie Linus has once again demonstrated an unrelenting fight against fistula and child marriage with her recent fistula awareness campaign in Maiduguri, Borno State. Using her award-winning movie – DRY as a tool to educate young girls and women, the actress pushed forward her message for fistula prevention and child rights protection. Obstetric fistula is a severe condition that has devastating consequences for women and young girls. It is prevalent in poor countries, communities with a high number of child brides and among women who give birth without access to medical help. Stephanie Linus If…
In a country where women account for 55% of the population and have a 10% higher life expectancy rate, the argument for women participation is neither cosmetic nor tokenistic. Gender inclusion in political leadership is a fundamental aspect of modern democracy. Improved representation of women has been shown to have benefits such as improved policy changes, economic growth, enhanced peacebuilding, and a more egalitarian society. In a shocking departure from its previous antecedent, this administration seems to have adopted a negative approach towards women in leadership. Female Leaders are rapidly becoming an endangered species. Today, Nigeria has one of the…
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim says she is set to give love a chance in 2020, hoping it works out for her this time. The renowned actress made this known on her Instagram page, where she prayed that her next relationship would be the one she had always prayed for. “May my next relationship be “ I remember praying for this “ Amen. “#atoasttolifebook #atoasttolife 2020 I’m ready to give love a chance again. “I have grown wiser, smarter, emotionally ready, I’m aware of my tolerance level, won’t settle for less than I deserve. ” I know my worth and definitely…
Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo has approved the extension by six months of the tenure of the Interim Management Committees (IMCs) of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. The approval is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Adviser (SA) on media, Mr Steve Osuji, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday. According to the statement, Ihedioha acted in pursuant to the instrument of suspension of the local government authority in Imo State. It added that the extension and continued suspension was with regard to the provisions of sections 4, 5, 6 of the…
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to provide for a single term of six years for the president, governors, members of the National Assembly and state houses of assembly. The bill was sponsored by Rep. John Dyegh (APC-Benue) and presented for the Second Reading during plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker of the house Mr Idris Wase on Tuesday. The bill is entitled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for a Single Term of Six Years for the President, Governors, Members of the National…
The Board, Federal Road Safety Commission, has on Tuesday, 17 December, 2019 approved the promotion of 2,341 personnel to various ranks as follows: 108 Chief Route Commander promoted to Assistant Corps Commanders, 54 Superintendent Route Commanders to Chief Route Commander while 741 Route Commanders were elevated to the rank of Superintendent Route Commander. Others are; 963 Deputy Route Commanders elevated to the rank of Route Commander, 475 Assistant Route Commanders will now wear the rank of Deputy Route Commander. According to a statement made available to the press by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, the promoted Officers have…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday inaugurated the Board of Fountain Holdings Limited with a charge to members to ensure effective management of the state’s investments in order to create value for the people. Dr Fayemi explained that the journey of effective re-positioning of the economy and investments of the state started in 2011 during his first term in office but lamented the neglect and the sorry state of those investments owing to mismanagement by succeeding administration that was unable to grasp the need to jealously guard the commonwealth of the state. He said however that the state…
The Nigerian Navy says it is expecting the delivery of more platforms before the end of 2020 to join her fleet to further boost the Services’ maritime security operations. Rear Admiral Tariworio Dick, the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while giving the Nigerian Navy scorecard for 2019. He explained that the Service was expecting these platforms from various manufacturers from within and outside the country “In 2019 the Nigerian Navy acquired some platform to boost her maritime security operations among which are 20 x Riverine Patrol Boats, 20 x Rigid Hull Inflatable…
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Investments to, as a matter of urgency, interface with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the status of Nigerian businesses in Ghana. The decision to do so was reached during plenary on Tuesday following the consideration of motion on “The need to investigate alleged ill-treatment and injustices suffered by Nigerian Traders and Businesses in Ghana”. Sponsor of the motion, Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah (YPP, Anambra South) said many Nigerian businesses were established in Ghana following the desire of the Ghanaian Government to promote trade relations with Nigeria…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has filed a motion for a stay of execution and Notice of Appeal against the judgment of Justice A. I Chikere of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday committing the BPE and its Director-General, Mr. Alex A. Okoh to prison for contempt. This was contained in a statement issued by the BPE Head of Public Communications, Amina Othman in Abuja on Tuesday. The Federal High Court had ordered the Director-General to be remanded in prison for a minimum of 30 days for violating a Supreme Court order in a…