The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it will pririotise community engagement to achieve sustainable outcomes and decision-making processes in Jigawa.The UN agency said that it would undertake strategic repositioning towards encouraging community engagement, in view of the existing local government autonomy.Rahman Farrah, Chief of UNICEF, Kano Field Office, said this on the sidelines of the 2024 year review meeting, in Dutse on Tuesday.Represented by Micheal Banda, Officer in charge of Kano Office, UNICEF, Farrah said the shift was necessary in view of the changes in its interventions between 2022 and 2024 in the state.“We have made a tremendous progress…
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Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party led both the presidential and parliamentary races on Tuesday, a week after voting took place in an election marred by technical challenges.SWAPO, which has governed the southern African nation since leading it to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990, fielded Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its presidential candidate.If victorious, she would become Namibia’s first female leader.Results were initially expected a few days after the Nov. 27 poll, but voting was extended to Nov. 29 and Nov. 30 at several polling stations after some voters were unable to cast their ballots on election day due to…
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly.At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation.The Majority Leader, Lawan Husseini (ANPP-Dala) introduced a motion of ‘urgent public importance,’ emphasising the need for northern lawmakers and the Conference of Speakers to prevent the passage of the bills.Husseini argued that if passed into law, the bills would not benefit the Northern States.He condemned the Senate’s decision to approve the bills, saying, “We view it as a deliberate effort to sabotage…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has detained for prosecution a suspected 19-year-old kidnapper, Abu-Umar. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed confirmed his detention at a news conference on Monday, in Ilorin. Mohammed said the suspect allegedly planned the abduction of a mother and her two children. “The suspect was involved in the abduction of a mother, Isiaka Halimah, and her two sons, Kabir Isiaka and Hassan Isiaka, on Nov. 7, at Gidanrogo Area of Ajase-Ipo, in Ifelodun Local Government Area. “He had previously worked for the family of the abducted victims and was tracked…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued five children who were allegedly abducted by unknown person from their parents in Mbiakpan Ikot Idim village, Obio Ibiono area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed this at news conference in Uyo on Monday, adding that the suspect had been apprehended. He said the command on Nov. 14 received a call from a woman that five of her children had been taken away by an unknown man on a motorcycle. The Command’s operatives immediately swung into action in the company of villagers from Mbiakpan Ikot Idim…
The Kwara Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday in Ilorin said it has recovered a 19-year-old student, Fauziya Muhammed who was dumped by suspected ritualists. The Kwara NSCDC Commandant, Umar Mohammed, told newsmen on that the student of Kogi State University in Ayingba was found wandering before she was handed over to the Corps’ personnel. Mohammed said members of the Ajegunle Isale community, along Egbejila Road in Ilorin, had handed over Fauziya to the command’s Intelligence Department. “The girl was found wandering before she was brought to us. During interrogation, she said she did not…
Dr Fabian Ihekweme, a former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo, has filed a N5 million suit against the Nigerian Police Force at the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged unlawful arrest and detention.Ihekweme, who was a commissioner in the first term of Gov. Hope Uzodinma, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABI/CS/1809/2024 through his lawyer, Kingdom Okere on Monday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fundamental rights enforcement suit, dated and filed on Dec. 2, listed the Nigerian Police Force and Commissioner of Police (CP), Imo State Command, as 1st and 2nd respondents.The applicant seeks an…
The Nigerian stock market opened the first trading session of the month on a positive note on Monday, gaining N138 billion in market capitalisation. Demand for Tier-One banking stocks, including Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Access Corporation, alongside equities such as Transnational Corporation and PZ, drove the market’s rebound from the previous session’s losses. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by N138 billion, or 0.23 per cent, closing at N59.245 trillion from an opening value of N59.107 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 0.23 per cent, or 227 points, to close at 97,733.86,…
The National Population Commission (NPC) on Monday commenced the 2024 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study across the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Oyo State. Announcing the commencement of the study at a news conference in Ibadan on Monday, NPC Federal Commissioner, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji, said it would end on Dec. 15. According to Oyetunji, the VASA study is meant to collate data on the causes and contributory factors of death in children under five years. “It will also uncover the reasons for deaths in women of reproductive age. “The 2024 edition of the VASA study is the third…
Mr Jake Epelle, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa, has filed a N150 million suit against Emirates Airline over allegations bordering on the breach of his fundamental human rights.Epelle, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1285/2021, filed before Justice Musa Liman of a Federal High Court in Abuja, sued the airline as the sole defendant.In his statement of claim, the TAF Africa CEO alleged that on Dec. 20, 2020, he was billed to travel his a medical trip to San Francisco, U.S.He averred that upon being issued with the boarding passes to San Francisco. he alongside his colleague,…