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By Halimah Olamide No fewer than eleven school children were hospitalised on Monday after allegedly eating food served by the school food vendor. NPO Reports that the the pupils of St James Primary School, Owo-Ope, Osogbo, capital of the State were rushed to the hospitals by parents after they developed medical conditions. All the pupils were said to have said they became uncomfortable after their respective meals. NPO Reports that the school feeding programme which started under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, was repackaged by the former Osun governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during his first term in office. The scheme,…

In its efforts to tackle illicit financial flows and corruption in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has begun the training of relevant stakeholders to build their capacity. Dr Eric Ogunleye, the Acting Director and Division Manager, Policy Management at the African Development Institute of the AfDB, said this in Abuja. Ogunleye spoke during the Public Financial Management (PFM) Executive Training Education of the Public Financial Management Academy for Africa (PFMA) held in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was organised for mid-to senior-level officials from the Ministries of Finance and Planning, central banks, and…

The All Progressive Congress(APC)in Rivers, on Monday urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, to join the party in the state. Its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, made the remark while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt in reaction to the defection of the 27 lawmakers into the party from PDP. Okocha, who is also the State Representative in the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), expressed joy over the steps taken by the defectors. He said that the party had been communicated to officially by the defectors, which made the defection true and not a rumour. Okocha commended…

By Halimah Olamide The Chairperson, of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Olufunke Oduwole, has urged that there is a need to put words into action to ensure the elimination of Human trafficking and violence. She made the assertion at day 15 of the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism’s 16-day Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, themed; “Is our Challenging Economy Fueling Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking.” Oduwole in her remark said that psychological violence oftentimes prevails before physical violence and highlighted that the financial and economic recession, has made such events rampant. She further noted that the increase in…

By Halimah Olamide Hoodlums in Edo state have destroyed the campaign billboards of the deputy governor of the state Phillip Shuaibu. Lamenting the destruction of his campaign billboards on Monday in Benin, Shuaibu said he had planned his campaigns properly paying for spaces ahead of time. Speaking on Lagos Street on Monday after inspecting one of the dismantled billboards, Shaibu said the destruction would not help anyone as it was the Edo people that could decide who would become the next governor of the state Shaibu, who was visibly angry when he went to see the destroyed billboard on Lagos…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has warned soldiers across the country to stop incessant cases of attacks on sister security forces. He pegged his warning against the backdrop of the recent burning of a police station in Adamawa state. Tinubu spoke in Maiduguri on Monday where he declared open the Chief of Army Staff Annual General Conference 2023. Condemning the incident where some soldiers burnt down the Adamawa Police Command headquarters killing an Inspector in the process, following a brawl between a policeman and a soldier in the city, Tinubu said, “To you, military leaders, you have a responsibility…

By Halimah Olamide Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun on Monday came hard of traditional rulers in the state accusing them of selling lands belonging to the state government. He warned that his administration would take disciplinary action against any person found selling land in its forest reserves and plantation across the state. Describing the actions of the Obas as “unpatriotic,” the governor spoke at the statutory meeting of the state’s Council of Obas, held at the Oba’s Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He said: “We will continue to seek your support in the area of lands. Sadly, cases have been reported…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu once again on Monday lamented the ill-fated airstrikes that killed scores of worshippers in Kaduna state last week. Speaking at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, the President said it was most painful the victims died during devotion. “They were Nigerians of profound faith and in the moment of the tragedy, they were reciting the Shadada. God Almighty comforts their families as their nation grieves their passage into glory. May their souls rest in eternal peace,” the President prayed. President pledged that the Federal Government will…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured the banking public that Nigerian banks are buoyant. The CBN said this in a statement issued by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali. Ali’s statement was informed by reports in sections of the Nigerian media that some Deposit Money Banks had failed the apex bank’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) for international authorisation. “We wish to clarify that the Nigerian banking industry remains resilient as key financial soundness indicators were within the regulatory threshold as captured in the CBN economic report of 2023. “Furthermore, the CBN is engaging with various…

The Federal Ministry of Interior has secured the release of 43 inmates serving jail terms in custodial centres in Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Jos by ASC Godfrey Longdiem, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Longdiem quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji- Ojo, as saying that the gesture was in line with the ”Renewed Hope” agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The PRO added that the exercise also aimed at decongesting all prisons across the nation. ”The Federal Government through the the Minister of…