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• Minister files lawsuit to stop mass wedding of 100 orphaned girls in Niger

  14-05-2024 11:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Kennedy-Ohanenye says the plans is unacceptable, emphasised that a full-scale investigation has commenced on the issue.Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to stop Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, Speaker of the Niger state Assembly from marrying off 100 orphaned girls.It will be recalled that the speaker recently announced his plans to marry off the orphaned girls, who lost their parents due to banditry attacks
  
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• No more lodging of underage girls in hotels, FG warns proprietors

  08-06-2024 22:53 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister said hotels have been instructed to mount a signpost outside their facilities warning prospective clients not to lodge any underage girls on their premises.The Federal Government has sent a stern warning to hoteliers across the country not to harbour underage girls in their facilities to avoid sanctions.Conveying the warning at the ‘Unlock Training and Grants’ ceremony in Abuja on Saturday, June 8, 2024, the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said the gover
  
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• Wike has provided exceptional leadership at a trying time - Tinubu

  08-06-2024 22:29 via pulse.ng
  
  The Minister said the development of the district, which covered 32km of road, had been fraught with litigations, which, however, did not deter the progress of the project.President Bola Tinubu says his administration is prioritising people-focused development by providing essential infrastructure and amenities that will improve the quality of life of citizens.Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Saturday that Tinubu made the remarks
  
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• Woman found dead inside a giant python after going missing for 24 hours

  08-06-2024 22:18 via pulse.ng
  
  Villagers, accustomed to the presence of these formidable predators, killed the snake and cut it open, revealing the woman’s body inside, the village head said.A 45-year-old woman was killed by a five-metre python while returning from her garden in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, local media reported on Saturday.The woman, a resident of the Sidenreng Rappang district, had told her husband on Thursday she was going to sell chillies to a collector.When she failed to return, her hu
  
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• Kano govt declares state of Emergency on education, employs 5,000 teachers

  08-06-2024 22:12 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor accused the past administration of profiting from school lands over investing in education, leaving a legacy of neglect.The Kano State Government says it has employed 5,000 teachers in the state civil service to revitalise the education sector.Governor Abba Yusuf stated this while declaring a state of emergency on education on Saturday in Kano.He emphasised the need for quality personnel to manage public schools in the state.Yusuf said the initiative is aimed at providing the requir
  
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• Abia Police Commissioner hails Otti’s commitment to fight crime

  08-06-2024 22:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Ibe commended the exploits so far made by the commissioner in crime reduction within the short period of his assumption of duty in Abia.The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has attributed the success recorded in the fight against crime in the state to God and Gov. Alex Otti’s immense support to the security agencies.Onwuemelie said this when the officials of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abia Council, paid him a courtesy visit at the c
  
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• South African election proof that 2023 polls in Nigeria show of shame - Obi

  08-06-2024 20:41 via pulse.ng
  
  Obi said the recently held South African election was transparent unlike the 2023 elections in Nigeria which was allegedly marred by irregularities.The Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi, has described as a show of shame the manner the 2023 polls in Nigeria played out.Obi disclosed this while expressing his opinion on the recently concluded elections in South Africa in a series of posts on his X account on Saturday, June 8, 2024.The former Anambra State
  
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• Secondary school endures 30-kick penalty shootout to reach Cup final

  08-06-2024 20:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The match, the competition’s first semi-final fixture, saw Adeniyi Charles and Babatunde Lasisi scoring in the fifth and 69th minutes respectively.It took 30 penalty kicks on Saturday in Ibadan to separate Government College Apata and Bashorun High School in the semi-finals of the 2024 Oyo State Governor’s Cup football competition.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second qualifiers for Tuesday’s final match could not emerge until each side had played 15 kicks.Bo
  
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• Tinubu names Abuja roads after Chinua Achebe, JP Clark

  08-06-2024 20:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister described Guzape as one of the biggest districts in FCT and fast developing.The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to name two roads in Guzape Districts after Chinua Achebe and JP Clark.Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and a central figure of modern African literature, while JP Clark. was a Nigerian poet and playwright.Wike made the request in Abuja on Saturday, during the inauguration of Guzape Lot II Engin
  
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• Tinubu grants Wike's wish to name Abuja roads after Chinua Achebe, JP Clerk

  08-06-2024 20:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister described Guzape as one of the biggest districts in FCT and fast developing.The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to name two roads in Guzape Districts after Chinua Achebe and J. P. Clerk.Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and a central figure of modern African literature, while J. P. Clerk. was a Nigerian poet and playwright.Wike made the request in Abuja on Saturday, during the inauguration of Guzape Lot II
  
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• Israeli forces rescue 4 hostages from Gaza after 246 days

  08-06-2024 20:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The IDF said the operation, which has been planned for weeks, was jointly carried out with the police’s elite National Counter Terror Unit and the Israel Security Agency.Israeli forces on Saturday rescued four Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas into the Gaza Strip on October 7 2023 while 94 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes in the same area.The hostages, 25-year-old Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, 40, Almog Meir Jan, 21, and Andrey Kozlov, 27, were abducted while attending the Nova festiva
  
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• Air Peace extends Lagos-London route availability until March 2025

  08-06-2024 20:00 via pulse.ng
  
  The summer promo allowed passengers in Nigeria to connect to London from all Air Peace domestic destinations and London passengers to connect to various locations in Nigeria via Lagos.Air Peace has announced the extension of its schedule availability for the Lagos-London-Lagos route, with flights now bookable until March 2025.This is contained in a statement by a Senior Communications Officer of the airline,Efeoghene Osifo-Whiskey on Saturday in Lagos.The airline stated that its London route, op
  
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• FG grants 120 youths ₦500,000 each for start-up businesses

  08-06-2024 19:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Arogundade said the purpose of the programme was to boost the potential of youths for economic development.The Federal Government through the Unlock Training Programme for unemployed youths has given out ₦500,000 grants each, to 120 winners with the best business plans to start up businesses.Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, announced this on Saturday in Abuja.She spoke at the official closing of the Unlock Training Programme and the award of grants and
  
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• I have accepted recommendation of Olakulehin as new Olubadan – Makinde

  08-06-2024 19:49 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor said that the late Olubadan lived a fulfilled life, saying that he and the late Olubadan did things many people thought would be impossible.Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday said that he had accepted the recommendation of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council as the Olubadan of Ibadanland.Makinde said this on Saturday during the celebration of life organised by the state government for the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who died on March
  
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• Peter Obi is a packaged fraud just like Buhari - Sowore

  08-06-2024 18:03 via pulse.ng
  
  Sowore said he was the first to expose Obi's alleged corrupt dealings during his time as Anambra State Governor.The presidential flag-bearer of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has boldly claimed that his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, was fraudulently packaged for the 2023 election to deceive Nigerians.Sowore made this claim in a recent no-holds-barred interview with Pulse Nigeria, wherein he disclaimed certain misconceptions about his perception of the former Anambra St
  
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• Lassa fever cases rise significantly with 162 deaths in 2024

  08-06-2024 16:40 via pulse.ng
  
  The Centre said the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases rose from four in week 20 to ten in the current reporting week 21.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases has increased significantly resulting in a cumulative 162 deaths in 2024.The NCDC said on Saturday via its official website that the country registered 10 cases of Lassa fever cases across four states in one week, spanning 20 to 26 May.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
  
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• Nigeria will see changes with women in power – UniCal VC

  08-06-2024 16:37 via pulse.ng
  
  Salami, who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UniBen), said the conference would also serve as a ground where women in academics get encouraged.Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal), says Nigeria will see more positive changes if women are given leadership positions.Obi said this on Saturday in Calabar at the First National Conference and Roundtable of the Association of Female Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.The News Agency of Nigeria
  
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• Police arrive scene of bandits' operation, gun down 3, rescue kidnap victims

  08-06-2024 16:32 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that Abubakar-Musa also reiterated the command’s commitment towards ensuring the safety and security of the good people of the state.The Police Command in Katsina says it has succeeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued all the kidnapped victims.ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this said the incident occurred at Duya village, Maibakko ward, in Sabuwa Local Government Area (LGA).“On June 7, 2024, inf
  
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• FG distributes 1 million seedlings in Adamawa

  08-06-2024 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Inyamkume further called for attitudinal change on negative actions in the society that affect the environment.The Federal Ministry of Environment has distributed 1 million seedlings to stakeholders to plant trees as part of efforts to protect the environment in Adamawa and the country at large.Hajiya Safiya Abubakar, controller Federal Ministry of Environment, Adamawa, said this shortly after the Adamawa Mega Trek 2024 organised by Ambassadors of Dialogue, Climate and Reintegration (DCR), in Yo
  
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• Nigeria, Benin Republic settle for single entry declaration form

  08-06-2024 16:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The controller expressed optimism that the agreement reached would advance the course of regional integration between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria and Benin Republic have agreed to have a single entry declaration form for both countries to be used for border crossing.The Kebbi Area Controller of NCS, Iheanacho Earnest-Ojike, made the disclosure shortly after a meeting between the NCS and representatives of the Benin Republic.The News Agency of Ni
  
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• We disagree- MultiChoice to appeal tribunal’s ₦150m fine, free subscription

  08-06-2024 16:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The tribunal also ordered the pay-TV company to provide its Nigerian customers with a one-month free subscription to its DStv and GOtv packages.MultiChoice Nigeria says it will appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja, which awarded a ₦150 million fine against it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had fined MultiChoice Nigeria the sum of ₦150 million for disobeying
  
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• Candy Soita charged with vehicular homicide in US after crash killed 2 soldiers

  08-06-2024 16:03 via pulse.ng
  
  The daughter of a former Kenyan minister has been slapped with Sh66 million bail after being charged with vehicular homicide Candy Soita, the daughter of former Kenyan Minister Soita Shitanda, has been charged with vehicular homicide in the United States. The charges stem from a fatal accident that occurred on June 2, 2024, in Pierce County, Washington.Soita faces two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault following the crash that claimed the lives of two soldiers and in
  
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• Those who pad budget, steal subsidy funds commit treasonable felony - NLC

  08-06-2024 14:24 via pulse.ng
  
  The NLC called on the SGF to retract his statement and approach the ongoing minimum wage negotiation with all the seriousness it deserves.The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lambasted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, for alleging that organised labour committed a treasonable felony during the suspended industrial action.Members of the NLC and their counterparts in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had thrown the nation into darkness after shutting dow
  
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• I've seen Obi, Atiku closely, Tinubu was best candidate in 2023 - Okupe

  08-06-2024 13:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Okupe rejected the notion that his support for Tinubu's government amounted to a betrayal of Peter Obi.A former Labour Party campaigner, Doyin Okupe said having watched both the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi at close quarters, he has concluded that President Bola Tinubu was the best presidential candidate in the 2023 election.Running on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Tinubu shrugged off competition from Atiku and Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and L
  
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• How APGA crisis stopped Nnamdi Kanu from contesting for Reps' seat in 2007

  08-06-2024 12:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Kanu is currently in detention over his involvement with IPOB, a Biafra group seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria.The incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) missed out on the chance to contest for a House of Representatives seat in 2007 due to a crisis in his party at the time, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).The founder and pioneer chairman of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, revealed this while discussing the protracted crisis in the par
  
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• How APGA crisis stopped Nnamdi Kanu from becoming Reps member in 2007

  08-06-2024 12:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Kanu is currently in detention over his involvement with IPOB, a Biafra group seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria.The incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) missed out on the chance to contest for a House of Representatives seat in 2007 due to a crisis in his party at the time, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).The founder and pioneer chairman of APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, revealed this while discussing the protracted crisis in the par
  
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• Tema General Hospital to conduct mass burial for unclaimed bodies

  08-06-2024 12:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The Tema General Hospital has announced plans to conduct a mass burial for unclaimed bodies currently held in its mortuary. This decision comes after a significant accumulation of unidentified and unclaimed corpses, which have strained the hospital's storage capacity and resources.In a statement issued by the hospital administration, it was revealed that the hospital has been facing challenges managing the increasing number of unclaimed bodies over the past year. The mortuary has reached its max
  
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• Ghana’s Gold production soars to 4M ounces in 2023

  08-06-2024 12:01 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghana’s gold production rose by 8.3 percent to 4 million ounces in 2023, up from 3.7 million ounces the previous year, according to data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines. This growth marks the highest output since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The production increase was driven primarily by the significant expansion in the output of small-scale miners, which compensated for the decline in the large-scale sub-sector production. Small-scale gold production surged by 70.6 percent, risi
  
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• Akpata accuses Obaseki's agents of destroying his campaign billboards

  08-06-2024 11:16 via pulse.ng
  
  The Edo State government has denied any wrongdoing and urged Akpata to address his frustrations through proper channels.Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party flag-bearer in the Edo Governorship election slated for September 21, has accused the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of destroying his campaign billboards.Akpata, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), made the allegation in a statement issued in Benin on Friday, June 7, 2024.Th
  
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• Tinubu to receive bill on regional government next week

  08-06-2024 10:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The House of Representatives had said the proposed legislation was not before the committee for deliberation.Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will receive a bill seeking to return Nigeria to a regional system of government sometime next week.Drafted by Dr Akin Fapohunda, a retired director in the federal civil service, the is titled 'A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’.It seeks
  
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