By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The Sokoto State Coordinator of Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Barrister Akilahel Shettima has advised citizens to ensure that they carried out their responsibilities to avoid breeding criminals. Barrister Shetima spoke on, “Children In Conflict With The Law”, at the ongoing 2 day capacity building workshop on “Approach to Victim Identification and Reintegration of Trafficked Children and other Vulnerable Children for Child Protection Officers”, in Sokoto South and Illela local government areas of Sokoto state. The workshop was organized by the National Agency For the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto Zonal Command with the support…
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“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowded ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate. “Together, we will be taking on the most corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable.” In his speech, the twice-impeached former president described “blood-soaked” American streets and said the county is “being destroyed.” Trump baselessly claimwd China played an active role in deciding his 2020 race with President Biden. TV networks cut away from the speech after Trump declared his candidacy. “Our country is in a horrible state — we’re in…
#YouTubeBlackVoicesFund YouTube on Tuesday announced its expansion efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20,000 and $50,000, respectively through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts. Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, said in a statement that the initiative from YouTube was a follow-up to a global, multi-year commitment made in 2020. Okosi said that the grant was intended to uplift and grow Black creators, artists, songwriters, and producers on the platform. According to him, YouTube is seriously interested in the growth of the creative community in Africa. He said that for the…
By Justina Auta The Centre for Policy Innovation (PIC), on Tuesday claimed that there was a 92 per cent learning deprivation rate for children across Nigeria. Dr Osasuyi Dirisu, its Deputy Director, stated this during an interactive on Eradicating Learning Deprivation at the 28th session of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that PIC, an inititative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), got its statistics from its recent research on learning deprivation in the six geopolitical zones of country. He stressed the need for children to have foundational literacy so as to grow up and…
By Justina Auta The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have called for increased funding from the one per cent to three per cent for the basic health care provision in order to achieve the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Aminu Tambuwal, Chairman, NGF and Governor of Sokoto state, made the call at a high level forum on SDGs panel discussion on the “Universal Coverage and the Basic Health Fund” on the sidelines of the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit. Tambuwal said increased funding would ensure more Nigerians had access to health care services and reduce the burden of out of pocket expenses for…
Terrorists of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have kidnapped a Nigerian Navy personnel, OSFM Ibrahim in Anambra, PRNigeria has reported. Ibrahim, who was abducted on his way back to Port Harcourt on Sunday after he visited his sick mother back home. According to a highly-placed naval source, until his abduction by the IPOB terrorists, is presently serving at the Nigerian Navy Primary School Borokiri. “OSFM Ibrahim went on compassionate leave to visit his sick mother and on his way back to Port Harcourt along the Anambra axis, the vehicle was intercepted by members of the IPOB/ESN members. They were…
The Problem Nigeria remains the giant of Africa due to its landmass and population which currently stands at 214,568,727 out of which 106,866,000 are women. However, despite the numbers, the national average of women’s political participation stands at 6.7 percent in elective and appointive positions, which it is far below the global average of 22.5 per cent, Africa regional average of 23.4 percent and West African Sub Regional Average of 15 percent. Nigeria currently ranks 181 out of 193 countries on the Gender Equality Index, and for countries with low women representation in governance due to several factors such as…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah has advised supporters of politicians not to kill themselves because those are friends struggling for ‘national cake’. Kukah spoke on ChannelsTV’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday hours after the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar bantered at the private wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday. According to him, political fanatics should learn a lesson from the public exchange of pleasantries between Tinubu and Atiku, adding that the message from the banter is that political loyalists of both frontline presidential…
Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni has reported alleged attack by supporters of a political party in an elevator. Oseni who made this known through his Twitter handle @ruffydfire account on Tuesday, said the political party supporters were abusing him, but he chose not to respond or engage him but calmly walked away because he realised he’s not supposed to respond to everyone. ”Abuses everywhere, people from a political party saw me an threatened me in an elevator. I just walked away, I have learnt it is not everyone you respond to. ”Hearing all sorts is part of my job, but…
The Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to include housing as part of its financial inclusion strategy. Mr Emmanuel Atama, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of CFAN, made the appeal at the 6th CFAN summit in Abuja on Tuesday. Atama said that including housing in the financial inclusion drive of the CBN would help CFAN members in the rural areas to have better access to housing and be financially included. He said the summit was aimed at accessing how financial inclusion products could create jobs and wealth for a…