A day old baby on Friday, was rescued from a dustbin by the Lagos Police Command. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who said that the baby was found wrapped in a polythene bag, added that if not for quick detection, the baby would have died. According to him, the baby has been saved and is doing fine. ”A day old baby was found wrapped in a polythene bag in a dustbin. Save for quick detection, baby would have died. Baby is doing fine. Prevent the pregnancy. It’s better than killing the baby. Infanticide is a crime!”
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The Yobe chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it would appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court delivered in favour of Bashir Machina, the Yobe North senatorial candidate. ‘The party’s position is coming in spite of Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s Thursday concession to his defeat. The court had in Damaturu, recognized Mr Machina as the bona fide candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial District and ordered the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), to include his name in their list. However, the state chapter chairman, Mohammed Gadaka in a statement on Friday, insisted that the senate president remained the…
Chelsea is at the head of the queue to sign Christopher Nkunku next summer. The RB Leipzig striker is thought to have undergone medical tests for Chelsea this year, but with an eye on a potential transfer in 2023. The France forward is thought to have a 52 million pounds ($57 million) release clause at RB Leipzig. And Chelsea’s new owners have already made inroads towards securing a transfer. The prolific striker netted 35 goals last term and has already hit the ground running this season with six in 11 games. Co-controlling Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on African countries to tackle the forces that are inhibiting business integration among African countries. Addressing the second African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AFSNET) Conference, organised by the Afreximbank in collaboration with the secretariat of AfCFTA and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum in Abuja on Friday, Buhari also emphased that intra-regional trade still accounts for a very tiny fraction of total trade in Africa. The president, therefore, maintained that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would only succeed if African governments demonstrate a higher level of commitment to tackle the slow pace of physical integration, political…
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has called on political parties, candidates and their supporters to desist from cyber bullying and respect the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022. Ms Ene Obi, Convener of Situation Room, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) made the call at a news conference on Friday in Abuja it organised as political campaigns begin. Obi said the Electoral Act 2022 has provided a legal framework and model to which electoral activities should be conducted. Obi said: “Situation Room calls on all political parties and candidates to respect and uphold the provisions of Section…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the document to formally annex four Ukrainian provinces occupied by Moscow’s troops. Putin said the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson are now part of Russia, during a televised ceremony in the Kremlin. Russian occupation authorities staged referendums in the four areas in the past week which they said showed an overwhelming majority in favour of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia. Ukraine and Western powers have dismissed the vote, saying the results were a foregone conclusion that would never be recognized internationally. dpa
A Customary Court in Nyanya Abuja on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Blossom Ameh and her husband Simon over childlessness. The judge, Doocivir Yawe, dissolved the marriage on the grounds that parties have lost interest in the union. “It is on record that both parties have consented to the dissolution of the marriage and also the respondent has asked the court to grant his wife prayer of divorce. “In view of this, the court has no other choice than to grant the petitioner’s prayer for divorce. The marriage is hereby dissolved. “The petitioner is also ordered to return the bride…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and promotion of 427 senior police officers. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the commission had also, approved promotion examinations for police officers in line with the Public Service Rules with effect from 2023. Ani said the decisions were highpoints of the 15th Plenary Meeting of the Commission presided over by its acting Chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, (rtd) He said the newly appointed DIGs were Mr Bello…
The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) says 80 per cent of premature deaths from heart diseases can be addressed if use of tobacco, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and air pollution, are controlled. Addressing a news conference in Lagos on behalf of the NHF, Mrs Dolapo Coker, Member, Nutrition Committee of the foundation, stressed the need to address carbon emissions by the government to reduce cardiovascular diseases. The briefing was to commemorate 2022 World Heart Day. The World Heart Day is marked annually on September 20 to raise awareness about Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), their management, as well as…
The African Youth Assembly called for compensation for Africa from wealthier nations of the West to mitigate climate change. Mr Mathew Greene, the West Africa Regional Speaker of the assembly made the call in a statement on Friday in Jos. Greene said that the need for compensation became necessary due to the activities of the developed countries that lead to image change in Africa. He explained that the activities of the developed countries has increased the release of greenhouse gases with high global warming potentials on Africa, hence the need for steps to be taken to avert the situation ”Countries…