By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has urged government and stakeholders on implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools and communities for adolescents, young persons. AHF’s Maketing Manager in Nigeria, Mr Steve Aborisade, who made the call in a statement on Friday, in Abuja, in commemoration of the 2022 International Day of the African Child (DAC), said this would help to promote positive attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health. The International Day of the African Child, is annually celebrated on June 16, in many countries around the world. The global theme of this year’s celebration is; “Eliminating Harmful…
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) says it recorded 1,322 successful subscriptions and N1.7 billion total allotments in its two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond offers for June. This is contained in the FGN bonds allotment result released by the organisation. The DMO offered two FGN bonds for subscription on June 6. The first one was a June 2024 FGN bond at interest rate of 8.20 per cent per annum, while the second one was a June 2025 FGN bond at 9.20 per cent per annum. Settlement date for both offers was June 15, 2022 and coupon payment dates are…
Mariah Carey sparkled Thursday as her peers inducted the beloved diva into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a class that also includes Pharrell, Steve Miller and the Isley Brothers. This edition of the gala that honors the composers behind pop culture’s most indelible hits was years in the making, after the 51st annual edition originally slated for 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A true industry award and who’s who of music, the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala foregoes a televised event in favor of a festive dinner and intimate concert. But even without a broadcast,…
The European Union (EU) gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbour Moldova, a historic eastward shift in Europe’s outlook brought about by Russia’s invasion. Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February. Four days later, so did Moldova and Georgia – two other ex-Soviet states contending with separatist regions occupied by Russian troops. “Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s aspiration and the country’s determination to live up to European values and standards,” the EU’s executive Commission head…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria for upholding the sanctity and constitutionality of hijab. The apex court on Friday, approved the use of hijab by Muslim students in Lagos. In a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Friday, MURIC said the pronouncement has infused hope in the Nigerian judiciary. Read the full statement below: “The Supreme Court of Nigeria in its judgement yesterday, Thursday, 16th June, 2022, approved the use of hijab by Muslim students. The apex court dismissed the appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement of the…
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem says the Proposed Court of Appeal (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions 2022 will enhance speedy dispensation of justice in tax related matters at the appellate court. Justice Dongban-mensem made this known in her remarks at a two-day Technical Workshop for the Review of the Proposed Court of Appeal (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions 2022. “I am delighted that the FIRS, under the leadership of the Executive Chairman Mr. Muhammad Nami, is collaborating with the Court to ensure that the Practice Directions are comprehensive. “Also, concise and will operate…
A man, Hassan Olanrewaju, 19 and a housewife, Salewa Akinola, 25, were on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly snatching people’s cell phones. The police charged Olanrewaju and Akinola, whose residential addresses were not provided with conspiracy and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on June 13, at about 4 p.m., at Oke-Bola area, Ibadan. He alleged that the defendants while on a tricycle snatched a Vivo Android phone worth N85,000, from Sikiru Opakunle. Ibrahim said the defendants also stole a Tecno Spark 7 cell…
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between one Kolawole Omotoso and his estranged wife, Badirat on grounds of infidelity and lack of love. Delivering judgment, President of the court, Mrs S.M. Akintayo held that she dissolved the marriage for peace to reign between the duo. Akintayo granted custody of the three children of the union to Badirat and ordered Omotoso to pay N20,000 as the children’s monthly feeding allowance. The court also granted Badirat’s prayer restraining Omotoso from harassing, intimidating or interfering with Badirat’s life. She directed Badirat to institute a civil suit…
A spare parts dealer, Mr Olubunmi Osundeyi has prayed a Grade’ A’ Customary Court in Mapo in Ibadan to grant his prayer for divorce from his estranged wife, Funke on grounds of adultery and violence. Osundeyi who resides in Oke-Ado-Liberty area in Ibadan, contended that he abandoned his home in order for his safety. “Funke’s parents did not take any bride price from me, but her lifestyle since we started living together as husband and wife has been full of horror and unpleasant experiences. “I’ve caught her red-handed with a man in my bedroom. The man escaped. ”She is into diabolical…
Kaduna state government has shut Holiday Conference Hotel in Kaduna for accommodating drug dealers and for failing to pay its statutory land lease for five years. Prof. Kabir Mato, Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology said in Kaduna on Friday that the hotel, shut on June 15, had become a centre for anti-social activities. He said young people often walked into the hotel to buy and use illicit drugs. He explained that the lease agreement the hotel’s management signed with the state government was to run the business for 15years on a lease expiring in February 2022. The commissioner added,…