The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it received safety information from the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products (RAPEX) that a cosmetic product, Placentyne Hair Lotion, has been banned. The information is contained in a public alert with No. 0033/2022, signed by the Director-General of the agency and made available to newsmen on Saturday. According to the alert, the product is said to contained a mixture of preservatives Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics. The statement stated that the product is sold in a 12 ampoules x…
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The Nigerian lawyer who appeared in the courtroom of the Supreme Court,dressed in traditionalist attire on Thursday last week, Barrister Malcom Omoirhobo has requested the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko to furnish him with details of financial transactions by the court from 2019 to date. The lawyer, made the request through his law firm, Malcolm Omirhobo & Co and in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) 2011. In the letter titled, “Re: Application brought pursuant to the freedom of information act, 2011 for the certified true copies of certain public documents”, Omirhobo requested the CJN…
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Lagos State government to implement the judgment by the Supreme Court approving the use of hijab in Lagos schools. The students’ group wants the government to issue a circular on the court verdict cautioning its officials against harassing Muslim females wearing the hijab to school. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, the association’s president, Miftahudeen Thanni, said issuing the circular would curb “overzealous” teachers and principals from contempt of court. “This is not to castigate the Lagos State government but to appeal for the prompt…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has published the particulars of some candidates nominated by political parties for the 2023 general elections. The information was published on Friday by INEC in its offices in the country. The particulars included those of presidential candidates, their running mates as well as senatorial and House of Representatives candidates. The information included that of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Mr Ibrahim Masari. It also included information on Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa. Others were Peter Obi,…
Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has signed an Executive Order for compulsory installation and use of close circuit television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Saturday in Akure. Akeredolu said that the order had become imperative in view of the increasing rate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure security of lives and property in all public and private institutions as well as centres across the state. According to him, the order is pursuant…
The nation was shocked when on Thursday news broke that police in the United Kingdom arrested Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, for conspiring to bring a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The story also commanded great attention within the UK and beyond. London Metropolitan Police charged the Ekweremadus with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting, a charge that adds another dimension to the stigma of trafficking which has trailed Nigerians for years. Probing deeper into the emerging story, a source familiar with the matter, who…
A political group, Coalition for Peace and Progress, has advocated for the nomination of former House of Representative’s Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, as the running mate for the APC presidential flag bearer, Bola Tinubu. Addressing a news conference on Saturday in Kaduna, the Coalition’s National Coordinator, Dr. Muhammad Chindo, said that in keeping with tradition of democracy, lots of lobbying and search were ongoing to pick a capable and acceptable running mate for Tinubu. He said such candidate must be acceptable to the APC and the country entirely. He said that considering the diverse nature of Nigeria and the need to…
A Diplomat, Amb. Peters Emuze, has congratulated Nigeria’s candidate, Mrs Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, on her election to the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Eghobamien-Mshelia was elected in a keenly-contested election, held at the UN headquarters, New York, on Thursday. Eghobamien-Mshelia, elected to fill one of the 12 vacant positions, scored 137 out of the 187 votes and she would serve for four years, beginning from 2023. CEDAW is the body of 23 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. “I have no doubt…
A total of 227 soldiers involved in the fight against insurgency within the Northeast of Nigeria have been brought before a General and Special Court Martial set up by the military, for various cases of misconduct. The Theater Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa disclosed this during the inauguration of a Special Court Martial to try 29 soldiers at the headquarters of the Theatre in Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State. He said 4 Soldiers have been recommended for dismissal and 30 others are to be imprisoned. The General and Special Court Martial also recommended 25 personnel for…
The Police Command in Anambra, on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man. Sunday Nwadiagha, for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga on Saturday in Awka, said in collaboration with other security agencies, the suspect, who hailed from Eyiba area of Ebonyi, was arrested about 4pm on Friday, at Nkwelle Awkuzu community. According to the statement, the preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was caught in the act at the victim’s farm in Nkwelle Awkuzu. “The suspect’s arrest followed an alarm raised by the old woman, which attracted the attention of passers-by…