A Non Governmental Organization, HACEY Health Initiative , has concluded plans to engage security agencies and other key stakeholders on a two day summit as parts of its efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM ) in the society , particularly , in Oyo , Ekiti and Osun States. The virtual conference tagged ” No Time for Global Inaction : Unite, Fund And Act Against FGM ” is scheduled to hold on Friday , 5th and Saturday, 6th February , 2021 . The Executive Director , HACEY Health Initiative , Rhoda Robinson , disclosed this in a statement issued…
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JUSTICE OKON ABANG OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT SITTING IN ABUJA HAS DISMISSED A SUIT SEEKING AN ORDER COMPELLING THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION EFCC TO INVESTIGATE FORMER ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNOR, ABDULAZIZ YARI, OVER ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AMOUNTING TO N900BILLION. A GROUP, PATRIOTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (PAPS), THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, SANI SHINKAFI HAD APPROACHED THE COURT IN AN EXPARTE APPLICATION URGING THE COURT TO ORDER THE EFCC TO ACT ON THE FIFTEEN PETITIONS PRESENTED TO THE ANTI-GRAFT AGENCY. IN HIS JUDGMENT, JUSTICE OKON ABANG THEREFORE RULED DISMISSING THE APPLICATION FOR LACKING IN MERIT…
An extra-ordinary meeting of the Lagos People’s Democratic Party chieftains and bigwigs was held at the party secretariat on Tuesday. In attendance are: Hon. Bar. Rita Orji Prince Muiz Dosumu Muyideen Tejumade Alhaji Segun Sowale Hon. Adewale Aeroland King Okuneye Princess Ambode Lynda Malomo Adelabi Adewale Nurudeen Adedapo Bamidele And a host of others distinguished personalities. The aim of the meeting was to consolidate on the growing and swelling numbers of members and party faithfuls who are affirming His Excellency Gov. Seyi Makinde as the undisputed leader of the party in the South West region and other deliberations poised at…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the outburst by former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has further confirmed revelations that the so-called APC membership revalidation and registration is a huge scam designed to allot fictitious figures and inflate the APC membership register. The PDP also mocks the APC on the free for all fight by desperate factions over control of allocated figures, at its phony membership revalidation exercise held at the Banquet Hall of the Kwara State Government House, Ilorin, which further exposes the exercise as a monumental swindle. The PDP also lampoons APC…
It is unbelievable that despite the crucial meeting of the Southwest Governors’ Forum with the Fulani Herders in the Southwest which was held in Akure last week Monday, the Fulani Herders’ crises still remains unabated and it is even on a larger scale with the series of shootings, killings and unlawful occupations of hectares of farmlands and 5 Villages – Kajola, Gbagan, Idere, Konkon and Magbeje, that belong to the Residents and farmers of Ayete area of Ibarapa by the Fulani Herdsmen headed by a Warlord, Iskilu Wakili, who works with dozens of Herders and the ever increasing members of…
As part of activities to commemorate this year’s world cancer day, Oyo state government has scheduled February 6th Saturday to roll out a free breast and cervical screening programme for women of reproductive age The commissioner for health Dr. Bashir Bello who disclosed this today in an event to commemorate 2021 world cancer day held at the ministry of health explained that the screening programme in partnership with coalition against cancer and Hacey health initiative was to mitigate the socio economic impact of cancer as government would continue to focus on the preventive and curative aspect of cancer management Dr.…
Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K, the member representing Oluyole federal constituency has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is poised to take back Oyo State, to restore the development legacy of Ajimobi, master-builder of the modern Oyo State. Akande-Sadipe made these remarks at the meeting with the APC National Working Committee members assigned to supervise the Oyo Party registration, which was held on Tuesday at the new APC Oyo Party Office. Speaking at the meeting the lawmaker noted that she was proud of the reconciliation of their party in Oyo State. She said “the renewed re-energized APC for the change…
The Oyo State Government has installed a 300kva generator at the Scout Camp Neighborhood Business Complex Challenge in order to further make the market conducive for traders who are majorly farmers, to do business. The government had earlier promised to put more infrastructural amenities in place for the market to thrive and discourage roadside trading at the market and others in the Ibadan metropolis. The Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investments and Cooperatives, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi disclosed this on Wednesday at Ibadan, while inspecting the 300kva generator alongside the Commissioner for Energy, Barr. Seun Ashamu, stressing that the capacity of the generator…
The Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) may be in for a fresh crisis as two of its twelve National Assembly members have been accused of planning to hijack the ongoing membership registration exercise. Oyo APC currently has two senators and 10 House of Representatives’ members. This development, it was learnt, cannot be disconnected from the bid by various interests to gain control of the party ahead of the 2023 elections. SaharaReporters gathered that the party currently has four factional groups which include Lamists, SENACO, PDP Reform and Unity Forum. The party, at his enlarged stakeholders’ meeting held at the…
Supporters of Yoruba rights activist , Sunday Adeyemo , better known as Sunday Igboho , have set up a Gofundme page for the purpose of raising £ 100 , 000 ( N51 . 8 m) for him to buy buses to implement his project of ridding the South – West of killer herdsmen . The fundraiser , which was initiated by Maureen Badejo , a blogger and activist based in the United Kingdom , garnered £ 9 , 320 (N4 . 8 m ) within 15 hours . A visit to the Gofundme page showed that several persons of Yoruba…