The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit, has called on government and security agencies to prioritise the safety of educational institutions as the nation braces for a nationwide protest. The Amir (President) of MSSNLagos, Kamoldeen Abiona, made this known in a press statement on Tuesday, urging Muslim youths to exercise caution. While blaming the government for the widespread economic challenges facing Nigerians, Abiona expressed concern over the planned ‘hunger and hardship’ protest scheduled for August 1, 2024. He said, “Given the current climate, the protection of schools, campuses, and student communities must be a top priority for…
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The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. According to parliamentary practices, Ndume is expected to move to another office following his sack as the Whip of the Senate. The PUNCH gathered that Ndume was asked to vacate his current office and move to the third floor to allow for the new Whip Senator Tahiir Mongonu to take over the office. Responding to his allocation to a new office on the third floor, Ndume, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Senate Services Committee,…
Youths under the auspices of Akure Youths Forum, in Ondo state has threatened to recall the lawmaker representing Akure South/ North Federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Derin Abiodun Adesida. Neighbor recounts how woman abused 12 years old niece, burnt her with hot knife and forced…..0.00 / 0.00 They lamented that the lawmaker has failed to bring the dividends of democracy to the people of the constituency. The leader of the group, James Adebowale, alleged that the Hon Adesida, has failed “to execute or embark on meaningful projects and empower the youths and women in the area. Adebowale, who…
Some suspected thugs have begun to threaten Lagos State residents not to come out for the hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1 to 10. In a viral clip on Tuesday, the people whose voices were only heard were chastising the market women and men to desist from the planned protest as it might lead to more destruction than that witnessed in the #EndSARS protest. “Anybody that is confident should come out on Thursday to protest. Are you the only one hungry? “If you dare come out for the protest, you will be mercilessly dealt with,” the men in the…
A housewife, Jibike Sanusi, on Tuesday, approached a Kubwa Upper Area Court in Abuja, seeking dissolution of her three-year-old marriage to her husband, Alabi Oludare, on grounds of lack of love and affection. The housewife told the court that she got married to her estranged husband in April 2021, in accordance with Islamic laws, and that the union was blessed with one daughter. She said that the respondent neither took care of her and her daughter nor had any respect for her as his wife. She stated, “My husband does not want me to have more children. I don’t love…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says close to 19 million adolescent girls will have experienced physical and sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old. This is contained in a statement released by the WHO on Tuesday from a new analysis published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. It added that one to six or 16 per cent of adolescent girls also experienced such intimate partner violence in the past year. Pascale Allotey, director of WHO’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research Department, said intimate partner violence has started alarmingly early for millions of young…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has intensified calls for the safe return of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a resident doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, who has been held in captivity for almost seven months. Popoola was kidnapped on 27 December 2023, alongside her husband and nephew. While her husband was released after a ransom was paid, Popoola and her nephew remain in the hands of their captors. In a series of social media posts on Monday and Tuesday, NARD expressed concern within the medical community, making appeals for their immediate release. The association’s campaign is marked by…
A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed concerns over the safety of Persons With Disabilities ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Bankole, the ruling party’s national leader saddled with the responsibility of attending to PWDs, made the plea in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. The #EndBadGovernance demonstration, scheduled to run from August 1 to 15, has continued to generate tension and elicit mixed reactions from Nigerians. Several youths have also indicated interest in turning up for the exercise, which was provoked by the soaring cost of living and economic hardship in…
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a herbalist, identified simply as Ezekiel with about 11 different human bones in his possession. It was gathered that the suspect, who hails from Ezza in Ebonyi State was arrested over the weekend by security operatives in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he resides. According to a video currently trending on social media, the security operatives raided the residence of the suspect, following a tip-off by whistleblowers on the suspicious activities they observed at his residence. The video also showed bones of different human parts recovered from the suspect’s…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has apprehended no fewer than 115 suspected human traffickers and rescued 75 victims in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers states. The Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Tuesday. The zone comprises Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers states. “Between July 2023 and now, we’ve apprehended 115 human traffickers within the zone and rescued about 75 victims. “Out of the 75 victims rescued, we have empowered 25 of them with skills in tailoring,…