Civil Society Organisations in Edo State have stormed the streets of Benin City, the state capital. The protest followed the current economic hardship currently affecting Nigerians. Members of the CSOs carried various placards such as “End Economic Hardship”, “FG End the Hunger in Nigeria Now,” among many others to state their grievances. The Benin protest is coming after Ibadan residents protested against economic hardship Meanwhile, a human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” has hit the streets of Lagos State to protest against the soaring price of food and the high cost of living in the country.…
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The recent call for the creation of additional three states in the South West by the House of Representatives member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Mr. Oluwole Oke, has re-ignited the arguments for and against the creation of more states in Nigeria. While some have argued that available empirical records do not support creating more states, others are saying that it would bring about more development. There are those who insist that there is nothing wrong in creating one additional state in the South East. The proponents of this argument believe that an additional state for the South…
Yesterday, the 25th of February 2024, history unfolded with a remarkable event that resonated deeply within the hearts Anglican faithful. On the momentous occasion, the Ugwuagba Archdeaconry emerged, carved out of the Awada Archdeaconry, marking a significant milestone in the ecclesiastical landscape. With solemnity and reverence, His Lordship, the Rt Rev Dr. Owen Nwokolo, Bishop on the Niger, graced the occasion, presiding over the ecclesiastical constitution and episcopal inauguration of the newly formed Ugwuagba Archdeaconry. The air was charged with anticipation and reverence as clergy, dignitaries, and the faithful gathered to witness this historic moment. On arrival, the bishop was…
At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said. “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer,” the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP. The provisional toll was 15 killed and two wounded, he added. Calling for peace and security in Burkina Faso, Sawadogo denounced “those who continue to wreak…
Scores of bandits have been killed as a result of a heavy fight between two rival groups around Hayin Alhaji and Munhaye forest in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State. A local, Mohammed Sanda, told News coresspondent on Sunday that the two bandit groups engaged in a supremacy fight last Saturday where scores lost their lives. Sanda said villagers found several dead bodies at the scene of the fight and had started considering a mass burial for the dead bandits. “We may dig a big grave and bury the dead bodies before they decompose,” he said. According to…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, inaugurated the state’s Special Dispensation ‘Palliative’ Advisory Committee. The unveiling of the committee comes days after the governor rolled out various forms of palliative measures to ease on residents the economic hardship occasioned by the economic policies of the Federal Government, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy. Sanwo-Olu, in a post on X on Sunday via @jidesanwoolu, announced the inauguration of the committee, saying it would be responsible “for our welfare packages, dual-win feeding strategy, amongst other direct intervention initiatives.” Among the members of the unveil committee is the President of…
The Nigeria Customs Service has described as unfortunate the stampede at its office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale of 25kg bags of rice to Lagos residents that led to the death of some seven persons. Our correspondent learnt that people were trampled to death as a mass of people thronged the venue of the sale of the bags of confiscated rice at the Yaba office of the service on Friday amid the harsh economic conditions in the country. News Correspondent reports that a member of the All Progressives Congress, Comfort Adebanjo, and six others lost their lives in the…
Some serving members of the National Youth Service Corps have urged President Bola Tinubu to consider an upward review of the allowances being paid to corp members serving in the 36 states of the federation. This is just as they lamented that the high cost of commodities occasioned by the high cost of living has forced them to resort to menial jobs to make ends meet. The corpers, in an open letter under the aegis of Concerned Corp Members, addressed to the President noted that the high cost of commodities and the rising cost of living have forced them to…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigeria Communications Satellite (Limited) NigComSat Accelerator Programme to boost Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and address security challenges. The programme, which was aimed at getting start-ups to adopt space technology to solve critical national challenges, attracted participants from the six geopolitical zones of the country. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NigComSat, Mrs. Jane Egerton-Idehen, the programme was among others packaged to move the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital economy sector’s contributions to the country’s GDP from 17.8 per cent to 22 per cent. Mrs Egerton-Idehen said NigComSat…
A Professor of Microbiology, Moses Efuntoye, has cautioned against the indiscriminate use of herbal products, warning that many of these products are reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant organisms that pose great danger to human health. The professor lamented that the global economic downturn and the increased medical costs are forcing many Nigerians to embrace the use of herbal concoctions. PUNCH Healthwise had reported how rising drug prices and a dire economic crisis are making Nigerians resort to herbal medicines as an alternative treatment regimen. The report titled; ‘Rising drug prices push Nigerians to dangerous herbal cocktails’, chronicled how some Nigerians have embraced…