President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Minister of State for Labour Festus Keyamo as a minister. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement on Friday during a plenary session. Tinubu also replaced Maryam Shetty, his ministerial nominee for the Ministry of Women Affairs, with Dr Maigari Mahmud from Kano State.
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The governor of Oklahoma has signed an executive order establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights as concerns about the impact of trans ideology on fairness and privacy for women continue. Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday that he had signed an executive order establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights in his state. He began his executive order by noting the significance of Title IX, legislation passed to ensure equal opportunities for women and girls in education, including in sports. Stitt warned, “Today, radical gender ideologues threaten the hard-fought progress won by women and girls in our society.” Stitt…
A group of student missionaries from the Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin, Texas, were safely on their way back to the U.S. Thursday after their return from a mission trip in Niger was delayed by the ousting of the country’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum by soldiers last week. “They have boarded a plane to America! Continue to pray as they spend the day traveling home,” the church announced in a post on Facebook Thursday morning with a photo of the smiling group. The missionaries who had traveled to Niger’s capital, Niamey, as part of Harmony Students, the church’s…
As Nigerians expect the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to make its ruling, the Ohanaeze sociocultural organization has cautioned the judges against issuing an erroneous judgment. Ohanaeze warned that Nigerians might witness the Niger Republic military coup situation if the judges issue an erroneous judgment. The body warned the judiciary to be independent in its verdict of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, which is marred by allegations of irregularities and non-compliance with electoral laws. Factional Secretary-General of the group, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said the lack of adherence to the electronic transfer of election results from polling units to the Independent National…
The General Abdourahmane Tchiani-led military junta in the Republic of Niger is planning on recalling the Nigerien Ambassador to Nigeria after failing to come to terms with the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States, on the return of democracy in Niger. The junta is also planning to recall Nigerien Ambassadors to Togo, the United States, and France, as it pushes to evict French and US troops in the country while declaring an end to all Memorandum of Understanding between France and the Republic of Niger. Defence sources privy to the ongoing meeting in Niamey, the Niger capital…
Chelsea announced on Friday they had signed French international defender Axel Disasi from Monaco on a six-year contract. The centre-back, who has made 130 appearances in Ligue 1, has been capped four times by France and was part of their squad at last year’s World Cup. “I am so happy to be here, at this big club,” said the 25-year-old. “I am really proud to be able to be a part of this great family, and I hope to achieve very big things here, to win titles. “I will do everything I can to achieve those objectives. I am very…
The Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals to implement the no work, no pay policy on the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors. The FG also directed the hospitals to maintain an attendance register for all resident doctors willing to work. The letter obtained by our correspondent on Thursday was written by the Federal Ministry of Health and addressed to the CMDs and MDs of all FTHs in the country. The letter, dated August 1, 2023, was titled, “Re: Incessant strike action by the Nigerian Association of…
Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has approached the court, seeking protection from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki to avoid an imminent impeachment and removal from office. In a motion on notice brought before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and made available to a News correspondent on Thursday, the appellant seeks an order of interlocutory injunction stopping the respondents or their agents from harassing, intimidating, embarrassing or preventing the applicant from carrying out the functions of his office as Deputy Governor of Edo State, including attending State Executive Council meetings and other functions pending the determination of…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced the suspension of airport taxi services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The agency said this move was a result of unresolved factional disputes among the car hire operators, which had been affecting airport car hire service operations. A statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, said, “The FAAN wishes to inform the general public that the airport car hire service at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been suspended with immediate effect. “This is as a result of the unresolved factional dispute among the car hire…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has effected work on the vandalized portions of the Second Niger Bridge. The bridge had, two months ago, been discovered to have been vandalized, with criminals making away with some metals covering sensitive parts of the bridge. This led to an order for regular patrol of the bridge by security operatives. The Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who led a team of policemen to patrol the bridge on Thursday, stated that the vandalized portions had been fixed by the Federal Ministry of Works. Adeoye said regular patrol on the bridge will commence henceforth…