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Women Ready To Play Leading Role In Security, Peace,Says FCT Nawoj Chair

Women Ready To Play Leading Role In Security, Peace,Says FCT Nawoj Chair

As global conflicts and security challenges persist, the role of women in peace-building and security remains more crucial than ever. Recognizing this, stakeholders across various sectors are calling for increased inclusion and active participation of women in decision-making processes related to peace and security. Historically, women have played a significant, yet often overlooked, role in conflict resolution, mediation, and community stability. From grassroots peace initiatives to high-level diplomacy, women have demonstrated their ability to bridge divides, rebuild societies, and foster sustainable peace. Despite this, systemic barriers, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and under-representation continue to hinder women's full engagement in security frameworks.…
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CSOs Seek Urgent Action On Abuja Community Lacking Basic Amenities

CSOs Seek Urgent Action On Abuja Community Lacking Basic Amenities

By Prosper Okoye Civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged the government to provide essential infrastructure and other interventions in Kwoyi, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The call was made on Saturday, February 22, during a medical and humanitarian outreach organised by the Aisha Achimugu Foundation (AAF), YALI Network Abuja, Timawale Inclusive Health Foundation, and Celade Community and Empowerment Initiative in the community. According to AAF’s Programme Director, Kiema Ogunlana, Kwoyi’s territorial nature and remoteness make it a hard-to-reach community, which may explain the lack of attention it receives in terms of development. “There…
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Educational Empowerment, Most Powerful Legacy To Bequeath Youths -Rep Atu

Educational Empowerment, Most Powerful Legacy To Bequeath Youths -Rep Atu

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Lawmaker representing Enugu North and South federal constituency, Representative (Chief) Chimaobi Atu, has described educational empowerment as the most powerful legacy to bequeath the younger generation. Rep Atu took the position on Sunday, February 23, while inaugurating a newly-constructed block of six classrooms at Coal Camp Primary School, Ogbete, Enugu facilitated by him through collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He noted that education would not only prepare the younger generation for the future but also for the global challenge the future would throw at them.…
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LG Boss Cries Out To FG Over Collapsed Bridge In Taraba Ahead Rainy Season

LG Boss Cries Out To FG Over Collapsed Bridge In Taraba Ahead Rainy Season

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo The non-repair of a collapsed bridge in Namnai, Gassol Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State,North-East Nigeria, is giving motorists and people of the area grave concern. The bridge is located on a federal highway, the Jalingo-Wukari expressway. The huge risks faced by passers-by and other road users while crossing a river beneath the bridge drew the attention of the Chairman, Gassol LGA, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq. He called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Ministry of Works to intensify efforts towards urgent repair of the collapsed bridge.  Hon. Sadiq, who spoke to journalists in…
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Biola Adekunle Absolves Busayo Odu Of Production Money Debt

Biola Adekunle Absolves Busayo Odu Of Production Money Debt

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Actress Biola Adekunle has recanted her earlier position on movie marketer, Mr. Busayo Odu of Integrity Productions owing her, saying this time that he is no longer owing her money for a film production. “He has since paid me all money due to me. We had worked together seamlessly before that time. It was due to communication gap. People should discountenance all those videos I did then,” she said. Recall that Adekunle, in a series of Instagram and other social media videos, had appeared about December 2022, crying out that she was being owed by the…
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IBB’s 1966 Coup Revelation: Apologize To Igbos, Pay Reparation, Ohanaeze Urges FG

IBB’s 1966 Coup Revelation: Apologize To Igbos, Pay Reparation, Ohanaeze Urges FG

By Felix Durumbah Major applause has come for former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, from apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, for what it described as "his bold and historic assertion" that the January 1966 coup d’état was not an Igbo coup. The coup was a defining event in Nigeria's national history as it not only ended the country's first civilian democracy,but also triggered a chain of events which degenerated into a civil war (1967-70) in which millions of people perished and properties valued, then, at multi-millions of British Pounds, destroyed. But IBB, a principal…
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PDP Wins All 30 Chairmanship,332 Councillorship Seats In Osun LG Polls

PDP Wins All 30 Chairmanship,332 Councillorship Seats In Osun LG Polls

By our reporter The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, has won all 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) Chairmanship and 332 Councillorship seats in the LG elections held today, Saturday, February 22, across the state. Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) announced the results at the conclusion of voting and collation of results from polling booths. OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, made the announcement in a Facebook live broadcast on Saturday evening. According to him, PDP candidates secured all the Councillorship as well as Chairmanship seats. PeopleandPolitics.net had reported earlier in the day that State Governor, Ademola…
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Controversial Osun LG Polls: Adeleke Votes, Urges Peace

Controversial Osun LG Polls: Adeleke Votes, Urges Peace

By our reporter Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State this morning cast his vote in the controversial Local Government (LG) elections, ongoing across the South-West State. The polls are for the positions of Chairmen and Councillors of the state's 30 LG Areas. After casting his vote in his hometown, Ede, Gov. Adeleke, elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expressed confidence in the process, tasking Osun residents to maintain peace during the exercise. Reports from some LGs so far say the turnout,though slow initially, is increasing even as the Nigeria Police Force withdrew from election security duties, citing…
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Fear Of Fresh Bloodshed In Osun As State High Court Orders LG Polls To Hold Today

Fear Of Fresh Bloodshed In Osun As State High Court Orders LG Polls To Hold Today

By our reporter There may be further breakdown of law and order in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, on Saturday, February 22, following the state government's resolve to push ahead with Local Government Area (LGA) elections in the wake of a court order. The polls are to fill the positions of Chairman and Councillors in all 30 LGAs across the state. Already, federal Attorney General (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN, had cautioned the Osun State government under Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to comply with an appellate court verdict ordering the return of some sacked LGA Chairmen elected…
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Ariekpere Resumes As 30th CP In Taraba

Ariekpere Resumes As 30th CP In Taraba

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Abia State-born Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere has assumed duty as the 30th Commissioner of Police (CP) in Taraba State, North-East Nigeria. In a statement signed and issued to journalists in Jalingo, the state capital, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, Superintendent (SP) Abdullahi Usman, said Ariekpere was born on October 30, 1966, in Umuosu-Umuosudim, Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State. According to the statement, CP Ariekpere holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT). He was appointed Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on May…
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