THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the time had come for it to organise the freest and fairest election in Africa. The National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, said this on Wednesday at the 2022 Calabar Carnival, while sensitising Nigerians on the upcoming General Elections. Okoye, therefore, urged officials of the commission “to show Nigerians that they have the capacity to do so. He said that the commission decided to participate in the carnival to sensitise and encourage Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote in the elections. Okoye said…
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of deception by asking the union to call off its eight-month-old strike in October 2022. ASUU said Gbajabiamila promised the Union that the Federal Government would pay all the arrears of salaries lecturers were owed. It would be recalled that ASUU embarked on an industrial action on February 14, 2022, to press home an improved academic environment and welfare of members. Some of the lecturers’ demands were the funding of the Revitalisation of Public Universities, Earned Academic Allowances, University Transparency Accountability Solution…
FIVE teenagers have been accused of raping an eight-year-old girl, Christine (not real name), on Adepeju Street, in the Bariga area of Lagos State. News Point Nigeria gathered that the victim’s father, Asuquo, who demanded justice, said the rape was discovered by his wife’s sister. He said, “My wife travelled to her hometown in November 2022 and she went with my second child, a boy. She took my first child to her sister’s place. Some days after, I received a call from my wife’s sister that I should come to her house for something urgent about my daughter. “When I…
BRAZIL legend, Pele, was seen making a video call from his hospital bed and the caption on the video claims he is saying goodbye to family and friends. The condition of the three-time world champion has deteriorated. The viral video shows him struggling to breathe. The 82-year-old, who had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021, was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo on November 29, 2022. He remained at the hospital on Christmas day with his loved ones by his side. His daughter vowed to be there for him as he receives care…
ACCORDING to a study by Africa Prima Medicals, Stomach ulcers also called peptic ulcers affect at least 1 in 50 Nigerians over the course of their lives. And while stomach ulcers can be treated easily when caught early, lack of medical care can lead to serious complications. In a four minute video on BBC Hausa, Dr Fatima Damagun, a medical doctor in Kano said, there are two kinds of stomach ulcers: gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers. Gastric ulcers are sores on the lining of your stomach. Duodenal ulcers are sores on the upper section of your small intestine. “Your body…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday gave a firm indication that he will not be hanging around Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), after May 29, 2023, in order not to meddle in the affairs of the office of his successor. The President was speaking to residents of FCT led by the Minister, Mohammed Musa Bello, who paid him the traditional Christmas Day homage. At the last Christmas Day homage with the FCT community, comprising political, traditional and religious leaders, women and youth groups as well as public servants, the President reiterated that he would return to Daura, Katsina State, his hometown, at…