Day: March 21, 2022

Court Sacks 20 Cross River Lawmakers Over Defection From PDP To APC

Dawood Rabiu

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress. In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, on Monday, the court held that the lawmakers needed to vacate their seats since they had abandoned the party which brought them to power. The judgement followed a suit filed by the PDP marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021. Details Shortly…

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Medical Student Dies in Nigeria 2 Weeks After Evacuation from Ukraine

Aliyu Aliyu

Two weeks after returning to the country, Uzaifa Halilu Modachi, Ukrainian Student has reportedly died in Sokoto. Before his death, Halilu Modachi was said to have stayed in Ukraine for three years without returning home for vacation. The final year student of Zaporozhye State Medical University Ukraine was preparing for his final year examination when the war began. His father, Honourable Habibu Haliru Modachi, Member Sokoto state house, said: “Alhamdu Lilah, God gives, takes away life, and that’s how he wanted it to happen, there is no doubt about it.…

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How 55 Ethnic Groups in Garbon Are United By Forest Conservation Culture

Francis KOKUTSE

With close to 55 ethnic groups in a population of 2 million, Gabon would have been a very divided country like most African countries. However, this is not the case because the country has found and used forest conservation as a tool to bring the various ethnic groups together despite their diversity. “Without the forest, we do not have any culture. Our people use it for food, shelter and medicine and so, we are opening up the country for others to visit to see how we have been united by…

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BREAKING: Plane With 132 Passengers Crashes into Mountains

ADEOLA YUSUF

The flight carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members had lost contact over the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi, China Aviation Authority gives details A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 132 people crashed into the mountains of the southern province of Guangxi on Monday. Platforms Africa, which reported this quoted China’s aviation authority. In its statement, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said the flight carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members had lost contact over the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi. “The plane has now been confirmed…

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Obiano’s sin and Bianca’s dirty slap, By Lasisi Olagunju

Lasisi Olagunju

With women, there is never an end to a war- any war in which their core interest is involved. When they win, they sip choice wines with the skull of the enemy. When they lose, they, in bitterness, weep, withdraw and go underground to continue the fight by other means. What we saw in Awka between the wife of outgone governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, and Bianca, daughter of ex-governor C.C. Onoh and widow of ex-governor, ex-warlord, Emeka Ojukwu, was a phase in a battle of class and ego…

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Siblings Jailed for Stealing Ceiling Fans from Mosque

Abibat Babalola

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday sentenced two brothers, Anu, 20 and Tayo Akinsanya,18, to three months imprisonment each for stealing two celling fans from a Mosque worth N44,000. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the convicts committed the offence on March 17 at about 11.30 pm at Iwoye town in Ota. Adaraloye claimed that the convicts had broken into the Iwoye Central Mosque and stolen two ceiling fans worth N44, 000. He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 390(9),…

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2023: You are an enemy of Nigeria, a manipulator – Peller blasts Atiku

Gbenga Adeoti

Shina Peller, a member of the House of Representatives, has described former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as an enemy of Nigeria. Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, in Oyo State, made this disclosure on Monday. Platforms Africa recalls that Atiku had last week purchased his expression of interest form to contest 2023 Presidency on the platform of PDP. In a statement obtained by Platforms Africa, Peller alleged that the former Vice President is “ready to manipulate and mislead the people in order to satisfy his presidential ambition”. Speaking through…

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Report Officers Who Demand Tinted Glass Permits, Police Tell Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

Know your right, Police authority rolls out names of documents officers can’t ask for, and the numbers to call for complaint when vehicle owners rights are infringed upon Nigerians are to report police personnel who demand permits for tinted glasses at checkpoints in any part of the country, the Force Headquarters has said. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Sunday. He was informing the public on the documents to be presented when demanded by police personnel at checkpoints or on…

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Polaris Bank Targets Teens, Youths in activities for Global Money Week

Tade Salako

Polaris Bank is joining other financial institutions and stakeholders in the banking sector to commemorate the 2022 Global Money Week. The Bank plans to reach thousands of teens and youths in schools across Nigeria by educating them on the values and benefits of savings and financial education at large.    With school visitation and financial literacy day as one of the activities scheduled for the commemoration of the GMW, the Polaris Bank plans to visit over 200 schools spread across the 36 states in the country to educate teens and youths…

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