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• I remain a committed Labour Party member- Peter Obi douses defection rumour

  06-06-2024 18:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Rumours have been flying around that Obi is prepared to dump the Labour Party after a reported fallout with Abure.Peter Obi has shut down defection rumours making the rounds by declaring that he remains a committed member of the Labour Party.The former Anambra State Governor stressed that his affiliation with the Labour Party remains firm amid conflicting interpretations trailing his recent remarks.He made this known in a statement on his X account on Thursday, June 6, 2024.This comes barely 24
  
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• You defended election riggers - Wike tackles Ozekhome, Sani on democracy

  28-06-2024 00:47 via pulse.ng
  
  Wike condemned Ozekhome and Sani for playing down the democratic gains Nigeria has recorded in the last 25 years.The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has berated lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) for failing to recognise the democratic strides the country has recorded in the Fourth Republic.Wike said this at the second edition of ThisNigeria Newspaper Gold Prize and Annual Lecture Awards, which was dedicated to the celebration of 25 years of democratic g
  
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• FG approves disbursement of ₦12.9bn for basic health care across the country

  28-06-2024 00:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Available data from the BHCPF and the Africa Health Budget Network shows that from 2019 to 2022, funds disbursed through BHCPF summed up to an estimated ₦89 billion.The Federal Government on Thursday approved the disbursement of ₦12,911 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF).The amount represents the 2023 fund for one quarter, to be utilised in the third quarter of 2024.This is according to the 2020 BHCPF guideline, pending the review of the new guideline.The Co
  
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• EFCC boss orders arrest of operatives assaulting hotel staff in viral video

  27-06-2024 23:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The operatives were filmed as they broke into the room and manhandled staff during an early morning sting operation.The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two operatives of the commission accused of assaulting a hotel staff in Lagos.In a video that went viral on social media on Thursday, June 27, 2024, the plain-clothed operatives were seen breaking into one of the rooms of the Regional Hotel located in the Ojo area of Lagos
  
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• You can't query me - Oyo monarch, Chief Imam lock horns over Hajj trip

  27-06-2024 22:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The Soun of Ogbomoso had queried the chief Imam for embarking on a pilgrimage journey to Saudi Arabia without his permission.A rare supremacy battle has ensued featuring the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, and the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheikh Taliat Yunus Olusina Ayilara, over a pilgrimage journey to Saudi Arabia.The two leaders have been enmeshed in a row in the Ogbomoso kingdom over the past few months. However, the feud took a surprise turn on Thursday, June 27, 2024, after a q
  
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• Southern governors want states to decide minimum wage, here's what it means

  27-06-2024 21:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The minimum wage debate has been a subject of controversy between the government and organised labour.Governors from the Southern part of the country have proposed the decentralisation of the minimum wage negotiation to allow each state to make agreements with labour unions on affordable and realistic wages.The 17 Governors, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum chaired by Governor Dapo Abiodun, made the proposal after a meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursd
  
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• NAFDAC destroys substandard products worth nearly ₦1bn in Kano

  27-06-2024 19:22 via pulse.ng
  
  The director general reiterated the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the health of Nigerians and seeks the cooperation of Nigerians in achieving the mandate.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed fake, counterfeit, substandard, expired, and unwholesome regulated products worth approximately N985 million.The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during the burning exercise in Kano.Adeyeye, represente
  
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• Kano's Yusuf bags courageous Gov of the year award, Wike, Eno also awarded

  27-06-2024 19:18 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf received the award in recognition of his exceptional leadership and stewardship in Nigeria’s most populous state, in spite of facing various legal and political challenges.Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has been honoured with the ‘Courageous Governor of the Year Award’ by This Nigeria Newspaper.The award was presented during the newspaper’s 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony, which marked 25 years of democratic governance in Nigeria.According to the governor
  
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• Arewa community wants Tinubu to intervene in Sanusi, Bayero emirship tussle

  27-06-2024 19:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Saidu said that the impasse over the Kano Emirate stool was a huge embarrassment to not only the state but the country as a whole.The Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the Kano royal tussle to save the traditional institution from further ridicule.The Chairman of the community, Alhaji Musa Saidu, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.He alleged that the entire crisis was orchestrated by polit
  
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• We won't allow Malawi, Iran situations, Akpabio on presidential jet debate

  27-06-2024 18:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The Senate Leader added that there had not been a basis for the Red Chamber to debate whether to approve a Presidential aircraft or not.On Thursday, the Senate said there was no request from the Presidency to approve the purchase of a presidential aircraft.During the plenary, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele dismissed speculations that the Upper Chamber was debating approval of a Presidential aircraft in the 2024 supplementary budget.Opeyemi said: “Senate is aware of insinuations that its P
  
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• Troops kill 5 IPOB fighters during intense gun battle in Ebonyi

  27-06-2024 18:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Troops also recovered a Sienna SUV with registration number Ebonyi CHR-364JC.The Nigerian Army says its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Ebonyi on Thursday repelled an attack by suspected IPOB terrorists on Isheke Police Station killing five terrorists.This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja.Nwachukwu said the attack on the police station resulted in the torching of the facility and several vehic
  
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• Young innovators get $40,000 to transform agriculture in Nigeria

  27-06-2024 18:35 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that the beneficiaries include Ruth Ede, who was awarded 20,000 dollars in grants for her innovation in converting bio waste into nutrients-rich bio fertilisers.The AYuTe Africa Challenge in Nigeria, an enterprise programme, has awarded 40,000 dollars in grants to three young agric-tech innovators to use technology in improving farming methods and food production in Nigeria.Dr Lekan Tobe, Country Director, Heifer International, made this known at the grand finale of the 2024 AYuTe Af
  
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• Sierra Leone's First Lady and other women dance to celebrate child marriage ban

  27-06-2024 17:57 via pulse.ng
  
  In a heart-warming and jubilant celebration, Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone, was captured on video joining other women of the West African country in a spirited dance, celebrating the passage of a historic law banning child marriages. The footage shows Mrs Maada Bio surrounded by other women, singing and dancing energetically around a table laden with food and drinks, as they applaud the country's parliament for enacting this long-awaited legislation.The Sierra L
  
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• Mele Kyari gets backing to remain NNPC boss amid dismissal plot

  27-06-2024 17:10 via pulse.ng
  
  Nigerians have been urged to dismiss the baseless allegations and back Kyari's initiatives to reform the NNPC and the country's oil sector.The Forum of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria has firmly opposed recent calls for the dismissal of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). During a press conference at the NUJ Press Center in Utako, Abuja, Forum Chairman Comrade Friday Maduka refuted the accusations against Kyari, labelling th
  
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• House of Reps in disarray over Tinubu's ₦21.83trn budget extension request

  27-06-2024 17:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The house also debated the extension of the ₦2.17trillion 2023 supplementary budget to December 2024. The House of Representatives on Thursday engaged in a heated debate over President Bola Tinubu’s request to extend the implementation period of the ₦21.83 trillion capital component of the 2023 budget.Also debated was the extension of the ₦2.17trillion 2023 supplementary budget to December 2024. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas had during t
  
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• Tamale drug dealers attack man for trying to buy their illicit goods with fake cash

  27-06-2024 16:46 via pulse.ng
  
  A shocking incident unfolded in Tamale where illegal drug dealers brutally assaulted a man who tried to purchase tramadol using counterfeit money. In a video circulating online, the dealers are seen yelling insults and repeatedly slapping the man.The video has sparked a flurry of reactions on social media, reflecting both amusement and concern over the brazen violence displayed.𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕊𝕜𝕒𝕣𝕪
  
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• Military troops kills 2,245 terrorists, apprehends 3,682 others in 3 months

  27-06-2024 16:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The troops recovered 2,783 weapons, and 64,547 ammunition and denied the oil thieves an estimated sum of over ₦10 billion during the period. The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces have neutralised 2,245 terrorists, apprehended 3,682 terrorists and criminal elements and rescued 1,993 kidnapped hostages between April and June.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military in the sec
  
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• Yahaya Bello requests trial transfer to Lokoja Federal High Court

  27-06-2024 16:28 via pulse.ng
  
  Yahaya added that he preferred to be arraigned in Lokoja, being the place where the alleged money laundering offence was committed.The immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has sought the transfer of his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal High Court (FHC), Lokoja Division.Bello, who made the application in a letter to the Chief Judge (CJ) of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, said that he preferred to be arraigned in Lokoja, being the place where th
  
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•  Peter Obi says life expectancy in Nigeria is among the lowest in the world

  27-06-2024 16:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Obi called for investments in critical areas of healthcare and support for local drug manufacturers.Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election has called for urgent reforms of the health sector to improve access to quality medical care for Nigerians.While speaking as a guest speaker at the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria in Awka on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Obi said life expectancy in Nigeria is among the lowest i
  
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• Farmers lament worms destroying crops, call on Radda for chemical assistance

  27-06-2024 15:33 via pulse.ng
  
  Farmers laments that whenever the worms invaded farmlands, they ate up stems which made it difficult for the crops to survive.The Katsina State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on the state government to assist farmers in controlling worms that are destroying crops in their farmlands.The AFAN Chairman in Kastina, Alhaji Yau Umar-Gojo-gojo, made the call while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the appeal had become imperative because wh
  
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• Tinubu’s budgetary proposal sparks heated debate at House of Reps

  27-06-2024 15:29 via pulse.ng
  
  As tensions rose, Speaker Tajudeen called for an executive session to resolve the issues before resuming consideration of the bills. A heated debate erupted in the House of Representatives on Thursday regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's request to extend the implementation period for the capital component of the ₦21.83 trillion 2023 budget and the ₦2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary budget to December 2024.According to Daily Trust, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read a letter regarding the
  
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• Uganda population census results 2024

  27-06-2024 15:20 via pulse.ng
  
  President Yoweri Museveni has taken credit for stimulating what he termed as “organic population control” of Ugandans that did not involve the use of dangerous medical methods.Speaking at the release of the preliminary results of the recently concluded national population and housing census, Museveni bragged about the NRM having taken the correct path to curb the rapid population increase in the country.“I am happy that we did not take the path of the people who even proposed t
  
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• Key differences in violent protests: Uganda vs. Kenya

  27-06-2024 15:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The recent violent protests in Kenya, sparked by a controversial tax amendment that left 23 people dead, and the significant protests in Uganda over the past decade highlight notable differences in the nature and dynamics of civil unrest in these two East African nations. This article explores key distinctions between Uganda's major riots, stretching from the Kabaka Riots of 2009 up to the 2020 Kampala Riots, and the recent tax bill riots in Kenya. The comparison covers causes, participants, tac
  
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• VP Shettima, govs in closed-door deliberation over minimum wage

  27-06-2024 14:33 via pulse.ng
  
  The National Economic Council includes the governors of all 36 states, the governor of the Central Bank, and other invited members.Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governors, and members of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic team are currently convening in Abuja. The meeting, organised by the National Economic Council (NEC), is ongoing at the Presidential Villa's Council Chambers.This gathering follows the recent decision by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to postpone discussions on the p
  
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• Expert blames 'pure water' for cholera outbreak, urges Govt to ban sale

  27-06-2024 14:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The physician warned the public against consuming nylon water, stressed that the source and purification of such water were in doubt, especially as they are unregistered.A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has called for a ban on the sale of ‘nylon water’ to reduce the transmission of cholera disease in the country. Akintade, former Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thu
  
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• FG launches probe into alleged breach of national ID data leak

  27-06-2024 13:17 via pulse.ng
  
  Despite these allegations, NIMC spokesman Kayode Adegoke reiterated on Sunday that their data had not been compromised, providing reassurance to the public.Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has announced the start of an investigation into a potential data breach at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). In a statement issued via X on Wednesday, June 26, Tijani stated that the NIMC, in collaboration with the National Data Prote
  
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• Chaos in Jigawa as farmers clash with herders in forest, 3 injured

  27-06-2024 12:47 via pulse.ng
  
  The victims were rushed to the hospital where they were treated and discharged.Three persons were confirmed injured when farmers and herders clashed around Baranda forest in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, the state Police Command confirmed on Thursday.“We received the information about the incident on Tuesday, at about 2:15 pm,” DSP Lawal Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), said in a statement.“On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer of K
  
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• Ekiti Police capture 21 armed robbers and cultists responsible for crimes

  27-06-2024 11:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Recently, four persons including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent were recently killed by gunmen at different locations in the Ado-Ekiti metropolis.The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested 21 suspects in connection with the recent killings and other crimes in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four persons including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent were recently killed by gunmen at different locations in the Ado-Ekiti metropolis.The command’s spokesman, D
  
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• NAFDAC warns against sale of fake Ginny non-diary creamer product

  27-06-2024 11:43 via pulse.ng
  
  NAFDAC ordered all zonal directors and state coordinators to conduct surveillance and remove the falsified product from their respective zones and states.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about illegally distributing and selling counterfeit Ginny non-dairy creamer products.NAFDAC explained that non-dairy coffee creamers or whiteners are mixtures of various food additives.These creamers are used in food as a milk powder substitute or to
  
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• Ogun speaker says implementing anti-open grazing law will protect motorists

  27-06-2024 11:06 via pulse.ng
  
  The speaker stated that the full implementation of the law will bring about sanity and enhance safety of the motoring public.Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, on Wednesday, urged necessary government agencies to ensure a holistic implementation of the state’s Anti-open Grazing Law.Elemide who said this during plenary added that it would be to control the movement of herds across the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker was commenting on the
  
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