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The sum of N365,000 has been raised and given to the wife of Lance Corporal Martins Idakpani to cater for the family following the arrest of her husband by the Nigerian Army. Lance Corporal was arrested on June 23 l, 2020 after appearing in a viral video where he expressed anger at the security chiefs […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/32Xdwg1 via EDUPEDIA

Abubakar Malami The Presidential Investigative Panel headed by former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, is being used by Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to frustrate some high-profile cases handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission he has personal interest in, SaharaReporters has gathered. The panel is investigating […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2P1987x via EDUPEDIA

File Photo The Nigerian Government has initiated a negotiation meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors to address its concerns and demands. SaharaReporters had reported that the resident doctors threatened to embark on a fresh strike action to force the government to meet their demands. The doctors gave the Nigerian Government three weeks to […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/317rBVN via EDUPEDIA

Doctors on duty Doctors in Delta State under the umbrella of Nigerian Medical Association have abandoned their duty posts to press home some of their demands that the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration had yet to meet. The leadership of the association disclosed that Okowa’s inability to pay the COVID-19 hazard inducement allowances, provide them with […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2XiF4ZN via EDUPEDIA

Leo Igwe Today marks the 90th day since the police arrested Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, in Kaduna. They later transferred him to Kano, where he has been held incommunicado, without access to a lawyer or a legal representation. Bala has not been formally charged or allowed to see his family […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3f684tx via EDUPEDIA

IGP Mohammed Adamu Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Umar Muri, to ensure full enforcement of the curfew imposed by the state government on Southern Kaduna owing to recent killings and violence in the area. Over 40 persons were reported to have been killed in the region over the […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2BA54bc via EDUPEDIA

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has lifted the ban placed on Executive Jets Services Limited, an aviation company that own the jet that flew musician, Azeez Fashola widely known as Naira Marley to Abuja for a concert in June. Sirika said this at the daily briefing on the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2X3kL25 via EDUPEDIA

The National Youth Council of Nigeria, Ikorodu North Chapter, has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos to order the Acting Rector of Lagos State Polytechnic, Olumide Metilelu, to step down pending the outcome of a sexual harassment case against him. The United Action for Democracy had petitioned the Lagos State governor over series of alleged […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3ghKcV6 via EDUPEDIA

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin Joe Okei-Odumakin, rights activist and President of Centre for Change, has accused the Nigerian Government of having more information on the killings in Southern Kaduna but deliberately not launching an investigation into the violence. Okei-Odumakin in a chat with SaharaReporters, described the killings in the state as “brutal, wanton and most cruel”. […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3g7gx0O via EDUPEDIA

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renaming of several train stations after some deserving Nigerians. Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, had on Monday announced that the President had given approval that stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors should be named in honour of some of the nation’s leaders. Amaechi said the “deserving citizens […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2X3XZXX via EDUPEDIA

Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni Eight months after their shops were demolished by officials of the Yobe State Government, traders at the Damaturu Market have demanded compensation from the state government. Many structures were demolished in 2019 by the state government to pave the way for the construction of a modern market aimed at enhancing […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3g6LYbF via EDUPEDIA

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has named train stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure on Monday. This comes weeks after the President […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3g0QAjD via EDUPEDIA

[Foroyaa] It was times when Gambia were out looking for Paul Put’s replacement after the Belgian left for Burkina Faso. There wasn’t much trust in home-based coach the late Bonu Johnson even though he was hired temporarily to lead the senior team’s 2013 campaign. from AllAfrica News: Sport https://ift.tt/3f3Lsd9 via SportWorld Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2D8CI8w via EDUPEDIA

[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Sports and Physical Education visited the Olembe Sports Complex yesterday July 23, 2020. from AllAfrica News: Sport https://ift.tt/2Dbbq12 via SportWorld Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2OZJ6S1 via EDUPEDIA

[The Herald] Warriors goalkeeper Martin Mapisa moved a step closer to the Spanish La Liga while defender Teenage Hadebe’s Yeni Malatyaspor was relegated from the Turkish Super League. from AllAfrica News: Sport https://ift.tt/2BwLInh via SportWorld Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hFS0jX via EDUPEDIA

[This Day] The remains of Hon. Chidi Ofo Okenwa, Member of the Board of Nigeria Football Federation, was interred at his family compound, Ogonogo Eji by Akpugo in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu, amidst a torrent of tributes at the weekend. from AllAfrica News: Sport https://ift.tt/39Cxgqv via SportWorld Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2CTpRHj via EDUPEDIA

[The Herald] It’s usually a busy schedule for junior players during this period as they prepare for the 18-and-Under tennis events that run for three weeks in Harare. from AllAfrica News: Sport https://ift.tt/2P2gAiw via SportWorld Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hBb0Ab via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] While on the trail of Kenyan marathoners training at high altitude in Iten in Uasin Gishu County just days before the 2019 World Championships in Athletics, my colleague Benard Rotich aptly reminded me that if I randomly threw a stone in any direction, it would most certainly land in the home of current or […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3f3HQI7 via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] Last week, former President Ben Mkapa was at the ceremony where Tanzanian President John Magufuli presented nomination papers for his candidacy in October’s presidential election; the two other former presidents Hassan Ali Mwinyi and Jakaya Kikwete were there too. from AllAfrica News: Latest https://ift.tt/2D6NsUM via Latest Gist Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hBzLfu via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] Did Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s administration embezzle part of the Sh31.4 billion spent in three financial years? from AllAfrica News: Latest https://ift.tt/2OYds7p via Latest Gist Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3eX2N7G via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] An MP from Meru has renewed calls to split the expansive county into two, saying the move would help spur growth and equal distribution of resources. from AllAfrica News: Latest https://ift.tt/3f0JP00 via Latest Gist Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39vVAdv via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] The ongoing investigation into the Sh63 billion Managed Equipment Service (MES) programme by a Senate ad hoc committee has lifted the lid on the disjointed communication within the government apparatus. from AllAfrica News: Latest https://ift.tt/3f6FUyy via Latest Gist Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3eZP2VT via EDUPEDIA

[Nation] Do we close down the country again or learn to live with the coronavirus? That is the question President Uhuru Kenyatta’s advisers were Saturday evening grappling with as the Head of State prepared to issue yet another review of Covid-19 restrictions. from AllAfrica News: Latest https://ift.tt/3f7iPMe via Latest Gist Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30QSSLH via EDUPEDIA

[This Day] The Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) recently collaborated on how to reduce the cost of doing business through the introduction of insurance cover on containers as well to manage risks at the various ports. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria https://ift.tt/3f4CoEO via NaijaNews Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30PlJjF via EDUPEDIA

[This Day] The collaboration between the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was further demonstrated recently when the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ebute Ero, Lagos handed over 504 cartons of seized suspected substandard Bic brand of shaving sticks to SON representatives in Lagos. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria https://ift.tt/39tGc1g via NaijaNews Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3f7mR7k via EDUPEDIA

[This Day] The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has said that it will set up an institution it tagged ‘NAICOM Academy,’ to provide the training need of regulators across West Africa. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria https://ift.tt/3f3Wwa4 via NaijaNews Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2ByeaoZ via EDUPEDIA