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A staff of the Federal Fire Service has died while sourcing funds to pay the medical bill of his wife as the agency continues to owe months of salary arrears. The staff, who was an Assistant Inspector of Fire, General Duty, died while looking for money to pay the hospital bill after his wife was delivered of a baby. A source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said the staff of the Federal Fire Service was forced to borrow a motorcycle from his friend to raise money as the agency was yet to pay two months’ salary arrears. “He was an AIF in the squad and he died in the last week of October. The wife gave birth and he could not pay the hospital bill. “He went to borrow a motorcycle from a friend for him to raise some money to pay for the hospital bill and give the wife money. “Unfortunately, he was hit by a car while looking for the hospital bill for his wife. “If they (Federal Fire Service) had paid his salary as at when due, he will not find himself in the situation that he i...

Rinu Oduala I am part of a generation of Nigerians, who have lived most of their adult lives under ‘democratic’ rule yet I wake up this morning feeling there is no difference between the Nigeria I grew up in and the Nigeria my parents grew up in. The sacrifices of the democrats, who bravely stood on the June 12 mandate to bring our democracy to life seem to be in vain. Ironically many are serving in this government and ruling party. Everywhere I turn, I am told that I should be ‘grateful’ for a democracy that lives were lost, I should be thankful that I have a voice and I can speak up for myself and my peers. But how can I be grateful when young men and women disappear every day, some killed recklessly without cause, while others get scarred for life—physically, emotionally, or both. When we began to protest it was because young Nigerians decided to speak up. Rinu Oduala We spoke up – not because we wanted to overthrow the government but because we wanted the police to stop ...

The Nigeria Police Force on Monday moved an EndSARS campaigner, Eromosele Adene, to the Federal Capital Territory, to reportedly avoid any demonstration his detention would cause. Adene was arrested over the weekend for distributing flyers and asking people to come out for a resumption of the protest that was brutally ended by the killing of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20. “He has been moved to Abuja and I think they decided to move him because they would not be able to control the outrage in Lagos,” his sister, Onomene Adene, told PUNCH. See Also #EndSARS BREAKING: Nigeria Police Arrest #EndSARS Promoter In Lagos 0 Comments 2 Days Ago Policemen reportedly saw the fliers Eromosele and his team distributed, which had his phone number, allowing him to be tracked to his house. “He was detained for over 48 hours without bail. He was first taken to the CP’s office in Lagos, then moved to Panti. When the noise started, he was moved to Area F and on Monday ...

Governors in the South-West region of Nigeria along with traditional rulers from the geo-political zone, have joined the Northern Governors’ Forum in supporting the government’s drive to regulate social media. They made this known in a communique issued after a meeting held with representatives from the Presidency. “We recognise the damaging and negative impact of fake/false news and worry about its destructive and dangerous potency of fake news. We call on the Federal Government to use the instrumentality of existing laws and those regulations bench-marked from other countries to provide safeguards against the spread of fake news. 2015 Cyber Act will also be fully used,” the statement reads in part. “Federal Government should ensure that technology is used effectively for the advancement of the Nigerian security and not its destruction by working with the technology cum social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. The regime of checks and gatekeeping should ...

Legal practitioners in the Ministry of Justice, Ondo State, on Monday threatened to embark on strike over the refusal of the government to pay some of their allowances. The lawyers, under the banner of the Legal Officers Association of Nigeria, stormed the office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure with placards, chanting different solidarity songs. They explained that the hazard allowances approved for them as legal practitioners working with the state government were not being paid despite a series of letters to relevant authorities. Mr Victor Falodun, leader of the protesting lawyers, said the adjudication of justice in many cases in the state might suffer due to the non-payment of their allowances. He said, “Government has been promising to pay these allowances for a very long time but we feel their empty promises was enough. “They have refused to release the funds approved for outfit/robe allowance since March 2020 and we keep getting all sorts of promises from t...

Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello. Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has tested positive for Coronavirus. Bello disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Monday, adding that he has proceeded on self isolation. Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello. “I have tested positive to ‪#COVID19. However, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation,” the governor posted.  I have tested positive to #COVID19 . However, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation. — Abubakar Sani Bello (@abusbello) November 9, 2020 Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday announced 300 new infections of Coronavirus in the country, raising fears of a second wave of the pandemic in the country. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3kgwW4z via EDUPEDIA

Various unconventional methods were applied to revive Chineme when he collapsed Chineme Martins during a league match The ambulance that was supposed to convey Chineme to hospital failed to start A league match Fans attacking a referee during a league game Many players are abandoned by their clubs when they get injured during matches Most venues for league games lack basic medical items in cases of health emergencies Referees are regularly attacked at match venues Umar Ahmad Jalingo died after a brief illness Unruly football fans contribute in endangering the lives of players, coaches and match officials Enduring perhaps the most difficult eight months of their lives so far, the journey to full recovery and healing from the debilitating scars left behind by the tragic event of March 8, 2020 is still a long way ahead for the Martins family. That day, under the sweltering and skin-peeling Savannah heat of Lafia, capital city of Nasarawa, one of Nigeria’s tiniest s...

Social media users from Northern Nigeria have lashed out at people of Niger Republic, accusing them of losing their faith and being on the verge of becoming infidels. An online Hausa medium, Damagaram Post of Niger Republic, published a picture of a lady from Damagaram participating in a beauty pageant in Niger. In the photo, a girl identified as Maimouna Harouna was asked to be voted as ‘Miss Zinder’. The post, however, didn’t go down well with a number of Northern Muslims, some of whom quickly condemned and described the action as “haram”, an act forbidden under Islamic law. Recall that a  26-year-old Hausa actress, Rahama Sadau, was accused of stirring controversy and blasphemy after she shared some of her photos on social media wherein she wore a backless dress, which brought out her curves. The development generated controversy with several conservative Muslims lashing out at her for going against Islamic tenets of dressing. Reacting to the criticisms in a series ...