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National president of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Chief BolajiAnani, has disclosed that, seven of its members have been lost to the bomb blast in the North East zone, in the course of rendering humanitarian services.Chief Anani made the disclosure at the Annual General Meeting, of the Edo State branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, which also doubled as the election and inauguration of the new executive to pilot the affairs of the body for the next four years.“In the North East, during the bomb blast, we lost about seven persons. We have terrible situations whereby two ladies…

L-R: Chief Joseph Yobo OON; BekemeMasade-Olowola; HarrisonTare Okiri (Harrysong); Meka Olowola, Chairman, SITEIOrganising CommitteeThe Community Engagement Standards (CES) was formally presented during the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference held at Radisson Blu hotel, Victoria Island in Lagos on Friday, 22 November, 2019.This year’s conference, which attracted not only critical stakeholders in the extractive industries, but also celebrities from resource-rich communities, particularly the Niger-Delta, was an avenue to encourage and support impactful dialogue to promote inclusion in the sector.Professor Wale Omole OFR, board chair, CSR-in-Action Advocacy gave the opening remark while Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor, Lagos State, was represented…

-By Emma’Enenche UmeleAs the state of affairs in the country continues to worry citizens, a cross section of Nigerians, mostly youths, have been engaged in a dialogue on how governance can be used to achieve a secure, peaceful , united and prosperous Nigeria.The occasion was the Abuja 2019 National Edition of The Nigeria Conversation with the theme, “Towards a Peaceful, United, Secured and Prosperous Nation”.The conversation drew Nigerians from all strata of society and provided room for a thorough examination of the missing link in the system.Addressing the gathering at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja via video, former secretary general of…

Late Madam Caroline Nwielo ObadiahThe public has been called upon to live a life worthy of emulation. The call was made by Pastor David Amakor during the burial service of a member of CEHRD’S Board of Trustees, Madam Caroline Leyiinu Akori Nwielo Obadiah in her home town, Kor, in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State.Delivering his words of admonition during the burial ceremony, Pastor David of Pacesetters Assembly, Port Harcourt charged members of the public to examine their lives at all times to ensure they are in good terms with God.Describing life as a battle field, he said people…

The National Assembly on Tuesday, granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution.The section provides a consequential provision for the making of the local councils, a full third tier government without undue interference from the state governments.The amendment was one of the 22 others approved by the House of Representatives last week and ratified by the Senate on Tuesday.Both chambers had through a conference committee harmonised versions of the amendments into the constitution carried out by each of them last month.By the development, the National…

A federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State has ordered the federal government to recover pensions paid to former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.Affected persons include former Senate president and governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, minister of Transport and former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, minister of Niger Delta and former AkwaIbom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, among others.The court also directed the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Mr Abubakar Malami , SAN to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former…

Late Mrs. Salome AbuThe League of Women Voters has joined numerous Nigerians calling for justice for burnt PDP Woman leader in Kogi State.Mrs Salome Abu was gruesomely burnt to death in her home during the November 16 governorship election in that state. Since the incidence which sent shock waves down the spines of many Nigerians, no arrest has been reported while the bereaved and traumatized husband told Punch Newspaper he was yet to report to the police because of fear.In a just released statement signed by the League’s president Dr. Esther Uduehi, the women body expressed shock at the barbaric…

The recently released list of approved schools by the Rivers State Education ministry has thrown the junior education sector into panic following the deregistration of 347 schools for failing to meet government set standards for schools in the state.By implication, schools marked as ‘denied registration’, will face compulsory closure and coming mid-term, many, including pupils, parents and staff of affected schools will be negatively impacted and this has become a major source of worry.As the list was made public Monday, parents have been frantically scanning the list to know if their children’s schools are affected and lamenting loudly if affected.…

The League of Women Voters of Nigeria, a network of Nigerian women in all 36 states of Nigeria and FCT, deployed 120 Observers for observation for the Governorship elections in both Kogi and Bayelsa stares on November 16, 2019. Our network of observers in both states observed closely the electoral process from the opening of polls through the accreditation and voting process till the collation and announcement of results.BAYELSA STATEIn Bayelsa State, there was a massive turn-out of voters across the 8 LGA Areas of the state. The election also witnessed an unprecedented turnout of women, including the aged, pregnant…

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