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Tanzania Court Upholds Ruling To Ban Child Marriage

Tanzania Court Upholds Ruling To Ban Child Marriage

October 24, 2019 6:24 am

A Tanzanian court has upheld a ruling banning the marriage of girls under the age of 18 and won praise from rights activists.

The High Court in 2016 ruled that laws allowing girls as young as 15 to be married with the permission of their parents, or even 14 with the permission of a court, were unconstitutional and discriminatory.

However, the state had appealed.

“We reject this appeal as it has no foundation,” the appeals court judges wrote in their ruling on Wednesday, giving the government one year to amend the law.

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President Trump Insists On Building A Wall In Colorado

President Trump Insists On Building A Wall In Colorado

October 24, 2019 6:16 am
Donald Trump has made building a barrier to stop migrants on the US-Mexico border a central plank of his presidency, but on Wednesday, he came up with a puzzling new twist to the initiative: a wall in Colorado.The problem? Colorado lies well within the United States, though its large southern neighbour New Mexico does border Mexico.

“You know why we are going to win New Mexico? Because they want safety on their border,” Trump said during a speech in Pittsburgh.

“And we are building a wall on the border of New Mexico, and we are building a wall in Colorado,”

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Anambra Govt To Compensate Onitsha Fire Victims In December

Onitsha Fire Victims Cry That No Donation Has Come To Them

October 24, 2019 6:10 am

Victims and landlords of last week’s fire disaster in Onitsha, Anambra State, have cried out that they have not received any money or donation from many Nigerians who visited the scene to commiserate with them.

The victims who disclosed this when they stormed the office of Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area Mr. Emeka Asanya in protest, saying they only got a cheque of ₦1m and nothing more from the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige who visited the scene last week Saturday.

The spokespersons of the victims Mr. Anthony, Chinedu Okonkwo, and Chief Uchenna Udaegbe who …

Nigerian Lady Dies After Hospital Rejects Her - Othniel

Nigerian Lady Dies After Hospital Rejects Her – Othniel

October 24, 2019 5:51 am

In a recent tweet, a man named Othniel Anselm narrated how a drunk driver hit his sister and her friend in a tricycle, popularly known as “Keke”, the Keke driver died immediately, however, his sister and her friend were alive and rushed to the hospital.

“The drunk driver whose birthday was on Sunday, confessed to be drunk after celebrating overnight. He survived the accident. The keke driver died on the spot.”

The two ladies were rejected in the federal hospital they rushed them to because it was not the police who brought them in.

“Sissy and her friend were still

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Evacuation Protocol Activated At American Consulate, Lagos

Evacuation Protocol Activated At American Consulate, Lagos

October 24, 2019 5:02 am

• ‘Strange white powder may be anthrax, other toxic agents’
• We’re verifying substance, says embassy staff member

Visitors at the United States Consulate, Victoria Island, Lagos, were compelled to vacate the main building yesterday following a security threat.

The evacuation, which happened at about 12.20 p.m., was the climax of repeated radio warnings that began a few minutes earlier.

Armed and unarmed security operatives immediately took strategic positions within the premises.

Visa applicants and a group of teenagers who had come for an education programme, were among persons ushered out of the building on account of the development.…

Kano Threatens To Revoke Tenancy Of 250 Shops

Kano Threatens To Revoke Tenancy Of 250 Shops

October 24, 2019 3:13 am

Kano government has threatened to revoke the allocation of over 250 shops at the Abubakar Rimi Market following the inability of owners to put them to use.

Managing Director for the Abubakar Rimi Market (popularly known as Sabon Garri Market), Uba Yakassia, in a press briefing, yesterday,  lamented that the affected shops had not been put to use by their occupants for a long time and that the government was losing revenue from unpaid rents.

“We are going to take action about shops that are under lock and keys. We will draw the attention of the owners and where they …

50m Nigerians Suffer Mental Disorder - CMD

50m Nigerians Suffer Mental Disorder – CMD

October 24, 2019 3:04 am

Dr. Ibrahim Wakawa, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, raised the alarm at the unveiling of the Borno State Government Mental Health Strategic Implementation Plan in Maiduguri, yesterday.

Represented by Dr. Ibrahim Mshelia, a Mental Health Consultant at the hospital, Wakawa attributed the country’s high burden of mental disorders to insurgency, lack of awareness and health facilities to handle such cases.

The CMD said that studies have shown that one among four Nigerians were suffering from mental or psychosocial, traumatic health problems.

He explained that the hospital was providing healthcare services to about 30 million people in …

Court Restrains Edo From Demolishing APC Boss’ Hotel

Court Restrains Edo From Demolishing APC Boss’ Hotel

October 24, 2019 2:46 am

A Benin High Court yesterday restrained the Edo State Government from demolition of a property (T. Latifah Hotel and Suites) belonging to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Tony Adun, popularly known as Kabaka.

The hotel located at the Ugbor axis of Benin City is said to have been built on government land.

But Adun in a suit no B/151/05/2019, sought for an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants particularly the 1st defendant from carrying out and or demolishing, removing, pulling down or altering the claimant/applicant’s hotel buildings known as T. Latifah Hotel and suites lying …

Government Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage From April 18

Government Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage From April 18

October 24, 2019 1:52 am

• Directs commission to clear arrears latest Dec 31
• New pay, personnel costs to take N4.88tr in 2020
•Lawan, Gbajabiamila decry disruption of budget cycle

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo issued the directive yesterday in Abuja that full payment of the new minimum wage to Nigerian workers takes effect from April 18, 2019.

The approval followed an earlier agreement between organised labour and the Federal Government on the consequential adjustments.

In the adjustments agreed upon by the labour stakeholders, workers on grade level 07 will henceforth receive a 23.2 per cent increase …

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

Onitsha-Owerri Road Now Death Trap – HURIDE Rights Group

October 23, 2019 4:56 pm

The Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Defenders, Peace Foundation (HURIDE) has decried the deplorable state of the Anambra State end of the Onitsha-Owerri road, describing it as a death trap where a lot of vehicles had fallen and many lives lost.

The group appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State as a matter of urgency to repair the Upper Iweka section of Onitsha-Owerri Road which has become a death trap where articulated vehicles fall on a regular basis, injuring and killing innocent souls.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of HURIDE, and Secretary, Mr. …

Dead Rats And Cockroaches Seen By NAFDAC In Abuja Bakery

Dead Rats And Cockroaches Seen By NAFDAC In Abuja Bakery

October 23, 2019 2:18 pm

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Wednesday that in the course of routine monitoring operations, it found dead rats, cockroaches and other pests in one of the bread factories in Abuja.

In addition to that, it said that some bakers use unclean water, cancer-causing agents and other bread improver substances, particularly potassium bromate, in order to maximise profit.

NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed the information at a sensitisation workshop for bread bakers in Abuja, said that the regulatory agency had strengthened its monitoring system to ensure strict compliance with minimum hygiene …

Oyo: Fulani Herdsmen Vow To Go To Court Over Grazing Bill

Oyo: Fulani Herdsmen Vow To Go To Court Over Grazing Bill

October 23, 2019 12:53 pm

The Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Bill 2019, which has already passed the second reading at the state House of Assembly, may run into a hitch as Fulani herdsmen in the state have resolved to approach the court to stop it.

The bill, which was jointly sponsored by the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, and the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Abiodun Fadeyi, had two weeks ago witnessed a public hearing where stakeholders including farmers, groups and the Fulani community bared their minds on how to make it workable.

The National Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association …

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