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Lagos Releases New Policy Document On Abortion

Lagos Releases New Policy Document On Abortion

June 30, 2022 5:57 am

The Government of Lagos State through the Ministry of Health has unveiled a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy which is aimed at improving safety and general well-being.

The 40-page policy document which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, tagged ‘Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications’, sets out guidelines for safe termination of pregnancy within the ambit of the criminal law of Lagos State.

Presenting and launching the document at a stakeholders’ engagement, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, explained that while therapeutic termination of …

Austrian Villages Cut Off By Landslides Following Heavy

Austrian Villages Cut Off By Landslides Following Heavy Rains

June 30, 2022 5:35 am

According to the Red Cross, rescue personnel were attempting to reach three settlements in western Austria on Wednesday after landslides caused by heavy rains blocked access.

According to a spokesman for the Red Cross in the bordering state of Carinthia, Melanie Reiter, thunderstorms on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday caused streams in the hilly Villach-Land district to burst their banks, resulting in mud and debris landslides.

‘Three villages have been completely cut off… The army and firefighters are trying to clear the streets’ to be able to access the villages, she told reporters.

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13 Teachers Gets New SUVs In Lagos From Sanwo-Olu

13 Teachers Gets New SUVs In Lagos From Sanwo-Olu

June 30, 2022 5:15 am

The Government of Lagos State on Wednesday unveiled a set of technology-driven modular learning spaces which is aimed at introducing an innovation to the design of a modern classroom. This was even as the State government announced the donation of SUV vehicles to 13 teachers in the state. 

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while commissioning a nine-classroom block built to replace decrepit concrete structures in Vetland Junior Grammar School, a government-owned model college in Agege Local Government Area revealed that the interactive modular classrooms were improvised using standardised reusable freight compartments known as container. 

Each of the classroom compartments is adequately insulated …

Over 14 Migrants Die As Boat Goes Up In Flames In Senegal

Over 14 Migrants Die As Boat Goes Up In Flames In Senegal

June 30, 2022 5:05 am

No fewer than 14 migrants, including Nigerians, have reportedly died following a fire incident that razed a boat in south Senegal on Wednesday.

Information reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that about 21 people were injured as four of them suffered second-degree burns as they embarked on a journey to Spanish Canary Islands before the boat caught fire.

The mayor of the coastal town, Kafountine in Casamance, David Diatta said that the fire incident occurred yesterday.

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‘We’ve been able to recover …

Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

June 29, 2022 2:59 pm

Bandits and other acts of banditry would be having it tough in Zamfara State now as anyone who is found guilty of banditry and other related offences in Zamfara will henceforth be facing death sentence, according to a new law which came into effect in the state on Tuesday.

The Zamafra State Governor, Bello Matawalle had also signed the bill titled Prohibition and Punishment for Banditry, Cattle Rustling, Cultism, Kidnapping and Other Incidental Offences, 2022 passed by the state legislature into law on Tuesday.

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Matawalle said the law formed part of …

131 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya Land In MMIA

131 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya Land In MMIA

June 29, 2022 2:55 pm

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York have revealed that the fresh batch of 131 Nigerians who were repatriated from Libya as illegal migrants have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

The stranded migrants had been received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday.

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye who is the NEMA’s acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office has announced that the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 7:20 p.m.

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They …

Court Restrains Oyo Assembly From Impeachming Deputy Gov

Court Restrains Oyo Assembly From Impeachming Deputy Gov

June 29, 2022 2:47 pm

In a fresh directive, the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has put out measures to fully restrained and halt the Oyo State House of Assembly from further impeachment processes which would be taken against the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan.

The court  had been presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola gave this order on Wednesday.

Africa Daily News, New York would also recall that the House of Assembly had few days ago commenced the impeachment process against the deputy governor.

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The Assembly alleged that the …

Occupied Ukrainian City Annnounces Referendum To Join Russia

Occupied Ukrainian City Annnounces Referendum To Join Russia

June 29, 2022 2:47 pm

As the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on, the pro-Russian military administration who is ruling the area around the recently occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson has announced that it is making some preparations to hold a referendum on joining Russia.

Kirill Stremoussov who is the Deputy Head of Kherson’s military and civil administration made this announcement in a video published on Telegram.

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“Yes, we are preparing for a referendum, and we will hold it,’’ Stremoussov said.

He added that Kherson should become a fully-fledged member of Russia.…

2022 Hajj: NAHCON Pleads With Candidates Who Missed Slots

2022 Hajj: NAHCON Pleads With Candidates Who Missed Slots

June 29, 2022 9:38 am

While making implementations to the promise made to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on additional Hajj slots from Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa who is the NAHCON Commissioner of Operations, has led a delegation to actualise the offer.

According to NAHCON, the visit had become very important and crucial to make sure they lessen Private Tour Operators’ genuine outcry over a shortfall in the particular number of clients they would be able to accommodate for the Hajj.

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He also added that it was also targeted at …

How Nigeria Issued 87 Oil Licences In 23 Years – Sylva

How Nigeria Issued 87 Oil Licences In 23 Years – Sylva

June 29, 2022 6:44 am

Nigeria’s Minister of State Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva, has revealed that the federal government has issued Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL) for 87 marginal oil fields in about 23 years.

He made this known on Tuesday while announcing the award of licences for 57 fresh oil fields in Abuja.

The minister pointed out that the first time was in 1999 when the government issued about two licences.

Sylva said, ‘Prior to this award, 13 fields had been awarded on land, eight fields in swamp and nine fields offshore leading to a cumulative of 30 marginal fields so far awarded …

8 Murdered As Suspected Jihadists Attack Burkina Faso

8 Murdered As Suspected Jihadists Attack Burkina Faso

June 29, 2022 5:06 am

An attack by alleged jihadists on a baptism ceremony in eastern Burkina Faso resulted in the deaths of eight persons, a security source and a local confirmed on Wednesday morning.

‘A terrorist attack” in the village of Sandiaga in Koulpelogo province ‘left eight civilians dead’, the security source revealed.

The toll was confirmed by a local resident, who said armed men burst into a baptism ceremony on Monday morning and opened fire.

Africa Daily News,  New York recalls that on Sunday, six people died and two were injured in two villages in the northern province of Bam when carts carrying …

Morocco Slams Court Case On 65 Migrants For Crossing To Melilla

Morocco Slams Court Case On 65 Migrants For Crossing To Melilla

June 28, 2022 4:54 pm

While implementing its bans against illegal immigrants, some of the Moroccan authorities have resumed the prosecution of nearly 65 migrants who joined in Friday’s mass attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla by storming a border post and attacking the security officials.

The resulting stampede had led to the estimated death of at least 23 migrants, a judicial source confirmed on Monday.

About 2,000 migrants had taken part in the crosssing attempt, while triggering violent skirmishes with Moroccan security forces and Spanish border guards at the Melilla enclave, with about 100 managing to get across.

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