The US Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The decision, which came two years after the court rescinded the nationwide guarantee to an abortion, was welcomed by pro-choice activists. The justices decided the plaintiffs, a group of anti-abortion doctors and activists, did not have a legal right to sue. But they left the door open to other attempts to limit the […]
South Africa’s African National Congress party said Thursday that it has a broad agreement with the main opposition and other parties to form a coalition government and end a political deadlock after the ANC lost its 30-year majority in an election two weeks ago. The announcement came on the eve of the first sitting of South Africa’s new Parliament, when lawmakers will elect a president. The ANC needs help from […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has made significant strides in its ongoing efforts to curb criminal activities in the territory. Commissioner of Police Benneth Igweh, who stated this at a media conference in Abuja, said a team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Baba from the State Intelligence Department arrested six suspects involved in selling already registered SIM cards to criminals. He noted that the suspects, Ndubuisi […]
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, FMHAPA, in partnership with the Economic Communities of West African States, ECOWAS and the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS have initiated a Humanitarian Response Assistance Project, Phase 2 for flood affected and human disaster communities in six states. The project is to support the efforts of President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda to address humanitarian situations across some states with worse affected […]
The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday, banned all durbar activities throughout the state, ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festivities. The ban order was contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Abdullahi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH on Thursday. There had been a crisis in the town over the repeal of the Kano Emirate […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Mr. Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and […]
Remote sensing is vital to any geologist for mineral exploration or mapping with enhanced efficiency. This was the assertion of an image processing specialist, Neil Pendock at a one-day workshop in Abuja. According to him, Nigeria, with a stable democracy and rich mineral resources can compete favourably with other equally mineral rich nations, if only it can organise its data better in a more transparent manner, a feat that is […]
As part of efforts to improve menstrual hygiene of Girl Child and curb gender based violence in schools,the Nigeria Association of Women Journalist, NAWOJ FCT Chapter has distributed free sanitary pads to students of Junior Secondary School Jabi 1 in the Federal capital Territory. Speaking at a one day sensitization program organized by NAWOJ FCT in collaboration with Little Angel Pads In Abuja,the Chairperson of NAWOJ FCT, Comrade Bassey Ita […]
Kogi State Government says it is reviewing the law establishing the State Vigilante Service to incorporate local hunters recently recruited across the twenty one Local Government Areas. This is to further enhance the security architecture of the state and boost the fight against criminality and safeguard lives and property. The Special Adviser on Security to Kogi State Governor, retired Navy Commander Jerry Omodara stated this in an interview with Newsmen […]
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