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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku What would be wrong with developing a social media site of our own, wholly Nigerian, and catering to the development of our culture? The portfolio Mr. Lai Mohammed holds says he is minister of information and culture. What is Mr. Lai Mohammed doing to resuscitate our dead and dying libraries nationwide, our dying traditional institutions or …

Amnesty International on Wednesday categorised three Nigerians as prisoners of conscience, slamming their continued incarceration as politically motivated and demanding their immediate release. Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo, journalists and rights activists, have been facing charges of treason and money laundering since August. Messrs Sowore and Bakare remained locked up despite a federal court order for their release. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has just signed Executive Order 009 to end open defecation in the country by 2025. The new order states, among others, “That by this Order, Nigeria is committed to being open defecation-free by 2025. “That the National Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Roadmap developed by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources with support from other key sector players across …

A former chairman, Senate Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Dino Melaye, on Wednesday protested at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja where he demanded cancellation of the Kogi West Senatorial election. The flamboyant Senator was received by INEC Secretary, Rose Orianran-Anthony and National Commissioner/Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. Melaye who came …

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 62nd birthday. Mr Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, joined the nation in praying for good health and strength for Jonathan to keep serving the nation. The president rejoiced with family, friends and political associates of the former president, lauding him …

A bill to regulate the use of Social Media as well as curb fake news on the internet has passed second reading at the Senate. The bill, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019,’ sponsored by Mohammed Musa was introduced in the Senate two weeks ago. This comes a few years after a similar anti-social media bill introduced in the eight …

The final burial rites for the late Mrs. Alice Emwinromwankhoe Efionayi, nee Odobo, the matriarch of the Efionayi Nowansaye Ilekhuoba family of Oluku community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, have been slated to hold from the 21st to 23rd of November 2019.According to the final burial program, signed by the first daughter of the deceased, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has flagged-off the Measles Second Dose Vaccine (MCV2) routine immunisation in Edo State, stressing on the need to prioritise the reduction of maternal and infant mortality in the state. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony, Governor Obaseki, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Rt Hon. Philip Shaibu, thanked the Federal Government for its commitment …

…Says the costs are too huge …Ending open defecation in 2025 realizable …Urges states to adopt common sense policy measures Loss of lives and billions of naira to preventable water and sanitation related diseases as a result of inadequate basic water supply and sanitation services is huge and should be brought to an end by an active collaboration between States and …