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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). This was disclosed in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. Mr Tinubu said the appointment takes effect from Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Obafunwa succeeds Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. "Professor Obafunwa brings a wealth of experience and a diverse background to the role....

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Police authorities in Borno State have arrested Sunday Wadzani for shooting his father dead in the state. The suspect, attached to the Borno State of House Assembly, allegedly killed his father on Sunday, July 21, behind the State Police Command headquarters in Moduganari. Wadzani has been arrested and is currently in custody at GRA Police Station, a security source told DailyTrust....

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Several women have stepped out to reveal how Sudanese soldiers allegedly s*xually abused them in exchange for food for their families. Over two dozen women who fled the Sudanese city of Omdurman said that having s*x with soldiers was the only way they could access food or goods that they could sell to raise money to feed their families, according to a new damning report by the Guardian UK....

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Twelve Russian soldiers have reportedly died while 30 others were hospitalized after eating watermelons poisoned by Ukrainian resistance fighters in an occupied city. According to local media reports, Putin’s troops based in the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol received the melons from unwitting Russian locals, who received them from the city’s partisan groups. The Ukrainian 24 Kanal outlet said the watermelons had been given to local resistance fighters who passed them on to the Russians who then sold them to the Russian soldiers....

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It is not entirely surprising, yet the implications can be far-reaching. Beyond the potential for an unprecedented first female president in America, Uncle Sam’s Land of Liberty, facing the toughest threat yet to its superpower supremacy, could be in for an inflammable Donald Trump’s second term at the White House. Whichever way the pendulum swings, the November crucial presidential vote could further complicate the political uncertainties in a divided America and a World dogged by several avoidable wars that threaten human existence....

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Elombah Communications, publisher of News Band Newspaper has congratulated the newly elected president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN). Osigwe, a former Secretary-General of NBA became the new president of the association after he got the highest number of votes in the election held on Sunday. He secured 20,395 votes, defeating his closest rival and chairman of the NBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, Tobenna Erojikwe, who scored 10,970 votes while former chairman of NBA Lagos Branch, Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), got 9,007 votes....

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Vice president Kamala Harris has received more endorsements from key figures in the United States after she was suddenly endorsed by his principal, president Joe Biden. Mr Biden made the historic decision to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday, just 107 days before he was set to face former President Donald Trump in the general election. 81 year old president Joe Biden in a statement on Sunday said it is his intention to seek reelection as president, but his decision to withdraw from the race is in the interest of his party and country....

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Mrs Kamala Harris, Vice president of the United States has officially announced her intention to run for the Democratic Party presidential nominee after president Joe Biden to the chagrin of political spectators, pulled out from the race and endorsed her as his successor. She confirmed her readiness to run for the number one seat in a statement on Sunday night....

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Gunmen suspected to be criminal bandits in the wee hours of Monday attacked Idon community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, abducting seven civilians. According to media reports, two of the kidnapped victims were released during the raid by the terrorists. A local resident, who doesn't want to be quoted revealed that the actual number of kidnapped victims might be higher than the reported seven....

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A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Alhaji Yusuf Gagdi, has presented a new Sport Utility Vehicle to his daughter Aisha on her graduation from secondary school. Aisha, who finished from Lead British International School Abuja, was said to have excelled in her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, and to mark the achievement her father surprised her with the luxury vehicle....

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Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs has revealed that she was allegedly being victimised by some cabals in government because she blatantly refused to sign a $500 million World Bank loan request. On July 10, 2024, a near physical confrontation between Kennedy-Ohanenye, and the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development was averted at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, where the minister had appeared to clarify the controversy surrounding her alleged diversion of N1.5 billion meant for the payment of contractors by officials of the ministry....

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has expressed willingness to give up ownership of his multibillion-dollar oil refinery to the state-owned energy company, NNPC Limited. He made this known following a face-off with one of the major equity partners in the plant in the latest phase of bad blood with regulatory authorities in Nigeria. The 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery, which was inaugurated under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari after a decade of prolonged construction, cost $19 billion, more than double the initial estimate....

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Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been in the news for the past two days over the appointment of Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi as the Acting Vice Chancellor pending the appointment of a substantive VC. There have been accusations and counter accusations by different people with different shades of interest. A lot of conjectures have been made and political motives adduced. These are conjectures, some of which lack any logical inference....

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President Joe Biden has officially endorsed his Vice, Kamala Harris to fly the flag of his party in the November's election following his withdrawal from the presidential race. The endorsement is coming after weeks of mounting pressure from within his own party and from prominent Democratic donors urging him to step aside for the sake of the party’s future. Though, the announcement marks a significant shift in the political landscape as the Democratic Party must now quickly organize to select a new nominee before August 7....

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Following the sudden withdrawal of president Biden from the United States presidential race, former President Donald Trump, has expressed his strong opinions on the matter, claiming Biden was never suitable for the presidency. "Biden will go down as the single worst president by far in the history of our country," Trump declared. His swift reaction underscores the high-stakes nature of the upcoming election and the intense rivalry between the two political buffalos....

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In furtherance of his administration's sustainable economic initiative, Anambra State governor, Mr Chukwuma Charles Soludo has inaugurated the distribution of one million and forty cash crops across the state. Among the cash crops currently being distributed through the 326 political wards through the Umunna system are seven hundred thousand palm seedlings, two hundred thousand ukwa seedlings, fifty thousand bitter kola and forty thousand paw-paw seedlings....

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The two individuals that no longer surprise me at all are Citizens Joe Igbokwe and Bayo Onanuga, however in the present instance I wonder what sycophancy and court-jesting have done to their ability to discern the times and by jove incline their hearts to wisdom, apologies to the Holy Book. Joe Igbokwe in the service of his master decided perhaps without deep research to do the greatest disservice to the present watch....

The looming protest: Joe Igbokwe, Bayo Onanuga and the age of unreason - News Band The two individuals that no longer surprise me at all are Citizens Joe Igbokwe and Bayo Onanuga, however in the present instance I wonder what sycophancy and court-jesting have done to their ability to discern the times and by jove incline their hearts to wisdom, apologies to the Holy Book. Joe Igbo...

Over 1,750 crates of alcoholic beverages and 33 jerry cans of locally-brewed beer as well as illicit drugs valued at N60 million have been destroyed by Katsina State Hisbah Board in Funtua local government area. The Hisbah Commander, Dr. Aminu Usman, shared this update with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Usman revealed that the operation involved the confiscation and subsequent destruction of the affected products....

Hisbbah destroys N60m worth of alcohol, illegal substances - News Band Over 1,750 crates of alcoholic beverages and 33 jerry cans of locally-brewed beer as well as illicit drugs valued at N60 million have been destroyed by Katsina State Hisbah Board in Funtua local government area. The Hisbah Commander, Dr. Aminu Usman, shared this update with the News Agency of Nigeri...

Following the bogus allegations made by Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman of president Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has raised alarm over a plot to frame and arrest Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election. The POMR on Saturday said its attention was drawn to what it described as “the wild, wicked and baseless allegations” by Bayo Onanuga accusing Obi of being behind the planned hardship protest in the country....

Tinubu's govt is plotting to frame, arrest Obi - Media Office - News Band Following the bogus allegations made by Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman of president Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has raised alarm over a plot to frame and arrest Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election. The POMR on Saturday said its attention was d...

Following the deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli airstrikes have targeted Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed group in Yemen “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah (Hodeidah) Port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months,” the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement....

Israeli airforce bombard Yemen’s Houthis after deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv - News Band Following the deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv, Israeli airstrikes have targeted Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed group in Yemen “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah (Hodeidah) Port in Yemen in response to the hundre...

The Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian presidency's recent accusation that Peter Obi and his supporters are behind the upcoming August 1 anti-hardship protest is a laughable and pathetic attempt to shift the blame for their own failures. This baseless claim reeks of desperation and paranoia, characteristic of a government that has lost touch with reality. For months, Nigerians have been suffering under the weight of this administration's ineptitude....

Editorial: Tinubu should face the consequences of his ineptitude and count Peter Obi out of his woes - News Band The Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian presidency’s recent accusation that Peter Obi and his supporters are behind the upcoming August 1 anti-hardship protest is a laughable and pathetic attempt to shift the blame for their own failures. This baseless claim reeks of desperation and paranoia, characteris...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has alerted Nigerians to false promises of online "giveaways" in the form of cash gifts, recharge cards, and other material items, which are being fraudulently advertised in his name by unidentified individuals. In a statement released to the media and signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr....

Disregard any news of giveaways in my name - Obi tells Nigerians - News Band The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has alerted Nigerians to false promises of online “giveaways” in the form of cash gifts, recharge cards, and other material items, which are being fraudulently advertised in his name by unidentified individuals. ...

Worried about the poor state of learning in Africa, “With nine out of 10 children unable to read with understanding or do basic maths by the age of ten,” African leaders and education stakeholders have called for an actionable Strategic Plan to prioritise Foundational Learning as the bedrock of education, human development and the continent’s accelerated progress. The Communique at the end of a high-level meeting on the learning crisis in Africa on Tuesday, July 16, on the sidelines of the 2024 African Union (AU) Mid-Year Summit in Accra, Ghana, also called for “a decade on education, a strong African voice and commitment to foundational literacy and numeracy at the next February 2025 AU Summit and beyond.”...

African leaders, development partners commit to prioritise foundational learning - By Paul Ejime - News Band Worried about the poor state of learning in Africa, “With nine out of 10 children unable to read with understanding or do basic maths by the age of ten,” African leaders and education stakeholders have called for an actionable Strategic Plan to prioritise Foundational Learning as the bedrock of ...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another term of six years. She was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday. Mr Tinubu extended his congratulatory message in a statement signed by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale....

Tinubu hails Anukam on re-election to African Court on Human Rights - News Band President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another term of six years. She was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday. Mr Tinubu e...

The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, along with some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legacy coalition, have officially joined the All Progressive Congress (APC). The defection took place during the APC Edo State’s inauguration of the National Working Committee for the September off cycle governorship election in the state. The event which was held on Saturday, was attended by Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC, as well as governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State and Bassey Otu of Cross River State....

BREAKING: Philip Shaibu returns to APC - News Band The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, along with some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legacy coalition, have officially joined the All Progressive Congress (APC). The defection took place during the APC Edo State’s inauguration of the National Working Committ...

Chief Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, has accused Mr Peter Obi of betraying Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In 2023 elections, while Obi was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Atiku was that of the Peoples Democratic Party. Okupe said Obi’s presidential ambition forced him to go against Atiku, who he said brought him into political limelight....

You betrayed Atiku, I'm done with you - Okupe tells Obi - News Band Chief Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, has accused Mr Peter Obi of betraying Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In 2023 elections, while Obi was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Atiku was that of the Peoples Democratic Party. Okupe said Obi.....

Katsina police command have arrested a 13-year-old boy, suspected to be providing information to armed bandits in the State. The spokesman of the command in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed this in a statement. Abubakar said on July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) attached to Dansoda village, Dandume local government area (LGA), succeeded in arresting the 13-year-old boy....

Police nab 13-yr-old bandits informant in Katsina - News Band Katsina police command have arrested a 13-year-old boy, suspected to be providing information to armed bandits in the State. The spokesman of the command in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed this in a statement. Abubakar said on July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the Kat...

Police authorities in Borno State have arrested a 40-year-old woman named Lydia Aji for allegedly killing her husband with an axe in the State. The Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who disclosed this through the spokesman of the command, Mr Nahum Kenneth said that the argument leading to the fatal attack stemmed from a dispute over their 13-year-old daughter Rachael’s alleged theft of a goat....

Woman arrested for killing husband with axe - News Band Police authorities in Borno State have arrested a 40-year-old woman named Lydia Aji for allegedly killing her husband with an axe in the State. The Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who disclosed this through the spokesman of the command, Mr Nahum Kenneth said that the argument leading to the fa...

Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy and the need for constitutional amendment ~ by Charles Ude

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Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy & need for constitutional amendment ~ by Charles Ude In Nigeria, the Local Government Council refers to the administrative body responsible for governing and providing essential services at the local level. The country is divided into 774 local government areas (LGAs), each with its own Local Government Council. It is important to emphasise the positi...

Resurgent insecurity in Anambra and the governorship election ~ by Law Mefor

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Resurgent insecurity and the upcoming Anambra governorship election - News Band In Anambra State, insecurity seems to grow every time an election approaches. This is a discernible and unsettling pattern. The Anambra state governorship election is up around late 2025, which is approximately a year away. As the election approaches, kidnappings and other violent crimes increase, c...