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Published by Nigerian TribuneSam Adejo Okedi, a UNICEF resource person has said that Nigeria is in a crisis situation as it has now become the number one country in the global Open Defecation (OD) index. UNICEF recent reports have revealed that Open Defecation, OD, has remained a recurring factor in Nigeria’s health sector challenges. Disclosing this during a workshop marking 2021 World Toilet Day, organised by the UNICEF Field Office in Enugu on Friday, Okedi said that 46 million Nigerians still defecate openly. Earlier in her address of welcome, the UNICEF Field Communications Officer, Mrs Ijeoma Onuoha Ogwe, had explai…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneMonths before the 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari succumbed to intense pressure from his close allies not to sign the Electoral Act 2018. In a letter dated March 3, conveying his decision to veto the bill, Buhari predicated it on his assumption that it could “create uncertainty and confusion about the applicable legislation to govern the process. “Any real or apparent change to the rules this close to the election may provide an opportunity for disruption and confusion in respect of which law governs the electoral process,” he wrote to the Senate. Apparently, members of a cabal are…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC.” In suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1360/2021 filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Buhari to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over …

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Published by Nigerian TribuneAs journalists, I want you to know that whatever you are doing in ensuring good reportage of happenings in the country, you are doing it for yourselves, for your country men, for your society and for everyone, including those who are following us. We have the collective responsibility to bring to the knowledge of all, what is happening and how we can overcome our challenges. As the fourth estate of the realm, you have a responsibility to disseminate information from the government and then from the people. Why shy away from the responsibilities? For some of us…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneThe Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has organized training for not less than 800 farmers in three Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The participants were drawn from communities in Yabo, Bodinga, and Shagari Local Government Areas of the state. While 600 farmers were trained on organic farming and organic manure compost making, another 200 people were educated on the conduct of integrated soil fertility management technology. In his remarks, the Facilitator, Dr. Abdullahi Bako Rabah of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, highlighte…

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Published by Nation (Nigeria)The People’s Democratic Party in Ekiti has tackled Governor Kayode Fayemi over the closure of all the primary and secondary schools for the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture in the state. Ekiti State emerged the overall winner of the 2021 edition of the festival. The opposition party, described the government decision as ridiculous and unexplainable, adding that it was appalling that Ekiti children were made to stay at home since last week just because the state is hosting NAFEST. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, in a statement, made available to newsmen declared th…

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Published by Nation (Nigeria)THE programmed leakage of an unsigned and insufficiently edited version of the Justice Doris Okuwobi-led EndSARS panel report should worry every patriot. The leakage occurred, presumably through a panel member, on the very same day the panel submitted its report last Monday. Some reports claimed the leakage was prompted by trust issues. This is balderdash. It had nothing to do with mistrust of the state government. The leakage was specifically and deliberately designed to foul the well of public trust, sway unsuspecting Nigerians into a preconceived and hardened position, and panic the governm…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneYou are the one that spearheaded the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit that we have today and the building housing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), but you hardly talk about these things? You are the one talking about it. The truth is that people complain that I am under-reported. I don’t believe that I should be out there trying to tell my story. It is of late that I got media aides. Before, I never bothered about such. I do my things and I go my way. I don’t want to play to gallery, which I…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneInspired by life itself and his environment, rave of the moment and budding music star, Buju seems to have the world at his feet at the moment and wants to stay a king for a long time. In an interactive session with R, Buju whose real name is Daniel Benson says he’s a Lagos-based Nigerian artiste who wants to create a unique sound that does not only put his name on the global map, but one that will keep him relevant for years. Breaking into the music industry at a time when the industry parades top music…

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Published by Nigerian TribuneIn recent time the Nigerian music industry has witnessed the rise in an influx of a new generation of artistes who have always made it a point of duty to bring in new sounds and a unique touch of creativity in delivering their sounds, and one of such artistes is comedian cum singer, Tolibian. The fast rising star has become a force to reckon with in the music industry gaining relevance with his unique sounds, creativity and ability to wade through styles of music including Afrobeat,Acapella, Apala amongst others. Born as Abubakar Abdul Mutilib Ottan, Tolibian who…

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