Akintunde Akinleye
19 Aug
The Guild of Photojournalists Nigeria (GPN), in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), is set to celebrate the 2024 World Photography Day (WPD) with children and budding photographers to encourage and inspire the next generation of photographers.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has said that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has not made up his mind to contest the 2027 presidential election. Sowunmi, a former spokesman to Atiku, said he had spoken to the former presidential candidate of the PDP about contesting the 2027 election but was…
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Agbeyewa Farms Limited, a leading agricultural firm in Ekiti State, has denied allegations of destroying economic trees, as claimed in a petition by the Odo-Oro Ekiti community to Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The company stated that it followed due diligence in acquiring the 5,001 hectares of land allocated to it by the Ekiti State government, contrary…
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A Ugandan court awarded damages to 20 people who were arrested, paraded in public and tortured on suspicion of being homosexuals in a decision hailed by rights groups on Monday. Uganda passed one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws last year. But the case relates to the arrest of a group of youth in April…
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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, confirmed on Monday that the Federal Government’s investigation into civil servants who continue to receive salaries after relocating abroad is still ongoing. Addressing concerns at an event in Abuja marking her 100 days in office, Walson-Jack clarified that the investigation has not been abandoned.…
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FAME Foundation has called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise against killings and all forms of violence against women and girls across the country. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi, said that gender-based violence is not just a personal or family issue but a…
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FAME Foundation has called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise against killings and all forms of violence against women and girls across the country. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi, said that gender-based violence is not just a personal or family issue but a…
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The Nigerian Navy headquarters has revealed its operational efforts in the nation's maritime domain have greatly curbed oil theft, leading to a significant increase in Nigeria’s daily crude oil production output from 1.23 million barrels in October 2022 to 1.8 million barrels in October 2024. Naval operatives also arrested two vessels, MT SWEET MIRI and…
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The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, stalled a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the matter, which was fixed for today, could not proceed…
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The International Centre for Energy Environment and Development (ICEED) has announced an initiative to address Nigeria's household energy crisis and expand access to clean cooking solutions, citing the dangers of open firewood cooking as a significant health and environmental concern. ICEED’s Research Manager, Precious Onuvae, stressed the issue during an interview in Abuja, noting that…
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Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said. In a statement on Monday, UN Women said that 140 women and girls die daily in the hands of their partners or close relatives. This means that…