Rotary
3 Dec
As the global community marks World AIDS Day, the Rotary Club of Abuja Jabi Lakeside has called for collective action to tackle the scourge, decrying poor access to healthcare among communities. The President of Rotary Club, Jabi Lakeside Abuja, Amobi Ogum, gave this advice in a statement on Sunday, noting that the time has come…
26 Nov
Rotary Club of Lagos Mainland, District 9112, has installed the Senior Medical at Randle General Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Olawale Peters, as its 19th president. He is expected to drive the affairs of the club for the 2024-2025 Rotary year. Speaking at the investiture/fundraising ceremony in Lagos, Peters, who is a digital entrepreneur, unveiled a comprehensive…
2 Nov
To mark this year’s World Polio Day, Rotary International District 9111 and District 9112 held a joint- press conference to commemorate
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Nigeria's Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has welcomed the decision reached at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which will see the party hold a National Executive Council meeting in February. The coalition described the decision as a positive development "despite failed attempts by thugs allegedly loyal to sacked National secretary."…
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The Swedish government said Wednesday that it was examining the possibility of sending some inmates to serve their sentences in prisons abroad, anticipating heavy pressure on its own prisons in the coming years. Sweden has struggled in recent years to rein in shootings and bombings linked to score-settling between rival criminal gangs. Perpetrators are often…
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Ekiti State Government, has expressed concern over the emergence of two family heads popularly called “Elerebi” within the Attah Esubiyi royal dynasty of Ayede-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of the State. The Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, said this on Wednesday, at her office in Ado-Ekiti, while intervening in a chieftaincy dispute brewing in the…
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The United Nations Wednesday welcomed an exemption for its emergency AIDS relief programme from the United States' foreign aid funding freeze, saying it would "restore hope" to millions living with HIV. On returning to office last week, US President Donald Trump signed an order temporarily suspending foreign aid programmes for 90 days pending reviews of…
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Germany's parliament narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday urging tough restrictions on immigration that was especially controversial because it was backed by the far-right AfD. The motion was brought, ahead of the February 23 elections, by the conservative opposition CDU-CSU and backed by, among others, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. That broke a long-standing taboo…
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The Federal Government has said that it will impose vehicular restriction on the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State, from Februray 2, to facilitate essential repairs. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Wednesday in Lagos. She said that the restrictions were necessary to ensure…
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Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was at risk on Wednesday of losing the little tacit opposition support he relies on in parliament after suggesting that immigrants were "flooding" France. Bayrou sparked an angry outcry from the leftist opposition, as well as rebukes from centrist allies, when he said Monday that immigration was "a positive" so long…
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President General, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed support for the establishment of an Independent Shariah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti and Oyo States. The sultan also expressed concern about what he said is the high spate of intolerance and disregard for the rights of…
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says that Nigeria has commenced the deployment of advanced technology to enhance its global competitiveness in maritime trade. The minister made this remark on Wednesday during the inauguration of the new executive committee of the Nigerian Institution of Facilities Engineering and Management (NIFEngM) in Port…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expelled former governor of the state and immediate past Minister for Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over anti party activities. The party expelled Aregbesola in a letter signed by the APC chairman and secretary in Osun, Tajudeen Lawal, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, respectively on Wednesday. "We…