Beyond SARS and epistemic disobedience (2)

Beyond SARS and epistemic disobedience (2)

By Segun Ige It is altogether surprising and disheartening that the looting and shooting of hotly contested stratification of #EndSARS would have ‘troublesomely’ featured in The New York Times. The language power and portrayal of the Lekki Toll Gate butchery and debauchery begins to splash out ripples to my reticent mind. On October 22, 2020, […]
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#EndSARS: Ugwuanyi set up panel of inquiry

#EndSARS: Ugwuanyi set up panel of inquiry

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has constituted a nine-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and/or other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests.

Gunmen abduct traditional leader’s wife in Kano — Emirate council

Gunmen abduct traditional leader’s wife in Kano — Emirate council

By Bashir Bello Unknown gunmen have abducted Aishatu Aliyu, wife of Village Head of Tsara in Rogo local government area and under Karaye Emirate council of Kano State. The Council’s Information Officer, Haruna Gunduwawa in a statement on Tuesday confirmed the incident. Gunduwawa said according to the report presented to the Emir of Karaye Alhaji […]

Warehouse Looting: Reps call for caution in drug purchase, consumption

Warehouse Looting: Reps call for caution in drug purchase, consumption

The House of Representatives has warned Nigerians to exercise caution in drug purchases, as medicines purchased and consumed at the moment, maybe either fake or expired ones, looted by hoodlums from the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) warehouse in Kaduna state.

2021 Budget: National blood transfusion services require N1.7bn lifeline — DG

2021 Budget: National blood transfusion services require N1.7bn lifeline — DG

…As Reps Query Health Ministry Over Neglect of Oral Health Agency By Tordue Salem, Abuja National Blood Transfusion Services, Dr Omale Amedu, told the House of Representatives yesterday, that his agency requires the sum of N1.7 billion to stay afloat. Dr Amedu made his request on Tuesday, at a 2021 budget session before the House […]

Amotekun: Makinde approves recruitment of 1,500 personnel

Amotekun: Makinde approves recruitment of 1,500 personnel

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, says he has signed a document for the immediate recruitment of 1,500 personnel to kick start the Southwest Security Network, codenamed, Amotekun, in Oyo state. Makinde made the disclosure on Tuesday, in Ibadan, during the post-protest meeting held with representatives of Youths, Artisans, commercial motorcycle operators and Taxi drivers. […]

FG assures of improvement in oncology practice

FG assures of improvement in oncology practice

Sen. Adeleke Mamora, the Minister of State for Health, says the Federal Government is committed to collaborating with all stakeholders to ensure significant improvement in the country’s oncology practice. Mamora made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the 2020 International Cancer Week (ICW) with the theme: ”Cancer in Nigeria in the COVID-19 era and […]

Why engagement with youths has to be transparent, honest – Osinbajo

Why engagement with youths has to be transparent, honest – Osinbajo

…Young federal parliamentarians commend VP’s interaction with youths in wake of protests Engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent and honest in order to build a progressive society and nation, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. This, according to him, was why the implementation of the Buhari administration’s Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) […]

Fake news: Nigeria sitting on keg of gun powder, Lai Mohammed warns

Fake news: Nigeria sitting on keg of gun powder, Lai Mohammed warns

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday sought the partnership of the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to track news streams for fake news, warning that Nigeria may “be sitting on a keg of gun powder”, if not addressed through legislation.