Court jails man 18 months for stealing N3m tricycle
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday, sentenced a 38- year-old man, Babalola Abideen, for conspiring with another person to steal a tricycle worth N3 million. She also directed the convict to pay a restitution of N2 million to the complainant. Fadairo said that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Abideen […]
Court remands man over alleged trafficking of 138.6kg cannabis
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered a suspected drug dealer, Oluwatobi Salako to be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 138.6kg of Cannabis Sativa, a Narcotic substance. Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered Salako to be remanded in Agodi custodian facility after he pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful […]
Tinubu sends peace emissary to Plateau
In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu last Thursday dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone, spent two days in the state. She met Christian clerics and Fulani Miyetti Allah community leaders. […]
Tinubu lauds Super Eagles, urges the team to prepare African Nations Cup
President Bola Tinubu has lauded the Super Eagles for putting up their best efforts towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, despite their loss in the playoffs on Sunday. He charged the team to put behind them the loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo and prepare for the African Cup of Nations, which will […]
Lead City University Honours Falola at 73 with a Conference
By Samson O. Ijaola To celebrate a scholar is not simply the recognition of the tick of a clock; it is the occasion for introspection on the institutional, intellectual, and cultural histories that that individual represents, as well as those that have shaped them over the years. That Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, is marking […]
COP 11: Protect Climate, Health Treaty Talks, Global Experts Tell Nigeria, Others
A coalition of global public health and climate justice experts has urged governments across the world to take stronger measures against corporate interference as countries hold critical negotiations on climate action and tobacco control. The appeal, made by Corporate Accountability, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals […]
NHED, CAPPA Back NAFDAC’s Sachet Alcohol Ban, Say Public Health Trumps Profits
The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over its decision to enforce the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET bottles, and glass bottles of 200ml […]
ASUU, Education, and Nigerian Politicians
By Toyin Falola The parable of the stick and carrot exemplifies an approach that combines a reward system with punitive measures to encourage productivity and discipline. Sadly, in Nigeria’s educational system, only one leg of that approach is recognized. Punishment. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been accused of exaggerating the […]
World Diabetes Day: CAPPA Backs Call for State of Emergency on Diabetes Care, Urges Targeted Health Financing
By Esi-ife Arogundade As the world marks World Diabetes Day today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has backed the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) in urging the federal government to declare a national emergency on diabetes care and upwardly revise the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax, amongst other life-saving healthy food policies. In a […]
Ethiopia to host 2027 UN Climate Summit
Ethiopia is to host the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32) in 2027, according to Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS. FMC said that the decision was announced during the 30th Climate Conference (COP30) taking place in Belem, Brazil. Ethiopia is implementing national environmental programmes, including the “Green Legacy” initiative, aimed […]
