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 Nigeria ranks 10th in Africa’s most unsafe countries for women Nigeria has been ranked 10th  in the list of Africa’s most unsafe countries for women, according to global Women Peace and Security Index 2023. In the list, the Central African Republic ranks number one while DR Congo and South Sudan rank second and third respectively. However, the smallest country in Africa, Seychelles ranks number one in Africa’s safest countries for women followed by Cape Verde and South Africa. The 2023 edition of the global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index) scores and ranks 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security. No country performs perfectly on the WPS Index and the results reveal wide disparities across countries, regions, and indicators. The WPS Index offers a tool for identifying where resources and accountability are needed most to advance women’s status – which benefits us all. The WPS Index is published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Securi

 ‘You’re a disgrace to America’ – Putin’s ally, Medvedev attacks US President Biden Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Friday described the United States President, Joe Biden, as a “mad” disgrace to the US. Medvedev said Biden had no right to compare himself to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Biden opened his State of the Union address on Thursday with a reference to a 1941 speech to Congress in which Roosevelt said the union faced an unprecedented turning point in history. Biden also accused Republican rival, Donald Trump of kowtowing to Russia, two weeks after calling Putin a “crazy SOB”. However, Putin’s ally wrote on X: “Even though Roosevelt was an infirm man in a wheelchair, he raised America from the Depression; Biden, on the other hand, is a mad, mentally disabled individual who set his mind on dragging humanity to hell. “Roosevelt together with allies including the U.S.S.R., was fighting for peace; yet, Biden is actively and persistently trying to start WW

 Nkechi Blessing calls for safety measures on Third Mainland Bridge Nollywood star Nkechi Blessing has urged the Lagos State government to implement safety measures on the recently renovated Third Mainland Bridge to prevent accidents and fatalities. Her appeal comes in the wake of the tragic death of Akintoye Benson, an aide to the chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), MC Oluomo, who reportedly lost his life in a car crash on the bridge on Thursday, March 7, 2024. In a video on social media, Blessing expressed concern over the lack of safety provisions on the bridge, which is currently undergoing reconstruction by the Federal Ministry of Works. While acknowledging the improvements made to the bridge, she shared the risks posed by excessive speeding, citing recent accidents as evidence. “Dear Lagos Government, we appreciate the fact and the need for reconstructing the Third Mainland Bridge. “If I hadn’t driven on that bridge and I had thi

 Ooni Backs Call To Return To Parliamentary System Of Govt   The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has expressed his support for the push by 60 members of the House of Representatives seeking the return of Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government. He made his position known while addressing a delegation of lawmakers led by the House Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda and Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki who visited him in Abuja weekend. The lawmakers visited the monarch to solicit his counsel, blessings and support for the three proposed bills which seek to restructure elections at local, state and federal levels. The bills are: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (HB.1115); Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (HB.1116) and; Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (HB.1117). Oba Ogunwusi commended the lawmakers saying that there was the need to create health

 Today was the funeral service and internment ceremony of my dear friend, Herbert, his wife, Doreen, and their son, Chizi.  We gathered to pay our respects, sharing heartfelt eulogies and offering support and solace to the family during this difficult time.  Though the pain of loss remains, the memories we hold dear of Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and their son will always keep their spirit alive in our hearts. Rest in peace, my brother and friend.- Gov. Sanwo-Olu.  More  photos below. 

 Kentucky man flees while the jury was deliberating his attempted murder case.  If he would have stuck around he would have heard it was actually a hung jury. Now he's a wanted man. Again.  Vernon Jackson was being held in home incarceration via an ankle monitor. He was in the process of court proceedings for the charges of attempted murder in a Louisville courtroom. After the trial concluded and the jury was deliberating a verdict in the case, Jackson decided he wasn't going to wait around to hear his fate. Jackson cut off his ankle monitor and fled before the jury returned with a verdict. Ironically the jury could not reach a consensus and the trial ended in a hung jury. However due to Jackson's rash decision to run, he has had a new arrest warrant issued and an additional $250,000 added to his bond. Police recovered the ankle monitor but Jackson was nowhere to be found. If you see Vernon Jackson or have any information on his whereabouts please call Louisville Metro PD a

 NIGERIAN ARMY TROOPS RAID TERRORISTS' CAMP IN SAMBISA, NEUTRALISE TERRORISTS, RECOVER WEAPONS Nigerian Army troops deployed to the North East as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations on Friday, March 8, 2024, conducted a successful raid operation on a terrorists' camp in the Arra area of Zambisa Forest. During the operation, the troops gallantly neutralized 3 terrorists, including a suicide bomber and destroyed their enclave in the area. After a thorough search, troops recovered 2 AK-47 Rifles and a suicide vest. In another operation, troops conducted a clearance operation in the Buluwa Area of Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, where they uncovered and destroyed another terrorists' camp. In the encounter troops killed one terrorist and recovered one AK-47 Rifle, 14 rounds of 7.62mm (Special), a bicycle, foodstuff, a grinding machine, and other sundry items. The Nigerian Army remains committed to the eradication of terrorism and insurgency in the regi

 EFCC Grills 10 Suspected Oil Thieves in Uyo   The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has commenced investigation of ten suspected illegal dealers in petroleum products, who were arrested onboard a ship loaded with 100 metric tonnes of petroleum product without an appropriate licence. The ten suspects were arrested on board MT Queen Hansal Ship and handed over to the Command by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, along with 100 metric tons of petroleum products. While handing over the arrested suspects and exhibits to the EFCC, the Naval handing over Captain Uche Aneke said the Navy will continue to perform its duty and ensure that the Akwa Ibom State and its environment remained unfavourable for oil thieves.  'The vessel MT Queen Hansal was involved in suspicious activities along Exxol Mobil oil field at position Lat 04'12' 956 N, Long 007'40' 186 'E' by switching off its Automatic Identifica

 PHOTOS: Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Senator Douye Diri, Pastor Eno Umo, former Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, alongside other distinguished guest, are in attendance at the funeral service of the late Dr. Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe CFR, former CEO of Access Bank, his wife Chizoba and son, Chizi.  The service is ongoing at R.C.C.G Lion of Judah Parish, Isiokpo, Ikwerre LGA of Rivers State. More photos below. 

 Bandits Abduct Tsangaya Students In Sokoto Bandits have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state. Our reporter gathered that the students were abducted from their school around 1:am on Saturday. The propiretor of the school, Liman Abubakar, told our reporter that 15 students were unaccounted so far but “we are still counting.” According to Abubakar, the bandits invaded the town around 1am, shot one person and abducted a woman. Bandits break into Kaduna mosque, gun down worshippers Bandits abduct 287 students, principal from Kaduna school “As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them. “We have so far counted 15 who are missing and we are still searching for more,” he said Abubakar added that this was not the first time the village was attacked by bandits. The member, representing Gada-East Constituency at the state House of Assembly,

 Nigerians Are Among The Hardest Working People In The World – British Man  In his words: “Nigerians are among the hardest working people I’ve ever met in my life and I have travelled extensively. I’ve lived in ten different countries and I’ve been to nearly 50 countries and I’ve never come across a nation of people who are willing to graft and hustle to make ends meet as much as the people of Nigeria. “Unfortunately, Nigerians are subjected to ridiculous stereotypes based upon the fact that there are some unscrupulous people but they are everywhere. There isn’t a country in the world that does not have unscrupulous people. “Nigerians are industrious and always looking to innovate; they’d do whatever they need to do to make their lives better. That’s why we have Nigerians in all parts of the world.”

   PANIC IN EKITI AS HUMAN’S DEAD BODY FOUND IN UREJE RIVER Panic on Saturday gripped the residents of Ureje, a suburb of Ado Ekiti metropolis, as residents woke up to see a lifeless body of a human being inside Ureje River. Ureje River is located along Federal polytechnic and Afe Babalola University area of Ado Ekiti capital city and where the Ureje River has its bridge and main valley. A witness, who has his company around the area, said the Friday evening’s torrential downpour that raised Ureje River’s water level watched the corpse down to the area He said they have reported the incident at the Police Station at Odo Ado Area, while efforts were being intensified to contact the state government on the matter. As at the time of filing this report, the dead body was still floating inside the water. Also, the gender of the victim could not be ascertained.

 Portable is more relevant than Wizkid” Dammy Krane sparks online debate with his bold statement Nigerian singer and performer, Oyindamola Emmanuel better known by his stage name, Dammy Krane has revealed how fast-rising singer, Portable is more relevant than music star, Wizkid. Taking to the micro-blogging platform Twitter now known as X, he stated that Portable is more relevant than fans favorite, Wizkid but the topic is for another day His statement didn’t sit right well with many who slammed him and reacting to it, he reiterated that Portable is more relevant than Wizkid. He noted how God used British rapper, Skepta to make the controversial singer, Portable more relevant.

 Why I Stopped Running After Politicians – Nollywood Actor, Yemi Solade Veteran Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has asserted that running after Nigerian politicians because of some benefits is not worth it. the movie star made this known during an interview with Gboha TV The Actor  said he used to be among movie practitioners running after politicians but changed his mind due to their deceitful lifestyle. The thespian stressed that all politicians have their profession before their political journey, which is merely a game. Yemi Solade added that most politicians also go after female Nollywood stars for romantic relationships. He said, “You can never see me campaigning or supporting any politician. They are not worth it. I used to do it in the past until I applied wisdom and advised myself. Politicians have their own jobs; some are doctors, lawyers, surveyors, accountants, economists, and architects. Politics is just a game. I will not be running around for one politician, I can never, t

 “ When I lost my last match , Nigerians were the highest people that trolled me and make mockery of me “ Joshua Anthony  “ learn to show love to those losing not only those winning ,  those at the bottom need love , care and support more than those at the top , When someone is falling , hold them , don’t wait to make a mockery of them .  They are my people and I love them still “ Anthony Joshua  But this is true , you saw what they did to Iwobi last time ? Bullied him till he deleted all his pictures from Instagram .  If Joshua lose he could have been from UK , they could have trolled him all round  Let’s learn to really show love to those at the bottom , they need it . — Zamani

 “Port Harcourt Has The Lousiest Men On Planet Earth” — Actress Sarah Martins Recounts How She Slapped A Married Man Who Asked Her For ‘H∞k Up’ She wrote: ‘’So today, I slapped a married man! Dear women, is high you start to tam your husbands because….. Imagine a married man that wore his wedding band, walking up to me today and boldly asking for my phone number for us to h∞k up and have fun not minding if I’m married or not. Normally I would have ignored him and entered my car but the moment I heard “let’s h∞k up and have fun” the right answer was the resounding slap he received from me on a hot afternoon!”

 School mass abduction: Kaduna hires private negotiator to free 287 pupils Negotiations for the release of no fewer than 287 abducted pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have begun. A highly placed source in the Kaduna State Government House, who is close to the negotiations but pleaded not to be identified because of security reasons, confided in Saturday PUNCH that the state government had reached out to the bandits through a private negotiator (names withheld) for the release of the pupils and their teachers. The private negotiator is a highly influential negotiator who has been involved in negotiating several abductions with bandits in the past. Bandits had stormed the LEA Primary School, Kuriga, around 8.30am on Thursday shortly after the assembly gathering and abducted the pupils and some staff members of the schools. It was learnt that the secondary school was relocated to t

 I will be satisfied with 35 children – Benue man who married three women on same day Twenty-six-year-old Benue man, Tersugh Aondona, who married three women on January 31, 2024, tells ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE the number of children he plans to have and how his father motivated him to have many wives   What motivated you to marry three wives on the same day? I am Tersugh Aondona, a 26-year-old farmer from Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. My main focus is rice, yam, and cassava cultivation. I am the man who married three wives on January 31, 2024. It has always been in my plan to have multiple wives, stemming from my desire for many children and the need for help on my expansive farm. Before marrying them, I explained to each of the women that I needed their assistance on my farm, which is too large for me to manage alone. What made you decide to marry three wives on the same day? I chose to marry them on the same day because I noticed that it was challenging to marry an