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Tinubu Appoints Mandate Secretary For New FCTA Women Affairs Secretariat  President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi as the Mandate Secretary for the newly created Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). With over 35 years of experience as a communications consultant, social entrepreneur, international mentor, and environmentalist, Mrs. Benjamins-Laniyi brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role. A statement by the Director Press, Office of the Minister of FCT, Mr. Segun Ogunleye says she will play a pivotal role in the FCTA's commitment to promoting the well-being and empowerment of women and children in the Federal Capital Territory. It explains that Mrs. Benjamins-Laniyi's appointment further strengthens the formidable administrative team led by the FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike and Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud.

UEFA Stops Belgium vs Sweden Match Following Brussels killing The game between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time for security reasons after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels. The assailant is still at large after he killed his victims in Brussels before the Euro 2024 qualifier between the two teams. Belgian police instructed Sweden fans to stay inside the King Baudouin Stadium for their own safety after the game was stopped. Reacting to the development, Europe’s football governing body, UEFA it decided to end the match after due consultations with the two teams. “Following a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels this evening, it has been decided, after consultation with the two teams and the local police authorities, that the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden is abandoned. Further communication will be made in due course.” It is not yet known whether the victims were in Brussels to watch the Euro 2024 qualifier.. The game was 1-1 when i...

NCDC Launches Research On Mpox Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and other development partners have launched the Nigeria Mpox Collaboration Research. The multi-disciplinary research collaboration is among the NCDC, the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Niger Delta University, University of Oxford, UK Health Security Agency among others. Mpox formerly known as Monkey pox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some animals. The disease has been in Nigeria for over 50 years with the first case recorded in 1971. In 2017, the disease remerged with 122 confirmed cases which rose to 762 confirmed cases and over 2000 suspected cases in 2022. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said mpox posed significant health threat to Nigeria and stakeholders most work together to eradicate it. Dr Adetifa represented by a Director in the Agency, John Oladejo explained that the aim o...

 31 persons caught dumping waste at unauthorised locations, between the hours of 4am - 5am this morning, have been arrested and arraigned before the Environmental Court, Oshodi.  Details later… More photos below. 

Residents shocked as python is killed in Lagos estate Some residents of Dolphin Estate, Lagos State, have been left in shock after a python was found and killed in the area. An X user, #Realolaudah, shared the story on Monday and stated that residents have been left confused and afraid following the discovery. The post read, “Since last night, when a python was killed in Dolphin Estate, there are so many questions begging for answers, anxieties, uneasiness, and fear amongst some residents. A snake this big! “We decided to dig further to get a narrative that made sense as to why it happened. “The property is occupied by a known young man. He is not around, but his driver is around, and he sleeps in the BQ. “The next house to this particular house keeps pet dogs. The dogs are many as they reproduce. The owners of the dogs have noticed over time that whenever the dogs gave birth, some of the puppies just went missing without any trace. Out of 8 puppies, they would see four puppies. “Behin...

Orji Kalu, 4 other senators ‘penciled down for removal’ Senator Elisha Abbo has alleged that his sack was due to power play, adding that five other senators have been penciled for removal over their non-support of Godswill Akpabio’s senate presidency bid. He said this at his residence in Abuja on Monday, hours after the Court of Appeal nullified his election into the Senate. During the press conference, Abbo, who represented Adamawa North and has been dubbed Sex Toy Senator as a result of an incident in an Abuja sex toy shop, listed Orji Uzor Kalu as one of the five senators set to be butted out of the red chambers for not supporting Akpabio’s bid. “At my level, I can’t afford to be flippant and I don’t speculate. At my level, I cannot speculate. What I am telling you is authentic,” he said. “A very highly placed Nigerian citizen told me that five of us were slated for removal. I would be going and Orji Uzor Kalu would follow me and we would all go. That is a fact.” While describing th...

N-Power: FG announces date for payment of nine months backlog allowance The federal government said it would commence payment of the 9-month backlog to N-Power beneficiaries in November. This was disclosed by the national programme manager of N-Power, Akindele Egbuwalo. Egbuwalo, while stating that funds have been recovered from the existing payment service providers, noted that the payment would be done in installments. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, October 16, by the national communication manager of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Jamaluddeen Kabir. Egbuwalo revealed this during a meeting with some N-Power beneficiaries in Abuja. He also noted that the N-Power programme has been renamed Renewed Hope Job Creation Programme (RHJCP). The statement read: “As a result of the temporary suspension of the programme for thorough restructuring and forensic audit, funds have been recovered from the existing payment service providers and p...