Day: August 16, 2022

Face terrorists taking over your State, activist Aisha lambasts Gov el-Rufai for mocking ‘OBIdients’

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By Mandy Park Activist and human rights commentator, Aisha Yesufu, has carpeted Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for mocking the proposed two-million-man march planned by Peter Obi’s supporters in his State. El-Rufai via his verified Twitter handle had mocked OBIdients, a coinage for the massive supporters of Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, over their plan to canvass support for Obi in Kaduna State. The governor tweeted: “In Kaduna? Not Kaduna Twitter?” the governor who is completing his second term asked. “I hope you get Two Hundred persons…

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CAPPA in solidarity with youths’ appeal for tobacco firms to pay for new generation of addiction

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By Omocho Kalu The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed solidarity with youth call to make big tobacco pay. Also it has drawn support for the youths worldwide in condemning the tobacco industry’s creation of a new generation of addiction.The group is in addition, joining other environmental groups and stakeholders to call forgovernments to make the tobacco companies pay for past, present and future harms. CAPPA Director of Programmes, Philip Jakpor, in a statement made available to Nigernewsmark noted that the negative, devastating effects of the tobacco…

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Man rapes friend’s neighbour in Ibadan

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An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday remanded a 20-year old man, Musa Salimon, at the Agodi Correctional facility for allegedly raping his friend’s neighbour. The police charged Musa of an undisclosed address on one-count of rape. The Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Enilolobo, who did not take the plea of the suspect due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered his remand at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan. Enilolobo said that the remand is pending the outcome of the case file at the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). She,…

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