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The Founder, Jose Foundation UK, Dr. Martins Abhulimhen has concluded plans to honour first ladies across the country as well as non-governmental organisations who have made significant contributions in the fight against gender-based violence in Nigeria. The event scheduled to hold at Transcorp Hilton hotel Abuja on Saturday, July 30, 2022 has as the theme, "Role of Media and Civil Society Organizations: Challenges and Prospects". The organisers expressed dissatisfaction that Nigeria is failing its women and girls in so many ways, stating that the latest spate of violence across the country has underscored the critical need for government to act…

The national power grid has collapsed again on Wednesday. The Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirmed that the grid collapse occurred at about 11:27 am. “Dear customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid at precisely 11:27 am today, Wednesday, July 20. We are in talks with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline. “We will keep you updated on the situation,” the Disco said via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The collapse of the national power grid made it the sixth time this year,…

One of the fake bishops apparently hired by Bola Tinubu’s campaign for the public presentation of Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has narrated how he was paid for the appearance. The imposter, who identified himself to Peoples Gazette as Joseph Odaudu, said Mr Tinubu’s hirelings broke a mutual agreement to be paid N100,000 for the shady job. “They came to meet us at the car park behind Eagle Square and they promised to give me N100,000. They bought food for us and took us to another place where they gave us…

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, that effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for fairness and justice. The Vice President of CAN (19 Northern States and Abuja) and its chairman in Kaduna State, Rev.…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi on Tuesday paid a visit to Pastor David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel at the Canaan Land in Ota, Ogun State. One of the church’s pastors known as Leke Beecroft shared the photo of him and Bishop Oyedepo on his official Facebook page on Wednesday. Peter Obi’s visit to the renowned cleric may not be unconnected to his presidential bid in the 2023 general elections as the details of the visit are yet to be…

Author, Chimamanda Adichie, has extolled the virtues of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on his 61st birthday. In a lengthy post on her verified Facebook page on Tuesday, Adichie recounted Obi's relationship with her late parents and family. She went on to talk about how she couldn't wait to be able to call Obi her president. Adichie said, "Happy Birthday to Peter Obi, my dearest Big Bro: "I will never forget your kindness to my beloved parents. Thank you for the respect you showed them, for your many visits to Abba, where you gave to Daddy…

Dana Air says its Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number: 5N DNA made an emergency landing on approaching Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airpost in Abuja after one of its engines developed a fault. The airline stated this in a statement posted on its Twitter handle, @DanaAir on Tuesday. According to the statement, the incident happened at about 2:52 pm on Tuesday with 100 passengers on board safely disembarked. “Our Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number (5N DNA) embarked on an emergency landing today, July 19, 2022, due to an indication on one of its engines. “The pilot in command briefed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. The President gave the directive Tuesday after receiving briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) involved in the ongoing efforts to end the face-off with the university unions. Buhari had summoned them to get more information on why the strike had persisted for too long. ASUU had commenced one month warning strike on February 14, and other unions also joined them over the alleged inability…