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Nigeria’s seventh general elections in this Fourth Republic has come and gone but the ripples will take a while to settle. I was an Independent National Electoral Commission accredited observer in the election under the platform of Nigerian Women Trust Fund. As the saying goes, “one eye witness is of more weight than ten hearsays.” In order to refresh our collective memory, there is a need to recount the key statistics on the elections. The polls were held over… Read the full article here

Candidates who lost Saturday’s governorship election and their supporters on Tuesday protested the outcome of the poll and vowed to challenge the results in court. There were protests by the Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Ogun and Nasarawa states just as the All Progressives Congress in Kano State gave the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to declare the governorship election in the state inconclusive. In the results of the governorship… Read the full article here

    An investment firm, Norrenberger group, has taken over a controlling equity stake of 60 per cent in The Infrastructure Bank. The process of acquiring the majority stake in TIB started in 2019. In a statement made available to journalists, the Chairman, Norrenberger Group, Ibrahim Aliyu, stated that the Central Bank of Nigeria approved the acquisition of 60 per cent controlling stake in the bank on Friday March… Read the full article here

The Okoroafor Chinaza Ogechi Foundation on Tuesday urged women and girls to embrace menstrual hygiene. The foundation said this during its sensitisation outreach at the Internally Displaced People camp in Durumi, Abuja, with the theme ‘Education on menstrual hygiene and importance of educating the girl-child.’ The sensitisation outreach which was done in collaboration with the Beauty of Africa International Pageant and Spec Kitchen emphasised the importance of… Read the full article here

Following an impressive 2022/23 season, Udinese has rewarded Super Eagles striker Isaac Success with a new one-year contract, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Success joined the Italian club in 2021 and after a slow start, he has been a regular for Andrea Sottil’s side this season. With just a year left on his initial contract, the Little Zebras, as they are fondly called, have decided to hand the Nigerian striker a one-year extension at the Italian Serie A club that… Read the full article here

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially presented a Certificate of Yoruba Territory to Quilombola territory in Brazil, making the city the first outside Africa to receive the title. The highly revered Yoruba king also on Tuesday addressed Brazil’s Federal House of Assembly where he officially inaugurated the first-ever National Orisa Day in the South American country. A statement from Ooni’s Media Aide, Moses Olafare, said Ogunwusi… Read the full article here

The African-German Network of Excellence in Science has elected the Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo, Prof. Clement Adebooye, as the president of the group. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Ademola Adesoji, obtained in Osogbo said the Board at its annual meeting elected Adebooye its new president, giving him mandate to lead the network from year 2023 to 2025, the tenure renewable for another 2 years. At the meeting, the… Read the full article here

Human lives have been inadvertently synchronised to several gadgets such that several smart devices can be seen on a person every minute. Gadgets like smartphones, smart watches, computers, earpieces, and air pods, among others, have become daily tools for almost every child and adult. Undoubtedly, gadget dependence leads to addiction. A survey carried out on adult and teenage gadget users in the United States of America reports that an average smartphone user checks… Read the full article here

The Executive Director of Morainbow Down Syndrome Foundation and President of Save Down Syndrome Inc., Adetola Makinde, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on the challenges and benefits of raising children with Down Syndrome March 21 is marked as World Down Syndrome Day. What is the significance of the day? The day is filled with joyful celebrations of people with Down syndrome. This year, we are raising awareness and campaigning for the right to legal capacity, supported… Read the full article here

Salma Paralluelo’s fine individual goal was the difference as Barcelona secured a 1-0 win over Roma in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarter-final.Almost 40,000 supporters were in place at Stadio Olimpico to see Paralluelo score the game’s only goal 11 minutes before half-time with a lovely low curling shot from the edge of the box. It was the teenager’s first goal in the competition.Barcelona have won all of their 22 Liga F games this season, so it was no surprise that… Read the full article here