There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, as no fewer than four children, among the 76 defendants, billed for arraignment over their involvement in the August #EndBadGovernance protest held across the country, collapsed during their trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
The Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation, on Friday, commended its Sokoto team for engaging over 100 women survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) on psycho-social engagement and self-esteem recovery activities. The Executive Director of the foundation, Rev. Chukwudiebube Nwachukwu, told newsmen in Enugu that the foundation hadContinue Reading
(FILE – People run away from tear gas during a protest on the street in Kano, Nigeria, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sani Maikatanga, File) BY DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating inContinue Reading
(NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye Speaking on the Agency’s constant efforts to safeguard public health) By Biola Lawal Sokoto (FLOWERBUDNEWS) NAFDAC in Sokoto has confiscated expired and unwholesome products worth over N15 million naira during enforcement operations to rid Sokoto state of expired and unwholesome products. NAFDACContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has called for swift release of 67 minors and other protesters detained by security agencies during the #EndBadGovernance protests in August. AAN made the call in a statement signed by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, on Saturday in Abuja. Mamedu said AAN condemned theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The governor of Washington state in the north-western United States has activated some members of the National Guard to be on stand-by in case of election-related unrest. “This is a purely precautionary measure,” a statement from Governor Jay Inslee’s office said on Friday. A ballot drop box forContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has strongly condemned the long detention of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests by the police authorities. Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Saturday by Arogbonlo Israel, her Chief Press Secretary, described the police action as “inhumane and unjust”.Continue Reading
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has awarded a three-year license to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to operate freight services on the Lagos-Ibadan standard-gauge railway line, effective until October 2027. This authorization is a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s rail sector, as CCECC becomes the first company toContinue Reading
(NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians about the circulation of an unregistered condom brand known as Foula Condoms. The agency on Thursday said officials from the Post-Marketing Surveillance directorate discovered Foula condomsContinue Reading
