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Uyo – A 40-year-old man, Joshua Kalu Chukwu, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo over rape of a 12-year-old girl. Presided over by Justice Okon Okon, the court found the accused guilty of sexually exploiting the girl, punishable under the Child Rights Law of Akwa Ibom State. Chukwu who was sentenced without option of fine, was reported to have bought oranges worth N130 from Goodness, but refused to pay the minor, and instead requested she accompany him to his house at 10 Etuk Street, Uyo to get the money. “As innocent…

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President Muhammadu Buhari, says in order to reduce the impact of inflation on Nigerians, his administration through the 2020 Finance Bill, is proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners, from the Personal Income Tax. The President said coupled with other items in the proposed Bill, and various economic policies of the Federal Government, these incentives would ensure the resilience of the Nigerian economy to external shocks. The President said this, in his speech delivered virtually by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, at the opening session of the 26th Nigerian Economic Summit Group Conference themed: “Building Partnerships for Resilience”.…

The Special Adviser, Office of Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale, has stated that the T.H.E.M.E.S agenda of the Lagos State government is the driving force for the development activities of the Sanwo-Olu led administration. Princess Adebowale, who stated this while welcoming members of a group of Civil Society Organisations on a courtesy visit to her office in Ikeja, added that it is imperative to bring the development pillars outlined in the Agenda to the public domain, through the robust engagement of the people, particularly the Civil Society Groups and the grassroots. This, according to her, will ensure that the citizenry fully understand…

 Dr Godwin Oyiwona, Benue Supervisory Commssioner for Health, says cases of Yellow Fever disease have been reported in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Oyiwona disclosed this at the flag-off of vaccination against yellow fever on Monday in Makurdi. He said the disease which had killed about 20 people so far in Ogbadibo, has now spread to Okpokwu and Ado local government areas of the state. He noted that the rapid spread of the disease in the state required immediate remedial measures to control it. He said, “The flag-off is to cover 20 local government areas of the…

Every living organism needs food, not just any food, but quality food. Food is any substance (liquid, solid or semi-solid) which is consumed to provide the body with nutrients. When we hear nutrients, we should think of them as substances found in food which give the body energy, body structure and regulate body processes.  Currently, there are more than 50 known nutrients and many other chemicals that are thought to influence human function and health. These nutrients have been grouped into six classes, with each playing a special role in human nutrition. One such special macronutrient is protein. Generally, proteins…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, has given his major reason Nigeria slided into another recession. Atiku said this administration of President Muhammadu Buhari must swallow its pride, and accept its limitations. According to him, the present administration failed to heed to his advice and that of other well meaning citizens. Atiku said he received the confirmation of another recession, the second time in five years, with a heavy heart. “Because this could have been avoided had this administration taken heed to patriotic counsel given by myself and…

The kidnapped Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Philip Shekwo, has been found dead. It was reported that his corpse was dumped around his home in Lafia. The chairman of Karu local government, Samuel Akala, also confirmed the death on his Facebook page. Governor Abdullahi Sule; the speaker of the state house of Assembly, Senator Tanko Al-Makura; the state commissioner of police, Abdullahi-Balarabe Ibrahim and party faithful are now at the home of the slain party chairman. Newsjau had reported Shekwo’s kidnap in the late hours of Saturday. The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Dele Longe, confirmed his…

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked four of his technical assistants for dereliction of duty. The sack is contained in a statement signed by Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and made available to the Newsjaunts on Saturday. The affected officers, according to the statement, include Cletus Ogbonna, John Osi, Tochukwu Ali and Olachi Arua. “All affected officers are directed to handover all government property in their possession to the SSG before the close of work on Monday, Nov. 23. “The officers are to comply strictly with this directive,” the statement said. DAILY POST reports…

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management has admitted 159 employees of the Lagos State Government in the Administration and Human Resource Cadre into Full and Associate Membership, through Executive and HR Practitioners’ routes. The 159 newly inducted members of CIPM, comprising of 88 inducted full members and 71 HR practitioners, are Admin and Human Resource personnel in different Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Lagos State Public Service, whose induction fees were paid by the State Government. Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, speaking at the induction ceremony held at Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, stated that the event…