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NCPWD pledges support for Deaf Girls
In commemorating the International Deaf Awareness Month, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), has assured its commitment to support the activities of Deaf women and girls in Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary NCPWD, James David Lalu, who gave this assurance in Abuja on Thursday, while receiving a delegation of organizer from the Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria (MBDGN), promised to work with other partners and the deaf women community to ensure inclusion that will harness their talents for meaningful development of the country.
The visit was in preparation of the second edition of the Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria Pageant, slated for Saturday, 17 September in Abuja.
Lalu noted that there are a lot of beautiful girls in the deaf community who can do everything and should be encouraged to add meaningful contributions to the society.
While encouraging the organizer, Lalu said Programs like this will continue to be supported by the Commission as they make life of persons with disabilities tremendously great.
On her part, the MBDGN organizer, Janet Fasakin noted that the initiative is an avenue to echo the issues bedeviling deaf women and girls thereby promoting the deaf rights in Nigeria.
Fasakin who explained that the purpose of the Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria is to promote, advocate and create awareness for deaf rights and dignity through highlight pressing issues and the plight of the deaf community in Nigeria, added that disability does not mean inability.
Also, the Program Officer Deaf Resource Centre, Victoria Adewola said that Deaf Women and Girls if not given the needed visibility the SDGs milestone of 2030 will never be achieved.
She disclosed that Deaf Women and girls continue to face barriers in health, education and employment. Gender-based violence among Deaf women and girls are on the increase and most of these cases go unreported, leaving Deaf victims uncompensated and victimized.
Adewole further seek for collaboration and partnership with the general public to create opportunities that will empower them and give them a stronger voice.
2023: SDP only political party in Nigeria with Idealogy, viable structure- Falae
..As party commissions new National Secretariat in Abuja
…2022 Electoral Act has made rigging impossible- Yakassai
…I’ll end poverty, insecurity in 4 years if elected as President-SDP Presidential Candidate, Adebayo
By Ogaga Ariemu
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and ex- national chairman of Social Democratic Party(SDP), Chief Olu Falae has disclosed that the party is the only political institution in Nigeria with ideology, viable structure.
Falae made this known to Journalists during the ribbon cutting ceremony of SDP’s new Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
“We have a good Presidential candidate in the person of Adewole Adebayo who did not only show the knowledge of the law but history, anthropology, architecture and other fields.
“The party may not have a governor today, may not be in Aso rock, but the SDP is getting there
“Nigeria today is in crisis. You can’t move without being kidnapped. I have been kidnapped for four days on my own farm.
“I travelled to Lagos on foot as a young man without being kidnapped. But at 77, I was kidnapped.
“Controlling government is not a controlling party. Ask the parties, what is their philosophy, they don’t know it, they don’t have a plan, that’s why things are getting worse.
“SDP is the only party that can restructure and revive Nigeria. More people will leave the country if things are not put right. More doctors are leaving.
On his part, Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai urged SDP to leverage on grassroots mobilisation, adding that with the new electoral act 2022, no one will be able to rig the election.
Yakasai who was represented by the SDP gubernatorial candidate in Adamawa State, Dr Umar Ardo, said the electoral act would make rigging impossible.
“2022 electoral act is an opportunity for the SDP to make a mark as room for rigging and vote allocation have been tackled.
“What is put in the ballot box is what will be out and announced to the public. Don’t worry about not having governors. Go and talk to the grassroots because they are tired of APC and PDP, they are after alternatives,” Yakasai said.
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo said what SDP is bringing to Nogerians will end poverty and insecurity in Four years.
“Because poverty is ungodly and unnatural. If we don’t fight poverty, it will produce children which is
“We are back, 30 years later, to open this office for truth, justice and farewell to poverty.
“If you want to know if I will be a better president, I’ve chosen SDP as a platform and not as a money bag for political parties. I chose a youth banker, Yusuf Salisu Buhari as my running mate.
“SDP has the young person as the national chairman and I am telling Nigerians that the opportunity you have been looking for is here.
“We will go to all the 774 LGAs and wards and deliver victory to Nigerians where Nigerians will have sound medical care, security and education,” Adewole added.
The national chairman of the party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam while delivering his goodwill message urged Nigeria youths to embrace SDP as the most viable alternative political party in Nigeria.
Police Commission Boss, Musiliu resigns over corruption Scandal with ICPC
The Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith has resigned his position over alleged corruption scandal with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC), Nigerian Newssphere exclusively gathered.
It was also gathered that the Board of the Commission asked Smith to resign and he accepted.
Recall that in a remark during a National Dialogue on corruption and Insecurity, Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC),Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye said,
“Funds to retool and reposition the police to a world class institution is no less threatened by corruption. The newly established police special intervention framework designed to eliminate underfunding of the police, the Police Trust Fund, is already under ICPC investigation for abuse, fund diversion bogus, questionable welfare packaging that is not for the police who are the beneficiaries of the fund and sundry corrupt practices. One may safely conclude that other security agencies are dogged by similar practices albeit to varying degrees”.
Although the commission has not announced his resignation officially, an impeccable source at the commission told Daily Trust that Smith, a former Inspector-General of Police is expected to hand over to Retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi representing the judiciary at the commission.
Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesman for the commission also confirmed the resignation of Alhaji Smith.
Sexual Harassment: Over 15 reported cases under investigation- ICPC
…Rallies stakeholders on national policy documents to end menace
…As DSP Omo-Agege, Minister of Education pledge support
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN on Tuesday said the commission has received over 15 reports of sexual harassment, highlighted efforts to end the menace in educational institutions in Nigeria.
This is as the Commision rallied stakeholders including the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and civil society, schools and other stakeholders on a workable policy document to end sexual harassment menance in Nigeria.
Owasanoye made this disclosure during a, ‘National Stakeholders Engagement on Sexual Harrassment in Educational Institution” co-convened by ICPC and Gender Mobile Initiative with the support of Ford Foundation.
He stated that adequate policy formulation, implementation, sensitization required to change the culture of silence over the fear of stigmatization.
The Nigeria’s anti-corruption Czar said that the commission will upscale campaigns, public enlightenments against sexual harassment across the Country.
“It has become quite common for Teaching and non-teaching staff to demand or expect sexual gratification from their students to whom they are supposed to serve as parents. Likewise, senior staff have been found to use their office to demand and at times obtain sexual benefits from their juniors. Recipients of such unwanted attention find that they feel forced to comply with the unlawful and unethical demands otherwise dire consequences and denial of benefits to which they are entitled would follow.
“The culture of silence out of fear of reprisal and stigmatization has allowed sexual harassment thrive in some quarters but with sensitization and appropriate policy implementation, it is hoped that this culture would gradually change.
“The Commission has carried out about seven training and re-training programmes for its officers in Operations, Prosecution and Education and Public Enlightenment Departments. Those officers trained also conducted trainings for their colleagues.
“The Commission has also partnered with some civil society organisations to carry out training for students while the Education and Public Enlightenment Department has taken up the task of including talks on Sexual Harassment in its different engagements.
“In addition to these, about seventeen (17) reports relating to Sexual Harassment have been received by the Commission, one resulted in a conviction via a plea bargain, one resulted in system study, one criminal case was recently filed in court while some other cases are still ongoing investigation.
In his remarks as the special guest at the event, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr Itive Igbuzor vowed to fast-track the enactment of Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institudions Prohibition, Prevention and Redressed Bill, 2019.
He stressed that tertiary institutions must be devoid of corruption in the form of sexual harrassment.
“Driving the process for the enactment of the law against sexual harassnent. I had the honour and privilege to sponsor the Bill, which had the unanimous support of virtually all Distinguishied Senators of the Federal Republie in the 9th Senate, the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institudions Prohibition, Prevention and Redressed Bill, 2019 (Sente Bill (SB) 77) is aimed at combating the menace of sexual harassment in our educational institutions”.
On his part, Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu represented by the Registrar Joint Admissions, Matriculations Board(JAMB), Prof Isa-had Oloyede pledged that the ministry will implication of the policy document when completed across all schools in Nigeria.
He stated that going forward, employers should provide their staff sexual harassment policy document as a way to prevent it occurrence.
He observed that the term sexual harassment should be reconceptulaized to sexual misbehavior.
“We will do everything to promote this policy document, let me also inform you that this template will be widely circulated as soon as it is finalised. Distribution of the document to all connected agencies of Ministry of Education at no cost. Will enforcement, implementation of this policy document a cross schools in the Country”, he said.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director, Gender Mobile Initiative, Omawumi Ogunrotimi prayed that the engagement should translate into better approach to ending campus sexual assaults and other sexual harassnent in Nigeria.
She said that formulating a workable legal framework will go a long way in ending to the menace.
Stakeholders at the event took their time to cross fertilize ideas on the best policy models potent enough to curb sexual harassment in Nigeria’s educational institutions.
INEC deletes 1.1m invalid registered voters over double, multiple registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has deleted 1,126,359 of the 2,523,458 fresh registrants that registered between June 28, 2021, and January 14, 2022 because the records were invalid. The Commission disclosed that several double, multiple and ineligible registrants were detected and invalidated.
However, the INEC announced at a stakeholders meeting recently that it will prosecute anyone involved in multiple registrations in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) across the country.
The INEC Head of Electoral Operations, Mr Felix Daramola issued the warning at the Eight Annual Constituency Stakeholders Meeting in Agege, Lagos State Daramola explained that the Commission had been empowered by the new Electoral Act 2022, to prosecute anybody who registered more than once.
The National commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated in a release on Monday, September 12, made available to journalists.
“As Nigerians are aware, the cleaning up of the register of voters using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) is ongoing since the suspension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on July 31.
“Earlier, the Commission informed Nigerians that out of the 2, 523,458 (Two million, five hundred and twenty-three thousand, four hundred and fifty-eight) fresh registrants that registered between 28th June 2021 and 14th January, 2022, 1,126,359 (One million, one hundred and twenty-six thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine) records were found to be invalid and consequently delisted.
“The ABIS for the period – 15th January to 31st July 2022 is almost completed.
“These include entries that fail to meet the Commission’s business rules. The Commission takes this responsibility seriously because a credible register is at the heart of electoral integrity.
“As soon as the process is concluded, the Commission will provide the public with full information as usual.
“Thereafter, valid registrants will be added to the existing national register of voters before publishing same nationwide for scrutiny, claims and objections by citizens as required by section 19 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022.
“We reassure Nigerians that a thorough process is being undertaken to clean up the registration data.
“Similarly, Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for all valid registrants will be available for collection by the end of October/early November as promised.”
Political analysts pointed out that the INEC should be bold to prosecute errant registrants in line with the 2022 Electoral Act. This prosecution however according to them may be difficult to enforce now considering the short period left for the conduct of 2023 general election. They agreed that such prosecution will make impact if the INEC will commence after the conduct of the general election to help serve as deterrent for other Nigerians planning to disrupt future elections in Nigeria.
2023: Peter Obi has lost entire Yoruba votes- Reno Omokri
Former Aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has alleged that Labour Party(LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has lost the votes of entire Yoruba states following his comment on All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of 2023 elections.
Reno who was reacting to a trending video where Peter alluded to a WhatsApp message that he claimed originated from Tinubu’s Support group saying, “This is a WhatApp message sent by Tinubu group, “Yoruba shine your eyes oh, if you vote for PeterObi, you are automatically voting for seaports in South East. The Igbos will stop coming to Lagos to invent rather they will go to Delta and Rivers States. They may even stop building houses in Lagos, it will affect a lot of Yorubas”.
In series of Omokri’s tweets reacting to Peter Obi’s claim in the video, he said, “That message is typical of IPOB. Tinubu people don’t operate that way. Asking Yoruba not to vote Peter Obi, because he will build a port in the South-South. First of all, there are already 3 ports in the SS (Ph, Warri and Koko). That message is from IPOB, not Tinubu”.
He added that, “Peter Obi just lost the entire Yoruba vote! See the way he lied against Yoruba leaders. Taking down on Tinubu. Mocking his health and wealth. He sounded more like Nnamdi Kanu. That is the real @PeterObi we saw. The one we have been seeing is the audio Peter Obi!”, he stated.
Newssphere learnt that Reno has been a strong supporter of People’s Democratic Party(PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
King Charles III addresses MPs, pledges to uphold principles of constitutional govt
King Charles III has addressed MPs at Westminster Hall for the first time on Monday, where he says he is “deeply grateful” for the addresses of condolence by the Speakers of the Lords and Commons, pledged to uphold the principles of constitutional government.
According to King Charles III, the late Queen Elizabeth II was “a pattern to all princes living”, he says, quoting Shakespeare.
“As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us, and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment to the betterment of us all.
“Parliament the “the living and breathing instrument of our democracy” and a reminder of “medieval predecessors of the office to which I’ve been called.
“My Lords and members of the House of Commons, we gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of the Queen’s dedicated service to her nations and peoples.
“Her late Majesty “pledged herself to serve her country and her people and to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie the heart of our nation”, he says.
“She sets an example of selfless duty which, with God’s help and your counsel, I am resolved faithfully to follow”, he said.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, is up next, speaking on behalf of the house in extending his “heartfelt” sympathy to the King and his family.
He says:
Deep as our grief is, we know yours is deeper. We offer our heartfelt sympathy to you and all the royal family.
MPs have spoken of the late Queen’s “sense of duty, her wisdom, her kindness, her humour, how she touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of her constituents in her visits to every part of this country”, he says.
He added that Queen Elizabeth’s wisdom and grace demonstrated a role to see the value of a constitutional monarchy in securing the liberties of our citizens and the fundamental unity of this kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Sir Lindsay says King Charles has taken on “weighty” new responsibilities and has pledged himself “to help old constitutional principles at the heart of our nation”.
King Charles III travel to attend a processing of the Late Queen’s Coffin at Edinburgh later the Coffin to be moved to London on Tuesday.
The Queen’s funeral is slated for 19th September 2022.
Pathfinder International, IHS donate generators to primary health facilities in Abuja, Borno
L-R. Dr Farouk Jega, Fmr Senior Program Director/Portfolio Lead ; Mrs Asma’u Smaila, IHS Towers ; Dr Amina Dorayi, Country Director, Pathfinder International Nigeria ; Mrs Olamide Oyelade, Finance and Admin Manager, Pathfinder International Nigeria during the handover and signing of partnership between Pathfinder International and IHS Towers.
Pathfinder International, a global non-profit organisation, has partnered with IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Towers, to provide ten refurbished generators to health care facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and Borno State.
According to a statement released to Nigerian Newssphere on Monday, the generators are expected to support the provision of healthcare services, such as reproductive, maternal and child health services.
In her words, Country Director Pathfinder International Nigeria, Dr. Amina Aminu Dorayi, said, “Healthcare facilities are life support systems in times of crisis and other healthcare needs,
“Due to the intermittent power supply in Nigeria, an alternative power source is needed to keep life support machines and other healthcare tools working to sustain human lives”.
She added that across the country, many primary healthcare centres rely on alternate sources of power supply. In some rural areas, healthcare workers depend on torchlight or light from their mobile phones at night due to less reliable power supply from the national grid.
Dr Amina stated that the donation is the latest in Pathfinder International’s efforts at strengthening both community and healthcare systems to deliver high-quality sexual and reproductive health services. In addition, Pathfinder International continues to work to ensure that those services are responsive to the needs of vulnerable communities. The recipient centres were selected by the governments of Borno State and the FCT based on needs.
She emphasised that through IHS Nigeria’s support, Pathfinder International is helping healthcare facilities address their current power generation gaps by donating generators to specific institutions.
“This donation is timely as we strive to strengthen the delivery of primary care services across the country, a critical step towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage,” Dr Dorayi added.
In his response, the CEO, IHS Nigeria, Mohamad Darwish, said, “Healthcare is an important component of human life, and this, to a large extent, influences the growth and development of local communities. At IHS Nigeria, we believe we have a responsibility to support the government of Nigeria and the communities that host our towers. We hope this donation will help contribute towards larger efforts to deliver more sustainable healthcare in Nigeria.”
“This is a new dawn for the staff and management of Yerwa Maternal and Child Health facility. The power issue was long overdue, and I want to thank Pathfinder International and IHS Towers for their benevolence. This will improve our work and the quality of care in our facility”, Officer-in-Charge, Yerwa Maternal and Child Health Facility, Maiduguri, Borno state, Yagana A. Modu said.
Whether it is through direct implementation of technical programs, the building of expertise and knowledge, or the engagement of communications that can change opinions and encourage investment, Pathfinder believes the corporate sector has a role to ensure that people in communities can access essential health services regardless of where they live.
Ms Martha Dikko, Officer-in-Charge, Dakwa-Dantata PHC, Abuja, Ms Martha Dikko remarked, “This generator is so big! I am sure it will ease our work especially during delivery time that happens mostly at night, and in the storage of vaccines in the facility. We are immensely grateful”.
All the generators have been delivered and installed at the selected healthcare centres. IHS Nigeria will also support the facilities by servicing, fueling and maintaining the generators for a one-year period.
Supported by TAConnect, Pathfinder International is currently providing technical assistance to the Borno state government on Group Antenatal Care to improve sustained uptake and quality of well-integrated RMNCH services, including prevention of malaria in pregnancy and early detection and treatment of malaria. Through its Access Project in FCT Abuja, Pathfinder International, with funding from MacArthur Foundation is advancing COVID-19 mitigation and recovery by curbing vaccine hesitancy, improving equitable access to quality vaccine services, and strengthening accountability mechanisms for vaccine delivery.

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