The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered seventy-four political parties. This suggests that only eighteen political parties survived the deregistration process. The commission carried out a review of the performance of political parties after the 2019 general elections to see which parties qualify to exists. Briefing newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu also disclosed that the Commission has fixed September 19th, 2020 for the governorship election in Edo and October 10th, 2020 for the gubernatorial Ondo state.
This photo succinctly captures the medical state of most grassroot sports clubs in Nigeria. Due to inadequate medical intervention or lack of financial support, a lot of these young athletes resort to improvised means of healthcare. No form of first aid whatsoever, no medical personnel within the club structure. There are three major possible outcomes when an athlete gets injured. First, with proper care, the injuries heal and they recover fully. Secondly, the injury is managed enough to recuperate, but with some lingering pain. Thirdly, the injury is either not properly cared for or not cared for at all and it ends up getting much fatal. With so many athletes in the system, the second and third possible outcomes are often the case. Dreams crash, careers are dashed, just because proper healthcare is not considered as pivotal in the country. As a result, due to the frustration, a huge percentage of these athletes end up becoming a menace in the society. This has become ...
Tragedy struck on Wednesday as two pupils were killed while two others sustained serious injuries when an overhead water tank fell inside their classroom in Royal Kings Foundation nursery and primary school, Nkpor-Agu in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State. According to findings, the victims, three boys and a girl were immediately rushed to the hospital where two of them, aged 2 and 3, were confirmed dead. Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said that the tank of about 800 gallons capacity filled with water reportedly fell from its high stand from a neighbouring house adjacent to the school on the roof of the pre-nursery class and directly into the classroom. “At about 11:15am, an overhead Tank filled with water fell into a classroom of Royal Kings Foundation nursery and primary school Nkpor-Agu in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State,” the statement reads. “Police patrol team led by DPO Ogidi ...
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