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How to Prevent Deaths and Stampedes During Palliative Distribution in the Future – Minister

In order to prevent future stampedes and fatalities, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, has enumerated some of the procedures that event planners must adhere to while planning future palliative distributions in the nation.  After deaths were reported during palliative distribution in Abuja, Yilwatda gave his recommendations. Anambra and Ibandan last week. According to the minister, who was a guest on Channels Television's Morning Brief on Monday, procedures such event registration, police participation, risk assessment, and vulnerability checks, among others, must be followed. "I want to start by expressing my sympathy to the families and the nation for the lives lost," he added. As a state, we are so depressed by what transpired.We still need to discuss the safety precautions that need be implemented right now, though, notwithstanding the empathy. You would never hear of a rush, and we provide more f...

FG announces Christmas and New Year's holidays.

To commemorate Christmas, Boxing Day, and the New Year, the Federal Government has designated Wednesday, December 25, Thursday, December 26, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, as public holidays. In a statement signed by Magdalene Ajani, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Interior Minister Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this announcement on Monday. Tunji-Ojo greeted Nigerians and urged them to embrace the love, peace, and unity that are the virtues of the season. "Spiritual introspection and national rejuvenation are both beneficial during the Christmas season. Regardless of our differences, let us show love and goodwill to one another as we commemorate the birth of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, Tunji-Ojo remarked.

Tiwa Savage: For a bigger reason, God postponed my success.

Afrobeats musician Tiwa Savage has opened out about her professional path, saying she feels that God purposefully postponed her fame for a bigger reason. The 44-year-old musician revealed her wisdom in a recent episode of The Receipts podcast, saying that her success's timing was a part of a divine design. Savage stated that she thinks it was deliberate to succeed in her thirties rather than her twenties and that the wait was actually a boon rather than a setback. She clarified that God intended for this delay to uplift and support women who might be experiencing self-doubt or uncertainty about their future. Tiwa believes that her narrative would act as a lighthouse of hope for young women, serving as a reminder that there is still time to fulfill their ambitions. "I feel like God has done this on purpose," she remarked. God has a reason for delaying my success. I used to wonder why I hadn't achieved success in my twenties. In my twenties, I began to succeed. ...

CAF Awards: Lookman, Nnadozie, Super Falcons Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and Senate

 President Godswill Akpabio congratulated Ademola Lookman, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, and the Super Falcons on their victories at the 2024 CAF Awards on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco. Nnadozie and the Super Falcons won Women's Goalkeeper of the Year and Women's National Team of the Year for the second consecutive year, while Ademola, the forward for Atalanta, was named CAF Men's Player of the Year. "I wish to congratulate one of our finest football players and an international superstar, Ademola Lookman," Akpabio said in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, praising Lookman's extraordinary abilities and capabilities. on his merited CAF Men's Player of the Year award. "I also want to congratulate Chiamaka Nnadozie, our friendly and gifted Super Falcons goalie, who has received the Women's Goalkeeper of the Year title for the second year in a row. Young Nigerian girls who want to succeed in sp...