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THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Life Stock Management Service (LMS), Dr Bala Muhammed, Director has called on Nigerians to accord all living beings compassion, respect and justice.Muhammed made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja in commemoration of the International Animal Rights Day celebrated every December 10.He said the essence of humane treatment and handling of animals lay “in our ethical responsibility as stewards of the planet.”He identified animals as sentient beings capable of experiencing pain, joy, and suffering.“By treating them humanely, we acknowledge their rights to live free from harm, exploitation,…

When he was inaugurated for the first term on May 29, 2019, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo anchored his administration on what he called THEMES Agenda.The acronym stands for Transportation and Traffic Management, Health and Environment, Education and Technology, Making Lagos State a 21st Century Megacity, Entertainment and Tourism, and Security and Governance.The agenda guided the first term of the administration of Sanwo-Olu, the 15th Governor of Lagos State.Analysts scored the administration high in the realisation of the set goals.At his inauguration for the second term on May 29, 2023, the governor advanced his administration’s agenda, tagging it THEMES Plus…

Nigeria and France’s relationship was strengthened by President Bola Tinubu’s November trip to Paris, alarming those who see it as going against the trend of other countries in the region severing ties with their erstwhile colonial oppressor.France, whose colonialist iron hand once held sway over large parts of Africa, is learning to its cost that the continent is no longer willing to be dictated to.The European nation’s diplomatic relations with sub-Saharan Africa have hit a nadir, with countries like Senegal and Chad forcing shut French bases within their territories or severing military ties in the wake of Niger, Mali, and…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Babatunde Ogala has dismissed allegations that legal luminary Chief Afe Babalola is being used to target activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi for his anti-Tinubu stance during the 2023 general elections.Speaking on the matter during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Ogala described the claims as “ridiculous and insulting” to the 95-year-old Babalola, a revered figure in Nigeria’s legal and educational circles.Afe Babalola, at 95, being used by whom; to achieve what? I think it’s ridiculous for those who say such. That is most ridiculous and insulting on Chief Afe Babalola, a revered icon, a…

As Asma Assad and deposed dictator husband arrive in Moscow where family ‘owns £30m portfolio of luxury flats’ – after pair fled Damascus through secret tunnels President Assad, his British-born wife and their three adult children have left behind their Syrian palaces and will begin a new life in Russia after being granted asylum by Vladimir Putin.Asma Al-Assad, a London-born doctor’s daughter who married into the brutal autocratic dynasty, has become accustomed to a life of luxury, with reports that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on home furnishings and clothes during her husband’s reign of terror.The US state…

An economist, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to leverage existing infrastructure and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to address delays in verifying bank transactions.Chukwu, the Chief Executive Officer of Cowry Asset Management Ltd., raised the concern at the annual workshop of the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMAN) in Lagos.The theme of the workshop is: “Banks’ Recapitalisation: Bridging the Gap Between Investors and Issuers in the Nigerian Capital Market”.He noted that leverage existing infrastructure and BVN was to ensure speedy conclusion of the verification process.According to him, the delay in the apex bank’s verification…

As teams investigate ‘hidden underground cells’ Thousands of people, including women and children, have been released from Syria’s infamous prisons – as civil defence teams work on freeing those who may still be detained in hidden underground cells.After insurgents swept across the country in little more than a week to topple the Assad family’s half-century rule, families wept as they reunited with inmates held on political charges.At Sednaya prison near Damascus – a facility dubbed the “human slaughterhouse” by Amnesty International – women screamed with their children as their cells were opened.”Don’t be afraid… Bashar Assad has fallen,” one of…

Rachel Fatuma, a young Congolese woman, could be mistaken for one among thousands of youths in the Democratic Republic of Congo trying to find their feet in an evolving and demanding world.But she isn’t just another face in the crowd.As someone nurturing an unbridled passion for science, this final-year engineering student at Ruwenzori University in Kinshasa is always challenging herself to achieve something that reflects her strength of character and ambition to make a difference.At 24, Rachel has developed a unique system that enables energy generation by stepping and dancing on tiles made from cheap and easily accessible materials.”The system…

At least 20 people were injured in clashes with police in Mozambique at the weekend as violent protests against the disputed presidential election of October 9 continued, with two state buildings in the capital Maputo set on fire by arsonists, a senior police official said.Presidential candid ate Venancio Mondlane has called for a week-long new phase of protests across the country, beginning on Wednesday.National police spokesperson Orlando Mudumane told the media that the demonstrators cut off part of Maputo by blocking any moving traffic with burning tyres, stones, and containers.He added that the protesters used homemade bombs to burn down…

Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is working to establish a national youth development bank and a youth data bank.He said this at the 60th anniversary celebration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Port Harcourt.Shettima, represented by his Technical Adviser on Women and Youth Engagement, Hauwa Liman, said that the youth development and data bank would ensure that young Nigerians had the resources, information and access they needed to succeed.He said that the celebration was a moment to reflect on the opportunities before the youths and affirm a commitment to a Nigeria where the youths…