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President Tinubu Begins Two-Week Vacation in the UK
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to leave Abuja today for the United Kingdom, where he will embark on a two-week working vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement from his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president intends to use this time for reflection on his administration’s economic reforms.
During his recent speech for Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, Tinubu announced plans to host a 30-day National Youth Conference aimed at involving young people in governance. He emphasized the importance of empowering the youth, who make up over 60% of the population, by giving them a platform to discuss issues such as education, employment, and security. The president expressed that the modalities for the conference and the selection of delegates would be developed in consultation with youth representatives. He reiterated his commitment to listening to their aspirations and implementing the conference’s recommendations to build a more inclusive and prosperous Nigeria.
Additionally, Tinubu highlighted his administration’s determination to reform Nigeria’s political and defense systems to ensure national stability. He commended the resilience of the Nigerian people in overcoming various crises and pledged to tackle banditry and terrorism to enable displaced farmers to return to their lands and help alleviate rising food prices.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
Ghanaian media personality Afia Schwarzenegger speaks on the xenophobia issues occurring around Africans in South Africa.
She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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