IN the early 1960s, after Nigeria became independent under the British colonialist, the Nigeria political system was a tangible manifestation of the nation’s virtuous democracy. The political apologies of this period, operating in the Nigerian political milieu, have been trying to command loyalties as devoted and committed as the passionate followings of modern sports’ franchises, and the pageantry of political experience is often as exuberant as joyful musical performance. So too is political language. Even into the beginning of the second republic in the year 1979, Nigerian political systems have been factored as corrupt factions, as conspiratorial combinations of ambitious interests, indeed as usurping forces. And yet if the Nigerian political system has begun a metamorphosis, its idiom does not, and that it does not is one of the critical elements of systemic disturbance.

Four persons have reportedly been killed while others sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘endbad governance’ protests in Suleja, Niger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some security personnel who were around the barricade could not control the youths that had outnumbered them. However, a reinforcement team was sent to the scene where pandemonium occurred in Hassan Dallatu and Church roads in the Suleja area. DSC Abubakar Muti, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Minna, confirmed that some people lost their lives during the protests in Suleja. Muti said that trouble started when some youth tried to vandalise public properties in the area during the protests, prompting the security agencies to mobilise to defend the facilities.

On Thursday morning, policemen tear-gassed defiant protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. These protesters carried placards expressing their dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, marching against hunger and hardship across Nigeria. Protesters gathered at the Lekki Tollgate during the End Bad Governance protest on August 1, 2024. Chanting solidarity songs, the protesters decried the hunger in the country and called for swift government action. Numerous security agents, including policemen, soldiers, officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, were present at the iconic tollgate.

Borno State has been placed under a 24-hour curfew following a deadly bomb blast that killed 16 people and injured several others in Kawuri village, Konduga Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer Kenneth Daso announced the curfew on behalf of the state government on Thursday, saying it was aimed at restoring law and order. The decision was taken after consultations with Governor Babagana Umar Zulum and security chiefs, according to the police. The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device, has raised fresh concerns about security in the troubled state. The government has appealed to citizens to remain calm and law-abiding as it struggles to contain the fallout from the latest attack.

Instead, he said, it would be an “occupy” protest, where protesters would converge on a designated venue, the public park around Ring Road, Benin City. ADVERTISEMENT“The police have assured that they will provide adequate security and support for the peaceful protesters, and have agreed to provide amenities such as water and medical services. The commissioner, however, warned that any attempt to hijack the protest or cause violence would be met with decisive action. He urged protesters to be peaceful and law-abiding and to avoid blocking roads or disrupting the activities of others. The commissioner noted that the police were committed to democratic policing and would protect the rights of peaceful protesters while maintaining law and order.

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This process is called geocoding and reverse geocoding. Geocoding helps applications map an address to a location on the Earth’s surface, while reverse geocoding converts geographical coordinates into a readable address. Setting Up Your Geocoding APIStep 1: Choose a Geocoding API ProviderThere are several geocoding API providers available, each with its own features and pricing models. Popular options include Google Maps Geocoding API, OpenCage Geocoding API, and Distance Matrix AI. Here is an example of how to structure the request URL for the Distance Matrix AI Geocoding API:rubyКопіювати кодhttps://api.distancematrix.ai/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&key=YOUR_API_KEYIn this URL:https://api.distancematrix.ai/maps/api/geocode/json is the base URL for the geocoding service.

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 51-year-old businessman , Posat Danfulani to two years imprisonment for swindling his colleague of N700,000. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Danfulani after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N50,000. Bokkos also ordered the convict to pay N600,000 as compensation. The prosecutor said that the convict was given N700,000 to buy fertiliser but he misappropriated the money .

Fundamental rights are rights that are acquired at the point of conception that is when a child is conceived in the mother’s womb. Dicey that human rights are God given rights and their sources are not the law or the Constitution because these rights have been in existence before man devise the act of law making. The existence, validity and content of human rights continue to be the subject of debate in philosophy and politics. Decisions of our various courts that have interpreted the provisions of these enactments can also be said to be sources of human rights laws in Nigeria. Opinions of some experts in the field of human rights cannot be ignored as well, they have helped to enlarge the Territorial boundaries of human rights.

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has stated that Nigeria has slowly progressed to 131 positions from 146 among 190 countries in the ‘Ease Of Doing Business’ index. Otti disclosed this yesterday while inaugurating the state Ease Of Doing Business Council (EDBC), which he described as a strategic move to sustain the gains recorded on the ease of doing business in the state. According to him, Otti noted that Abia was founded on business, and that about 80 per cent of the population are involved in one business or the other; hence, the need to make the state a business-friendly environment. The governor also said that although Nigeria has made progress in its ranking on the ease of doing business, the progress has been slow from number 146 out of 190 countries in 2018 to its current 131 ranking. He said: “This shows that we are still struggling as a country, considering that 130 other countries are ahead of us.

In Nigeria, however, instead of assembling the building blocks of a stable and progressive pluralistic society, groups of vile and divisive ethnic entrepreneurs are now instigating a retreat to ethnic fascism disguised as nationalism. Their playing ground is social media, and their hate mongering is gaining so much momentum that even educated cosmopolitans are being seduced. Therefore, we must regulate the extremism in social media and excommunicate those who seek to sow the seeds of ethnic discord. We can do this by leaning on social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to censor bigotry and suspend accounts that promote such extremism. There will be no return to kingdoms, so we are better off learning the lessons of multiculturalism from Brighton and Hove and shun the destruction that ethnic nationalism guarantees.

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has called for dialogue between the government and leaders of the planned protest to highlight current economic hardships arising from the reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu. The organisation also urged the president to open the land borders, particularly in the Southern part of the country for the importation of food items to bring down price. It urged President Tinubu to immediately issue an Executive Order opening up all the country’s borders in the South-West and South-South in order for rapid inflow of food that would lower prices. Government must cost the cost of governance. We have no other country but Nigeria; and we cannot allow a civil protest to spiral out of control,” OPC said.

About the medal tableAs is traditional, the table prioritises the number of gold medals won. If countries have the same number of gold medals, the order is then dictated by which has the most silvers, and finally bronze if the numbers are still identical. The US won 113 medals overall in Tokyo, while Great Britain, in fourth, had more medals overall than third-placed Japan, 65 to 58. France, the host country at the 2024 Games, came eighth in the medal table in 2020 with 10 gold medals. Australia did not have a medals target for the Tokyo Games and came sixth, with an impressive haul of 17 gold medals and Australia’s Chef de Mission, Anna Meares, has adopted the same approach for Paris 2024 to give athletes a “reprieve around the pressure of performance”.

Mr Okpebholo, who currently represents Edo Central in the Senate, said he would revive the state’s education system. “There is nothing in the much-talked-about EdoBEST education reform in the state, a better reform is nothing once APC takes over,’’ he said. “Many schools need classrooms and teachers. Article Page with Financial Support Promotion Nigerians need credible journalism. We will set the ball rolling with strong education reform,” he said.

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced a seamless method for individuals to update their date of birth on the national identity database. According to NIMC, the updated process involves nine straightforward steps, which can be accessed via the commission’s self-service portal. The steps to update one’s Date of Birth with these straightforward steps are available at https://selfservicemodification.nimc.gov.ng1. Navigate to your dashboard and select the date of birth modification option. If you’ve misplaced your birth certificate, perform the birth attestation online at http://nationalpopulation.org.ng.