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  • Gabon Army Officials Seize Power Following The Re-election Of President Ali Bongo, Report Say

    Gabon Army Officials Seize Power Following The Re-election Of President Ali Bongo, Report Say

    Reports by Reuters says Military officers in oil-producing Gabon have reportedly seized power on Wednesday and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African state’s election body announced he had won a third term. The officers who said they represented the armed forces declared on television that the election results were cancelled, borders were closed and state institutions were dissolved, after a tense vote without international observers that was set to extend the Bongo family’s more than half century in power.

    Hundreds of people celebrated the military’s intervention, while France, Gabon’s former colonial ruler which has troops stationed in the African nation, condemned the coup. The officers said they had detained Bongo, who took over in 2009 from his father Omar, who ruled since 1967. They said they had arrested the president’s son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, and others for corruption and treason.

    Opponents say the family has done little to share the state’s oil and mining wealth with its 2.3 million people. Violent unrest had broken out after Bongo’s disputed 2016 election win and there was a foiled coup attempt in 2019. After the officers’ announcement, internet access appeared to be restored for the first time since Saturday’s vote.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Nigeria To Introduce HPV Vaccines To Protect Against Cervical Cancer

    Nigeria To Introduce HPV Vaccines To Protect Against Cervical Cancer

    According To Premium Times, WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that cervical cancer could be first cancer to be eliminated if 90% of girls are vaccinated against HPV. The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to introduce the lifesaving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to protect teenage girls against cervical cancer and other related diseases. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known during the bi-annual review meeting of religious leaders on PHC Delivery in Abuja on Monday.

    Mr Shuaib said the government will begin the rollout of the HPV vaccines on 25 September for girls between the ages of 9 and 15.

    “This cervical cancer affecting our mothers, sisters and daughters is caused by HPV,”

    He said.

    “On 25 September this year, we will be introducing the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer when given to our daughters between 9 and 15 years.”

    HPV and Cervical Cancer.
    Cervical cancer, a type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix, is the fourth most common cancer among women globally. Experts said in 2018 alone, it caused an estimated 311,000 deaths worldwide. Research by The Lancet also reveals that more than 44 million women globally stand to develop cervical cancer between 2020 and 2069. It also warned that deaths from cervical cancer will increase a further 50 per cent by 2040 and that many women, their families and communities will be impacted.

    According to WHO, HPV types 16 and 18 cause at least 70 per cent of cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions.

    “With initiatives like this, we are optimistic that improved healthcare will be made accessible to those who before now have been far from it, especially those in the rural areas.”

    Says Daniel Okoh, The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this?

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  • “The Trolls On Social Media Are Like Terrorists Bombing Innocent People With Hurtful Comments.” Says TUFACE IDIBIA

    “The Trolls On Social Media Are Like Terrorists Bombing Innocent People With Hurtful Comments.” Says TUFACE IDIBIA

    Reports by Pulse, Tuface Idibia, spoke on the brutal nature of people on social media, calling their comments hurtful, he made it clear that he is aware of what people say about him and his family on social media, likening the trolling to acts of terrorism on the innocent, speaking with Adesope on the Afrobeats Podcast Tuface said,

    “I get a lot of jabs. I got a lot of people that say stuff about me. People have trolled me severally on social media. And, sometimes it hurts. Sometimes some people will just go on social media to say rubbish. It’s just like terrorists bombing innocent people.”

    The father of seven noted that even though people constantly berated him, none of them came through to help pay his children’s tuition on his behalf. He expressed that trolls comment without the understanding that he parents his children in his way, and there is no guide to raising one’s kids.He said,

    “And I will start wondering how till today, none of those critics the way they are concerned about my family come to assist in paying my children’s school fees. Not even a single soul. Many people talk about kids, fatherhood, motherhood, all that whole circle. Many people talk about it with public opinion type of thinking. But it’s deeper than that. There’s nobody that has the exact blueprint for this thing.”

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this

  •  20 Year Old Ugandan Man Charged With Aggravated Homosexuality Punishable By Death

     20 Year Old Ugandan Man Charged With Aggravated Homosexuality Punishable By Death

    According To African News, A 20-year-old Ugandan man has become the first individual in the country to be indicted on charges of

    “aggravated homosexuality,”

    A criminal offense carrying the possibility of capital punishment as per the recently enacted anti-gay legislation, according to both prosecutors and the defendant’s legal counsel. Despite international pressure from Western governments and human rights organizations, Uganda introduced one of the world’s strictest statutes against the LGBT community in May. The legislation stipulates a sentence of life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relations.

    In instances deemed

    “aggravated,”

    Including repeated offenses, same-sex acts resulting in terminal illness transmission, or engaging in such acts with a minor, elderly person, or an individual with disabilities, the death penalty can be imposed. As stated in a charge document reviewed by Reuters, the accused was formally charged with aggravated homosexuality on August 18 after reportedly engaging in

    “illicit sexual activity”

    With a 41-year-old man. The specifics that warranted the classification as

    “aggravated”

    Were not explicitly outlined. Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the office of the director of public prosecutions, affirmed that the defendant was apprised of the capital charge within a Magistrate’s Court on August 18, given the charge’s jurisdiction within the High Court.

    The defendant was subsequently remanded. Okui refrained from providing further details about the ongoing case and stated that no prior instances of aggravated homosexuality charges were within her knowledge. Attorney Justine Balya, representing the defendant, expressed her belief in the unconstitutionality of the entire law. While legal challenges have been initiated, the judiciary has yet to engage with the matter. Balya indicated that her client is the inaugural case of prosecution for aggravated homosexuality and declined to delve into case particulars.

    Though Uganda has not implemented capital punishment for nearly two decades, the legal provision remains and President Yoweri Museveni had raised the prospect of resuming executions in 2018 to address rising criminality. The recent enactment of the law prompted international censure and threats of sanctions. Subsequently, the World Bank suspended new public funding for Uganda in response. The United States additionally imposed visa constraints on select Ugandan officials, and President Joe Biden initiated a review of U.S. assistance to the nation.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this

  • GABON Government Imposes Curfew and Cuts Internet Access As National Elections Wrap Up

    GABON Government Imposes Curfew and Cuts Internet Access As National Elections Wrap Up

    According To African News, Gabon’s government announced a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access Saturday evening as voting in major national elections was wrapping up. The Central African nation’s communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, said on state television that there would be a nightly curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. He said internet access was being restricted indefinitely, saying there had been calls for violence and the spreading of disinformation. The announcement came after voters cast ballots to elect new local leaders, national legislators and Gabon’s next president.

    Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba was seeking a third seven-year term and to continue a 55-year political dynasty. Bongo came to power in 2009 after the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the country for 41 years. Bongo, 64, won his current term in office by a narrow margin in 2016 amid violent protests. This year, the opposition united in favor of his main challenger, economics professor Albert Ondo Ossa, one week before Saturday’s elections. Around 847,000 people were eligible to cast ballots Saturday. Voters in Libreville, Gabon’s capital, complained of polling stations opening late. Voting was scheduled to begin in the morning, but many election sites had failed to open as of 2 p.m.

    “Voters must benefit from the 10-hour period provided for by electoral law,”

    Said Paulette Missambo, who withdrew from the presidential race in favor of Ossa, an independent candidate. Ossa’s platform revolves around breaking Gabon out of the status quo. He said that if elected, he would dissolve the National Assembly, redraw the electoral map and organize a new legislative election, with a goal of forming a government committed to addressing economic inequality.

    “Sixty years in power is too much. I’m not afraid of President Bongo,”

    Ossa said after casting his ballot at a Libreville school on Saturday afternoon. In anticipation of post-electoral violence, many people in the capital went to visit family in other parts of the country or left Gabon altogether. Others stockpiled food or bolstered security in their homes.

    #Clique what are your thoughts?

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  • High School Student Goes Partially Blind After Slap From Headmaster In Ghana

    High School Student Goes Partially Blind After Slap From Headmaster In Ghana

    Reports by Pulse, A second year student of the Nkwatia presby senior high school goes partially blind after allegedly being slapped by the Headmaster of Academics for leaving campus without an exeat. The student identified as Diana, actually had permission to leave campus but the Headmaster refused to listen when she tried explaining to him.

    He made her kneel down for a period of time and when she told him that she was unwell, his alleged response was that he’ll lash her to make her feel better. She mistakenly held his cane when he was about to lash her and this infuriated him and prompted him to land a hefty slap on her face after which he beat her up.

    The development has sparked angry reactions from Ghanaians with many advocating for the arrest and prosecution of the headmaster in question, while others entreat the GES to crack the whip on him as they call on the Ghana Education Service to take action against the Headmaster immediately, since report of him leaving her partially blind.

  • Your Major Breakthroughs Can Conceivable Be In The Hands Of The Worst People Says” Rema

    Your Major Breakthroughs Can Conceivable Be In The Hands Of The Worst People Says” Rema

    According to Vanguard, Afrobeat artiste, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema has advised against giving up easily on ‘worst people’.
    The singer affirmed that some biggest blessings for an individual could lie in the hands of these people.

    The

    “Calm Down”

    Crooner advocated for steadfastness when dealing with

    ‘worst people’,

    Rather than giving up on them so easily.

    “Some of ur biggest blessings might be in the hands of the worst people you might ever come across,”

    Rema wrote on his X account.

    “In our generation of quitting on people early, just remember that there’s a reward for the steadfast & your presence in their life might be the true lecture they need. God didn’t place you in their hands by mistake.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this

  • TikTok Star, ESTHER RAPHAEL Aka “ The Buba Girl” Blamed Over Leaked Nude Video

    TikTok Star, ESTHER RAPHAEL Aka “ The Buba Girl” Blamed Over Leaked Nude Video

    Reports by Vanguard, Nollywood actress Boma Tubonimi Arinyedokiari has waded into Esther Raphael aka The Buba Girl predicament, blaming the TikTok star for her leaked sex tape.
    The actress wondered how a woman of Esther’s caliber could trust a man to the extent of sharing her nude video with him.

    “The guy is her boyfriend. How could she trust him to the extent of sharing her nude video with him?

    “This is because a lot of young guys are very desperate to do anything to make money. Esther messed up big time.”

    “You don’t trust men these days. Even wives don’t trust their husbands again,”

    Arinyedokiari said in a chat with Vanguard. A social media user also defended the embattled TikTok star.


    “She did what she did. It was wrong but body na her body, life na her own, the boy she trusted to send it to nko?”

    Esther sent internet agog, yesterday, after a video of herself engaged in a live masturbation was leaked online, She was seen in the viral video using her two middle fingers to simulate herself, while licking her fingers on a bed. The Calabar born TikTok star is said to have been blackmailed by some guys about a year ago, who decided to leak her video because she didn’t agree to their terms.

    She reportedly sent her nude video to her boyfriend. It was meant to be seen just once.
    But the boyfriend recorded it with another phone. In the process, other boys got the video and demanded money to keep it secret. Esther refused to yield.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this?

  • Nigerians Stranded In UK, After Emptying Their Savings To Pay Agents

    Nigerians Stranded In UK, After Emptying Their Savings To Pay Agents

    According To Vanguard, Many Nigerians are reportedly battling with joblessness and destitution in the United Kingdom after emptying their savings to pay agents who promised them employment with skilled worker visas. The victims who spoke to Sky News said they left Nigeria in search of greener pastures with the assurance of getting jobs in the UK as promised by their agents, but the story turned out to be ugly on their arrival.

    A victim who spoke to Sky News on the condition of anonymity on the narrow corridor of a food bank, said she is currently destitute in the UK despite being promised a job in Britain. In the same vein, another lady said she arrived in the UK three months ago, after paying an

    “agent”

    In Nigeria £10,000 to arrange a job as a carer in the UK. In contrast, only to find out that the job does not exist. According to them, they travelled on the skilled worker visa organized by the travel agents or middlemen, and the report revealed that many of these Nigerians are struggling to survive, turning to food banks and even sleeping on the streets.

    Narrating their ordeal, the victim said,

    “I’ve always provided for myself. I’m a very hard-working, diligent person. So for me to be here depending on people to eat coming to the food bank to get food isn’t ok with me. “I don’t feel happy about it. It makes me feel I’m less of a person. I should be in a position of helping not receiving aid because this is not who I was back in my country. It makes me feel as though I’m a fool,”

    She said. The victim also said she was advised not to contact the British company that sponsored her for fear of repercussions – but showed us her passport and other documents supporting her account of what happened.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this?

  • Unemployment Rate In Nigeria drops to 4.1%

    Unemployment Rate In Nigeria drops to 4.1%

    According To Vanguard, Nigeria’s unemployment has plummeted from 33.3 per cent in 2020 to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, and 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the 2020 statistics and the current one were calculated using different methodologies, after a two-year interruption.

    Nigeria’s unemployment figure which is an outcome of the labour force survey (LFS) conducted in Nigeria, is coming two years after the last official data of 33.3 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2020 which was released in March 2021. NBS said on its website,

    “The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has enhanced its methodology of collecting labour market data through the Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS) in line with International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines.”

    The results presented in this report are for the reference periods of Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. The LFS is a quarterly survey created with the aim of producing official national statistics on the labour force, employment and unemployment for monitoring and planning purposes.

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