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House of Reps moves against stigmatisation, discrimination against tuberculosis patients
The Chairman, the House of Representatives Committee on AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Hon Amobi Godwin-Ogah has said that the House of Representatives would enact a law to prohibit Stigma and discrimination against Tuberculosis patients in Nigeria.
He said this in Lagos at the Tuberculosis Law Retreat organized by the Stop TB Partnership and Lawyers Alert and attended by members of the National Assembly, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, national and international experts, and people affected by TB.
The lawmakers and stakeholders had dialogue on strengthening the legal framework governing tuberculosis (TB).
Tuberculosis is one of the deadly diseases causing unwarranted and untimely death across the world and Nigeria has the highest TB burden in Africa as the country contributes 19 percent of the TB burden in the continent and ranked 6th among the high-burden countries globally.
The President of Lawyers Alert, a nonprofit Human rights organisation in Nigeria, said the enactment of a law prohibiting stigmatisation and discrimination against TB patients would prevent the further spread of the disease in the country.
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Doyin Okupe gives reasons why he will never support Obi again
Ex-presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has given reasons why he would never support the former Anambra State governor again.
Okupe served as the director of Obi’s presidential campaign until he was forced to step down due to a court conviction for money laundering and later resigned from the Labour Party after the election.
Since resigning from the Labour Party, Okupe has become a prominent supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Okupe had criticised Obi’s comments on how the economic situation offers little relief to the South-West, despite Tinubu being from the region.
In the viral clip, Obi said, “Let us talk about what is happening today. Rice is about N100,000. We are not even sure where we are going to be. ‘It’s our turn’, ‘he is a Yoruba man’—ask the people in Ogun, here is there any place you people buy bread cheaper?”
Okupe while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, said, “When Obi made that statement, it insulted us. I am a Yoruba man; I left everything and followed Obi.
“For the first time, Obasanjo left his circle of influence and deviated to support Obi.
“I do not regret supporting Peter Obi. But now I cannot do it again. The reason why I did it was because we agreed that a southern president must emerge.
“I was approached that if a southern president must emerge, which zone must it come to? I said the south-east.
“If all these eminent Yoruba people supported you, why now bring us down publicly? It is wrong.”
Okupe also stated that he would never publicly attack Peter Obi, acknowledging his significant role in the former presidential candidate’s political rise.
“I cannot hate Peter Obi; I am sentimentally attached to Peter Obi. Peter Obi was my project, and I am part and parcel of those who built Peter Obi up, I can’t publicly denigrate that or bring down that house.
“But you know, when the sensibilities of some of us are affected, especially when it becomes a zonal matter, I mean when you call the entire Yoruba race out, I am an elder statesman and primarily a Yoruba man.
“If I cannot speak the truth at my age, then there is no point to live. What Peter Obi said was wrong, he said that emilokan, that they should ask people in Ogun State whether they are buying bread cheaper.
“When Bola Tinubu said emilokan, he was not addressing the nation, he was not addressing a rally, he was addressing APC delegates in the premises of Ogun State government who were going to APC convention that they should vote for him.”
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Just in: EndBadGovernance kids freed at last
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The imprisoned kids who joined EndBadGovernance protests have regained their freedom after 95 days in custody.
The kids regained freedom on Tuesday morning after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja struck out the suit following an application by M.D Abubakar, counsel to the attorney-general of the federation (AGF).
The 76 kids were charged in court by Nigeria Police on Friday, for terrorism, treason and arson for participating in hunger protest.
Abubakar had applied to take over and discontinue the suit.
The kids freedom is coming barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered their immediate release.
In a statement from the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, ”committee has been set up to look at the issues surrounding their arrest, detention and release. All the law enforcement agents related to the case will be investigated and anyone found wanting will be brought to book”.
The president also tasked the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to facilitating the safe return of the minors to their families.
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Equatorial Guinea S3x Scandal: Lady Reportedly Takes Own Life After Seeing Clips
In a twist of events related to the ongoing s3x scandal in Equatorial Guinea, one of the women reportedly featured in explicit videos involving high-profile individuals took her own life.
The woman is believed to have been overwhelmed by the spread of the footage, which has gone viral and caused a media uproar in the country.
The scandal erupted after Baltasar Engonga, Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency, was arrested on charges of misconduct, including allegedly recording over 400 videos involving wives of notable figures in the nation.
The videos, which surfaced amid a broader investigation into fraud, reportedly include intimate encounters with influential individuals, escalating the controversy.
This latest development has sparked a public outcry, with many calling for stronger measures to protect the privacy and dignity of those affected by the leaked content.
Meanwhile, officials in Equatorial Guinea are reportedly taking steps to control the scandal’s impact as they continue their investigation.
Akelicious reports that Baltasar Engonga, the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, was arrested following a shocking revelation of over 400 sextapes reportedly involving the wives of prominent figures in the country.
Engonga, 54, came under investigation for fraud, leading to an unannounced search of his residence and office, where officials discovered numerous CDs containing recordings of his alleged sexual encounters.
The tapes reportedly feature encounters with high-profile individuals, including relatives and wives of government officials, such as the sister of the President, the wife of the Director General of Police, and spouses of approximately 20 ministers.
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