A naval officer, Kayode Petinrin, has been accused of assaulting a Lagos motorist, identified simply as Sola, in the CMS area of Lagos State. Kayode is said to be the son of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Oluseyi Petinrin, a retired Air Chief Marshal. He, however, said some Air Force officers guarding the house threatened to shoot if they got closer to the gate. He said, “This Petinrin (Kayode) was just disciplined. The military police had to withdraw.”The police spokesperson said the property belonged to the Air Force, adding that efforts were being made to officially inform the Air Force authorities about the case for further action.

Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacterium; Vibrio cholerae. Cholera is underreported, and as many as 2.9 million cases, and 95,000 deaths are suspected to occur each year (https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/infection-sources.html#ref-one). Since the beginning of the year 2021, 10,833 suspected cholera cases have been reported with 112 confirmed cases and 289 deaths. In the last one month, an increasing number of cholera cases has been reported across states. Blood group O is known to be associated with increased vulnerability to severe cholera (cholera gravis) [Ref: WHO position paper on Cholera vaccines.

Guatemalan former President (2012-2015) Otto Perez Molina gestures before listening to his sentence during a hearing at the court in Guatemala City on December 7, 2022. - A Guatemalan court is due to rule on December 7 in the trial of former president Otto Perez Molina, a retired general who came to power in 2012 on a promise to end corruption and resigned in September 2015 over customs fraud. The court will also rule on his vice-president Roxana Baldetti, who resigned in April of the same year over the corruption scandal. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced former President Otto Perez to 16 years in prison, finding him guilty of leading a massive customs fraud scheme while in office. After the sentence was handed down Perez, 72, told reporters, “I truly feel frustrated, I feel disappointed.”He said he would appeal the ruling.

Popular Nigerian billionaire businessman and actress Regina Daniels’ husband, Prince Ned Nwoko, is making headlines with his statement about men in the southern part of the country. According to Nwoko, southern men who stay away from polygamy are contributing to prostitution in the country. Ned Nwoko claims average southern man has one wife and many girlfriends. Netizens react to Ned Nwoko's statement on polygamySee some of the reactions below:jeffryprettypretty:"Ashawo ancient of days don drop quote." Regina Daniels and hubby Ned Nwoko show off dance moves during Delta campaignMeanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Regina Daniels and her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko, were in Delta North as part of the latter’s ward-to-ward campaign ahead of the 2023 election.

Peace marches organised by the Catholic Church took place across the DR Congo Sunday to protest violence in the country’s east, days after an alleged massacre of civilians. Protesters chanted slogans such as “No to the international community’s hypocrisy” and “No to the Balkanisation of DR Congo” at rallies in the capital Kinshasa and other towns. The March 23 movement, or M23, is a predominantly Congolese Tutsi rebel group that was dormant for years. It took up arms again in November last year and seized the town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda in June. The DR Congo army, in its accusations on Thursday, also said the M23 had breached the ceasefire with government troops, a charge that the group also denied.

Prince Ned Nwoko, the husband of actress, Regina Daniels, has blamed southern Nigerian men, who shun polygamy for contributing to prostitution in society. Nwoko, who is seeking the senatorial seat for the Delta North in the 2023 poll said this in an interview with Guardian Nigeria on Saturday. He said, “Many women are out there on their own without husbands, especially in the southern part of the country, and there is a high level of prostitution. So, the Ooni and I have that kind of common background, because our grandfathers were kings and served Nigeria in that capacity. And we are now also serving Nigeria by having many wives (laughter).”

The former Nigerian lawmaker, Ned Nwoko, may not be vocal about social issues, but he does have some controversial opinions. The lawyer and philanthropist, who is married to Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has expressed concerns about moral decadence in Nigerian society. In 2019, Mr Nwoko married actress Regina Daniels and now has two kids with her. Family bondingLike the Osun monarch, Mr Nwoko has six prominent wives, but they don’t live together. Mr Nwoko, seeking to represent Delta North senatorial district under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), explained that, as a rule, he travels with only one wife at a time.

The only thing missing from Qatar 2022 is a dull moment! With a little bit of luck, and with the depth of talent in the squad, they may go deep into the final stages of Qatar 2022. The Atlas Lions are playing with passion, grit and a level of tactical discipline that is not very common in African football. Qatar 2022 is a microcosm, he says, of those new vistas in an anticipated new world order in football arising from the debris of Qatar 2022. The second stanza of Qatar 2022 will confirm that or not.

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The Federal Government has extended the deadline earlier set, requiring organisations to comply with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019. The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja, explained that the approved extension of time was for data controllers and data processors to comply with the earlier notice on National Data Protection Adequacy Programme Whitelist. “The measures to be taken by each MDA for the purpose of data protection and accountability shall include but not limited to the following:“Designation or appointment of a suitable officer within the MDA as a Data Protection Officer. “Development of a Data Protection Policy in line with Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and other applicable regulatory instruments on data privacy and protection. “Forwarding of the contact details of the data protection officer to the Office of the Head of Service and the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau.

In the 30 years since England’s water was privatised by Margaret Thatcher, water companies have set up a system in which billions of pounds leave the network in an average year. Among them, Dieter Helm, an Oxford professor of economic policy specialising in utilities, went as far as saying in 2021 that England’s water system was “a scandal of financial engineering”. £4.0bn £4.9bn Your water Dividends Interest Investment DEBT £2.1bn £1.5bn Some of it pays for your water Getting clean water into your house and sewage out, costs water companies £4bn in an average year. England's water companies invest an average of £4.9bn each year. But England's water system is private...

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The Guardian reporter, Waliat Musa, has received the Cleft Awareness Media Award (CAMA) Nigeria, 2022, as the second runner-up among a pool of journalists across the 36 states of the country. The award is in recognition of her passion and commitment to advocating the cause of persons with disabilities, especially, people living with cleft lip and palate in Nigeria. Other recipients of the award are Gyang Musa of Daily Sun Newspaper (winner) and Adenike Adebowale of Premium Times (first runner-up). She added: “Smile Train organised the CAMA Awards as a way to encourage journalists for their selfless services in creating awareness about cleft. We didn’t just choose the winners randomly; metrics was used, with judges in Nigeria, Kenya and Mozambique.” Read the remaining story on www.guardian.ng

The frequent foreign medical trips of Buhari are not only unprecedented but also demonstrate his disinterest in improving the healthcare system of Nigeria. His preference for foreign, rather than local, treatment is unpatriotic and has exposed Nigeria to ridicule among the community of nations. It paints a poor picture of the country’s healthcare sector and casts doubt on the competence of local medical professionals before the world. Buhari’s foreign trips expose the hypocrisy of an administration that purports to promote local content by banning the importation of certain foreign items and claims it would no longer provide resources for government officials to travel abroad for medical attention. Foreign treatment by public officers should be restricted except for cases that cannot be handled in Nigeria.