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Open Defecation: Divergent Views Rock Proposed Bill At Stakeholders’ Meeting

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Divergent views by lawmakers and other stakeholders rocked the proposed bill to establish the Clean Nigeria Agency for prohibition of open urination and defecation.

The Senate Committee on Water Resources on Monday held a one-day public hearing on the bill, but government agencies and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources differed extensively on the possibility of the agency, fearing that there might be duplication of responsibilities.

The Committee, which was chaired by Senator Bello Mandiya, could not arrive at a concrete direction given the bill’s trailing mixed reactions, particularly as the Federal Ministry of Water Resources which knocked the bill appeared to be convincing in their presentations.

Sponsor of the bill, Senator Clifford Ordia maintained in his submission that there need to end open urination and defecation in Nigeria, stating that the bill has passed second reading which the public hearing would afford the Senate to gather views for further legislative action.

Ordia said the bill would also complement the Presidential Executive Order 009 on enforcement and sanctions against Open Defecation System (ODS).

In his opening speech, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said the bill was necessary due to its implications on the size of the population, public welfare and the environment.

He said: “I want to urge the Committee to take a critical look at all presentations from stakeholders in order to arrive at a fair hearing.”

Also the Society for Water and Sanitation led by Attah Benson, expressed their own view, saying that there is a need for proper coordination and synergy on Sanitation and environmental issues between States and Local governments.

“State governments should strengthen their contributions to the issues because water and sanitation matters are human rights,” National Coordinator of the society.”

Sen. Bello Mandiya, Chairman of the committee, expressed concern that in spite of huge funds and availability of personnel with capacity, Nigeria still ranked the highest among countries that practised open defecation.

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Mandiya was shocked that Nigeria had not attained significant progress in sanitation after four years of a committee to tackle the situation.

“Why have we not done well like India that tackled its situation within four years”, he asked.

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Meet 17-year-old Nigerian Who Won $3.5m Worth Of Scholarships From Harvard, 13 Other  Foreign Universities

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A 17-year-old Nigerian boy, Oluwafemi Ositade, has secured full scholarships to multiple Ivy League universities in the United States, Canada and Qatar.

The teenager, a member of the Class of 2023 of The Ambassadors College, Ota, won scholarships over $3.5 million.

Ositade’s astounding success stems from his exceptional performance in the SAT where he achieved a perfect score in Maths (800/800) and a near-perfect score of 760 out of 800 in reading and writing and his CGPA of 4.04/4.0 from college.

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Nigerian boy Femi Ositade wins $3.5 million worth of scholarships from Harvard and 13 foreign universities

Ositade received 14 scholarships from renowned institutions nine of which are full ride scholarships (covering tuition, accommodation, allowance and all other student’s expenses).

The universities that have given scholarship offers to Ositade are Harvard University, Brown University, Duke University, University of Toronto Lester B Pearson Scholarship, Wesleyan University, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, University of Miami, Howard University, Stetson University, Fisk University, University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus, University of Toronto St. George Campus, University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus and Drexel University.

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In the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), he got a score of 358, and was ranked as the second best in Nigeria for the year 2023.

Also, in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Ositade got eight A’s and one B2.

He wants to pursue a degree in Computational Physics, due to his passion for Quantum Computing and Mathematics.

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Drama As Women Fight Dirty, Breasts Fall Out During Spring Break Outing In US [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

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Shocking videos captured during Spring Break shows topless women fighting on a popular US beach.

The Orange Crush is a college spring break party on Tybee Island in Savannah, Georgia.

The party has been hosted annually in April for almost 30 years since Savannah State University opened.

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This year’s event was chaotic. Videos have been shared on social media showing the carnage unfolding.

One video showed several bikini-clad women fighting on the beach’s boardwalk. They were filmed punching and scratching each other so violently that some of their tops flew off.

During the two-and-half minutes of chaotic footage, several women experienced their tops being forcibly lowered or displaced.

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Some stopped fighting momentarily to adjust their clothing, while one individual, clad in a green swimsuit, persisted in the altercation even after her breasts were exposed.

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Video Of Girl Being Bullied, Slapped At Lead British School Sparks Outrage Online [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

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Videos of female students bullying a lone female student at Lead British School, Abuja, has sparked outrage online.

In videos shared online, female students, dressed in school uniform, are seen slapping one female student identified as Namtira.

“What’s the boy’s name?” they asked as they confronted her and slapped her across both cheeks.

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Another video shows one of the bullies, identified as Maryam, asking, “Who broke my heart?” repeatedly as she slapped Namtira.

She then warned “don’t touch my hand” as Namtira tried to protect herself from the slaps.

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Afterwards, Namtira stopped trying to prevent the slaps and calmly took them.

Students in the background are heard claiming Namtira “snatched” someone as they confronted her.

Namtira Bwala, said to be the daughter of author Daniel Bwala, did not retaliate as they hit her.

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The video has sparked outrage and led to the hashtag #JusticeForNamtira.

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