Tafa Balogun, former Inspector General of Police, IGP, has appealed to men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to return to duty. Police officers have not been visible in their policing duties since the End SARS protests and destruction that occasioned the demonstration. Amid the protests, some hoodlums had burnt down some police stations, while some officers were killed and their properties destroyed. However, Balogun urged the officers to ignore the attacks they suffered and return to their stations. In a statement he issued last night, the former IGP pointed out that the police was the first line of defense…
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SeeThe Hon. Okoh Israel Ugochukwu begin his first tour as the Honourable Member Representing Aniocha South Constituency in the Delta State Youth Parliament with an Educational Sensitization visit to Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday 11th of November, 2020 and was accompanied by his lovely wife, Harriet Okoh. Also with him are Rt. Hon. Obuseh Gloria, Deputy Speaker, Delta State Youth Parliament, Hon. Obijanake Caleb, Deputy Minority Leader, Hon Uche, Councilor ward 4, Comrade Ephraim Okoh, Agbonta Umu-Ozoma, Youth President of Ubulu-Uku, Comrade Akpu Daniel, CEO Gold Mastermind Enterprise, Comrade Dumbiri Shadrack Ugochukwu, Academia and Media…
The Bauchi State government has assured that it will embark on vaccination across the 20 local government areas of the State to prevent the spread of yellow fever. The Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, had on Monday revealed that there was an outbreak of yellow fever in Ganjuwa Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of eight persons, while eight others were under management. According to him, the investigation into mysterious deaths in the area led to the discovery of the outbreak of the disease. “Recently, mysterious deaths of people were…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Isiaka Kareem, a retired Controller of Finance and Account (CFA) of the Kwara State Government House during Saraki’s governorship, on Wednesday recanted his earlier testimony against the former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Kareem had earlier claimed that he had the instruction of the respondent, Senator Saraki, to disburse N100 million monthly to Mr. Abdul Adama, Saraki’s personal assistant at the time, stating that Mr. Adama signed the prescribed forms and register for all monies collected which were for security and contingency. However, under cross-examination from Saraki’s team led…
The Canadian Government has informed Nigerians that its immigration office does not accept refugee applications directly from people. It also noted that only Canadian migration officers can exclusively guarantee the approval of immigration applications. The High Commission, in a tweet, said the notice was important in light of “great interest in Canadian immigration programs” received lately. It reads in part: “You cannot apply directly for resettlement. You must be referred to Canada by a designated referral organization or a private sponsor. “No one can guarantee that your immigration application will be fast-tracked or approved. Only a Canadian migration officer can…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has commended the move by the Lagos State government to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) in the state. The law provides for the payment of pension and other entitlements to former governors and their deputies in Lagos. Tinubu, who was governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007, commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for taking such a step which he described as “bold and courageous”. He stated that he was wholeheartedly in support of the move and called on APC supporters in the state to do…
A Chief Magistrate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Musa Eneye has granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters in the sum of N50,000 each with one surety each in like sum. The six protesters who were arrested while wearing #RevolutionNow T-Shirt during the protest in front of the National Assembly are Olutosin Adeniji, Yasidu Bashiru, Abdulsalam Zubairu, Kabiru Garzali, Paul Akinwumi, and Devour Chomo. The protesters who pleaded not guilty to the charges were arraigned on Friday, November 6, 2020, by the FCT Commissioner of Police on charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and inciting public disturbances contrary to Section…
The Nigerian Army has kicked off a manhunt for the fourth batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday at the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) Super Camp Chabal, close to the capital, Maiduguri. “We request your full cooperation. The public as well as the Civilian JTF, you will have a copy each, so you’ll follow up,” Buratai said during the ceremony. “Some of them may be behind your yard or parading themselves somewhere in…
Thirty-one vehicles have been forfeited to the Lagos State government for moving against the traffic on one-way roads. The Lagos State Mobile Court which ordered the forfeiture ruled that the vehicles contravened the State Traffic Law. Mr Adebayo Taofiq, who is the Head of Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Task Force, disclosed this in a statement obtained by Channels Television on Thursday. The order of forfeiture was pronounced after the 31 defendants (drivers) pleaded ‘guilty’ to the ‘one-way’ traffic offence charged against them. “These arraigned 31 drivers were charged for driving in the direction prohibited by law (one-way) punishable under…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has again reiterated that he disagrees with the Federal Government’s move to rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant Boko Haram members. His position which was the same as that of the committee was made known on Wednesday at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army. Ndume who has always been of the opinion that deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Members is a misplacement of priority stressed that the Federal Government cannot be resettling and pampering former terrorists while the country is still at war. “I am in disagreement with the government,” Ndume buttressed. He further…