Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has kicked against the idea of states funding community policing in the country. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Akeredolu said the idea would not work. He disclosed that his colleagues under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will table the matter before President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention. “The burden of states will keep increasing. We will be the one that will fund community police. Where is the money going to come from. “Except we devolve more money to the states, how will the states fund community police?…
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The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion have replied to the criminal complaint/charges against the bishop of Zaria with regards to reports attributed to TheCable.ng, afamnews.com and several other social media outlets. In a press statement made available to newsmen the church of Nigeria Through its general secretary the Venerable Gershinen Paul Dajur, said “It is a matter of public record that the Government of Kaduna State filed criminal charges against the Anglican Bishop of Zaria the Rt Rev’d Abiodun Ogunyemi over certain allegedly defamatory statements he had made of and concerning the Governor of the State, His Excellency, Mallam Nasir…
Supreme Court has fixed August 31, 2020, for the judgement in the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Musa Wada. Mr. Wada is challenging the election victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State. His party (PDP) insisted that its candidate won the November 16, 2019 governorship election while Mr. Wada claims that the election that brought in Mr. Bello as governor of the state was riddled with serious electoral infractions. In May, Mr. Wada lost his petition at the election tribunal which sat in Abuja In…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of organic apple and black currant originating from Australia. NAM reports that NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday said the products had been certified harmful for human consumption. “The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has warned against the consumption of Pure Tassie Organic Apple and Blackcurrant Juice originating from Australia. “This was due to unacceptable level of patulin (a mycotoxin) which had exceeded the maximum limit in fruit…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that the African continent is free from wild polio, four years after the last cases appeared in northeastern Nigeria. “Thanks to the relentless efforts by governments, donors, frontline health workers and communities, up to 1.8 million children have been saved from the crippling life-long paralysis,” the WHO said in a statement. The official announcement is due at 1500 GMT in a videoconference with WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and key figures including philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. “Happiness is an understatement. We’ve been on this marathon for over…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to deploy more intelligence in prosecuting the ongoing counter-insurgency in the North East. Buratai stated this while addressing troops deployed at Army Super Camp 3 Buratai, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. He said that the task of dealing with the remnants of terrorists hiding in some areas must be intelligence-driven, adding that the intelligence corps of the army had achieved so much in recent times. The Army Chief commended the troops for their commitment to the fight and the…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, which was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CAMA 2020 bill which was signed on August 7th has received backlash from religious, non-governmental and human rights organisations, who are kicking against some sections of the law particularly section 839. The new law, ”Section 839 (1) empowers the Commission to suspend trustees of an association and appoint interim managers to manage the affairs of the association where it reasonably believes that- (a) There is or has been misconduct,…
Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the kidnapping of Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The gunmen invaded Damba-Kasaya village, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State on Monday. DAILY POST had reported that the gunmen, who killed one person and abducted many of the villagers, stormed popular Prince Academy in the village to abduct Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students receiving lessons preparatory to their final exams. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly said that the incident again attested to the level of security paralysis in the State. Reacting, Sani wrote on his…
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two sides said. Separately, they also said that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita — whose return to office had been initially demanded by the regional bloc ECOWAS — no longer wished to resume duties. The August 18 coup triggered shockwaves among Mali’s neighbours, fearing that one of the region’s most volatile countries would spiral into chaos. ECOWAS — the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States — sent a high-level delegation to…
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba wants students to exercise more patience as Nigeria mulls the reopening of schools after months of forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nwajiuba who praised the students for their patience since schools were shut down in the country, gave an assurance that the Federal Ministry of Education is working with stakeholders for the safe reopening of the education centres. “I urge our students who have actually exercised a lot of patience along with their parents … I urge you to bear with us a little bit more. The rioting needs to…