Month: June 2023

Major General Christopher Musa assumes Command as 18th CDS, promises to safe guard nigeria

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The new Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa has on Friday 23 June 2023 assumed office as the 18th Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). In his remarks, during the handing and taking over ceremony held at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), new Conference Room, expressed commitment to safeguard the Nigeria nation in line with the statutory responsibilities of the AFN. ” we promise to continue to improve on our mandate to maintain peace and tranquility in the country. We assure…

IGP Egbetokun announces establishment of Quick Intervention Squad

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The Ag. Inspector-General Olukayode Egbetokun has said the Nigeria Police Force will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality   Egbetokun made this known on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Abuja during his inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police and abov   “The Nigeria Police Force under my command, in its quest to stamp out violent crimes and their detrimental and debilitating effects on the security and safety of our society, will forge ahead…

Crisis Of The Nigerian Judiciary by Akin Osuntokun

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Before grappling with the subject matter of this column today, I feel encouraged to get readers acquainted, if they are not already, with certain universally applicable concepts and perspectives of law. They are Natural law, Positive law, Judicial activism and the Separation of powers.They provide a meaningful backdrop to the surveillance of the rule of law in Nigeria   According to my sources, ‘the theory of natural law believes that our civil laws should be based on morality, ethics, and what is inherently correct; that laws should reflect moral reasoning…

Ogun tops, as NPC registers 49,000 deaths in six months

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No fewer than 49,917 deaths have been registered with the National Population Commission this year. The figure is contained in an app called RapidSMS designed by the NPC.   The RapidSMS functions as a data collection and reporting platform for online and offline birth registration and death registration.   Checks by our correspondent on Thursday showed that 49,917 deaths have been registered with the NPC this year so far.   A breakdown by gender showed that 32,746 of the dead were male while 17,171 were females.   The app further…

Sanwo-Olu gifts N10m to young lady who broke 40 years LASU record to obtain 5.0CGPA

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Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a cash reward of N10 million for Ojo Aminat Yusuf, for breaking 40 years record of the Lagos State University (LASU). Yusuf emerged as best graduating student for the 2021/2022 set with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.00 (First Class Honours). Sanwo-Olu announced the cash reward during the school’s 26th convocation ceremony held on Thursday, June 22, 2023. The Governor said he will reward Yusuf with N5 million while the state government will gift her another N5 million. Meanwhile, speaking to…

FAAC disburses N786bn May 2023 Allocation to FG, States, LGs

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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N786.161 billion to the federal, state and Local Governments. It represented their share from the May 2023 Federation Account Revenue, according to the communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting in Abuja, yesterday. The meeting was chaired by the new Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, according to the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Bawa Mokwa. The N786.161 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N519.545 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT)…

We’re committed to hitch-free 2023 census – NPC Commissioner

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The Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in charge of Kwara State, Hon. AbdulRazak Gidado on Tuesday hinted that the commission was leaving no stone unturned at ensuring that the postponed 2023 Population and Housing Census hold before the end of the year.   Gidado gave the hint during a meeting with the Media Executives held at the commission head office in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.   The commissioner disclosed that all efforts were being made by the commission to ensure that the present administration buys into the…

Joint Security Team raids criminal hideouts in Kogi, Nasarawa States * DSS raises alarm over planned attacks on public, worship places during Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations

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A joint security team comprised the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and Police carried out operations in Nasarawa and Kogi States. On 19th June, 2023 along the Abuja- Keffi Expressway in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State, the team apprehended Abubakar Muhammad (aka Abu Direba), a suspected gunrunner. During the operation, the team seized the following insidious items:   a. Four Hundred and Eighty-Six (486) rounds of 7.62 x39mm calibre ammunition; b. Twenty-Two (22) primed IEDs c. The sum of Thirty-One Thousand, Five Hundred naira (N31,500) d. One (1)…

IGP Egbetokun decorates DIGs Bala Ciroma, Frank Mba, 14 AIGs, 22 CPs with new ranks

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu on Thursday 22nd June, 2023 at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks amidst cheers from their families, friends, and professional colleagues.   This was sequel to the recent promotion approved by the Police Service Commission on the basis of merit, requisite experience, years of dedicated service and academic records.   A total of 38 Senior Police Officers were decorated comprised Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) Bala Ciroma, and Frank Emeka…

NPA resuscitates moribund Apapa Water Works

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The Mohammed Bello Koko-led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has resuscitated the 2.4 Million Gallons Per Day Apapa Water Works that has been moribund since 2012.   Speaking during handover of the resuscitated facility in Apapa on Thursday 22nd June, 2022, MD NPA,Mohammed Bello Koko said “responding to the existential needs of our operating environment is top priority on our Corporate Social Responsibility agenda, and this explains why we gave speedy approval to the request of resuscitation of the Apapa Water Works which had been moribund since 2012.”…