Month: July 2023

My Senate Presidency is call for Service to Nigerians – Akpabio

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The Senate President,Sen.Godswill Akpabio, has described his emergence as the President of the 10th Senate, as call for service to Nigerians and all round transformation of the country, just as he called on the church to take its rightful position in the affairs of the country.   Akpabio stated this in his goodwill message at the Thanksgiving Service on the 23rd Synod/Congress of Abuja Province of the African Church, on Sunday.   The President of the Senate, whose goodwill mesage was delivered on his behalf by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, said,…

Support us to have a successful Omituntun 2.0, Makinde tells Oyo residents

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Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has enjoined residents of the state to support his administration to have a successful tenure, noting that once the governor records success, the impact will be felt by all the residents.   Gov Makinde, who lauded the people of the state for their support for his administration in the first four years and their support during the election, said he would never take that support for granted.   “From the bottom of my heart I cannot take your support for granted. You have supported us…

Ignore HURIWA’s calls to scrap NPC, CSOs tell Tinubu

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Two Civil Society Organisations, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) and College of Bishops Imams and Clergy Councils (CBICC), have described the recent call by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) to scrap the National Population Commission (NPC) as misguided comments that fail to recognise the importance of the Commission by law in gathering accurate population data which is essential for effective governance, resource allocation, and planning for the country’s future. The CSOs, which advocates for policy reforms and good governance in a statement by the duo of Rev. Solomon…

Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5b Abacha loot

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari to give details of the spendings of $5 billion Abacha loot recovered by their governments. The court also ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to reveal the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari. The landmark ruling was delivered last…

DSS debunks online media reports on alleged invasion of ICPC,CCB Offices

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has refuted reports by sections of the online media particularly SaharaReporters, Peoples Gazette and Jackson Ude on alleged invasion of ICPC and CCB Offices.   The Service in a statement by its Spokesperson,Dr.Afunanya Peter stated that the news platforms variously and wrongly fed the public with misleading narratives and accusations against it.     DSS said; “For instance, SaharaReporters wrote that the Service stormed the Independent Corrupt Pratices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and carted away certain…

GandDollar Gate: Beyond Ja’afar’s video, by Hassan Gimba

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This was first published on October 29, 2018. Considering the resuscitation of the issue by the new Kano State Government, I see the need to republish it. While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday Leadership. Journalists have a way of knowing themselves through various networks even if they had never met. Journalism is a profession like any other that builds one’s reputation in the eyes of the world.…

Mmesoma’s wrong was being Igbo By Festus Adedayo

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If you diligently analyze social media’s initial reactions to the allegation that Mmesoma Ejikeme forged her Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination result, it would be difficult not to conclude that her race was her wrong. That she was wrong to have been born Igbo at a critical time like this. Or that the politics of her race was her albatross. Ejikeme has attracted so odious comments to herself, similar to one who willfully pelted on herself a mound of excrement. Only on Friday, an Anambra state committee of…

17TH NBA-SBL INT’L CONFERENCE: NBA lauds CAC exceptional performance

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The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has commended the active and impactful participation of the Corporate Affairs Commission in its just concluded 17th Annual International Business Law Conference held in Lagos. The conference with the theme “The Nigerian Business Landscape: Priorities for Law, Policy, and Regulation” took place from Wednesday, July 5th, to Friday, July 7th, 2023. The NBA-SBL Chairman of the Governing Board, Dr. Adeoye Adefulu, stated this while speaking to reporters in Lagos shortly after visiting the Regulatory clinic set up by the association. Adeoye…

4 dead, many others injured as trailer collides with Nigerian police van in Abuja

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No fewer than four people have lost their lives and many others were injured as a trailer collided with a Nigerian police van at Dutse-Baupma along the Dutse-Bwari expressway in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   The accident which occurred on Saturday, July 8, 2023, was said to have been due to a failed brake from a trailer carrying sharp sand that also affected a black Toyota Highlander Jeep, a black Hilux pickup van belonging to the Nigeria Police Force, and a commercial tricycle.  …

CRIME FIGHTING: IGP directs Officers to embrace Smart Policing,urges Nigerians to use ‘NPF Rescue Me APP’, other innovations

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun recently concluded a comprehensive tour of the state-of-the-art National Command and Control Centre (C4i) facility and the Nigeria Police Crime and Incidence Database Centre (NPCIDC) at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.   The purpose of the tour according to NPF was to emphasize the IGP’s commitment to integrating smart policing strategies into the Nigerian Police Force. During the tour, the IGP reiterated the efforts of the Police Force in adopting cutting-edge technologies and urged officers to fully leverage these…