Month: May 2024

Speaker Abbas celebrates Awujale of Ijebuland,Oba Sikiru Adetona@90

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, for clocking 90 years. Speaker Abbas, in his congratulatory message issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, described Oba Adetona as one of the most respected traditional rulers in the country whose reign has positively impacted not just Ijebuland but the entire country. He also said the Ijebu traditional ruler remained one of the heroes of democracy in…

Tinubu commissions Lithium Processing Factory in Nasarawa

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday commissioned a Lithium processing factory built in Nasarawa State by a Chinese firm, Avatar New Energy Materials Company Limited.   The commissioning, which took place at Kama Otto in Nasarawa Local Government Area, was in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government. The President was represented at the occasion by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.   In attendance were the Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, his Kogi State counterpart, Governor Usman Ododo, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, some Federal lawmakers,…

TAXING A DYING ECONOMY, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND VANISHING OPPOSITION By Law Mefor

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Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, once declared that “no nation ever grew more prosperous by taxing its citizens beyond their capacity to pay.” The reasoning goes that taxing people more than they can afford to pay will only make the economy worse since the burden of taxes will make people less productive overall. Whether on purpose or accidentally, the Tinubu administration has disregarded this fundamental fact. Any democracy’s ability to survive depends on the strength of its opposition. A democracy is nonexistent and a misnomer…

Tijani, Maida advance Nigeria’s vision on Digital Capacity …. As NCC signs MoU with Nokia Nigeria

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Earlier this week, led by the Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijanni, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria, to train young Nigerians on latest 4G/ 5G radio and transmission technologies at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Digital Parks.   Nokia Nigeria would be setting up a fully functional 5G/4G test lab, leveraging their latest radio and transmission technologies.   This collaboration will advance the…

Nigerian Navy arrests MV BLU-SHARK within Nigerian waters

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On 2 May 2024, the Multinational Maritime Co-ordination Center Zone D issued an alert message for a search and possible arrest of MV BLU-SHARK with IMO number 8767783. The vessel was alleged to have escaped from Port Gentil Gabon on 2 May 2024 at about 11:35pm without obtaining necessary customs clearance documents from the Gabonese maritime, judicial and customs authorities. Following the alert, the Nigerian Navy (NN) using her Maritime Domain Awareness facilities vectored Nigerian Navy Ship OSE (NNS OSE) to intercept and arrest the vessel. NNS OSE successfully arrested…

Journalist abducted by police regains freedom after 10 days

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Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism who was kidnapped by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police has been released. Ojukwu regained his freedom on Friday after 10 days in police custody. This was disclosed by the media outlet on Friday on its website. Ojukwu was said to have gone missing on Wednesday, May 1, his numbers were switched off and his whereabouts unknown to colleagues, family and friends. Twenty-four hours after he went missing, FIJ made a missing person report at police…

BREAKING: Court sacks Rivers factional Speaker, Amaewhule, 24 other Members

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A Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, on Friday, stopped Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule from parading himself as Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, since his seat had been declared vacant.   The presiding Judge of High Court 19, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Charles N. Wali, while ruling on a motion ex-perte brought before it by the new Speaker of the House, Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo and 2 others; also barred 24 other Members of the Assembly from accessing the complex or carrying out any such Legislative…

Speaker Abbas expresses shock over Hon Dogonyaro’s death

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen had expressed shock and sadness over the death of the member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro.   Hon. Dogonyaro died on Friday, May 10 in Abuja at the age of 46 after a brief illness.   The Speaker, who said Dogonyaro would be sorely missed, noted the late lawmaker’s invaluable contributions to nation-building during the brief period he served in the House.   Describing Hon. Dogonyaro as someone who gave a good account of…

Deputy Speaker Kalu expresses sadness over Hon Dogonyaro’s death

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has expressed sadness over the death of the member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro.   Hon. Dogonyaro died on Friday, May 10 in Abuja at the age of 46 after a brief illness.   Until his death, he was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control.   The Deputy Speaker in a condolence message described Dogonyaro as…

Misconduct:Group calls for immediate dismissal of suspended ACG Gidado Fari

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A fervent call for the immediate dismissal of the suspended Assistant Commandant General (ACG) Mahmood Gidado Fari from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been sounded by the Citizens Initiative Against Corruption. In a letter addressed to the Honorable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, dated May 7th, 2024, and signed by its National President, Comrade Hussain Danladi, the organization levied grave allegations against the suspended ACG Gidado, including gross misconduct, abuse of office, and rape, among others.   The scathing letter alleged a litany of offenses committed…