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Tanzania and Nigeria, particularly, are named by Washington as having failed to meet U.S. security and information sharing standards JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 10, 2020/ — By NJ Ayuk Including Nigeria in the U.S. travel ban is a political and economical mistake for Trump. It is difficult to come to terms with the United States’ decision to include Nigeria in the extension he made a few weeks ago to the infamous “Muslim Travel Ban”, which already restricted movements of  people from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria and Yemen. Alongside Nigeria, Tanzania, Myanmar, Eritrea, Sudan and Kyrgyzstan were also added to…

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, has defended the recent loan approval of $22.5bn granted to the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Bamidele told journalists at his Iyin Ekiti country home that the approval was not done for political patronage as being misconstrued, but to save the country’s economy from sliding into recession. The senator, who spoke shortly after a programme organized for the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, to celebrate his appointment, insisted that the senate did nothing wrong. According to him, the N10.8 trillion 2020 budgetary provision by the…

The Lagos State House of Assembly late Monday named two lawmakers as a replacement for the principal officers impeached earlier in the day. The members, after plenary unanimously elected Hon. Noheem Adams from Eti-Osa constituency 1 as the Deputy Majority Leader while Mojisola Miranda representing Apapa Constituency 1 was elected as the new Chief Whip. Before their election, Hon. Noheem was the chairman of the committee on Public-Private Partnerships while Hon. Miranda was in charge of the committee on Job Creation. Their election comes hours after the impeachment of Hon. Olumuyiwa Jimoh is the Deputy Majority Leader and Rotimi Abiru,…

The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II has reacted to his dethronement by Kano State Government. He was deposed on Monday by a resolution of Kano State Executive Council announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman, citing insubordination among other numerous allegations. His words: “With almost six years on this throne and (in charge of) our heritage. Today, the Almighty Allah, who gave me the leadership has destined to take it back. “As I always say, leadership has predetermined tenure, the days Allah destined are numbered. When the days come to an end one must leave.…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin Chapter, has declared to obey the national body and commence a two-week warning strike on Tuesday. Prof. Moyosore Ajao, the Unilorin ASUU branch Chairman, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that Unilorin would join the industrial action to press home their demands. Ajao explained that the two-week warning strike is over non-payment of salaries of lecturers who failed to enroll in the Federal Government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). He, however, said the union would hold an emergency meeting with members in…

The Nigerian Army (NA) has called on social media to support its campaigns to curb crimes and security challenges in the country. Maj.-Gen. Usman Muhammad, Director, Department of Army Civil-Military Affairs, made the call at the 9th edition of the one-day Interactive Session on Civil-Military Relations, on Monday in Akure. The seminar with the theme: “The Evolving Role of the Social Media in Support of the Nigerian Army’s Non-Kinetic Line of Operations,” was organized by the Army Headquarters in partnership with the Security Affairs Limited Muhammad advised social media operators to spread accurate information because the role of the Army…

Civil Society Organisations(CSOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), student groups, the Media, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), among others on Monday rejected the social media regulation bill. They observed that the bill would gag public speech in the country. Representatives of the groups who spoke against passing the bill into law at a public hearing in Abuja organized by Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters said the bill was a proliferation of existing laws. They said the bill if passed, would further help violate human rights in the country. The bill, entitled: “Protection from Internet Falsehood Manipulations and other Related Matters Bill…

The Nigeria Army, 1 Division Kaduna, has organized an inter-brigade sports competition for its officer’s from 1-Division Garrison Kaduna, Artillery Brigade Minna and 3 Brigade Kano. Declaring the 5-day competition open, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, said the competition was to boost the officer’s morale to counter security challenges. According to him, the event could not have come at a better time than now when there are growing concerns about the numerous security challenges confronting the Nation. He added that the security challenge had made the Nigerian Army increasingly engaged to counter the threats. “The…

An Information Technology expert, Mr Oluwamayowa Oshidero, has urged Nigerians to set up security measures on their various social media platforms to check the recent increase in cases of cyber hacking. He made the plea in Ibadan on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to the spate of cyber hacking on social media applications. Oshidero, the Founder of Equilibrium Zone and Managing Partner, TinklingD, said hackers were perfecting their skills daily the same way apps developers were evolving security measures to ensure safety on social media platforms. He linked the rise in cases…

The Sokoto State Police Command on Monday said one person was killed and six others kidnapped by unknown gunmen in three communities in Shagari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Sadiq, told newsmen in Sokoto that the incident occurred about 3:30 a.m on Monday at Gidan Shikkau, Gidan Tsamiya, and Kajiji communities. Sadiq said no arrest had been made, but a team of policemen was on the trail of the gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the communities are about 57 Kilometres from Sokoto. A source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN…