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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Enugu Command, has assured the people of a crime-free Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The NSCDC gave the assurance in a statement signed by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO) Denny Iwuchukwu in Enugu on Thursday. Iwuchukwu said the Corps commandant, Mr Everestus Obiyo, stated this while addressing Heads of Department, Units, Area Commanders and Divisional Officers in the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. Obiyo said that adequate arrangements had been made to ensure that criminal elements in the state would have no room to operate during the…
Three teenagers and three other men who allegedly belonged to an unlawful society and caused the death of their member were on Friday in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendants are Waris Mustapha; 14, Sulaimon Adetayo; 15, Kehinde Opeyemi; 18, Quadri Jimoh; 18, Israel Ogunbiyi; 20, and Lateef Jamie; 34. They are facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and belonging to unlawful society. The prosecutor, ASP Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the defendants committed the offence at 7.30 a.m. on Nov. 26, at Isheri Osun area of Ijegun, Lagos. According to him, the defendants belong…
The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and its presidential candidate in the last general election, Albert Owuru, have filed a suit against the Federal Government before the ECOWAS Court, demanding N800 billion for alleged violation of rights. In the suit, the regional court was asked to intervene in the dismissive manner in which the Supreme Court of Nigeria handled its appeal against President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the Feb.23 presidential election. The defendants are Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the apex…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Abba Sheshe as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano, Kano State. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced the appointment in a statement signed by Mrs Enefaa Bob-Manuel, Head, Media and Public Relations of the ministry in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister presented the appointment letter to Sheshe in his office on Friday. Ehanire while congratulating Sheshe reminded him of the enormous responsibilities of his office and the expectations of the government and people of Nigeria towards…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has described as embarrassing the delay by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation’s (CCECC) in completing the 10 railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. Amaechi made the remarks on Friday at the Abeokuta rail station under construction, during the monthly inspection of the on-going Lagos to Ibadan Rail project. According to him, CCECC, the contractor handling the 156km rail line, has reduced the pace of work between the last two inspections in November and December. “The delay is becoming an embarrassment and I think we need to meet with the…
By Amosu Adeboye Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is thrilled to be back on the pitch again after spending almost a year on the sidelines due to achilles tendon injury. Onazi copped the injury in Trabzonspor’s 4-1 home against Rizespor last December. He made his first appearance of the season for Trabzonspor in last Thursday’s Europa League 2-0 defeat to Swiss club, Basel. Onazi played for 14 minutes in the Trabzonspor’s Turkish Cup 4-1 home win against Altay on Thursday replacing English man Daniel Sturridge who scored a brace in the game. “I thank God for being be able to…
President Muhammadu Buhari must no longer continue to betray the vision of #RevolutionNow, being the call for protest against bad governance in Nigeria by the renowned anti-corruption and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. Similarly, the president ought to embrace the call this week for a revolution by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. But this appeal remains a tall order. The truth is that President Buhari reneged on the revolution agenda we deployed to free Nigeria from the 16-year of gross misrule under the Peoples’ Democratic Party. As a result, virtually every performance measurement index in the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),Muhammad Nami assumed office at the Revenue House, FIRS headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. Nami met with the Management and Staff of the Service and assured them that he would work with them to achieve President Muhammadu Buhari’saim of appointing him. “I am overwhelmed by the reception by all of you despite the short notice. I hope that you will continue to give me this support as we work together to build capacity and raise the revenue for the country. I assure you that we will work together to…
By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the security situation in the country has improved tremendously just as he argued that there has been a significant reduction in the proliferation of small arms in the country. Sanwo-Olu said this much Thursday while briefing State House Correspondents after the last National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by the Vice President Professor Yemi Osibanjo at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Part of the consideration today (in the NEC meeting) was on a NEC Committee on Security and Policing. This is a committee that…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointments of 33 heads of courts in 11 states. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye. He explained that the Council considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee during its meeting which held on Tuesday and Wednesday. It read: “NJC recommends appointment of (6) Heads of Court, and (26) Twenty-six Judicial Officers for State High Courts and one (1) Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal; “The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Dr. Justice I.…