The Child’s Rights Advocacy Network (CRANE) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop targeting the children of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to gain leverage. The group added that targeting the children to gain leverage over their father was not only unethical but also illegal. The Coordinator of the group stated this while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Frankline Edede. Against this background, the group called for strict adherence to due process and the presumption of innocence in all investigations. The group, therefore, demanded immediate cease of all actions…
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A former Special Prosecutor, Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Properties, Tosin Ojaomo has petitioned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo demanding immediate suspension of the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi. He said his suspension became imperative pending the completion of investigation of the financial records of the agency by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him. The petition dated May 15 and addressed to Tunji-Ojo was also copied to President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi and the Chairman of EFCC, Olanipekun Olukoyede.…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cautioned the federal government against the planned raid of the pension fund. It added that the decision to tap into the pension fund, which was meant to provide for the financial security of retired workers, was a clear indication of the government’s lack of vision and accountability The Ag. National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, in a statement issued Friday described the move as not only improper but a betrayal of the trust of Nigerian workers. He also described the move as a desperate attempt to plug the holes in its porous budget and finance…
The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector General of Police, the military and the Department of State Security (DSS) to address theescalating security menace in Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Sheu Dalhatu. Moving the motion, the lawmaker recalled that on 7th May, 2024 an unspecified number of people, mostly women and children were kidnapped at Unguwar Goje of Sayau Ward Sabuwa Local government. He said the bandits are demanding more than N100 million as ransom for their release.…
The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) and Women for Women International (WfWI), have listed social and cultural norms as major barriers needed to be surmounted for women’s enhanced participation in democracy in Nigeria. They said this in Abuja at a roundtable and the public presentation of a 35-page research project titled “Listen to Women: Identifying Barriers to Women’s Freedom of Speech and Participation in Democracy in Nigeria”. They said that addressing these challenges would not only enhance women’s freedom of speech but also adequate participation in democracy and politics. The report noted the persistent resistance in the National…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has redolved to collaborate with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, on weather observation, research and e-learning. This Director-General of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike disclosed this Thursday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NiMet and the University in Abuja. Anosike observed that oil companies have weather stations spread across the shores of Nigeria which are illegal according to the new NiMet Act. He said that these weather stations need to be registered with NiMet in compliance with the NiMet Act and solicited the collaboration of the University…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the introduction of genetically modified crops in Nigeria by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). It also mandated the committee to assess the potential health and environmental risks associated with genetically modified crops and report back within four weeks. The Green Chamber also called on the federal government to suspend the introduction of new genetically modified crops until an investigation by its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services is completed and the findings are made public. It also urged the National…
The House of Representatives on Thursday was forced to delay the plenary for about an hour due to a faulty sound system. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Benj Kalu arrived at the gallery a few minutes after 11 a.m. However, the faulty sound system took the engineered about an hour to fix before the plenary proceedings could commence at about 12:05 p.m TheHintsNews reports that the federal government awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of the National Assembly complex to Visible Construction Limited for the sum of N42 billion. Last Tuesday, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali…
Following the wave of coup d’etat in some countries in Africa, the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, have announced that it would be holding a summit on the state of democracy in Africa. In a statement issued Thursday by the organisers of the event, the summit, which is supported by the Ford Foundation and Trust Africa is scheduled to hold Wednesday May 22, 2024, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre,Abuja. Former President Obasanjo, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amna Mohammed among others would deliver keynote speeches. It said the summit would evaluate and…
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the National Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (NCIFCFI) has said that it planned to ensure that dubious politicians no longer contest elections with forged certificates in the country. Pioneer President and Chairman Governing Council of the Institute, Dr. Iliyasu Gashinbaki, stated this Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the leadership of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). He said the institute will work with IPAC to help in the authentication of documents presented by of aspirants even before the primary elections in the 2027 general elections. Gashinbaki stated: “Politics is too…