The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. Kayode Egbetokun has launched manhunt for the perpetrators of the armed robbery attack that took place in Otukpo, Benue State. TheHintsNews reports that daredevil armed robbers on Friday robbed commercial banks in Otukpo which led to the death of about 8 persons including Police Officers and innocent civilians. Egbetokun in a statement issued Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa, said the act of violence as an assault on the principles of peace, security, and justice that the Police and other security agencies work tirelessly to uphold. The police boss extended his heartfelt…
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The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 25 internet fraudsters. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Friday noted that its Enugu Zonal Command secured the conviction if the fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State It said they were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023 after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation. It said the Convicts are; Kingsley Chekwubechukwu Ngwu, Anthony Emmanuel Ndubuisi, Onyia Chukwuka Christian, Chukwuneke Chibuike Nicholas, Nonso Henry Ozoekwe, John Samuel, Okpe Matthew Chinweike, Kalu Nnachi, Okpe…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of four months salaries of lecturers withheld during the eight months strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Friday said the president directed the release of the withheld four month salaries after invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy. TheHintsNews reports that “No Work, No Pay” Order was instituted against striking members of ASUU during the eight-month industrial action that commenced on February 14, 2022 and terminated on October 17, 2022. Ngilale said: “In…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Dikko Radda has said that there was not a single day that he didn’t receive a report about kidnapping or banditary in the state since he assumed office. The Governor stated this Friday while addressing a press briefing in Abuja. He stated: ” As you are all aware, Katsina State is one of the States that is affected by banditry, kidnapping and all sorts of criminalities. “Lives and property are lost. People are being disrupted from performing their daily legal activities in terms of economic development of the State and the essence of government is…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). TheHintsNews reports that the resident doctors had on July 26, 2023 embarked on strike, forcing the federal government to invoke “No Work, No Pay” order on August 1, 2023. However, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Friday said Tinubu reversed the order after invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy. He said: “After several constructive engagements between the federal government…
The House of Representatives Press Corps has commended the Governor of State, Mohammed Bago for the developmental strides in the state since he assumed office. The Chairperson of Corps, Grace Ike, disclosed this Friday House of Representatives Press Corps retreat organised by the governor, saying the training of members of the Corps would boost their capacity in the reportage of the parliament. She said it was unprecedented as it was the first of such training to have been organised by any governor since 1999. The chairperson said the Press Corps had followed the governor’s trajectory right from the Green Chamber …
A construction firm, Zornul Nigeria Limited has abandoned repair of roads washout along Tukpechi Roundabout Godoji with Medium Weight Bearing Bridge and Culvert, in Kuje Area Council, Abuja. The firm abandoned the project after it was paid the sum of N85.4 million by the government. This was made known on the official Facebook page of Tracka, aa non governmental organisation that monitors implementation of government projects. It said: “In Sept 2022, N85.4m was paid to Zornul Nigeria Limited for the Repair of Roads Washout Along Tukpechi Roundabout Godoji with Medium Weight Bearing Bridge and Culvert, Kuje Lga Abuja. “We tracked…
The Governor of Niger State, Hon. Mohammed Bago, says his administration is priotising climate change to mitigate natural and manmade disasters. He added that since his assumption of office, his administration has raised the ante of informing the public about preventive measures to save lives and reduce damage to property and infrastructure The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, disclosed this in Minna at the House of Representatives Press Crops Retreat, with the theme, “The Role of the Media in Mainstreaming Climate Change Policies”. The governor noted that Climate change was one of the biggest problems…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the Commission plans to deploy a total of 46,084 regular and ad hoc staff for the November 11 elections scheduled to hold in Bayesla, Imo and Kogi states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed Friday in Abuja at a quarterly meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), where he also revealed that the commission has also accredited 11,000 observers for the elections. He reiterated that the three elections would involve 5,409,438 registered voters that would vote in 10,510 polling units spread across 649 electoral Wards in 56 Local Government Areas. The Chairman stressed…
Coalition of Indigenous People of Aba Ngwa, has kicked against the proposed appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’ by Governor Alex Otti of Abia state, describing it as unconstitutional. The Coalition, an umbrella body 24 indigenous communities of Aba North and Aba South, vowed to resist any attempt capable of inciting violence in Aba city. The Aba coalition noted that appointing a non-indigene as the said ‘Mayor of Aba’ was an insult on the sensibilities of the peaceful and hard-working indigenous people of Aba. The coalition in a communique issued Friday in and jointly signed by Mr. Ogechukwu Ogbonna, Mr.…