The House of Representatives has raised the alarm that Cameroonian Refugees in Benue state have obtained the Nigerian Identity Number (NIN), thereby making them now Nigerians without formal proclamation and also demanding voting rights. To this end, the Green Chamber directed the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons to look into the Cameroonian refugee situation with a view to either resettling them permanently within Nigeria or relocating them to their communities. The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion on the need for urgent intervention in the Nigeria – Cameroon refugee crisis, banditry and…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it was harvesting operational vehicles from neighbouring States and headquarters for logistics purposes to complement the number of vehicles needed by each of the state during the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Monday in Nasarawa at a two-day workshop for INEC press corps (IPCs). He said the workshop was coming as the commission intensifies preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections scheduled for 11th November in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Chairman noted that the Commission was conscious…
Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation Udo Ka II has arrested a Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/ Eastern Security Network (ESN), while others escaped with gunshots wounds during a clearance operations to Lilu Community, Mother Valley and Orsumoghu Forest in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State and Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State last Saturday. In a statement issued Monday on behalf of the Operation by Lt-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, said during the clearance operations, troops encountered and detonated many Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) as well as various types of obstacles. He said the undeterred troops also…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Calabar, Cross River State and Eket Local government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said while its operatives in Uyo Zonal Command of arrested the Calabar suspects onOctober 13, 2023, their Eket counterparts were nabbed on Sunday, October 15, 2023. It said both arrests were intelligence- based. The agency added that 22 suspectswere arrested in Calabar and they were:David Akani, Johnson Umuke, James Michael, Akeke Favour, Enange Benard, Godson Ubi, Eddie Godson, Eyo Bassey, Joachim Omuyeh,…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed November 1 to deliver judgment on the legal battle to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the sum of $9.8 million cash seized from the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu in his Kaduna residence since 2017. Yakubu sued the EFCC, Central Bank of Nigeria and a commercial Bank for their refusal to release the money after a high court in Abuja discharged and acquitted him from money laundering charges brought against him by the anti-graft agency.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that the weaponization of Election-related disinformation has become very worrisome. The commission said its distasteful experience with fake news in the 2023 general election has shown that, if not nipped in the bud, fake news can become the bane of election management in Nigeria. The National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) Prof. Kunle Ajayi, disclosed this on Monday in Nasarawa at a two-day capacity building and workshop for INEC press corps on ethical, safety practices and critical issues relating to the Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa governorship elections, sponsored by…
The appointment of a non-indigene by the Governor of Abia state, Alex Otti as the Mayor of Aba is already creating controversy and being met with stiff resistance in the state. TheHintsNews reports that Otti had during a stakeholders meeting at the weekend announced Mr. Ide Udeagbala as the Mayor of Aba city. Otti, while making the announcement said in a viral video that the era of indigenes and non-indigene was gone in the state. Reacting to the development, the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Abia state, Eze Chikamnayo, has cautioned Otti against acts and comments that…
A firm, Bluesach Matrix Limited, has announced the acquisition of mining sites from other mining companies that were inactive. The company added after successful exploration and mining of the acquired sites should be able to account for about 100 million metric tons of granitic pegamatite, a form of igneous rock which hosts the largest concentration of lithium and minerals. Its Chairman of Bluesach, Mr. Kingsley Anajemba, a geologist explained that the company is a Nigerian company with global recognition in the solid mineral sector with experienced personals and having acquired the complete ownership and title of mining sites allocated to…
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi, has said that the lawmakers would receive their official cars in the coming weeks. He noted that this development was in accordance with extant procurement laws and had been the practice in previous assemblies. Rotimi noted it was also not peculiar to the legislature, as unelected government officials in the Executive arm of government from Director level and above, in most cases, have official vehicles attached to their offices. The spokesperson in a statement issued Ian Sunday said the clarification became imperative following media reports in some sections of the…
The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), Sunday warned those it described as “saboteurs and their cohorts” to stopped their sustained unwarranted smear campaign against the landmark achievements and the continued progress of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kyari. The group, during a press briefing in Abuja, said it became imperative in the face of peddled gross misinformation and unsubstantiated allegations on oil pipeline rehabilitation as well as surveillance contracts which has now been adopted as a weapon of choice in the hands of these unpatriotic elements. The President, Civil…