Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army acting on credible intelligence have neutralised one terrorist in Kaduna. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1, Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, said the troops acting on credible intelligence made contact with the terrorists, which the locals referred to as bandits He said: “In its effort to clear bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements from Kaduna forests, troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army acting on credible intelligence laid ambush on bandits arms and ammunition supplier at Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas of Kaduna State along road Kwant – Kabai – Kubusu on…
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An election observer group, Gender and Election Watch (GEW) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide dedicated polling units for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in subsequent elections in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Brenda Anugwom, made the call in a statement issued on to highlights the group’s observations in the last Saturday off-cycle governorship election in Kogi state. She decried that the low turnout of PWDs could be attributed to factors such as the location of polling units, lack of ramps and the absence of dedicated assistants at the voting centers. Anugwom noted: “INEC should…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has attributed the victory of Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State at the poll to the democratic disposition of President Bola Tinubu, who had shown courage in allowing free, fair and credible elections under his leadership. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Monday declared Governor Diri, candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the governorship election conducted in Bayelsa on Saturday. Abbas in a statement issued Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, congratulated Diri on his reelection for a second…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the old Naira notes which includes, N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations introduced in October 2022 will remain as legal tender indefinitely. Its Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, in a statement issued Tuesday said all bank notes issued by the CBN in accordance with Section 20(5) of the CBN Act 2007 would continue to remain legal tender, ad infinitum. He said: “Please recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the redesign of N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations in October 2022 and certain deadlines were set for the old design of these…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arraigned Aisha Sabo before Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, Yobe State on one -count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N10,473,500.00. The agency in a statement issued Tuesday said Sabo was arrested by operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC for converting N10, 473,500.00 belonging to a petitioner to her own use. She was arraigned on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Damaturu. It said the lone-count charge reads: “That you Aisha Sabo on or about March, 2022 at Damaturu, Yobe State within the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the alleged manipulation of accredited figures of voters in the Kogi governorship election results uploaded on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal, as reported in some sections of the media. The National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, in a statement issued Tuesday described the reports as unfounded and therefore urged the public to disregard the misleading report and misinformation. Haruna noted: “The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) attention has been drawn to some media reports alleging that the Commission was tampering with the accredited figures of voters…
The Minister of State, Ministry of Steel Development, Mr. Uba Ahmadu, has said that the untapped mineral resources hold the threshold of potential prosperity for the country. He added that the pursuit of steel raw materials was not merely an industrial endeavour but a cornerstone of progress, solid foundation for infrastructure, innovation, and national development. The Minister also pledged its readiness to ensure it bequests a legacy of a developed and functional Steel Sector to Nigerians for economic growth, development and a thriving future. Ahmadu, gave the hint during a one – day familiarisation tour of the National Steel Raw…
There is no better way to begin this reflection on how voter apathy is capable of killing constitutional democracy, than to review a few citations documented by Pope Benedict XVI in one of his widely recognized books. He wrote that: “It is the specific task of politics to subordinate power to the criterion of law, thereby regulating the meaningful use of power. It is not the law of the strongest that must prevail, but rather the strength of the law. The use of power to regulate and serve the law is the opposite pole of a power that knows no…
The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the immediate and remote circumstances surrounding the cancellation of already granted visas to 264 Nigerian on arrival at Jeddah aboard Air Peace. It also urged the federal government of to as a matter of urgency take such diplomatic steps as might be necessary to protect the image of the nation, ensure the full implementation of the BASA, protect Nigerian national Carriers flying into Saudi Arabia and as well protect the Nigerian travelling public. The House, therefore, condmned the embarrassing act of the cancellation of visas of 264 Nigerian on arrival at…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has described the victory of Douye Diri of Bayelsa state as a testament of his wide acceptance and his developmental strides which has endeared him to the people. Recall that Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored a total of 175,196 votes to defeat his closest rival, Timpre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) who polled 110,108 votes to be declared winner of the November 11th governorship election in Bayelsa State. The President of IYC Worldwide, Dr. Alaye Theophilus, in a statement issued yesterday urged the governor to continue his lofty…