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By Halimah Olamide A popular Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, has countered the Nigerian Police Force over its plan to prosecute popular skit maker AbdulGafar Ahmad popularly called Cute Abiola, over one of his recent skits. Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi had announced that the skitmaker, who is also a Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaque AbdulRahman, of denigrating the uniform of the police in one of his skits. In the skit under challenge, the actor had appeared in a costume of a policeman where he stopped. a young man for stop and search on the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Government has approved the payment of twenty five thousand naira (N25,000) as peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres and clinics in the federal public service. This comes after the wake of the ongoing indefinite strike embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors. The allowance is to be paid from the overhead budget according to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the national salary and wages commission, Ekpo Nta who disclosed in a statement. Government also issued circulars on some of the demands of the doctors on strike,…
To prevent more incidences of Coup d’etat in the region, Maj.-Gen. Charles Johnson III, Chief of Staff to the Liberian Armed Forces has said that powers of Presidential Guards of the Commander in Chief must be limited. Johnson made this known while speaking with journalists on Thursday on the sidelines of the joint delocalized meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint Committees on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and the African Peer Review Mechanism, Judicial Affairs and Human rights, Social Affairs, Gender and Women Empowerment in Monrovia. Following the Coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger on Wednesday, Johnson III,…
By Halimah Olamide The Corporate Affairs Commission has said more than 100,000 registered companies will be deleted from its database soon over their failure to file annual returns. The Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, disclosed the commission’s intention during a training on ‘Use of the beneficial ownership register’, in Lagos. “CAC steps up enforcement of 100,000 companies to go off its register for failure to file an annual return,” Abubakar said. According to him, 100,000 companies that failed to file annual returns in the last 10 years were due to be struck off by the Corporate…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu described fuel subsidy as a kind of economic monster to Nigerians in the last 40 years. He said this was why he was determined that no decision would be too hard for him to take if it is to bring prosperity to the country. The president stated these when he had audience with all youth leaders of the All Progressive Congress across the country in his office on Thursday. While calling for the patience and understanding of Nigerians, particularly the youths, Tinubu assured them that the hardships of the moment will eventually give…
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum is in good health after being taken captive by his own presidential guard, the French foreign minister has said. Catherine Colonna told AFP news agency the coup was not “final”. She said Mr Bazoum had spoken to Emmanuel Macron and added there was a “way out” for the coup plotters if they listened to the global community. On Thursday, coup supporters attacked the headquarters of the ousted president’s party. They set it on fire, stoning and burning cars outside. The small group of arsonists had broken away from a larger show of support for the coup…
Singapore on Friday executed a woman for the first time in almost 20 years, officials confirmed. Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45, was found guilty of trafficking 30g (1.06oz) of heroin in 2018. Sheis the second drug convict to be executed this week, after fellow Singaporean Mohd Aziz bin Hussain, and the 15th since March 2022. Singapore has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws, which it says are necessary to protect society. Singapore law specifies that the death penalty will be imposed on anyone caught trafficking more than 500g of cannabis or 15g of heroin. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)…
Former US President Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete security footage at his Florida estate to obstruct the investigation into the classified documents case. The new charges relate to Mr Trump’s alleged handling of government documents at Mar-a-Lago. Mr Trump has now been charged with one count of wilful retention of defence information and two of obstruction. Prosecutors say the footage shows illegally-held files being moved. Mar-a-Lago staff member Carlos de Oliveira has also been indicted. He is alleged to have asked what could be done to delete the footage. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty…
By Halimah Olamide The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied reports that it perverted the course of justice by allegedly conniving with some politicians. The politicians, according to the allegations, were those whose election victories in the last general elections were being challenged in court by their opponents. WAEC, in a statement by Mrs Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head, Public Affairs of the council, issued to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos, dismissed such reports as malicious, wicked and misleading. “Recently, the Nigerian press has been awash with stories of attempts by WAEC to pervert the course of justice by allegedly…
By Halimah Olamide The President Bola Tinubu’s administration may create new ministries from the existing ones, Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed on Thursday in Abuja. The ministerial list was submitted to the National Assembly today by Gbajabiamila and was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. ‘’Mr President intends to separate portfolios or restructure the ministries in such a way you might be hearing of new ministries that were not standalone ministries before. So the process continues.’’ The 28 minister-nominees include Abubakar Momoh, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Ahmed Dangiwa, Hannatu Musawa, Chief Uche Nnaji, Dr Betta Edu, Dr…