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By Kamil Opeyemi A legal practitioner, Mr Maxwell Opara, has filed an alleged defamatory suit seeking N10 billion in damages against Twitter and the Department of State Services (DSS). In the writ of summons marked: FCT/HC/CV/7186/23 and filed at the FCT High Court by Malachy Nwaekpe, Opara listed Twitter Nigeria Limited and Director-General (DG) of State Security Service (also known as DSS) as 1st and 2nd defendants. The State Security Service and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice are listed as 3rd and 4th defendants respectively in the suit dated Aug. 11 and filed Aug. 14.…
By Kamil Opeyemi Aviation workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has suspended its plans to embark on strike by Aug. 16. Mr Ocheme Oba, General Secretary, NUATE, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. NUATE had, in a circular issued on Aug. 15, said aviation security workers would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike over poor wages. The circular revealed that the workers are usually paid a meagre N30,000 monthly, noting that the wage was insufficient, thereby bringing untold hardship on the workers. Oba further disclosed that the…
By Hallimah Olamide The Federal Government has insisted that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees for students in the country. Mr David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, said this at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad committee on students loans in Abuja. Adejo said that the recent increase in charges by federal universities in the country was unfortunate. “What they collect is charges to cover cost of accommodation, ICT, power, among others. It is the Governing Councils of the Universities that has the power to approve such charges for them. “The…
By Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) FCT Command have intercepted about 3,091.032 Kilograms of suspected illicit drugs with monetary value of over N56.9 million between January till date. Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, FCT Commandant of the agency disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said that the illicit drugs seized included suspected cannabis sativa, cocaine, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Ecstasy, and Megadon. He also stated that 343 drug suspects were arrested within the period under review, adding that they comprised 328 males and 15 females. Tsakuwa also said…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of Niger. Mr Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He quoted the President to have said when he received the Special Envoy of President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Gabon, Mr Hermann Immongault, at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. The President said the special message of support and solidarity from…
…Accuses APC of Complicity By Kamil Opeyemi The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm over armed attacks allegedly targeted at its supporters and residents of Opu-Nembe Community of Bayelsa State, by uniformed thugs suspected to be members of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, raised the alarm at a media briefing, in Abuja, on Tuesday. “We have called you today to alert Nigerians and the International community of the All Progressives Congress (APC) resort to violent attacks on communities in Bayelsa State for rejecting its candidate in the November 11,…
By Kamil Opeyemi Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable Tajudeen Abbas, says lawmakers will ensure that Nigerians get a survival wage that can take them home in the ongoing minimum wage review. Abbas, who was represented by Hon. Busayo Oluwole-Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption, Social Norms and Behaviour Change in Nigeria. The event was organised by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) in collaboration with Anti- Corruption Academy of Nigeria, supported by MacArthur Foundation. The speaker, who pledged legislators’ support to…
By Kamil Opeyemi The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has tacled President Bola Tinubu over the destruction of billboards in strategic locations in the Federal Capital Territory drawing public attention to the judiciary as Nigerians await the verdict of the court in the Presidential Election Petition tribunal. The former vice-president in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Mr Phrank Shaibu in Abuja on Tuesday said public eyes can’t be removed from the judiciary handling the election petitions. Atiku was reacting to the destruction of billboards with inscription “All…
By Kamil Opeyemi The senator representing the Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu inherited a terrible economic situation from the past administration. The former Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress also noted that some of the decisions taken by President Tinubu’s administration were the first steps towards revamping the economy. Oshiomole made this assertion while addressing journalists shortly after his meeting with the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. He added that President Tinubu and his deputy had shown courage and determination to stop the corruption of…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed sadness at the loss of gallant officers and soldiers in Monday’s helicopter crash in Niger. The crash in which the officers and men died occurred at Chukuba Village near Shiroro. “The tragic loss of our gallant officers and soldiers in a helicopter crash at Chukuba Village near Shiroro, Niger State, yesterday, brought immense sadness to me. “These officers and men were answering the call of duty while on an evacuation mission. In their dedicated service to our beloved country, they paid the ultimate price,” Tinubu said in a statement…