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By Kamil Opeyemi Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday asked President Bola Tinubu to emulate Governor Alex Otti of Abia State by obeying the judgment ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors. It also challenged the legality of states’ pension laws permitting those involved to collect what it called “outrageous pensions.” SERAP said the judgment was dated 26 November, 2019 and was delivered by Honourable Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo following a suit it filed. NPO Reports that the Abia state governor signed into law the bill to repeal ‘The Abia State Governors and Deputy…
By Halimah Olamide The Presidency early Sunday reacted to the release of the pupils of Kuriga schools emphasizing on the need for safety in schools. NPO Reported earlier that the pupils were rescued in an announcement by the Governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential Adviser on Media quoted the President Bola Tinubu, as welcoming the news of the release of the Kuriga school children in Kaduna State. He said Tinubu emphasized the importance of collaboration between the federal government and states for expected outcomes, especially on matters of security. “The President commends…
By Halimah Olamide The Defence Headquarters has opened up on Sunday how the over 280 pupils of Kuriga schools were rescued from their abductors. The Defence Headquarters said the operation to free the pupils was a coordinated search and rescue one conducted by the military in collaboration with local authorities and government agencies. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said a total of 137 persons comprising 76 females and 61 male were rescued in Zamfara. According to him, they would be conveyed and handed over to…
By Daniela Relph, royal correspondent & Ali Abbas Ahmadi, BBC News The Prince and Princess of Wales are “enormously touched by the kind messages” they have received following Catherine’s cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace spokesman has said. Saturday’s statement also added they were “grateful” that the public understood their request for privacy. Catherine revealed in a video message on Friday that she had begun treatment. She received her diagnosis after tests carried out after abdominal surgery “found cancer had been present”. A spokesperson from Kensington Palace said: “The Prince and Princess are both enormously touched by the kind messages from…
By Emily Atkinson,BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin says all four gunmen who carried out a deadly attack at a packed concert venue in Moscow have been arrested. At least 133 people were killed and more than 140 injured when the attackers stormed the building, firing indiscriminately and setting it alight. Authorities said 11 people were detained in total, and the four gunmen were caught while heading to Ukraine. The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind the attack. On Saturday Amaq, the IS channel on Telegram, posted an image of the four masked men they claimed were involved…
Agency Report Four Nigerian Wrestlers on Saturday qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in their various events at the ongoing African championships and Olympics qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wrestlers will now join Odunayo Adekuoroye, who secured qualification in 2023 after winning a bronze medal in the women’s 57kg category at the World Championships in Belgrade. Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medalist Blessing Oburududu booked a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a 2-0 pinfall victory over Uilau Tarkong of Palau in the 68kg. World Military Champion, Hannah Reuben Pipped Amy…
Agency Report The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), says the state is fully ready for state police, only waiting for whistle to be blown for the creation. Pedro made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the 10th Ramadan Lecture organised by Anwar-ul Islam Old Students Association (ACAOSA), on Saturday in Lagos. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that he had been advocating state police as far back as 2001, to improve the state security. “As far back as 2001, I have always…
Agency Report A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, has condemned the killing of 17 officers of the Nigerian Army in Delta, describing the incident as very sad and unfortunate. Obanikoro, also a former Ambassador to Ghana, made the remark while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the 10th Ramadan Lecture of Anwar-ul Islam College, Agege Old Students’ Association (ACAOSA), on Saturday in Lagos. The lecture was titled, “Economic insecurity in Nigeria – Islamic solutions.” Obanikoro said: “The killing of those soldiers is very sad and those killers must not…
By Halimah Olamide All the kidnapped pupils of Kuriga school Kaduna have been released. This was made known in the early hours of Sunday by Governor Uba Sanni of Kaduna state. NPO Reports that the Governor was silent on the exact manner in which the about 280 pupils were released. NPO Reports also that the pupils were kidnapped from their school on March 8 this year. The kidnappers had demanded a sum of N1bn and some patrol vans as ransom for the release of the pupils, The president, Bola Tinubu, had vowed never to pay any ransom just as he…
Agency Report Edema Fuludu, ex-Nigerian international, has urged the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to offer fellow former Super Eagles player, George Finidi, the senior national team job. Jose Peseiro vacated the post after leading Nigeria to the final of African Cup of Nations tournament in Côte d’Ivoire which the Eagles lost to the hosts 1-2 Fuludu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday that with Super Eagles 2-1 victory over Black Stars of Ghana in a friendly match on Friday, Finidi had shown that he is the right man for the job. According to him, the…