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Agency report Gov. Umar Bago of Niger State has clarified misconceptions regarding the state’s stance on the mass purchase of food items from the state to other states in the country. The governor said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Bago said he only stopped bulk purchases of food from local markets to neighbouring countries, adding that food items purchased in the state markets were not stopped from being taken to other states. He said the decision was to regulate the level of sales and ensure people were not exploited by smugglers. “We have markets in the…
By Femi Alabi In its resolve to improve the welfare of all officers of the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has commissioned.a new block of wards and a physiotherapy department building at the Police Hospital, Eleyele, Ibadan on Sunday Egbetokun while commissioning the projects, assured of the commitment of his leadership to improved welfare package for every officer of the Nigeria Police Force in all areas. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on X stated that the newly commissioned building is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for the medical…
By Femi Alabi Amnesty International has said that blasphemy is being used in Nigeria to target religious minorities, pursue personal vendettas, and carry out vigilante violence. The Organisation on its official X handle called on the Nigerian Government to ensure that the killers of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto are brought to book. Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year Christian college student, was stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto, Nigeria, after being accused of blasphemy against IslamOn the 12th of May 2022. Amnesty International in its post querried why it took so long for government to get…
By Femi Alabi Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured that the ongoing reforms being carried out by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration will soon guarantee a future for the country Shettima gave the assurance in Gombe at the launch of the “Outsource to Nigeria Initiative” (OTNI), a drive to redirect the talents and skills that abound in the country. He described President Bola Tinubu, as “a visionary leader, refined economic strategist who has a firm grip on the distinction between the current situation in Nigeria and the route within the global landscape.” He assured that all Nigerians would be grateful…
By Femi Alabi Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday slated the hearing of a motion brought by a former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the N4 billion money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for March 7, 2024. Obiano was arraigned on January 24, 2024, by the EFCC on a nine-count charge of money laundering. EFCC on it X stated that, at the Monday proceedings, defence counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, filed a motion urging Justice Ekwo…
By Femi Alabi The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on its focused sting operations against currency speculators and street hawkers operating illegal foreign exchange markets across the country. EFCC on X said Ooni gave the commendation while receiving the Acting Ibadan Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Halima Mustafa Rufa’u who paid him a courtesy visit in his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to him, “the EFCC promptly swung into action and for the mere fact that the EFCC acted, the dollar came down in favour of the…
Agency Report Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos on Monday promised to immortalise the late founder of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe, who was born at the Island Maternity Hospital in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge on Monday night at an event to celebrate the late Group Chief Executive, Access Corporation, Dr Herbert Wigwe, tagged, “Celebrating Herbert Wigwe – A Professional Legacy”. The event was divided into six segments – Young Hebert, the banker, the entrepreneur, the CEO, the builder and the ambassador. The governor narrated his last conversation with Wigwe on Thursday, Feb. 8, where lofty ideas were discussed.…
The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause. The unanimous ruling is specific to Colorado, but it also overrides challenges brought in other states. Colorado had barred Mr Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he incited the 2021 Capitol riot. The court ruled that only Congress, rather than the states, has that power. The top court’s decision clears the way for Mr Trump to compete in the Colorado primary scheduled for Tuesday. Mr Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination and looks likely…
By Femi Alabi The Ondo State Amotekun Corps said that it has arrested 67 suspected criminals in the last two weeks in the state. The State Commander of Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure, said that most of those arrested were suspected kidnappers. Adeleye also said that many of the suspected kidnappers were identified by their victims. The commander, who explained that some of the suspects were arrested with different types of weapons with some engaging in housebreaking, robbery and murder, said three of the suspects could be regarded as…
By Femi Alabi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has said that the FCT Administration will establish police post in all its warehouses to prevent miscreants from invading and looting their contents. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Monday, after an assessment visit to the warehouse located at Gwagwa-Tasha, which was looted by residents on Sunday, to ascertain the level of damage. The minister described the looting as a very unfortunate incident, stressing that the hoodlums carted away all the grains and other food stuff in the warehouse, including the roofing sheets. The action,…