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Agency Report The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, says it has deployed 1,190 personnel to ensure the protection of government’s critical infrastructure during the proposed August 1 nationwide protest. Mr Olatunde Maku, the State Commandant of the corps, disclosed this on Monday in Awka, in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Edwin Okadigbo. Maku explained that the deployment was in line with a marching order by the Commandant-General of the corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, to ensure the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure. He also said that it was to beef…
By Halimah Olamide -ALTON Denies Link of SIMs to Planned Nationwide Protest Many outlets of one of the leading telecommunication companies, MTN have been besieged Monday morning as subscribers make efforts to unblock their lines. The company itself had gone online to inform its subscribers steps to be taken to unblock the blocked lines. However, our correspondents who visited some outlets on Monday reported that anger and frustrations are setting in. At the Yahaya Abatan, College Road outlet where one of our correspondents visited, it was tug of war as customers jostled for spaces as no fewer than 300…
By Halimah Olamide Minister of Education of Education, Prof Mamman Tahir, has written to all the vice chancellors of universities over the impending protests across the country over the state of the economy. The minister expressed concerns over the safety of students advising the university administrators to ensure keeping the students on campuses to avert exposures to danger. In a circular issued by the Acting Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, dated July 28 and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the minister urged students to remain on campus and focus on their academic pursuits…
LH Telecoms Takes Majority Stake By Halimah Olamide Telecommunication company, 9Mobile, at the weekend announced the completion of an equity investment by LH Telecommunication Limited. This was just as the the new investor nominated new boardroom gurus to its board of directors of 9Mobile: A statement made available to the NPO Reports said the investment, which was approved by African Export Import Bank (AFREXIM), the senior lender to 9Mobile in May 2023 has resulted in a change in control of 9Mobile in favour of the new investor by the issuance of new shares amounting to 95.5% of 9Mobile to the…
By Halimah Olamide -As 63 Year Old Graduands Tells Governors to Stop Stashing Stolen Funds in Foreign Accounts An attempt by the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to use the graduation ceremony of Babcock University, Ilisan to preach against the proposed nationwide protests against hunger and alleged bad governance backfired at the weekend. The governor who had mounted the podium to address graduating students had said protests must be rejected. He called for dialogue while he also used the platform to list achievements of the current administration at the centre and his state. He said, “I seize…
By Kamil Opeyemi “You can’t judge leadership within one year. I have not been in office for up to a year, but I have done so much that should be appreciated and convince people that FCT is working,” he said. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has told youths in the FCT that with barely a year in office, there is no need yet for any protests against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT on Sunday,…
By Kamil Opeyemi Two people have been killed after policemen engaged the Boko Haram terrorists in a gun duel at the Jakana Police Barracks in Konduga Local Government Area of the State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahun Daso, who confirmed the incident in a statement released in Maiduguri said that the attack took place in the early hours of Sunday. Daso said that the swift response of the Police Mobile Force Officers attached to the Jakana Police Station repelled the assailants, preventing them from overrunning the police asset. He explained that two lives were tragically lost in…
Agency Report Nigeria’s Super Falcons, on Sunday, lost their second group C game at the Paris 2024 Olympics to World champions Spain, by a lone goal. The defeat means Nigeria will continue the search for their first points of the tournament as they regroup to face Japan on Wednesday, The nine-time African champions, however deserve credit for holding out for 85 minutes against the world champions before conceding a lone goal that handed the Europeans all the three points in Nantes. Spain dominated possession, expectedly, and only a masterclass defensive performance by the Falcons restricted them to the 1-0…
Agency Report Dr Gabriel Adakole, a public health expert, has advocated improved awareness and prompt treatment of Hepatitis C, to prevent severe health complications in the country. He also urged Nigerians not to neglect the signs of the disease. Adakole, an advocate for Hepatitis awareness, stated this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, in commemoration of the 2024 World Hepatitis Day. NAN reports that Day with the theme: “It’s Time for Action,” is a pivotal occasion to spotlight the ongoing global fight against viral hepatitis, a significant public health challenge affecting millions of people…
By Halimah Olamide The Police have said that members of the dreaded Boko Haram have concluded plans to infiltrate the nationwide protests slated to commence on August 1. The command in Yobe said this warning of dire consequences should the protest go ahead to allow the insurgents come in. The spokesman of the Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Yobe. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that foreign mercenaries were engaged to destroy lives and property at the protest. Abdulkarim therefore called on individuals planning to participate in the protest to exercise…