…Parades 8 suspects on various crimes The Sokoto State Police Command have raided a political party office in Isa local government area of Sokoto state and recovered three AK-47 rifles, a locally-made gun and other dangerous weapons. The commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel disclosed this briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Tuesday. Though he did not disclose the name name of the political party, the CP said thugs were suspected to have stored the weapons ahead of 2023 political campaigns. According to Gumel, the police would not compromise its mandate of maintaining law and order as well as…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The West African Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has organized an educational outreach for elementary and secondary schools in Ondo state. The event is to educate students on climate change and its effect on the environment as part of the Centre’s activities to mark its 10th year anniversary. Declaring the event open, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Adenike Oladiji represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development, Professor Phillips Oguntunde, said the programme is critically important as the future belongs to the coming generation, thus it is important to educate them on…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, Usman Baba to three-month imprisonment for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, said that there was evidence before the court that the IGP had substantially complied with the court’s earlier order directing the reinstatement of Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired as a police officer. Justice Olajuwon, therefore, agreed with the submission of counsel to the IGP, Simon Lough, SAN, praying the court to void the November 29 committal order. The judge consequently declared that in view of the development, the application by…
Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) from different locations in Kaduna state on Wednesday cried out for help over lack of shelter, hunger, and loss of means of livelihood. The displaced persons are camped in an IDP centre in Kaduna. They said in separate interviews that they were forced out of their homes in 2020 due to exacerbating kidnappings and banditry activities in the state. Many of the displaced persons, mainly from communities of Birnin Gwari, Igabi and Chikun local government areas of the state, are also currently taking refuge in safer communities at the homes of relatives. The Chairman of…
Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc on Tuesday unanimously authorised the management of the company to undertake a share buyback of up to 10 per cent of its issued shares. The company said this in a statement signed by Mr Francis Browne, Media and Communication Officer, Dangote Group, in Lagos. According to the statement, Dangote cement had earlier indicated interest to undergo a share buyback programme of up to 10 per cent of its issued shares. The approval, the company said, was given at its Extraordinary General Meeting, and recorded a 100 per cent approval from the shareholders, with many of…
“Imagine these insecure duo of Onanuga and Alake already threatening the free press when they are seeking our votes. What will they do if Tinubu was elected President? Kill independent media or take their markets over using the power of the state and replacing them with media platforms they control and which kowtow to them?” The Board of Editors of THISDAY/ARISE News has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council’s (PCC) Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga and its Director, Strategic Communication, Mr Dele Alake of attempting to silence independent media ahead of the 2023 general…
The Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila have appealed to governors to allow the bill granting autonomy to local government councils and other 43 constitution alteration bills sent to various States Houses of Assembly to scale through. They made the appeal at Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture 2022 series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja on Monday. It would be recalled that there is a current face-off between the governors and the federal lawmakers over the State Police bill rejected by the National Assembly. ASHENEWS recalls that the…
Nigerian human rights activist, Femi Falana has faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new cash withdrawal policy, which on December 6, directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively. Falana in a statement on Monday said the apex bank’s new cash withdrawal limit contravened provisions of section 2 of the money laundering act, 2022, which limits cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities to N5 million and N10 million, respectively. “Since the money laundering act, 2022 (which has fixed maximum…
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who is also the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi has said that apex bank’s cash withdrawal limits will curb vote-buying and rigging. Sanusi, during his weekly Islamic lecture on his Facebook page, also advised Nigerians not to panic over the new policy. ASHENEWS recalls that the CBN last week issued a restriction on over-the-counter and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) withdrawals to N100,000 and N500,000 per week for individuals and corporate organizations, respectively. According to Sanusi, the new policy would only affect politicians who deploy heavy cash to rig and…
“Divide and rule cannot work. Governor Ortom will not agree. He is a reasonable person” Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has vowed that nobody can break the ranks of G-5 governors, including Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and their allies who are protesting inequality and injustice in the opposition party. ASHENEWS recalls that Sokoto state governor and chairman of the PDP presidential campaign committee, Aminu Tambuwal who visited his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom on Monday, told reporters after their closed-door meeting, that his…