The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly, NASS, to revoke Section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2019. The section which authorises the President to deduct 0.5% of the total revenue accruing to the Federation Account for the benefit of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. But in a communique issued at the end of a zoom meeting and signed by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal and obtained by ASHENEWSONLINE, the Forum observed the discrepancies in S.12(2) and S.12(4) of the Act on…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said that renowned poet and Emeritus Professor of Literature, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo made his mark and left this plane of existence as a colossus. In a statement by Omo-Agege’s Spokesperson, Yomi Odunuga on Tuesday, he also described his death at 85 early on Tuesday morning, as the end point of an impactful life. Senator Omo-Agege expressed appreciation to God for granting the late intellectual a peaceful exit, surrounded by his family. “Born in Kiagbodo, Delta State to an Ijaw father and Urhobo mother, the Emeritus Professor rose to become one…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, IGP Muhammad Adamu for being sensitive and responsive to the clarion call for the disbanding of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. In a statement by the President, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle on Tuseday, the association also called for the reformation of all security agencies in the country. “We are aware of the circumstances that led to the agitation which included but not limited to alleged extra- judicial killings, unlawful arrests and detentions, extortion, tortures, and disappearances of detainees. “CAN acknowledges the spontaneous nature of…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an advocacy group in Lagos, on Wednesday called on the #EndSARS protesters against police brutality to disperse since the Federal Government has disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). A statement by the Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akinola made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Wednesday, warned hoodlums and politicians from turning the protest into their parochial agenda. Commending the efforts of the protesters, the group condemned the reported excesses of the SARS, saying “We frown at the brutal killing of young Nigerians in the hands of the police and consider these as crimes against humanity. “The…
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokiri says the new squad, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, named to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, will simply be like the change of name from National Electricity Power Authority, NEPA, to Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu on Monday, announced the formation of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team to “fill the gaps” arising from the dissolution of SARS. However, Omokri through his Twitter handle @renoomokri said that SARS/SWAT transformation will be like NEPA/PHCN change. “The SWAT announced by the…
Stevie Wonder on Tuesday released two new singles appealing for unity amid the challenges of systemic racism and the coronavirus pandemic, and said he would donate 100 per cent of the proceeds of one of them to the non-profit Feeding America. “Where Is Our Love Song” and “Can’t Put It In the Hands of Fate,” are songs Wonder, 70, said he had started writing years ago about romantic relationships but was inspired to give them a different twist by the tumultuous events of the past year. “If I can do anything to use the gift of song to help to…
Nigeria recorded one death and 225 fresh Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed on its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The public health agency added that 63 treated patients recovered from the infection and were discharged accordingly. It said that the new infection were reported from 11 states with Lagos having 165, FCT 17, Rivers 13, Ogun 12, Niger (8), Delta (4), Ondo (2), Anambra (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), and Kaduna (1). The NCDC stated that it had conducted about 558,313 tests since the first confirmed case was announced in the country. “Till date, 60,655 cases have been confirmed,…
The Super Eagles were on Tuesday held to a 1-1 draw by the continent’s second-ranked team Tunisia in a cagey friendly affair at the Jacques Lemmans Arena in Austria. The game was the Super Eagles’ second friendly encounter within four days. Gernot Rohr’s men were defeated 1-0 by an early Ramy Bensebaïni goal for Algeria on Friday. However, against the Carthage Eagles, Nigeria took an early lead through Kelechi Iheanacho in the 21st minute. But Tunisia levelled before the break, after Iheanacho was presented with a glorious opportunity to double the lead and missed from the penalty spot. There was…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammad Adamu, has replaced the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, with a new formation, the Special Weapons and Tactics Team, SWTT. A statement by the spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, DCP Frank Mba on Tuesday, disclosed that the personnel from police commands in the South-East and the South-South will be trained at the Counter-Terrorism College, Nonwa-Tai, Rivers State. According the statement, the new team, who would undergo tactical training next week, will undergo a psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment. Those from the police commands in the…
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it might consider adoption of University Transparency Account System (UTAS) presented by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). UTAS, proposed by ASUU to the Federal Government, is an alternative emoluments payment platform to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Labour Minister, Sen. Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen after about two and half hours closed door meeting with the leaderships of the Senate and ASUU. Ngige said that the alternative payment platform presented by ASUU was home grown and worth given thorough assessment test. “We agreed at the meeting…