Participants at a workshop on Digital Journalism and National Security: The Role of Social Media Influencers in the fight against crime have advocated good governance and respect for rule of law as key to improving the security situation across the country. The workshop held in Kano was organized by PRNigeria Centre with Security Agencies, Media Professionals, Youth Groups, Social Media Influencers and Academics in attendance. The workshop acquainted participants on the role of media in addressing security challenges and to officially unveil Arewa Agenda, a Media Advocacy Platform for Peaceful Coexistence and National Development. In a paper presentation by Mallam…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Fatimah Agwai Mohammed The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, Esq. has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu for banning the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads from embarking on routine searching of laptops and phones vehicle occupants etc. saying his order is in line with the Commission’s recommendations following its report on the Presidential Investigation Panel on allegations of human rights violations against SARS. Ojukwu made the remarks while reacting to the recent ban of SARS and other special teams of the Nigerian Police from routine patrol…
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has accused an online newspaper of ascribing fake stories to him. Adesina, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the fake stories were meant to cause disaffection among people. ”An online newspaper has published that President Muhammadu Buhari was to have scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) on Friday, but was prevailed upon by presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, not to do so. ”The tendentious publication claimed Adesina hinged his argument on the fact that `the administration should not surrender to Twitter warriors.’ “While the FSARS saga lasted, I did not say a word…
Novak Djokovic was under no illusions about the Herculean effort it would take to beat Rafa Nadal in Sunday’s French Open final match which he lost. But even the Serb was surprised by the level of perfection the Spaniard reached to win a 13th title on the Paris clay. The 33-year-old Djokovic did not play badly in the final but it took him 55 minutes before he registered his first game in what turned out to be a mauling. By that stage his task appeared about as hopeless as climbing the Eiffel Tower with his arms and legs tied together.…
A Nigerian Cleric, Prophetess Teleola Oganla, has bagged the British Empire Medal (BEM) from Queen Elizabeth II for her humanitarian and community services to the less-privileged. A statement by Oganla’s Media Aide, Ms Deola Joe, said the cleric was recognised for her years of dedication towards uplifting the less-privileged, especially in the UK and Africa. The statement said that the award was part of the Queen’s Honours List for 2020. It said that Oganla, who was among the 1,495 which the Queen honoured for their selfless and caring deeds, was appreciated for using her position to impact on the downtrodden…
Air Peace, has taken delivery of a new 50-seater Embraer 145 Jet to help boost its domestic and regional operations. Stanley Olisa, Air Peace Spokesperson,said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the ERJ-145 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXF, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10. It stated: “We are very glad to announce the arrival of our eighth Embraer 145 Jet, another addition to the fleet of our subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper.” Olisa restated the airline’s commitment to ease the burden of air travels in Nigeria and beyond, adding that Air Peace now…
A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, has called on the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), to accept the outcome of the Oct. 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State. Mr Eyitayo Jegede contested under the umbrella of the PDP, while Agboola Ajayi contested on the platform of the ZLP. Both men were defeated by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 292,830 votes to Jegede’s 195,751 votes and Ajayi’s 60,051 votes. Addressing a post-election press conference on Sunday in Akure, Mr Nwagwu, the Co-Chair of Yiaga Africa, also urged…
The Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday paid a courtesy call on the new Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Spokesperson of the CNG Abdul-Azeez Suleiman who led the delegation of national, state and local government executives, said they were in Zaria in solidarity with the people and the new Emir. “We also drew attention of the Emir to the bleeding in most communities of the Zazzau Emirate particularly Giwa, Igabi and Birnin Gwari. “We pointed to the disturbing reports of hours of bandit attacks on Kidandan in Giwa resulting the killing of dozens of villagers and severely wounding…
The University of Mkar in Benue has confirmed the death of its two lecturers, Mr Joshua Leva and Mr Moses Tarnongo, in a motor accident on October 10 at a village near Gbatse in Ushongo local government area of the state. The institution’s Registrar, Rev. Emmanuel Astor, who confirmed the deaths in text messages on Sunday in Makurdi, said one of the lecturers, Tarnongo, also lost his wife and three children during the incident. The accident occurred near Gbatse village in Ushongo local government area of the state, and the two deceased lecturers were from the department of Mass Communication…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The public health agency said the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states, bringing Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases to 60,103. So far, the agency said it has conducted about 551,362 COVID-19 tests since the first confirmed case was announced in the country. It said in the last 24 hours, 97 patients treated have recovered and have been discharged. The NCDC also reported two new deaths which have ended the seven…