President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the beginning of Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan with a call on Nigerians to remember the poor and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Muslims fast throughout the 30 days of the holy month. Buhari, in a message to mark the commencement of the month, prayed to Allah to “accept our sacrifices and increase the unity, solidarity, peace and prosperity of the nation”. The message signed by Malam Garba Shehu, Special Assitant on Media and Publicity, was made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. It quoted Buhari as urging Muslims in the country to exercise…
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By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman Article 9 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights decrees that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”; that is, no individual, regardless of circumstances, is to be deprived of their liberty or exiled from their country without having first committed an actual criminal offense. This and many other treaties and conventions to which Nigeria is a signatory, in addition to the provisions contained in Article 4 ofthe operational federal constitution focus on protecting individuals’ freedom from unreasonable detention, as opposed to protecting personal safety. By the provision of the Nigerian constitution…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has advised passengers, drivers and other airport users, particularly those at the General Aviation Terminal, Lagos, to always comply with all laid down protocols on Covid-19 to ensure safety of all airport users. A statement by the spokesperson of the Authority, Henreitta Yakubu on Monday also emphasized “that in line with government protocols, arriving passengers are to walk down to designated car parks to board their vehicles. No driver is permitted to pick up arriving passenger(s) at the frontage of the terminals. “All drivers must park and wait inside the car parks, while…
Oyo State’s Gov. Seyi Makinde and Mr Ayo Fayose, former governor, Ekiti State, have agreed to accept whoever emerged as the Southwest PDP Chairman. They both stated this in their opening speeches as the PDP Southwest Congress went underway on Monday in Osogbo. A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja, and the immediate past Chairman of the party in the zone, Dr Eddy Olafeso are the chairmanship candidates. While Makinde is supporting Arapaja for the position, Fayose is backing Olafeso. This had caused sharp disagreement between Makinde and Fayose, the situation which made the party to shift the venue and date of the…
The ECOWAS Parliament Speaker, Mr Susie Tunis, has donated $10,000 to facilitate development projects in Sime Darby Central High School and the Liberia Government Hospital both in Bomi County, Liberia. Tunis made the donations on Monday during an oversight visit to some communities across the Bomi County on entering into Liberia through the Sierra Leonean/Liberian border to attend the ECOWAS Parliament delocalized meeting. Of the $10,000, $5,000 dollars will be given to the Sime Darby Central High School and another $5,000 to the Liberia Government Hospital. According to Tunis, the visit to the institutions was aimed at bringing the ECOWAS…
The Police Command in Lagos has dismissed and ordered prosecution of one Sgt. Eze Aiwansoba for firing at, and attempting to kill his lady friend, Joy Ndubueze. The State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that the incident happened on Oct. 8, at Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja Lagos. The affected policeman was attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja at the time of the incident. “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, ordered for a room trial of the suspect where he was found guilty and recommended for dismissal. “The approval for…
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the issue of local government autonomy is not for the National Assembly to address. Gbajabiamila said this during a two-day leadership capacity training, organised by the Minority Leader of the House, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, for ward councillors from Delta, on Monday in Abuja. He said that since the process of constitutional amendment was ongoing and the areas of possible amendments thrown open, it was for Nigerians to decide whether to have local government autonomy or not. “We did it the last time but when we went back to the states,…
The likelihood of violent implosions in 2023 is an eventuality patriotic Nigerians are having sleepless nights over. The fears are predicated on some potentially dangerous happenings in the country that may get worse before or in the aftermath of the 2023 elections. Among these potentially contentious issues are reactions to spates of ethnic killings by herdsmen, wanton killings by lawless individuals or groups and general insecurity across the country. Attempts by political parties to assert political dominance and individuals and political parties resorting to undemocratic practices such as manipulating elections and results could also ignite mayhem. The failure of INEC…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee for Anambra governorship election on Monday screened 10 of the 16 aspirants seeking the party’s ticket. The 10 aspirants screened are Sen. Uche Ekwunife, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, Mr Chris Azugbogu, Mr Winston Udeh and Mr Valentine Ozigbo. Others are Mrs Chidi Onyemelukwe, Dr Ifedi Okwenna, Mr Tony Nwoye, Mr Walter Okeke and Mr Godwin Ezeemo, while others are expected to be screened on Tuesday. Some of the screened aspirants, in separate interviews with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat, commended the party leadership and the screening committee for transparency of the ongoing exercise.…
Security has been beefed up in Osogbo, the Osun capital as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, holds its zonal congress. There is heavy security presence at Women and Children Development Initiative Foundation, WOCDIF, venue of the congress on Monday, in Osogbo. Men of the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security Service, DSS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, were sighted at the entrance and around the venue. Some of the security personnel were also strategically located few kilometres away from the venue of the congress. Supporters of the candidates were also seen arriving the venue for accreditation.…