The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that a governor in one of the states in the North west, is behind the escalating banditry in the zone. The allegation is contained in a statement by the acting Spokesperson of the party, Mr Yekini Nabena issued Thursday evening. The APC “challenged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a Northwest governor to the heightened cases of banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in the zone”. The party however, did not give the name of the governor because of the “security nature of the issue”. According to the statement, the…
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The Zone 4 Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, comprising of Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states, has warned all road users within the zone, to abide by traffic rules and regulations as well as the COVID-19 protocol, during the Yuletide or risk arrest and prosecution. The Zonal Commanding Officer RS4, Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode Olagunju, gave the warning in a statement by Acting Public Education Officer, Route Commander Olusegun Owoeye in Jos. According to the statement, the warning is in compliance with the nationwide Operation tagged, “Operation Zero’’, a Special Operation, which will hold between 15 December, 2020…
Plateau governor, Simon Lalong on Thursday tested positive for Coronavirus after a test carried on him and members of his family. A statement by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public, Makut Macham, said the governor’s test result returned positive while all members of his family tested negative. Only last week, Lagos governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu also tested positive for the virus and is receiving treatment in Isolation.
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the immediate deployment of logistics, personnel and Special Marshals nationwide, as yuletide approaches. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem on Thursday said the measure is “to entrench safety on the roads, enforce compliance on established road traffic rules, COVID-19 precautionary measure for commuters, and secure free flow of traffic for the motoring public along all corridors and other roads.” According to him, “the Corps Marshal, also ordered strategic 24 hours Observatory at Commands along high volume of traffic/gridlock prone areas, Establishment of 11…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Ishaq Bello, on Thursday, launched an e-filing and case management system to improve justice delivery in the FCT. The application manages the entire case process, from the point of filling to the point when the case is decided. The CJ said this was an effort to improve justice delivery, through the development of online courts and digital processes. He added that he had seen how judges toiled to ensure that justice was delivered and under the most uncomfortable conditions. “The pandemic has made this year a difficult and challenging one. It…
JAMB on Thursday gave N75 million award to each of the five best performing tertiary institutions in the country. The University of Ilorin won the Most Subscribed Institution by Candidates award, while Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, won the Most National Institution in Admission of Candidates. Federal University, Wukari, Taraba, won the Most Improved institution in Gender Balance, while University of Ilorin again won the Institution with Highest Number of Admitted International Students. Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbese, won the Most Compliant Institution in keeping to guidelines of admissions. It was the second edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance…
The Boko Haram on Thursday released a video purported to show that it has custody of the students of Kankara Secondary school abducted by it last Friday. The footage of the video published by HumAngle, showed tens of young boys appearing to be within a forest area. It also showed a relatively older schoolboy urging the Nigerian government to settle amicably with their abductors and advised against the use of military force in rescuing them. “Please, you have to dissolve any gang of vigilantes, close any kind of schools, excluding Islamiyyah [Qur’anic schools]. All the troops who have come here…
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) says the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari will resolve Nigeria’s security challenges and restore peace in every part of the country. The PGF said this in a statement signed by its chairman and Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi on Thursday in Abuja, while felicitating with Buhari on his 78th birthday. The PGF is an umbrella organisation for serving governors elected on APC platform. “Together with all Nigerians, we celebrate this special day with you and your family, we acknowledge and commend your leadership, vision and commitment to a united prosperous Nigeria. “Recognising all the…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC). The meeting was the seventh virtual meeting as the nation complies with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) safety protocols on the COVID-19 pandemic. Governors joined the virtual NEC meeting from their respective states. At the last virtual meeting on Nov. 19, the Finance Bill that seeks to provide more tax incentives for Nigerian businesses and individuals was formally presented to the council. The vice-president is constitutionally, the chairman of NEC which meets monthly to deliberate on the…
As he marks today, December 17 as his birthday, Muhammadu Buhari, driver of change and mobiliser of voters continues in his role as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, leading by setting examples as the country wades through the thick waves of corruption, insecurity and a Covid economy. David Aaker, the American marketing guru says every person has a brand that affects how the person is perceived and whether he or she is liked and respected. The qualities of uprightness and incorruptibility have given the biggest push to Muhammadu Buhari both as a military Head of State…