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…
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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…
Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in Katsina State, who turns 78 today. In the build up to the 2015 presidential election, we used to say everything had been thrown at him as projectiles, except the kitchen sink. Permit me to update that expression. Today, everything possible has been thrown at President Buhari, including the kitchen sink. Anything. Everything. Fake news. Hate speech. Lies. False propaganda. Evil thoughts. Malediction. Odium. Opprobrium. Ogbunigwe. Ogulutu. Surface to air missiles. All offensive weapons. But the man trudges on. Calmly,…
A lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Adefisoye has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adefisoye was a member of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, before his defection. According to the letter dated December 10, read at the floor of the House on Wednesday, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Mr Adefisoye stated that he dumped the SDP because of the irreconcilable leadership crisis within his party. “I write to inform the Honourable Speaker of my resignation as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). “My decision to quit the SDP was informed by the irreconcilable…
The President of the South East for President movement, Mr Emmanuel Eguzikpe has called on members across the country to ensure team work in the pursuit of zoning presidency to the South East in 2023. Speaking with ASHENEWS in an interview on Thursday, he said it is only through team work that sensitising Nigerians would be easier. Eguzikpe said Nigerians had realized that oneness in unity would make the country a stronger nation devoid on rancour, adding that the South East Elders’ condemnation of secession agitators is a sign that everyone in that zone wants unity. “Each and everyone of us…