Adamawa state government, has dragged teachers of secondary schools to rent tribunal for alleged illegal occupation of residential houses in the state. In a motion ex-parte, sighted by AshNews, the state government sought an order to serve the occupants seven days notice for retired teachers to vacate the quarters. According to a teacher, who is still with the service of the state government, lamented the notice which affects many serving teachers in the state. Another teacher who works with Government Girls School, Yola pleaded anonymity for fear of victimization, presented compressive list of all affected staff under…
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Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, slated December 4, 2020, to review the audio evidence, which allegedly captured Senator Shehu Sani’s voice as extorting USD$25,000 from Kaduna-based business man, Alhaji Sani Dauda of ASD Motors. Sani, who was the senator, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, allegedly demanded the sum, to bribe the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Muhammad Tanko and Ibrahim Magu in an event that Dauda’s estranged son-in-law, one Abubakar Musa petitions the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against him. A petition from Dauda to the EFCC after Sani had…
The Not-Too-Young-To-Run movement on Wednesday decried the killings of youths across Nigeria especially the Lekki Toll Plaza killings in Lagos. A statement signed by Cynthia Mbamalu on behalf of the movement in Abuja said that on October 20, Nigerians and the world watched in horror as peaceful and harmless #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, in Lagos state were killed. Mbamalu said that based on eyewitness accounts, the shootings left some protesters dead and many more with injuries. “This action by the military is highly reprehensible and threatens the core foundations of our democracy. “The rights of citizens to protest are a constitutionally…
The Rivers government has imposed an indefinite 24 hours curfew in violence-affected areas, following the ongoing EndSARS protest in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike who stated this in a statewide broadcast after a security meeting in Government House Port Harcourt, said that the curfew would start on Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. The areas affected are the entire Oyigbo local government area (LGA), Mile 1, Mile 2, Emenike, Ikokwu and Iloabuchi, all in Port Harcourt local government area as well as Oil Mill area in Obio/Akpor LGA. Wike said that the state security council commended the peaceful nature of the “EndSARS”…
Suspected EndSARS protesters, on Wednesday reportedly stormed the Atan-Ota Divisional Police station in Ogun, and allegedly killed the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) DSP Augustine Ogbeche. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun Command. Oyeyemi said that the protesters also assaulted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) , Sikiru Olugbenga, whose whereabouts was presently unknown, and made away with arms and ammunitions. According to the command’s spokesman, a civilian was also killed in the attack while the station was set ablaze. The PPRO said that the hitherto peaceful…
The Senate has said that in spite of the high budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing, its current debt profile is about N392 billion. Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Adamu Aliero, made the revelation during the 2021 budget defence of the ministry held in the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday. The ministry got the highest projected allocation of N404 billion out of the N13.08 trillion 2021 budget estimates. According to Aliero, the fact that the budgetary allocation to the ministry and its agencies remains one of the highest, it is like a drop of water in…
The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before Justice Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, could not continue on Wednesday, October 21, due to his absence in court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Fani-Kayode on a five-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N26 million. At the resumed trial today, defence counsel, Wale Balogun, told the court that the defendant was unable to make it to court from Lagos as a result of the curfew imposed in the state by the Lagos State government due to the ongoing #EndSARS protests…
The International Press Centre, IPC, has condemned #EndSARS protesters’ attacks on media outlets and journalists. In a statement by the Executive Director, Mr.Lanre Arogundade and made available to AsheNews on Wednesday, the Centre expressed concern “about the latest happenings in the country with respect to the #EndSARS and #EndSWAT protests, especially the targeting of media institutions and harassment of journalists. “IPC particularly condemns the Wednesday October 21, 2020, arson attack on Television Continental (TVC) as well as the molestation of the journalists and other media professionals working in the establishment by a mob. “IPC equally condemns the assault on some…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will hold meeting with its Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to evaluate the situation across states and constituencies where bye-elections have been scheduled for October 31. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, said the meeting was in view of the current situation in the country. According to him, INEC has scheduled the conduct of bye-elections in 15 constituencies in 11 states on October 31. “These consist of six Senatorial and nine State House of Assembly seats. The vacancies were as a result…
Sokoto state government has enrolled a total of 75,650 out of school children, comprised of 44,550 girls and 31,100 boys into the Better Education Service Delivery for All, BESDA, programme. Governor Aminu Tambuwal, during the launch of BESDA on Tuesday, also said that the state government also established 1,513 learning centers. According to him, there has been an improved literacy rate of 60,159 children across the 23 local government education authorities in the state. Tambuwal said this is an effort to increase equitable access to out-of-school children, improve literacy rate and strengthen accountability in basic education. The governor, who also…