The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has expressed sympathy with The Nation newspaper, TVC, LTV and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the destruction of some media houses by #EndSARS protesters in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by its Director and Founder, Professor Ishaq Akintola and made available to news men on Saturday. Read the statement below: “We have confirmed reports of attacks on some media houses. The Nation newspaper was looted. Continental Television (TVC) was partly burned. Unconfirmed report said Lagos Television (LTV 8) was also attacked. All these attacks were attributed to hoodlums who infiltrated peaceful…
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Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Inquiry to receive complaints of police brutality, abuse of human rights and other unwholesome as well as extrajudicial acts particularly by the disbanded Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS) from any person or groups within the State with a view to delivering justice for all victims. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mary Noel-Berje made available to AshNews on Friday said the inauguration which took place at the Government House in Minna, “followed the recommendation of the National Economic Council (NEC) to set up judicial…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has called on the Judiciary to help in the fight against banditry and other related crimes in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje made available to AshNews on Friday, said the governor stated this at the Valedictory Court Session in honour of Justice Aliyu Mohammed Mayaki, the immediate past Chief Judge of the State and the swearing-in of the new Acting Chief Judge of the State, Justice Aisha Lami Bwari at the High Court Minna. Bello, who noted with dismay the arrest and release of some suspected Bandits within…
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says there is nothing new in the Water Resources Bill as it is derived from four already existing Nigerian water resources laws. Adamu was speaking on the bill while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. He said the clarification is necessary to debunk the misconceptions in some quarters about the Bill which generated public debate when it was presented at the National Assembly. According to Adamu, the four existing laws covering the water resources sector have been enforced in the country already. He said that the four…
The Minister for Water Resources, Mr Sulaiman Adamu, is to meet with stakeholders in his home state, Jigawa over #EndSARS protest. Adamu, who paid a courtesy on Gov. Muhammad Badaru in Dutse on Friday, said he would be meeting political, community, religious and traditional leaders across the state with a view to bring about peace and harmony in the country. He added that other stakeholders to meet with include youth associations, community based organizations and civil society organisations. The minister pointed out that the meeting followed a directive from President Muhammad Bahuri to members of the Federal Executive Council. “I’m…
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise and Centre for Change, on Friday urged all tiers of government to urgently implement policies that would address the grievances of citizens. Okei-Odumakin, in a statement made in Lagos, said that there was so much pent up anger in the land as a result of deprivations and poverty. “It is time to now address such frustration and hopelessness that has made decent living impossible for millions of our people. “Staggering youth unemployment and high cost of living needs to be addressed,” she said. Okei-Odumakin said the high-handedness in dealings with citizens must become a…
Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford scored a superb hat-trick for Aston Villa’s winning start to the season to an abrupt end with a 3-0 away victory in the English Premier League (EPL) on Friday. After an entertaining but goalless first half, Jack Grealish went close to a stunning opener for Aston Villa in the 52nd minute. This was when he ran from the halfway line and jinked into the penalty box before his shot was well saved by goalkeeper Illan Meslier. Three minutes later though Aston Villa found themselves behind, when a Rodrigo shot was pushed out by Emiliano Martinez and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 77 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency made this known through its Twitter handle @NCDCGov on Friday. The NCDC said that the 77 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed cases to 61,882. The country keeps up the fight against COVID-19, the spread of the virus continues to slow down. According to the agency, the latest update shows that the country recorded 77 new infections with two COVID-19 related deaths in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours in the country. The public…
India has expressed its readiness to deepen economic ties with Nigeria towards promoting investment and trade between both countries. Amb. Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, said this during a courtesy visit to Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday. Thakur noted that India and Nigeria had long-standing relations based on mutual respect that predates the independence of the two countries. ”We are Nigeria’s largest trading partner and the country is our largest trading partner in Africa. “Our bilateral trade volume reaches $14 billion in 2020 and we export various goods ranging from machinery and agriculture products to the tune…
The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for flag-off of official distribution. Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee as palliatives to the people by Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). Angry youths in the early hours of Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town and carted away COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution. Items such as beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice, pastas, vegetable oil,…