The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has disclosed that the military and other security agencies have always come under intense pressure to compromise during elections. The CDS revealed this during the ministerial weekly briefing in Abuja on Thursday, adding such pressure had come through various financial inducements. Irabor called on Nigerians to anchor their trust in the military as they strive to maintain neutrality in accordance with the president’s directive. Giving updates of the achievements recorded by the military in the fight against insurgency, terrorism and banditry, the CDS said that personnel were being trained to follow…
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By Ishaq Dan-Imam, Lokoja Kogi state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet has raised concerns on the destructions of campaign posters of candidates of political parties across the state. He raised the concern during a meeting with the media and civil society organizations to discuss INEC preparations, low-level of PVC collection and potential threats to electoral violence in the state. According to Dr Longpet, in a particular local government area, the posters of a particular candidate were torn overnight saying such ‘lawless’ act by rival political parties could trigger violence prior to elections as “peaceful elections border on the…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has donated 3,000 ‘save 80 efficient cook stoves’, to widows IDPs and other indigent women across Nigera. The stove was designed and manufactured by Atmosfair, Germany in collobaration with the agency. The Executive Vice Chairman of the agency, Prof. Mohammad Haruna disclosed this at the unveiling of the stoves on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the gesture would be extended to the benefitting women in the six geopolitical zones of the country under the agency’s corporate social responsibility. “The gesture would also improve the agency’s eco-friendliness and carbon footprint, a…
The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has called on the Nigerian government to do more in preventing torture and rehabilitating victims of torture across the country. The Executive Director, PRAWA, Dr Uju Agomoh, said this during a one-day National Workshop for Torture Prevention and Rehabilitation in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, PRAWA, Barr. Ogechi Ogu on Wednesday in Abuja. Agomoh who was elected a member of the United Nations Sub Committee on Prevention of Torture (UN SPT), based in Geneva, Switzerland, in October, called on relevant stakeholders to support the National Committee Against…
The Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday inaugurated a 750-man Presidential Committee to drive the Peter Obi/Yusuf Datti presidential Campaign in Anambra. Chief Joemartins Uzodike, former Commissioner for Information in the state, is to serve as the Director-General, with Prof. Stella Okunna, Azuka Enemuo and about 15 ex-commissioners named as members. At the inauguration in Awka, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, South-East Zonal Co-ordinator of the Obi-Datti presidential Campaign Committee, charged members of the committee to ensure that Peter Obi wins with wide margin in the state. Okeke-Ogene, who doubles as the vice president of Ohaneze Ndigbo, said Nigerians from diverse socio-political standing are…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday clarified a video circulating on various social media platforms where their staffs were harvesting details of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs). In a statement, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye said it was not for any malicious reason, but to ease the process of collection of PVCs. Okoye said that INEC had become aware of a video circulating on various social media platforms. The video clip shows INEC staff at its FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin local government area Office, Lagos, extracting Voter Identification Numbers (VINs) from PVCs…
Hombaze African Cuisine, a restaurant in South Africa owned by a Nigerian, has emerged among the top 200 in that country, bagging the prestigious RASA/Rosetta Award. The restaurant owned by Ken Ayere was nominated from more than 85,000 outlets spread across South Africa. The Restaurants Association of South Africa (RASA), organisers of the awards, in a letter of nomination said Hombaze was nominated as a finalist for striving for service excellence and contribution to the uplift of the restaurant industry. “It is in recognition of the highest honours for service excellence and overall contribution to the innovation and uplift of…
By Justina Auta The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says there is need to extend the humanitarian protection intervention given to women and girls in the North East to all parts of the federation. They made the call during the National Women Conference in commemoration of the 2022 16 days of Activism to end Gender Based Violence organised by the NCWS in Abuja. Mr Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said that as at August 2022, over 1.4 million complaints were received by the Commission’s offices throughout the country…
The National President of Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Salamatu Yahaya on Wednesday, inaugurated a solar powered borehole, overhead water tank and rehabilitated Visco Vaginal Fistula (VVF) centre in Sokoto state. The centre located at Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital, underwent structural facelift, provided with office furniture, empowerment training tools and medical equipment. Yahaya said that the efforts were part of NAOWA’s vision to support the less privileged persons, women empowerment and uplift living standards of citizens. Yahaya also donated foodstuffs, detergents and other commodities to the VVF victims and commended the hospital management for the efforts…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with FSDH Merchant Bank has approved $35 million credit facility to support medium-scale businesses in the emerging sectors of the Nigerian economy. The Managing Director, FSDH Merchant Bank, Bukola Smith said in a statement in Lagos that the facilities were two-folds. “The WCS facility will help FSDH to provide loans to local enterprises in Nigeria especially those with foreign currency receivables. “The GTFP is a functional trade finance tool that would enable FSDH to support its numerous Trade Finance customers as it will open them up to access any beneficiary across the globe,”…