The Sokoto state government has declared Monday, August 1 as a work-free day to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal made the declaration in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Sokoto. “After due consultation with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on the citing of the new moon which heralds the new Islamic month and year today, I hereby declare Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 as a work-free day. “Consequently, I enjoin our brethren to use the occasion as a moment of solemn reflection, charity and prayer for peace, prosperity and…
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Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello has suspended the chairman, Niger State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Isah Adamu over anomalies in the operations of the board. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane. “The suspension was necessitated by some observed anomalies in the operations of the board,” Matane noted. The government also directed Adamu to hand over the affairs of the board to the Permanent Member III on the board to enable full review of its operations for optimal growth.
The leadership of the North-West zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend voters’ registration to allow additional eligible voters acquire their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, Musa Mada made the call during an interview in Kaduna on Saturday. The Northwest zone comprises Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states. Mada said the call for the extension had become necessary following mass rush by eligible voters to get registered ahead of the 2023 general elections. “We are concerned about the number of people…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 37 suspected drug users and dealers and seized 820 ampoules of pentazocine injections in Katsina state. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Mohammed Bashir told newsmen on Friday in Katsina that the suspects were arrested within a 24-hour operation. He explained that five of the 37 arrested were suspected drug dealers, while 32 were drug users, including a woman and a cripple. Bashir said that all the 32 suspected drug users would be tested “and the result would determine whether they will be resident clients or go home. “It is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) debunked reports that its officials were arrested over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre in Lagos. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje made this clarification in an interview on Saturday. Some media outfits had reported that the police arrested three officials of INEC in the state at Ijeshatedo for allegedly conspiring with St. Brigigs Catholic Church, Ijeshatedo, Lagos, to create an illegal Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre in the church. However, Agbaje in his reaction described the news report as fake news. “All my staff and machines are…
Veteran journalist and Deputy Editor at Guardian Newspapers, Joseph Onyekwere has charged Nigerian judiciary to embrace electronic new media tools in recording court proceedings in real-time. He gave the advise in his paper titled, ‘Reporting Judicial Matters Using New Media’ delivered at Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON’s) monthly New Media Round Table held on Friday. According to Onyekwere, although there are no known laws forbidding such practices, judges barring reporters with such media tools over the years, have made it set in stone. And anyone found wanting could be charged with contempt of court. Onyekwere who reiterated that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos state said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as being reported in some sections of the media. Some online media on Friday, reported that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre, situated at St. Bridget Catholic Church ljesha, in Surulere and catered away INEC enrollment machines. Reacting to the development, INEC’s Public Relations Officer in Lagos state, Mrs Adenike Oriowo said that though the exercise was disrupted because of the surge, no machine was stolen. “There were issues in the said CVR centre but orderliness was restored and the exercise continued smoothly.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner in charge of Abia, Anambra and Benue, Mr Festus Okoye, has said that the commission will deploy over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the 2023 general elections. Okoye, who was in Abia to monitor the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), said this during an interactive session with newsmen in Umuahia on Friday. He said that the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units across the country. He said that the surplus would be kept handy as reserve. “We will have one BVAS reserve in every Registration Area Centre (RAC)…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Friday, commiserated with victims of banditry in Duma village in Tureta local government area of the state. Tambuwal, who led a team of security personnel and other government officials on a condolence observed Juma’at prayers where special prayers were offered for the repose of the souls of the victims. Bandits attacked the village on Wednesday night and killed at least 28 persons. They rustled livestock and kidnapped some locals still in their captivity. A resident, Garba Mailambu said that the bandits rode on motorcycles and were firing indescribably resulting in some deaths. Mailambu said…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has decried theft and vandalism of telecommunication infrastructure across the country. Its Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of Village Square Dialogue in Ibadan. The Village Square Dialogue is an NCC telecommunication consumer outreach programme at the grassroots. Akande said there was need to protect telecommunication infrastructure toward ensuring quality service delivery. He said that there was also need for stakeholders and consumers to protect telecommunication infrastructure, becausesecurity agencies in the country could not be at the sites all the time. The NCC chairman said that without the telecommunication…