Security agencies on Wednesday embarked on a show-of-force in Lagos, in display of their readiness to enforce the ban on operations of commercial motorcycles extended to more areas of the state. The spokesman of the police command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement that it was done ahead of the September 1 commencement of the enforcement. Recall that the Lagos State Government had on Aug.18 announced the ban of commercial motorcycle (popularly known as okada) operations in four more Local Governments (LGs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said that…
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Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello on Wednesday, inaugurated the N303 million National Headquarters complex of Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), named after late Sen. Dahiru Awaisu Kuta. Bello also inaugurated 12 operational utility vehicles for the smooth operations of the commission. Speaking at the event in Minna, Bello urged the commission to urgently find lasting solutions to the perennial flood disaster bedevilling riverine communities in their areas of operation. He said that the commission would bring relief to the flood-prone areas and other parts of the country. “The task of the commission is very important. Every year, water…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has recovered 15 bodies from River Ngadabul in Maiduguri, northeastern state of Nigeria. The Northeast Coordinator of the agency, Muhammad Usman confirmed this in Maiduguri on Wednesday. According to him, the number of cases of drowned people in the river have been on the increase. He urged parents and guardians to caution their wards and children against swimming in the river to avoid drowning. “NEMA as a disaster agency has been engaged in serious sensitization of the public on dangers of flooding and precautionary measures. “We have been having meetings with various…
Lawyers under the auspices of Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBALAC) have vowed that their support during the forthcoming 2023 general elections is for the re-election bid of governor Bala Mohammed. The group made their stand in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Abdullatif Isa and Abbakar Idris and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to the statement, the group found it pertinent to clarify the growing speculations and fake information on social media to the effect that some of its members involved in defending legal matters for Senator Bala Mohammed (Kauran Bauchi) of Bauchi…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to avoid voting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections. A statement by the Sokoto state spokesperson of the party, Hassan Sanyinnawal said Atiku gave the warning while speaking at the Northwest stakeholders’ meeting of the party held in Kano on Tuesday. According to Abubakar, of voted to power he would tackle insecurity, inflation, lack of infrastructure, backwardness in educational sector, which had plagued the country. The presidential candidate said APC lacked focus, vision has no plan on ground to solve Nigeria’s…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he is considering a government of national unity and tax rebate if elected president in 2023. The former vice president disclosed this in a statement he personally issued on Tuesday in Kano and made available to journalists in Abuja. Mr Abubakar said he was considering a government of national unity that would douse the temperature, unite Nigerians and pave the way for improved security. “Improved security allows for investments and, therefore, an improved economy, also targeted tax rebates to attract foreign and local investments, amongst other proactive measures…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has constituted a 9-member committee in a move to find lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the state. The committee, according to the Deputy Speaker, Abubakar Magaji, who presided over the plenary sitting of the Assembly on Tuesday, is to be led by the Majority Leader, Malami Basakkwace. Mr Magaji said that the committee was mandated with the responsibility to contact the management of the Sokoto state University and the ASUU chapter domiciled in the state-owned institution. “This is in order to find a lasting…
Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday. The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences, Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told RIA Novosti. Putin will send a message on Wednesday to Gorbachev’s family and friends, RIA Novosti added. Other world leaders also paid tribute to Gorbachev on Tuesday,…
France’s top administrative court on Tuesday gave the green light for the expulsion to Morocco of an imam accused of hate speech, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Hassan Iquioussen “will be expelled from the national territory” in “a great victory for the republic,” the minister wrote on Twitter, citing a decision of the Council of State. The case landed before the highest court after Paris judges blocked the imam’s deportation, which the interior ministry ordered in late July over “especially virulent anti-Semitic speech” and sermons calling for women’s “submission” to men. Iquioussen, 58, reaches tens of thousands of subscribers via…
Barely 24 hours after a lecturer at the Ibrahim Badamasi University Lapai (IBBUL) resigned his membership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the institution in Niger state has also announced that the second semester for 2021/2022 academic session will commence on Monday, 5th September, 2022. A statement by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Baba Akote obtained by ASHENEWS on Tuesday, said the decision followed the directive of the governing council of the university after its meeting held on Tuesday. While the university directed all staff to resume work same day, it also advised students to abide by the announcement in…