By Samuel Owooso Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, otherwise called Okada, in six local government area of the state. The governor disclosed this while briefing heads of security agencies at the state house, Ikeja. According to him, the total ban on commercial motorcycles in the six local councils, will take effect from June 1, 2022 and would be fully enforced. The affected local councils include, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Apapa and Ikeja. He then urged all divisional police officers (DPO’s) and Area Commanders to enforce the ban from June 1.…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday observed a minute silence in honour of former Minister of communications under Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime, Olawole Ige, who died at 83. The meeting was presided over President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa Abuja. The family of Ige announced his death on May 9. Those in attendance at the meeting are the Vice-President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and the Head of the Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan. Others are the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof.…
The Director-General, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Care Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the state. Ekpenyong, who confirmed the deaths in an interview on Wednesday in Calabar, said the agency recorded more than 600 suspected cases in the state between March and April. “Over 600 suspected cases were detected and we had a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) conducted on them. We also did a microscopic test and culture to have a true confirmation of the cases. “We confirmed that most of the cases were not cholera related, though we had three…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who escaped from insurgency in Marte and Jere in Borno and Yobe states, have now got means of livelihoods in host communities of Bauchi state. Many of the IDPs were settled on a piece of land provided by the wife of the former president, Mrs Maryam Abacha some 15 kilometers away from Bauchi town. The IDPs from Marte and Jere who are mainly farmers and herders, were displaced from their communities four years ago by insurgents. The insurgents also killed many and burnt their properties, so they survived with their…
The federal government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count of treasonable felony. The amendment came on a day the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against him. A member of Kanu’s legal team, who craved anonymity, says the FG had in the amended charge, listed some lawyers representing the embattled IPOB leader, including Misters Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Maxwell Opara, as accomplices of the defendant. It is gathered that the…
As against the new gender policy rolled out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday, at least 104 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Jigawa state are jostling for the party’s tickets to contest for the 30 seats in the State House of Assembly. “We’ve so far sold 104 forms for the 30 House of Assembly seats, chairman of the party in Jigawa, Aminu Sani told newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse. “I cannot tell you the number of governorship, and National Assembly aspirants in Jigawa since they bought their forms at the national headquarters,” he said.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday launched its revised Gender Policy 2021-2026, as part of its commitment towards electoral inclusivity. The INEC Gender Policy (IPG), which was first developed in 2014, guided by the National Gender Policy (2006) and other Regional and International Instruments to which Nigeria is a signatory, has a provision for review every five years. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at the public presentation event in Abuja, supported by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), described the document as a milestone achievements. Yakubu said the policy would strengthen the commission’s capacity to engage…
Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team on Tuesday overpowered Cote d’Ivoire in the first semi-final match to reach the final of the ongoing WAFU B Under-20 Championship in Niamey. The 2-1 victory not only gave them a ticket to Saturday’s final match but also came a ticket to next year’s Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations scheduled for Egypt. Midfielder Daniel Daga put Nigeria in front after only five minutes, when he cleverly escaped the attention of the Ivorian defenders to nod in from a well-weighted pullout. The seven-time African champions then launched onslaughts after onslaughts on the Ivorian goal but…
The African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have called for the establishment of an African Energy Transition Bank. The call is contained in a joint communiqué issued by the Press Office of Afreximbank at the end of a meeting with APPO in Luanda, Angola. According to the communiqué, the aim is to support an Africa-led Energy Transition strategy that is consistent with the goal of preserving the environment and livelihoods. The communiqué said that the two institutions had committed to taking necessary actions to promote a sustainable and balanced solution to the challenge of financing the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for expedited prosecution of the killers of 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel. Its President, Olumide Akpata in a statement he personally signed, also called on security agencies to do more in stemming these developments and to ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous acts were made to face the full wrath of the law. The NBA asked government to immediately commence the prosecution of all suspects involved in the brutal and arbitrary killing in order to send a strong signal that such acts will no longer be tolerated…