Niger state governor and Chairman North Central States Governors’ Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani-Bello has called on Nigerian military to intensify battle against terrorists in compliance with directives of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari had recently directed the military to carry out extensive, coordinated military onslaught against the terrorists in the state. The governor’s plea followed recent increase in attacks by the terrorists in Shiroro, Munya, Rafi and Paikoro local government areas of the state. Sani-Bello, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje on Monday, lamented the constant attacks on many communities and consequential loss of…
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The Supreme Court on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in the suit filed by the Rivers government challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal that ordered it to maintain status quo on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). The Rivers government in its 10 grounds of appeal, is equally praying the apex court to order that the substantive appeal by the FIRS marked CA/PH/282/2021, and all other processes therein, be heard and determined by a new panel of the Court of Appeal. It maintained that the three-man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal led by…
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), Joe Gadzama on Monday called for measures to tackle kidnapping and other crimes more effectively. Gadzama made the call in a statement issued in Lagos, following the release of three abducted lawyers of the NBA, Warri Branch. The three lawyers, as well as a driver, were abducted on February 2, on the Benin-Auchi Road on their way to a court. Their release was announced on February 5. While expressing delight at the release of the lawyers, Gadzama said that the NBA-SARC was committed to ensuring the security…
It was like a tale, told by a joker to spice an enjoyable gist but turned out to be unspoken truth. This is a story of a rural community located in an accident-prone busy highway, which links two capital cities of prominent states in Nigeria. The accident-prone spot is nicknamed “Kwanar Mutuwa” because of the high frequency of road mishaps with astronomical fatalities and injuries. When such accidents occur, residents of the community rush to the spot under the pretense of aiding and rescuing the victims but end up stealing the properties (cash, phones, etc) of the victims. In this…
I once had cause to quote Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1980 hit song, “Authority Stealing”, where the Afrobeat maestro sang “You be thief” while the chorus chanted “I no be thief”, “You be rogue”, “I no be rogue”, etc, The song readily comes to mind because Nnamdi Kanu denied being an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) member. Like Judas Iscariot, who gave Jesus Christ “the kiss of death” and betrayed him, two weeks ago in the court, Nnamdi Kanu, who Igbo separatists see as their infallible and courageous leader, denied them vehemently. The “lion” of Isiama Afara, who calls on his…
The executive chairman of Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Altine Kajiji has assured that the board will provide schools with instructional materials. He made the pledged at a meeting with 23 Education Secretaries held in the conference hall of the board on Thursday. According to Kajiji, SUBEB under his stewardship will accord greater priority to the provision of learning and teaching materials in all the basic schools across the state. This, he said, was in recognition of the fact that such materials remained key to effective learning and teaching process. He described Education Secretaries as the most critical…
African leaders gather at an African Union summit this weekend to try to forge a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. They also plan to respond to the spate of military takeovers from Sudan to the Sahel region. The bloc, formed 20 years ago to promote international cooperation and harmonise member states’ policies, has struggled to address six coups or attempted coups in Africa over the past 18 months and the power grabs are high on the summit agenda. Heads of state from continental heavyweight Nigeria, new AU chair Senegal and Kenya are due to attend, although…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday, World Cancer Day, launched a new initiative aimed at providing cancer care for people living in low and middle-income countries in Africa. The initiative, dubbed “Rays of Hope”, was officially launched at an event held on the sidelines of the 35th African Union (AU) Summit, slated for February 5 and 6 at the AU Headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Moussa Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission; Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and current chairperson of the African Union; and Macky Sall, President of Senegal and…
A book, “Rape Challenges In Nigeria” written by a student of Quantity Survey at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Usman Lawan has debuted. During the public unveiling at the University Campus on Saturday, the author said the reason for the book was based on the rising cases of reported cases of rape in the country. “My inspiration came after the story of a 12-year old girl who was raped by 11 men in Jigawa went viral. It was hard for me to imagine that such act could happen close to me; I was very disturbed. “Rape is a source…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad and the state assembly that any attempt to impeach the deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu is an invitation to crisis. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the party, Debo Ologunagba on Saturday. According to the party, the “illegal process of impeachment despite a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/ 650/2021 portends grave implication for peace and security not only in Zamfara state but the entire Northwest region as well as the continued sustenance of democracy in our country.” Read…