The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to seize control of areas where the Indigenous People of Biafra enforce their sit-at-home order throughout the South-East states. The order came after a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, announced that there would be a two-week sit-at-home in the South-East region from July 31. According to him, the order was to demand the immediate and unconditional release of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as well as facilitate the freedom of Biafra nation, among others. Ekpa warned that failure to comply with the sit-at-home order would attract ‘heavy…
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By Channels Tv The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into the 110 Federal Government Colleges (Unity Schools) across Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, after receiving the results from the Registrar of the NECO, Ibrahim Wushishi, on Wednesday, said a total of 72,865 pupils registered for the examination, of which the 69,829 pupils who sat for the examination. Adejo said, “With 38,801 female registrants against 34,064 males, we are making progress with bridging the gender parity. 69,829 pupils sat for the…
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a day-old baby girl abandoned in a sewage tank in the Gowon Estate area of the state. The baby was rescued at about 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and taken for immediate medical attention at a health centre. The police command made this known on its Twitter handle on Wednesday. “A day-old female baby was found in a sewage tank at about 8:30 a.m. today. Officers of Gowon Estate Division, upon being alerted, promptly arrived at the scene. Read the full story on https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/609525-lagos-police-rescue-baby-from-sewage-tank.html
The Chief of Army Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed amnesty pleas for bandits and terrorists. Lagbaja said the amnesty programme has failed to achieve its purpose in the past,adding that it gives criminals opportunity to regroup and attack defenceless citizens. The COAS said this in Abuja when he received Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal on a courtesy visit. He thanked the Governor for feedback on the activities of troops deployed in the State to restore peace. Read the full story here: https://thenationonlineng.net/army-rules-out-amnesty-for-bandits-terrorists/
Justice Dairus Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a man, Mustapha Saminu (45) to three years in prison over a N5 million employment scam. He also ordered the convict to refund the sum of N5m to the complainant, Garba Saleh. He added that in the event that the convict failed to refund the money, he shall serve an additional one-year prison term. Earlier, the EFCC prosecution counsel in Kaduna, E. K. Garba, told the court that the defendant defrauded the complainant on the guise that he would help his two sons gain employment in the Nigerian…
These are hard times for students and parents, as they are now to pay more for their education following increase in fees by the nation’s federal and state universities. Many institutions have increased their fees by 100 to 200 per cent, which may force some indigent students out of school. Already, most federal and state universities have raised their fees, to cushion the effects of funding challenges in public institutions. They justified the hike on poor government funding of tertiary education and rising inflation in the country, which shot up to 22.4 per cent, the highest in 17 years, according…
The G-7 leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States have unveiled their next move against Russia. The leaders, in a statement in Washington yesterday, said in the event of future Russian armed attack on Ukraine, they would provide the Volodymyr Zelenskyy-led government “with swift and sustained security assistance.” “We will provide modern military equipment across land, sea and air domains, and economic assistance, to impose economic and other costs on Russia, and to consult with Ukraine on its needs as it exercises its right of self-defence enshrined in Article 51 of the UN…
A GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER REPORT Osun State House of Assembly has repealed the state’s Anthem, Crest and Flag Law of 2012. Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, at the plenary, yesterday, said the decision was in compliance with the judgment of a Federal High Court of December 14, 2017. Egbedun, in a statement, said: “Understanding, however, that there may be some aspects of the law that are appropriate, the House agreed that all corrections made on Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Law 2012 form part of the Bill for Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Bill 2023, sponsored by the…
The total number of issued Bank Verification Numbers rose to 57.96 million as of July 3, 2023, according to data obtained from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. This was as the Central Bank of Nigeria planned to the close bank accounts without BVNs. According to the NIBSS, the increasing incidents of compromise on conventional security systems (password and PIN), had increased the demand for greater security for access to sensitive or personal information in the banking system. It stated that in recent times, biometric technologies havd been used to analyse human characteristics as an enhanced form of authentication for…
A former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has taken the state governor, Seyi Makinde; the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, and 10 members of the Olubadan-in-Council, who were recently elevated to Obas, to court over chieftaincy review. This was contained in a suit filed at the Ibadan Division of Oyo State High Court. In his statement of claim, Ladoja alleged that the Olubadan was plotting that “if he refused to be crowned, he would be denied his status as Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and would not be permitted to…
Following the new law decentralising electricity, the Federal Government has expressed willingness to partner with states on power generation. The Fifth Alteration Bill No. 33 (Devolution of Powers) allows states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid. Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, said: “NERC’s principle has always been that we will partner with any state or anybody that achieves the common goal of ensuring that the lights stay on.” He spoke during a two-day stakeholder workshop on the Constitutional Amendment and Electricity Act 2023, which began yesterday in Lagos. Click here to…
The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the alleged uneven disbursement of N483 billion loan to the Medium and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the six geo-political zones by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in 2021. This followed a motion by Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) and co-sponsored by 64 others during Wednesday’s plenary. The seven-man panel chaired by Dave Umahi has Babangida Oseni, Ali Ndume, Banigo Ipalibo, Sani Musa, Chizoba Chukwu, and Adetokunbo Abiru as members. It is to report back to plenary in four weeks. Read the full story here: https://dailytrust.com/senate-relaunches-probe-into-n483bn-msme-loan/
From the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday came a directive to International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs): pay dollars received through Diaspora remittances to domestic beneficiaries in naira. A circular to banks, IMTOs and the public by CBN Director, Trade and Exchange Department, O.S Nnaji, listed 62 approved IMTOs to carry out the directive. In the list are Western Union, World Remit Limited, CashPot Limited, e-Transact International Limited, Leadremit Limited, Flutterwave Technology Solutions Limited, and Interswitch Limited. Read the complete story here: https://thenationonlineng.net/cbn-directs-payment-of-dollar-receipts-in-naira/
The Ireland Fellows Programme has announced a post-graduate scholarship programme on humanities for Nigerians. The programme, solely for Nigerians, provides funded one-year master’s level study at a higher education institution in Ireland in areas of law, human rights and governance. The Irish government backs the scholarship programme. Entries are open until July 30, 2023, and will be for the 2024-25 academic year. According to a statement on its website, the programme is “to nurture future leaders; to develop in-country capacity to achieve national SDG goals, and to build positive relationships with Ireland”. Read the full story on https://www.thecable.ng/apply-ireland-offers-post-graduate-scholarship-to-nigerians/amp
The nominations for the prestigious 75th Emmy Awards, were revealed on Wednesday morning. Topping the list is Succession, securing an impressive 27 nominations, closely followed by The Last of Us with 24 nods, The White Lotus with 23, and Ted Lasso with 21. This year’s nominations showcase a remarkable array of talent, including 38 first-time performer nominees across all categories. Among them are Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Taron Egerton (Black Bird), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), and James Marsden (Jury Duty). Additionally, acclaimed actors such as Pedro Pascal (The Last…
The police command in Imo says it has arrested 56 suspects involved in armed robbery, kidnapping, child trafficking, cultism, and murder among other crimes, in Owerri, the state capital. Mohammed Barde, commissioner of police in Imo, paraded the suspects on Wednesday, describing it as a “harvest of criminals and other syndicates”. Barde who was represented by Henry Okoye, the command’s spokesperson, said two of the suspects, were females who had been involved in child trafficking. The child traffickers — Chinyere Eke and Glory Okon — were said to have been running a baby factory under the guise of a motherless…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers defeated Gabon 71-55 on Tuesday afternoon at the Pavilhao Multiusos De Luanda in Angola to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023 AfroCan tournament. The Nigerian team won two of the four quarters to defeat their opponent in the classification tie and gain a quarterfinal place. The first quarter had both teams level at 18-18, while the second set quarter saw the Nigerian team take a 25-14 lead. Gabon came back in the third quarter with a 15-13 win but couldn’t give them a victory as they fell heavily in the fourth set, 15-8. Read the complete story…
The Class of 1999 Nigerian governors on Wednesday paid a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit was attended by 26 of the 36 governors. Some of them have passed on. Former Governor Lucky Igbinedion of Edo, while briefing journalists, said the visit was to assure Mr Tinubu of their support and cooperation. Among the former governors in attendance at the meeting with President Tinubu were those of Plateau, Joseph Dariye; Kebbi, Adamu Aliero; Sokoto, Attahiru Baffarawa; Ekiti, Niyi Adebayo; Jigawa, Saminu Turaki; and Bauchi, Ahmed Muazu Read the…
A member of the House of Representatives was shown the door for dressing improperly for Wednesday plenary. The member whose name could not be ascertained had walked into plenary towards the end of the day’s proceedings, and sat at the floor, used as an alternative chamber since the main chamber is under renovation. At that point, Hon. Billy Osaweru (APC, Edo) raised a point of order, calling the attention of the House. He said that the mode of dressing had been contravened. He said “Mr. Speaker, our rules state the need for proper dressing while coming for plenary. Mr. Speaker,…
Abbas, says contrary to insinuations, the lawmakers are not as rich as being projected to the public. Rep. Kingsley Chinda, the Minority Leader of the House, representing the speaker, said this at an interactive session with the House press corps organised by the ad hoc committee on Media and Public Affairs, in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, this arm of government isn’t as rich as being projected. “You have heard that members go home with N30 million every week or that we earn more than American lawmakers. “And when you tell people that these are not correct, we can’t…