Persons With Disabilities Protest Stigmatization, Humiliation, Raping

HealthWellnessPersons With Disabilities Protest Stigmatization, Humiliation, Raping

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 9, 2021

People Living with Disabilities in Bauchi State have lamented that the stigmatisation and maltreatment they encounter in their homes, which often leads them to beg for alms, thereby making them vulnerable to sexual abuse. The representative of a Non-Governmental Organization, Heal Initiative Development, Aisha Adamu, stated this in a goodwill message during a one-day programme to mark 16 days of activism organized by the Development Exchange Center, Bauchi. She said, “Most of the challenges we...

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CJN Condemns Harassment and Embarrassment on Judicial Officer

Law & JusticeNewsCJN Condemns Harassment and Embarrassment on Judicial Officer

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 9, 2021

ABUJA — The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammad, has cautioned government agencies as well as individuals against incessant harassment and embarrassment of judicial officers in the country. The CJN gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja at a special session organized to herald the formal commencement of the 2021/2022 legal year of the Supreme Court. Justice Muhammad, who appraised the performance of the judiciary in the just-concluded year, was very specific about...

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Buhari’s Finance Bill Mandates Tax Number to Open or Continue to Operate Bank Accounts

EconomyBuhari’s Finance Bill Mandates Tax Number to Open or Continue to Operate Bank Accounts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 9, 2021

ABUJA — The Finance Bill 2021 proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari has made it mandatory for commercial banks to demand Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) from anyone who wishes to open bank account with them. The bill also empowers the banks to demand TIN from existing customers if they wish to continue to operate their accounts. This was stated by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, on Wednesday in his lead debate on the bill which was...

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Umahi Condemns the Suspension of Ohanaeze National Youth Leader, Says It Is Unconstitutional

NewsUmahi Condemns the Suspension of Ohanaeze National Youth Leader, Says It Is Unconstitutional

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 6, 2021

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has condemned the alleged suspension of the National Youth Leader of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Engr Damian Okafor, saying it is unconstitutional. Umahi on Monday noted that the suspension was uncalled for, for a group of persons to converge and suspend the only representative from Ebonyi in the apex Igbo youth socio-cultural organization, who was duly elected by its National Executive Council. This was contained in a statement...

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Omicron: Lai Mohammed Condemns UK’s Red Listing of Nigeria, Says It Is Unjust and Discriminatory

CoronavirusOmicron: Lai Mohammed Condemns UK’s Red Listing of Nigeria, Says It Is Unjust and Discriminatory

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 6, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has criticized the red listing of Nigeria by the government of the United Kingdom over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Mr. Mohammed described the decision as unjust and discriminatory. The minister has, however, called on the UK government to rescind their decision immediately. Also discussed at the summit is the way forward as regards...

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Buhari Urges the Army to Improve on Intelligence Gathering

MilitaryNational SecurityBuhari Urges the Army to Improve on Intelligence Gathering

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 6, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the Nigerian Army to do more intelligence gathering and synergy with other security agencies in order to win the battle against terrorism and other forms of insecurity confronting the country. The President maintained that the war against terrorism is intelligence-driven, adding that the army needed to gather information and process them into actionable intelligence for the conduct of their operation. President Buhari gave the advice at the...

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Security Experts Caution Nigeria Over Consistent Jailbreak

Crime & SecuritySecurity Experts Caution Nigeria Over Consistent Jailbreak

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 4, 2021

ABUJA — Security experts have called for an improved security system in the Nigerian Correctional Centres to prevent further jailbreaks in the country. The experts who speak at different instances with journalists said that the porous nature of the centres, indiscipline of officials as well as corruption in the system were contributory factors to the frequent jailbreaks in the country. The Director-General, International Institute of Professional Security, Dr. Tony Ofoyetan, said the centres should have...

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Abia PDP Chieftain Warns Against Plot to Re-Admit Kalu Into The Party

PoliticsAbia PDP Chieftain Warns Against Plot to Re-Admit Kalu Into The Party

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 4, 2021

ABA — An Abia State chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Isaac Nkole, has cautioned the party against re-admitting the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Uzor Kalu. This call came on the heels of a visit by a high-powered PDP delegation led by the incoming National Secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, at his Aso-Villa, Abuja home. Nkole alleged that Kalu, “Is in a desperate move to return to the PDP having discovered that...

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Wike Skeptical About The Possibility of Buhari Assent to Electoral Amendment Bill

PoliticsWike Skeptical About The Possibility of Buhari Assent to Electoral Amendment Bill

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 3, 2021

PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said it was doubtful if the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), will assent to the Electoral Act, as amended by the National Assembly. He expressed this reservation while speaking on an African Independent Television programme, monitored in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. Wike wondered why the president would be seeking advice from the Independent National Electoral Commission on a law that has been passed by the...

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Court Dismisses CAN’s Suit Against the FG

Law & JusticeNewsCourt Dismisses CAN’s Suit Against the FG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 3, 2021

ABUJA  — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit over the failure of the plaintiff to comply with the law in the name used in filing the originating summons. “This application lacks merit and ought to be dismissed and I hereby...

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