Nigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Foreign PolicyJobsMigrationNigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Many Nigerians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently experiencing a tough period, especially those in Dubai, as they lament job loss and the denial of obtaining work permits. One of the affected Nigerians, Bisi Kazeem, believes the authorities of the Arab country are punishing them for the sins of others. “As far as I’m concerned, I can only say maybe it is one out of 10, or 10 out of 100 Nigerians...

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Lawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeNewsLawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the detained aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has asked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to use his position as respected monarch to ensure the release of the detained associates of the activist who are still in the custody of the Department of State Service, despite a court order granting them bail. In a letter on Monday, the lawyer described the...

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Gunmen Kidnap Father Of LG Chairman, Kill Two In Bayelsa

Crime & SecurityGunmen Kidnap Father Of LG Chairman, Kill Two In Bayelsa

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

YENAGOA – Some gunmen have abducted Chief Gbalipre Turner, father of the chairman of the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Ebinyon Turner. It was gathered that the bandits took him away from his residence around the Samphino Road in the Kpansia Area of the state capital, Yenagoa, at about 11 pm on Sunday. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. Butswat said police...

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NDDC Receives Six Trillion Between 2001 to 2019, Says Malami While Receiving Audit Report

Local GovernmentNDDC Receives Six Trillion Between 2001 to 2019, Says Malami While Receiving Audit Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — The forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. The report was received in the name of the President by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. In October 2019, President Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the NDDC, to probe an alleged financial misappropriation. While receiving the report, Malami said the Federal Government doled out approximately six...

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5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeria5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — Not less than 5,890 terrorists, including foot soldiers and their commanders, have surrendered with their families to the Nigerian Army in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said. The spokesperson of the DHQ, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He added that the surrender took place between August 12 and September 2. According to him, some of the operational efforts of the military yielded...

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FG To Punish Nigerians Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination

CoronavirusVaccinationFG To Punish Nigerians Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

The Federal Government is considering sanctions against eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. This was disclosed by the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. In Edo and Ondo States, the state governments had already announced restrictions regarding some public places that those who have not taken the COVID-19 vaccine cannot have access to. Shuaib said the government may “apply the basic rule...

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Experts Kick Against Forcing Less Than 10m COVID-19 Vaccines On Over 200m Nigerians

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationExperts Kick Against Forcing Less Than 10m COVID-19 Vaccines On Over 200m Nigerians

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have faulted the move by the Federal Government to sanction Nigerians who refused to be vaccinated. On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the FG said it might sanction anybody who refused to take COVID-19 vaccines after they had been made available to all Nigerians. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib,...

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Buhar Sacks Two Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhar Sacks Two Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, relieved two ministers of their appointment and reshuffled his cabinet. The affected Ministers were that of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, after the Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday. Adesina said that the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, has been redeployed to...

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Bandits Abduct Another Zamfara School Students

Crime & SecurityNewsBandits Abduct Another Zamfara School Students

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

Bandits again have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students after attacking Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The attack happened at about 11 am on Wednesday, September 1, in the Maradun Local Government Area of the State. According to Channels, a source within the government, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the school and the abduction of the students. However, the police authority in the state has yet to confirm the abduction...

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Six States’ Chief Justices To Meet With CJN Over Conflicting Court Orders

Law & JusticeNewsSix States’ Chief Justices To Meet With CJN Over Conflicting Court Orders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 31, 2021

Chief judges of six states have been summoned by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Commission, Justice Tanko Muhammad, over the conflicting decisions of all, given by courts of coordinated jurisdiction. The chief justices that were summoned included those of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo states. “It has become expedient for me to invite you for a detailed briefing on the development. “This is even more...

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