Again, Lagos Govt Extends Work-at-home Directive

CoronavirusLabourNewsAgain, Lagos Govt Extends Work-at-home Directive

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

LAGOS —  The Lagos state government has announced an extension of the work-at-home order for public servants. The directive was issued in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. As indicated, public servants will now resume on February 26 and not February 1. The state government had earlier announced the extension of the work-at-home order for public servants to February 1, as against the earlier communicated date, January 18. According to Mr....

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Lekki Shooting: Reddington Hospital Confirms Treatment Of Victims, Nigerians React

Law & JusticeNewsLekki Shooting: Reddington Hospital Confirms Treatment Of Victims, Nigerians React

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

Several reactions have trailed the testimony of Reddington Hospital on the Lekki shooting of October 20, 2020, which halted the two weeks long demonstration against Police brutality. On Saturday, during cross-examination with the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Dr. Babajide Lawson, a physician with Reddington Hospital confirmed to the panel that the victims of the shooting were treated in the hospital facility. His testimony countered that of the military who claimed that no...

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Groups Demand Release of Panel Report on Magu

NewsGroups Demand Release of Panel Report on Magu

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

An anti-corruption coalition has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to provide the report of the judicial panel on the former Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The groups, HEDA Resource Centre, Global Witness, Re: Common, and The Corner House, in a letter, addressed to the president condemned the political interference in the operation of EFCC. The petition was signed respectively by Olanrewaju Suraju, Simon Taylor, Luca Manes, and Nicholas Hildyard. The coalition...

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Nigerian Rice Processors Urge FG To Criminalise Sale Of Foreign Rice

AgricultureBusinessNewsNigeriaNigerian Rice Processors Urge FG To Criminalise Sale Of Foreign Rice

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has asked the federal government to criminalise the sale of foreign rice. Andy Ekwelem, the Director-General of the association made this demand on Saturday while speaking to Journalist in Abuja about the influx of smuggled rice into the country. He indicated that the rice milling industry which is currently responsible for the employment of  13 million citizens will be at risk if the smuggling of rice is not...

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Nigeria’s Poor Corruption Ratings Reflects Nigerians, Not Buhari – Garba Shehu

CorruptionNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Poor Corruption Ratings Reflects Nigerians, Not Buhari – Garba Shehu

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

A presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu has said the poor ranking Nigeria has on Transparency International’s corruption perception index is a reflection of the Nigerians’ performance and not Buhari. On the 2020 index which was released on Thursday, Nigeria dropped to 149 out of the 180 countries surveyed after scoring 25 out of 100 points. While speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily, Shehu claimed the index is a reflection of corruption by Nigerians and not by...

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Lekki Shooting: Amnesty International Demand Justice For Victims, Alleges Cover up

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleLekki Shooting: Amnesty International Demand Justice For Victims, Alleges Cover up

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 29, 2021

ABUJA  — Amnesty International (AI) has accused Nigeria authorities of brazenly trying to cover the violence launched on #EndSARS protesters rather than bringing the culprit to book. The human rights organization demanded the suspension of officials indicted in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki, Lagos state. Last year, Nigerian youths had converged to demand an end to bad governance, police brutality, and the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the...

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Buhari Writes National Assembly Over Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Writes National Assembly Over Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 29, 2021

ABUJA —  President Muhammadu Buhari has written to seek the confirmation of the recently appointed service chief from the National Assembly. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare, disclosed that Buhari’s letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan was dated January 27. Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson had announced the appointment of the service chiefs on Tuesday. The appointees include Lucky Irabor, a major general, as...

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Igboho Has No Right to Issue Quit Notice to Herders – Falana

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaIgboho Has No Right to Issue Quit Notice to Herders – Falana

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 28, 2021

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader often referred to as Sunday Igboho, does not have the right to issue an eviction notice to herders in Oyo state. Two weeks ago, Igboho had led some youths in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state to Salihu Abdukadir, Seriki Fulani, leader of the Fulani group, to register displeasure over the recent killings and abductions in the area. Blaming the attacks...

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Southwest Governors, Miyetti Allah Ban Night Underage Grazing

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSouthwest Governors, Miyetti Allah Ban Night Underage Grazing

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 26, 2021

The South-West governors and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have agreed to ban night and underage grazing. In a bid to curb insecurity in the south-west region, both parties have also agreed to work together alongside security agencies. This conclusion was reached in a meeting held on Tuesday in Akure hours after a seven-day eviction notice issued by Ondo State Government to unauthorised herdsmen to quit the state’s forest reserves by...

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Court Discharge Four #EndSARS Protesters

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Discharge Four #EndSARS Protesters

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 26, 2021

Four out of six protesters who were arrested in November for protesting outside the National Assembly were discharged on Monday by a court in Abuja. Last year, Nigeria was swept by weeks of widespread protests sparked by anger over brutality from the police’s loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The six defendants were arrested on November 8, 2020, and charged with unlawful assembly. The defence lawyer, Henry Akwaji requested the case be dismissed because the prosecution...

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