Intersociety accuses Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch of political partisanship

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has called for the appointment of a non-Nigerian Researcher on Nigeria Affairs for the Human Rights Watch, HRW. The group, in a statement dated Thursday, 6 July 2023, also solicited a leadership overhaul of Amnesty International, AI, Nigeria. Emeka Umeagbalasi, the board chair of Intersociety, stated that the demands were imperative to purge the HRW and AI’s “advocacy activities in the country of entrenched...

After several months in custody, Abba Kyari is out on  bail

After 17 months in prison, suspended high-ranking Nigerian Police officer, Abba Kyari has been granted bail. Kyari was granted bail on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Omotosho granted a conditional bail of N50 million with two sureties in like sum to Kyari in a charge against him and his two brothers, Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for failing to...

Oyebanji bans kiss-a-thon, ‘other events like it’ in Ekiti State

The Ekiti State Government has issued a notice prohibiting the organisers of a proposed kiss-a-thon in Ado-Ekiti, the State capital, from going ahead with the ‘immoral’ event. The kiss-a-thon, aimed at setting a new Guinness World Records, GWR, for the longest kissing marathon category, was slated to begin on 7 July 2023 and end on July 10. However, as the organisers of the event was gearing up to bring the trophy home, the Governor Biodun...

Abia State Government to adopt Treasury Single Account on Sept. 1

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has said that the State will transition to a Treasury Single Account, TSA, system on 1 September 2023. The Governor made the announcement at a town hall meeting with the leaderships of the transport unions and markets in the State, held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Wednesday. The TSA entails that from September 1, all monies accruing to...

Tinubu signs four executive orders to ease tax burden on businesses, households

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the five per cent excise tax on telecommunication services, as well as the excise duties escalation on locally manufactured products. This was disclosed by Dele Alake, the special adviser to the President on special duties, communications, and strategy at a press briefing. Read the full text of Alake’s statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING ON PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTIONS ON MAJOR CONCERNS OF MANUFACTURERS...

Cross River Speaker, Ayambem calls for arrest of gay party organisers in Calabar

Elvert Ayambem, the Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, has called for the arrest and prosecution of the organisers of a gay party in Calabar. Ayambem made the call in a statement by his chief press secretary, Matthew Okache, on Tuesday in Calabar. On June 30, a hotel in the Ekorinim area of Calabar played host to a gay drag party, which was condemned by many stakeholders in the state. The Speaker, who...

Meta to launch Twitter’s rival app, Threads on Thursday

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, plans to launch a Twitter-rivalling micro-blogging app called Threads on Thursday, July 6. Already, Threads is available for pre-order on the Apple app store. “Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” the description on the app store reads. Described as “Instagram’s text-based conversation app”, Threads has a similar appearance to Twitter. This...

National Assembly gets principal officers

President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has announced the names of the principal officers for the tenth Senate. The principal officers, named on Tuesday, emerged by consensus. The majority leadership of the Senate, as announced by the Senate President are Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti State – APC), majority leader; David Umahi (Ebonyi State – APC), deputy majority leader; Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno State – APC), majority whip and Lola Ashiru (Kwara State – APC), deputy...

Abia State government launches digital tax payment system for transporters, traders

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, on Monday, launched a new digital tax system that would promote transparency in the collection of tax and make tax payments seamless for transporters and traders. In a statement on Tuesday, Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor, said the digital tax system also integrates a free medical insurance scheme for all commercial vehicle drivers and riders of tricycles (Keke) and motorcycles (Okada). Speaking at the launch,...

NYSC explains why corps members are yet to receive June allowance

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has said the agency is working diligently to ensure that corps members receive their monthly allowance for the month of June. Eddy Megwa, the Scheme’s director of press and public relations, stated this in a statement on Sunday, explaining the reason for the delay in the payment of the stipends. Megwa said NYSC is “aware of worries and agitations by corps members over the delay in...

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