Old naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaOld naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

…As political party chairmen secure order barring a move to shift cash policy An Abuja Federal  High Court has restrained  President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and twenty-seven listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending, or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date. In a Motion by five out of the eighteen...

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Five Cameroonian Kidnappers Arrested In Yola

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaFive Cameroonian Kidnappers Arrested In Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2023

Five Cameroonian kidnappers who infiltrated into Nigeria illegally have been arrested by the operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), Adamawa State Command while attempting to kidnap one Emmanuel Ebel a resident of Jambutu, Yola North local government area of Adamawa state. Adamawa State-Nigeria has some local government areas that border the Cameroon Republic which include Madagali and Michika local government areas in the North, and Toungo local government area in Northeastern part. According to...

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Police Arrest 208 Suspects With Various Crimes In Adamawa

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 208 Suspects With Various Crimes In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 27, 2023

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 208 suspects in connection with various crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling, and other violent crimes between 1st-26th January 2023. The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, S. K. Akande who disclosed this Thursday at a News briefing at the Police Headquarters, Yola said out of the number, 108 suspects were charged to court. “From January to date, the command operatives carried out tactical and intelligence-driven patrols,...

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Enugu CP Ammani Confirms Death Offocer, Urge Medical Personnel to Report Gunshot Injuries

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEnugu CP Ammani Confirms Death Offocer, Urge Medical Personnel to Report Gunshot Injuries

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 17, 2023

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani enjoins residents of the State, particularly owners of medical facilities, to quickly report anyone who presents a case of gunshot injury to the nearest Police Station. A press statement signed by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, with reference number AZ:5052/ENS/PPRD/VOL.1/173, states this step will assist the police in the arrest of the perpetuators of the Sunday attack on INEC Enugu South LGA office...

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Task Force Nabs Fake Surgeon, Shut Down 5 Facilities In Cross River

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaTask Force Nabs Fake Surgeon, Shut Down 5 Facilities In Cross River

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 10, 2023

Mr. Simon Okuta-Agba, 84 years old in Ukpah, Bekwarra Local Government area (LGA) of Cross River state has been arrested by the Cross River Health Taskforce over an alleged fake surgeon. The task force also closed down five facilities and arrested seven persons from Yala, Ogoja, and Bekwarra LGAs, including one Ms. Rosemary Irima who operated Divine Favour Clinic and Maternity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect was arrested on January...

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NBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

…Reps Move To Ban Alcohol Consumption By Policemen The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau, has said the Association is suspicious of how the Nigeria Police are handling the case of the Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, as the House of Representatives proposes a ban on alcohol consumption by policemen. Raheem was shot by an Assistant Superintendent of Police on Christmas Day while returning from an eatery in their car with her...

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Ghana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsGhana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Ghanaian Police has cautioned clerics against instilling fear in people’s minds by making false and misleading new year prophecies during the customary crossover services on 31 December. In 2021, the police proscribed new year prophecies that could cause fear, and anxiety and are likely to endanger lives, saying anyone found guilty risks up to five years imprisonment. On Tuesday, the Ghana police spokesperson, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the law, which is to ensure continuous security,...

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Secessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsSecessionists, failed politicians working to disrupt 2023 polls — IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 17, 2022

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba has said separatist groups in the country are working to disrupt the 2023 elections. Baba said this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police chief who was represented by Dandaura Mustapha, deputy inspector-general in charge of operations, said the attacks on the offices of the electoral body increased...

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How Nigerian soldiers killed children born to Boko Haram members — Report

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaHow Nigerian soldiers killed children born to Boko Haram members — Report

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2022

An investigation conducted by Reuters, an international news agency, has revealed how top military commanders order officers to kill children born to insurgents. The report which was published on Monday showed the inhumane activities carried out by the military on the instructions of top officials. According to the report, this intentional killing of children was carried out because the officials considered kids fathered by Boko Haram members to be potential insurgents. A witness who was...

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Enugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The normalcy witnessed in Coal City, Enugu on the first day of Simon Ekpa’s sit-@-home order in Enugu encouraged residents to go about their daily activities without fear on the second day. Sadly, tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday as 2 persons were murdered and a police van burnt in the New Market area in Enugu North Local Government Area; also there were heavy shootings at strategic areas in the Coal city to...

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