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Health Law & JusticeFake Medical Doctor Arrested In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 3, 2022

The Gombe state Commissioner of Police Babatunde Ishola Babaita has paraded a 36-year old fake medical doctor, an employee of a popular specialist clinic in the state capital. Babaita, said luck ran out of the suspect Vincent Edesine from Ekpoma in Edo State when his principal noticed irregularities in his official conduct. “When the medical director of the clinic noticed that he (Vincent) could not satisfactorily discharge his assigned duties, he called for verification of...

Crime & Security Foreign Policy Law & JusticeFG Agrees to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S Over $1.1m Wire Fraud Involving Him, Hushpuppi, Four Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has agreed to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari as requested by the United States of America. The US in its request demanded the extradition of Kyari over alleged $1.1million wire fraud involving Abass Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi, and four others. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), made this known in an...

Foreign Policy NewsBuhari Approves $8.5m to Evacuate Stranded Nigerians In Ukraine as Over 100 Await Visa to Join Ukraine War

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the sum of $8.5 million (N3.5bn) to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada while speaking to State House Correspondents after Federal Executive Council Meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. Dada, who spoke...

Law & Justice Local Government NewsSenate Approves Financial Autonomy For State legislatures, Judiciary, Local Governments

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 1, 2022

ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday has approved financial autonomy for state legislatures, judiciary and local governments in Nigeria, but rejected pension for presiding officers of the legislature. Also rejected were bills to override Presidential veto in Constitution Alteration and to override Presidential veto in respect of ordinary money bills. Similarly, the Senate, rejected bills to provide for the Removal of Presiding Officers of the Legislature; and to Change the name of Barikin Ladi Local...

Foreign Policy NewsFG To Evacuate 2000 Nigerians From Ukraine Starting from Wednesday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 1, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said starting from Wednesday, it will begin the evacuation of about 2000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighboring countries. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the fund for the airlines to evacuate Nigerians. When asked if the number of evacuees was about 2,000, and when...

Shehu Sani Mocks Federal Government Over Its Interest In The Russian-Ukraine Crisis While Northern Nigeria Is On Fire

Foreign Policy Human Rights & FreedomShehu Sani Mocks Federal Government Over Its Interest In The Russian-Ukraine Crisis While Northern Nigeria Is On Fire

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 1, 2022

Human rights activist and politician, Senator Shehu Sani has made a satirical statement that seems to be mocking the Nigerian government over its interest in the Russian-Ukraine crisis while bandits are ravaging lives and property in Northern Nigeria. The security situation in Nigeria is deteriorating. Northern Nigeria is bleeding with rapacious bandits attacking, killing, and abducting hapless people. The trending news every passing day is the killing of innocent people by bandits, who have continued...

Foreign Policy News4,000 Nigerians Stranded In Ukraine- Presidency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2022

ABUJA — The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) Garba Shehu has disclosed that 4,000 Nigerians are stranded in Ukraine and unable to cross its borders into neighbouring Poland. In a statement on Sunday night, Garba noted that Ukrainian police and security personnel are refusing to allow them to board buses and trains heading towards the Ukraine-Poland border. The statement reads: “While efforts to begin talks between Russia and Ukraine are underway,...

Law & Justice News18-Year-Old Girl Kidnap Teenager For Ritualists In Mubi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2022

YOLA — An 18-year-old girl, Blessing John of Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa who abducted a 9-year-old Elkanah Samuel was arrested by the Police in Adamawa while eyeing a ritualist to sell a boy she kidnapped. Elkanah was declared missing on the 19th February 2022 by his parents and all effort to locate his whereabouts proved futile, until on the 21st February 2022 when the girl who abducted him was arrested with the boy in...

Foreign Policy NewsPoland Ambassador Assures Prof. Moghalu that Her Country is Open for Africans Fleeing Ukraine

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 27, 2022

AWKA — The Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska has in a conversation with Prof. Kingsley Moghalu — retired career United Nations Diplomat, former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, and Political Economy expert said that her country is open for Africans and Nigerians, seeking to take refuge in Poland, from Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has forced residents of Ukraine to seek refuge in nearby Poland. However, there have been...

Health MilitaryRegular Exercise Will Keep You Fit, Ready For War, NAF Tells Officers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 26, 2022

LAGOS — Nigerian Air Force has tasked officers with the need for physical fitness for active operations. Hasan Abubakar, the Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force logistics command, charged the officers, airmen, and airwomen of the command to support their battle readiness by being physically fit to carry out combat operations. Abubakar who gave the charge, on Saturday at the force’s First Quarter Route March Exercise 2022, held at the Sam Ethan Base, Ikeja, Lagos, ...

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