Sanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law, Joins Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers

BusinessLaw & JusticeSanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law, Joins Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 21, 2021

LAGOS — The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the bill prohibiting open grazing into law in the state. This comes barely a week after the governor assented to the State Value Added Tax Bill, empowering the state to collect VAT. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s assent to the bill also comes after some governors in the South, including Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers signed the same law prohibiting open grazing. Members of the Lagos...

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Building Naval Base In Kano “An Example Of Putting A Square Peg In A Round Hole” – Edwin Clark

MilitaryNewsPoliticsBuilding Naval Base In Kano “An Example Of Putting A Square Peg In A Round Hole” – Edwin Clark

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 21, 2021

Elder statesman and foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has lambasted the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, over the Federal Government’s plan to establish a naval base in Kano State. In an open letter addressed to Zubairu on Monday, Clark decried the approval of a naval base in Kano, saying the move is one of the nepotistic actions by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). It had earlier...

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Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robber in Ogun

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticePolice Arrest Suspected Armed Robber in Ogun

PilotnewsSeptember 18, 2021

SANGO-OTA, (OGUN STATE) — Police in Ogun on Saturday said that they have arrested a 21-year-old armed robbery suspect, Nnandi Omeka, while carrying out robbery operation at Sango-Ota area in Ogun. A police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said the suspect, who was arrested on September 14, following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Divisional Headquarters at...

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Sunday Igboho: FG to Appeal N20bn Damages Against DSS, Malami

Law & JusticeNewsSunday Igboho: FG to Appeal N20bn Damages Against DSS, Malami

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 18, 2021

IBADAN — The Federal Government has said it will appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which has awarded the damages of N20 billion against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Service (DSS). Justice Ladiran Akintola who delivered the ruling described DSS’ action as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” against Igboho. Akintola said the N20 billion will serve as exemplary and aggravated damages. But Malami in an interview...

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Sunday Igboho: FG to Appeal N20bn Damages Against DSS, Malami

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaSunday Igboho: FG to Appeal N20bn Damages Against DSS, Malami

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said it will appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which has awarded the damages of N20 billion against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Department of State Service (DSS). Justice Ladiran Akintola who delivered the ruling described DSS’ action as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” against Igboho. Akintola said the N20 billion will serve as exemplary and aggravated damages. But Malami in an interview...

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OPINION: Sit-at-Home Order: How Much Longer Can IPOB Directives Go Uncontested?

ColumnsNational SecurityOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Sit-at-Home Order: How Much Longer Can IPOB Directives Go Uncontested?

PilotnewsSeptember 17, 2021

There is now a generation of Igbo youths who have never experienced sound political leadership and the same group of youths is faced with disappearing opportunities amidst suffocating economic realities. The Indigenous People of Biafra – IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu who was arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria to face alleged sundry charges bordering on terrorism, has apparently taken their agitation to the next level, as latest developments would suggest. Vocal on the...

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Nigerian Airforce Admit Of Carrying Out Bombing On Buhari Village

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaNigerian Airforce Admit Of Carrying Out Bombing On Buhari Village

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 17, 2021

The Nigerian Air force has finally admitted to carrying out a bombing on Buhari village in Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State on Wednesday. The bombing had killed10 people and over 20 wounded. Though, the Nigerian Airforce had also initially denied carrying out the attack. Nigerian Airforce spokesperson, Edward Gabkwet, had tweeted on Wednesday to deny a tweet linking the force with the incident.  “This tweet is false in its entirety. The NAF last...

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Aerial Bombardment Kills Eight Persons, Injured Many in Yobe State

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNational SecurityAerial Bombardment Kills Eight Persons, Injured Many in Yobe State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 16, 2021

DAMATURU, (YOBE STATE) — An aerial bombardment on Buhari village in Yunusari Local Government of Yobe State on Wednesday morning has killed at least eight persons. It was gathered that the incident occurred when residents were departing to their farms and heading for the Geidam weekly market. The Chairman of Yunusari Local Government, Alhaji Bukar Gaji, confirmed the incident saying “We received the sad news today and the victims are currently in the hospital receiving...

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Four Months After, AIB Submits Interim Report on Crash That Killed Former Chief of Staff, 10 Others

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryFour Months After, AIB Submits Interim Report on Crash That Killed Former Chief of Staff, 10 Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 15, 2021

ABUJA — The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Wednesday tendered its interim report on the Air Force plane crash that killed the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers. AIB Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Akin Olateru submitted the report to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao in Abuja, four months after the tragic incident that occurred in Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement...

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114 Escape Kogi Inmates Recaptured, 126 Still Missing – Official

Crime & SecurityLaw & Justice114 Escape Kogi Inmates Recaptured, 126 Still Missing – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 15, 2021

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 114 escapees of its Kabba custodial centre who were among the 240 inmates set free on September 12. The NCoS spokesperson, Francis Enobore, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba, Kogi, was attacked by gunmen. NCoS Controller-General, Haliru Nababa, had since directed the activation of the immediate recapture procedure and detailed investigation to be carried out on the...

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