House Of Representatives Orders Nigerian Navy To Suspend Ongoing Recruitment Exercise

MilitaryNewsHouse Of Representatives Orders Nigerian Navy To Suspend Ongoing Recruitment Exercise

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 15, 2021

The House of Representatives has ordered the Nigerian Navy to suspend its ongoing recruitment exercise, due to non-compliance with the federal character principle in the Constitution. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption of a motion to investigate the process of the Nigerian Navy Supplementary Recruitment of 44 candidates. It noted that “every Nigerian deserves to be treated with dignity and rights, irrespective of where they may be located physically in the country.” It requested the...

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Two Soldiers Killed As Troops Foil ESN Attack in Enugu

National SecurityNewsTwo Soldiers Killed As Troops Foil ESN Attack in Enugu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2021

ENUGU — Two soldiers have been killed in a firefight between the troops of the Nigerian Army and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) members at the Adani Community of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident happened when the troops were trying to repel an attack by the ESN...

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There is “An Urgent Need to Confront the Legacies of Enslavement” – UN

AfricaHuman Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeThere is “An Urgent Need to Confront the Legacies of Enslavement” – UN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2021

The United Nations Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, has on Monday called for countries to dismantle systemic racism and to acknowledge and provide “reparatory justice” for past wrongs like slavery and colonialism. Bachelet who spoke before the UN Human Rights Council, described how deeply embedded racism against Africans and the people of African descent continue to affect all aspect of their lives. In the presentation of a report which followed the murder of George Floyd by...

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National Assembly Has Taken Five Moves to Monopolize Freedom of Expression Since 2015

Law & JusticePress * MediaNational Assembly Has Taken Five Moves to Monopolize Freedom of Expression Since 2015

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 12, 2021

ABUJA — The common definition of democracy is that it is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. However, the federal House of Assembly has been strongly criticized since it took over the affairs of the country for its approach to freedom of speech, information, and expression in the country. The criticism was because the legislature had read bills that were in one way or the other meant to suppress...

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ICPC to Arraign Former Surveyor-General Over Theft of Public Asset

CorruptionLaw & JusticeICPC to Arraign Former Surveyor-General Over Theft of Public Asset

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 12, 2021

ABUJA — Ebisintei Awudu, former surveyor-general of the federation is to be arraigned today (Monday) by the  Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over an offence bordering on the theft of public asset. He had been ordered to appear before the federal high court in Abuja by Olusegun Adeniyi after missing the initial date the court scheduled, July 5. The arraignment was stalled as a result of his absence and that of...

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Federal High Court Sentence Two Persons To Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeFederal High Court Sentence Two Persons To Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2021

KANO — Two persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday by the Federal High Court sitting in Kano for kidnapping a three-year-old boy, Attahiru. The defendants, Umar Salisu, and Abba Tijjani all residing at Kofar Waika Quarters Kano, were convicted on a two-count charge, ranging from conspiracy to kidnapping. The presiding Judge, Justice J.K Daggard in his ruling held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the first and second...

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NYSC Should Give Full Military Training to Nigerian Youths, Let Them Carry Guns – Taraba Governor

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNYSC Should Give Full Military Training to Nigerian Youths, Let Them Carry Guns – Taraba Governor

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 8, 2021

LAGOS– As part of measures to curb insecurity in the country, the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has suggested that members of the National Youth Service Corps should be allowed to undergo full military training to know how to handle guns for self-defense. Ishaku also suggested that the duration of the youth scheme should be extended to two years from one year, to allow sufficient military training for graduates. The Taraba Governor stated this...

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The Fifth Move APC-led Legislature Takes to Monopolize Freedom of Expression

Law & JusticePoliticsPress * MediaThe Fifth Move APC-led Legislature Takes to Monopolize Freedom of Expression

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 8, 2021

ABUJA — The common definition of democracy is that it is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. However, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led government has been strongly criticized since it took over the affairs of the country for its approach to freedom of speech and expression in the country. The criticism was because the ruling party-led legislature had read bills that were in one way or the...

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Nigeria Can be Unified on the Basis of Equity and Justice, Moghalu Comments on Kanu, Igboho

MilitaryNational DevelopmentPoliticsNigeria Can be Unified on the Basis of Equity and Justice, Moghalu Comments on Kanu, Igboho

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 7, 2021

The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has condemned the re-arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the attack on the residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The former Presidential Aspirant said this in a statement on Monday, noting that Nigeria can remain united on the basis of equity and justice, calling on the administration of...

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Malami Says Canadian Justice Minister is ‘Ignorant’ for His View On Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMalami Says Canadian Justice Minister is ‘Ignorant’ for His View On Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 7, 2021

ABUJA — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has described the views of the Solicitor General of Alberta in Canada, Kelechi Amadi, on the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu as an “outrageously ignoramus opinion that is eccentric and weird”. The Minister said this in a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Office of the AGF, Umar Gwandu on Wednesday. “Attorney General of the Federation...

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