Civil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCivil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 31, 2024

Some aggrieved staff of the Abia State Ministry of Environment, Umuahia, staged a protest on Wednesday. They claimed that more than eight million naira had been deducted from their salaries in the past three years. The staff who carried a placard with different inscriptions said that the money started in 2021 is still ongoing under the Christmas welfare programme and kept in a dedicated account, adding that staff is yet to be refunded and some...

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Three Female Police Inspectors Arrested Over Extortion

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaThree Female Police Inspectors Arrested Over Extortion

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 31, 2024

Three female Police officers involved in the extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt have been arrested. The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, said the erring officers were arrested on October 29, 2024following a coordinated monitoring patrol by operatives from the Commissioner of Police team, CP Monitoring Unit. She said the Police officers were caught engaging in a corrupt practice against innocent motorists under...

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Army Dismisses Reports of Bandits Taking Over Military Training Camp in Niger State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Dismisses Reports of Bandits Taking Over Military Training Camp in Niger State

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of insurgents’ takeover of a military training area in Kontagora, Niger State, describing the claims as “vicious insinuations” intended to incite public fear. This clarification follows reports alleging that bandits had invaded the camp, causing residents in 23 communities across Kontagora and Mariga to flee. In a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, on 30 October 2024, the Army expressed concern over...

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Reps Pass Bill to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment in Universities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Pass Bill to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment in Universities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at addressing sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, titled “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and related matters connected therewith.” The bill proposes a maximum of 14 years imprisonment for offenders convicted of sexual harassment and a penalty of five years imprisonment or a fine of N5 million for heads of institutions who...

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Tinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff, COAS. The appointment follows the absence of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently receiving medical treatment in the United States of America. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the...

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Court Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 30, 2024

The National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA), Bar. Kenneth Udeze has said the Abuja High Court judgment which ordered the Federal Government to stop releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State is not enforceable. Udeze who stated in an interview that the judgement is politically motivated, saying that it’s impossible to stop allocation to an arm of government and urged Rivers people to stand against the judgement. Udeze said, “The judgement came to me as a rude...

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44 Illegal Tax Collectors Arrested In Kogi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria44 Illegal Tax Collectors Arrested In Kogi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

At least 44 persons were arrested for alleged illegal tax collections across Kogi State. Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, KGIRS, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday noting that the agency has recorded 70 per cent success in its efforts to combat illegal tax collection in Kogi State. “The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service has launched an extensive public awareness campaign, including the installation of billboards...

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Power Firm Gives Deadline For Full Restoration Of Power In The North

NewsNigeriaPowerPower Firm Gives Deadline For Full Restoration Of Power In The North

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

The Managing Director Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz said electricity will be fully restored to most parts of northern Nigeria by Sunday, 3 November 2024. The blackout has left millions without power and brought economic activities in the region to a near standstill. At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, TCN Managing Director assured that engineers were working diligently to repair critical infrastructure and restore the northern region’s electricity supply. Abdulaziz explained...

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Nigeria’s Push for Permanent UN Security Council Seat, Gets Biden’s Backing

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s Push for Permanent UN Security Council Seat, Gets Biden’s Backing

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 30, 2024

President Bola Tinubu and his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, held a phone conversation on Tuesday to discuss the release of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of finance crime compliance, and other bilateral issues. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed the 30-minute call, stating that it followed Gambaryan’s release on October 23 after spending eight months in detention. In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Binance and Gambaryan on charges...

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Bandits Sack 23 Communities In Niger

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Sack 23 Communities In Niger

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

Bandits have sacked no fewer than 23 communities in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. Abdullahi Isah, member representing Kontagora II in the State House of Assembly, made this known in a motion of urgent public importance he presented on the floor of the House during the plenary on Tuesday, said the affected communities are within the military training ground in Kontagora LGA. He said the military ground extended from Kontagora LGA to part...

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