Malawi Scrambles to Locate Missing Vice President and 9 Others After Plane Vanishes

AfricaNewsNigeriaMalawi Scrambles to Locate Missing Vice President and 9 Others After Plane Vanishes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 11, 2024

An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima, and nine others has gone missing, according to a statement from the president’s office. The Malawi Defence Force aircraft “went off the radar” after taking off from the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning. The plane was expected to land at Mzuzu International Airport, in the country’s north, at 10:02 a.m. local time. However, air traffic control instructed the pilot to turn around due to bad weather and...

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Arase Loses Job as Police Service Commission Chairman, Argungu Takes Over

NewsNigeriaPoliticsArase Loses Job as Police Service Commission Chairman, Argungu Takes Over

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has approved the removal of the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Solomon Arase, and has appointed DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as his replacement. Solomon Arase, a former Inspector General of Police, was accused of being involved in the illegal sale of police land, which was exposed in an investigative report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, in February. The President has also approved the appointment of Chief Onyemuche...

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Tinubu Fires Arase, Appoints Argungu To Head Police Service Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Fires Arase, Appoints Argungu To Head Police Service Commission

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has sacked retired Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase as head of the Police Service Commission and announced retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Argungu to replace him. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The release, titled “President Tinubu appoints new leadership for Police Service Commission and Nigerian Police Trust Fund,” outlined the new leadership roles. The statement further...

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New Minimum Wage Update: Unionists Still Waiting on Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNew Minimum Wage Update: Unionists Still Waiting on Tinubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2024

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the unionists were waiting on President Bola Tinubu to consider labour’s offer and that labour could not embark on strike because the President is yet to say his verdict on the figures presented by the tripartite committee. Ajaero, while addressing journalists on Monday at the ongoing International Labour Conference taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, said the submission of N62,000 as proposed by the government and the organized employers’ body...

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Kogi Govt Asks Dekina Stakeholders To Fish Out Vandals Of Radio Station

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Asks Dekina Stakeholders To Fish Out Vandals Of Radio Station

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 10, 2024

The Kogi State Government has charged the Dekina Local Government Council, Dekina Traditional Council, Security Heads and other Stakeholders in Kogi East to come together to fish out the vandals who carted away valuable broadcast equipment at the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Ochaja. Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications gave the charge at a Stakeholders meeting in Anyigba, Monday, saying “the incessant vandalization of the station is disheartening and must...

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Bode George Advocates Shareholding For Dangote Refinery Host Communities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBode George Advocates Shareholding For Dangote Refinery Host Communities

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 10, 2024

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has advocated shareholding for host communities of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical projects. George advised the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to learn from the mistakes in the Niger Delta Region and not allow the same to happen in the Ibeju-Lekki/Epe axis of Lagos, host communities of his Refinery and Petrochemical projects. The leader of Lagos State PDP, while congratulating Dangote...

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NLC Vows to Resume Indefinite Strike If Minimum Wage Negotiations Fail

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNLC Vows to Resume Indefinite Strike If Minimum Wage Negotiations Fail

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 10, 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that it’ll most likely resume the indefinite strike embarked if the Federal Government fails to reach a consensus with them by midnight on Tuesday. Recall that organised labour embarked on a nation strike a week ago but was suspended for one week for a further negotiation with the Federal Government, and the one week deadline will expire by midnight on Tuesday. Speaking on Channels TV on Monday, Chris...

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EFCC Raid in Akure Sparks Fury: Protesters Accuse Officials of Brutality, Harassment

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Raid in Akure Sparks Fury: Protesters Accuse Officials of Brutality, Harassment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 10, 2024

A recent raid conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a hotel and a club in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State, has sparked protests and outrage. The raid, which took place in the early hours of Saturday, 8 June, resulted in the arrest of 127 suspected internet fraudsters, according to the EFCC. “The alleged internet fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting operation at a ‘Yahoo Party’ held simultaneously at Signature...

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Human Rights Activists Dragged Benue Govt To Court Over Ban on Public Hawking

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHuman Rights Activists Dragged Benue Govt To Court Over Ban on Public Hawking

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 10, 2024

The recent public order bill signed into law by Governor Hyacinth Alia, which banned hawking at public events after 10 pm, has been generating reactions from concerned citizens. Recall that the governor, on May 25, 2024, signed the Public Order Bill passed by the state assembly into law. A group of human rights activists have dragged the Benue State Government to the High Court in Makurdi, the state capital, challenging the order. In the suit, the...

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Fraudsters Specialize In Generating False Bank Alerts Arrested In Kano

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFraudsters Specialize In Generating False Bank Alerts Arrested In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 10, 2024

Kano State Police Command has arrested suspected fraudsters who specialize in generating false bank alerts. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement, said 22 POS machines, 52 ATM cards, eight jerricans of diesel, and six mobile phones were also recovered from the suspects. According to the statement, the arrest followed directives by Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, to detectives to be on alert to ensure the arrest and...

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