Atiku vows to meet demands of Abuja indigenes

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku vows to meet demands of Abuja indigenes

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 11, 2022

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to meet the demands of Abuja indigenes if elected in 2023. The former vice-president said this on Saturday at the PDP rally in Abuja. He promised to ensure that the constitution is amended to meet the agitations of Abuja indigenes. In recent years, the indigenes of the federal capital territory (FCT), have protested being excluded from political appointments and the “illegal” takeover...

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Enugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The normalcy witnessed in Coal City, Enugu on the first day of Simon Ekpa’s sit-@-home order in Enugu encouraged residents to go about their daily activities without fear on the second day. Sadly, tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday as 2 persons were murdered and a police van burnt in the New Market area in Enugu North Local Government Area; also there were heavy shootings at strategic areas in the Coal city to...

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Police Ban Use OF Fireworks During And After Yuletide Celebration

LifestyleNewsNigeriaPolice Ban Use OF Fireworks During And After Yuletide Celebration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

For a hitch-free yuletide celebration, the Nigerian Police Force has banned the use of fireworks during and after the period. AIG in charge of zone 5, comprising Edo and Delta, Lawan Jimeta, disclosed this in a statement saying, the devices are explosive that can cause harm to lives and properties as well as disturb public peace and cause unnecessary panic among residents of the zone. “Given the above, the zone hereby appeals to the general...

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NDIC Recovers N8.3 Billion Naira From Banks

BusinessNewsNigeriaNDIC Recovers N8.3 Billion Naira From Banks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has helped depositors recover eight point three billion naira from their banks and had resolved two hundred and forty-eight customer complaints. Mr. Bello Hassan said the complaints bothered unauthorized withdrawals which accounted for the highest number of one hundred and ninety cases, P.O.S issues accounted for thirty-three, and fraud cases which accounted for twenty-five. The Managing Director of the corporation stated this at the forty-third Kano International...

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Federal Government Approves Production Of Indigenous Satellite

NewsNigeriaTechnologyFederal Government Approves Production Of Indigenous Satellite

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh says the Federal Government has approved the production of Indigenous satellites in Nigeria to boost Internet broadband penetration. He disclosed this during the South-South dialogue between the government and stakeholders in the Science, Technology, and Innovation, STI, ecosystem in Port Harcourt. According to him, the satellite production and design will be achieved through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project in line with...

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IGP Moves to Curb Car Theft, Launches Portal for Nigerians to Report Stolen Vehicles

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIGP Moves to Curb Car Theft, Launches Portal for Nigerians to Report Stolen Vehicles

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 10, 2022

To curb car theft, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has launched a digital platform for Nigerians to report cases of stolen and yet-to-be-recovered vehicles. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, commissioned the online platform, Central Motor Registry (CMR) Command Centre on Wednesday, 7 December. CSP Adejobi said the CMR Command Centre is domiciled at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Force Headquarters in...

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Why governors are reluctant to sign death warrants – Bauchi Governor wades in

NewsNigeriaRegionsWhy governors are reluctant to sign death warrants – Bauchi Governor wades in

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 10, 2022

State governors won’t sign death warrants although it is a legally backed action in Nigeria. According to the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, this will increase prison congestion. Announcing his plan to commence the approval of death warrants, Mohammed said the prosecution and conviction of the people are the sole responsibility of the chief judge. Mohammed said this on Friday in Bauchi while signing the Violence against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) bill and a bill for...

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Eha Amufu Crisis: Truck Burnt, Persons Killed At Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo LGA, Enugu State

NewsNigeriaRegionsEha Amufu Crisis: Truck Burnt, Persons Killed At Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo LGA, Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 10, 2022

The Joint Security Team set up to combat the nefarious activities of suspected herders in Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Nigeria has confirmed the killing of persons and burning of goods and truck conveying those persons at Umuhu in Eha-Amufu community of the Local Government Area, along Eha-Amufu/Nkalagu Road, Enugu State; the number of deceased persons unspecified. Visiting the scene of the attack, the team confirmed that the burnt truck was conveying goods...

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Low Convictions In cases Of Examination Malpractice Worries Federal Government

EducationNewsNigeriaLow Convictions In cases Of Examination Malpractice Worries Federal Government

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 10, 2022

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education Mr. Andrew Adejoh says the Federal Government is worried over the poor number of convictions recorded in cases of examination malpractice. He stated this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day sensitization workshop on examination malpractice in Nigeria organized by the National Examinations Council (NECO) in partnership with the National Assembly. “The decree 20 of 1984 prescribing 21 years imprisonment upon conviction and the amended Examination...

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CAN Chairman Commission Pastoral Secretariat For The Catholic Deaf

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCAN Chairman Commission Pastoral Secretariat For The Catholic Deaf

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 10, 2022

A pastoral Secretariat built for the Catholic Deaf Community has been commissioned by the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Reverend Doctor Stephen Dami Mamza. The event which commenced with a holy mass was celebrated by the Bishop with some priests in attendance was held in Saint Theresa’s Cathedral Jimeta. Most Reverend Dami Mamza who said he would not have fulfilled the Episcopal motto which says “together we succeed” without including the ministry of the...

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