Kogi State Protests Visa Ban, Writes US

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaKogi State Protests Visa Ban, Writes US

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 18, 2020

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has kicked against the US visa ban imposed on some politicians who allegedly sponsored the last governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa state. The governor referred to the ban as unwarranted interference in the state’s political and social process. The American government had imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians for undermining electoral processes in the elections. According to spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Morgan Ortagus,  the decision also...

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Commissioner of Police Describes Ugwuanyi As Security-Friendly Governor as Enugu Gets Additional Police Area Command in Udenu LGA

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCommissioner of Police Describes Ugwuanyi As Security-Friendly Governor as Enugu Gets Additional Police Area Command in Udenu LGA

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 18, 2020

The Enugu State Governor on Thursday inaugurated a new Police Area Command Headquarters, Orba in Udenu Local Government Area. During the commissioning, Ugwuanyi expressed immense gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, for approving the permanent site of the Police Area Command Headquarters in Orba, Udenu Local Government Area to enhance the security of the area and its jurisdiction. Ugwuanyi further disclosed that bearing in mind the exigency of security,...

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CDD Expresses Concern Over Likely Electoral Violence in Edo Poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCDD Expresses Concern Over Likely Electoral Violence in Edo Poll

PilotnewsSeptember 17, 2020

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has expressed concern over likely electoral violence, vote-buying, and spread of fake news ahead during the coming Edo guber election. CDD said trends of claims and counterclaims of victory, delivering polling unit directive given to political party agents are the recipe for violence as they are likely to cause partisan clashes during the election. The organisation disclosed this during a press conference on the pre-election analysis report on...

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Tinubu Has Failed on Edo Election – Ikimi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Has Failed on Edo Election – Ikimi

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 17, 2020

A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tom Ikimi has said  Bola Tinubu’s efforts on the upcoming Edo election which comes up on Saturday will be futile. He made the statement on Tuesday while speaking at the mega rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benin, Edo state capital. Ikimi who is also the former minister of foreign affairs urged Tinubu  to mind his business, saying Edo his cash-laden bullion vans cannot...

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19 Resident UN Agencies to Support Adamawa State

NewsRural DevelopmentUnited Nations19 Resident UN Agencies to Support Adamawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 17, 2020

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Edward Kallon has disclosed that nineteen Resident UN agencies are willing to support the state government through funds and programmes in addressing various challenges through an integrated approach that builds on each agency’s comparative advantage. Kallon who revealed this when he led a delegation on a courtesy call on Governor Ahamdu Umaru Finitir at the Government House, Yola, explained that the visit to the state is to...

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First Bank Nigeria CEO Gets Forbes Best of Africa Award

AfricaBusinessNewsFirst Bank Nigeria CEO Gets Forbes Best of Africa Award

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 16, 2020

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, has been announced as the Forbes Best of Africa Award. The presentation of the award was held by Forbes, in conjunction with the Foreign Investment Network (FIN). The online roundtable discussion was themed, “Harnessing the Financial Resources and Social Capital of Philanthropy to Making a Lasting Impact.” The award was supported by the World Philanthropy Network and featured a keynote address by...

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Extend Visa Ban to Electoral, Judicial Officials – Saraki Tells US

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaUnited StatesExtend Visa Ban to Electoral, Judicial Officials – Saraki Tells US

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 16, 2020

The former President of Nigeria Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has urged the United States (U.S) to extend the visa ban it slammed on some Nigerian politicians to include electoral officers, security officials, and judicial officers, who are guilty of undermining the country’s democratic process by their actions during and after elections. The former Senate President also called for strong enforcement of the law, which provide strong punishment of politicians, law enforcement agents, ordinary citizens and...

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Appeal Court Upholds Seven Years Imprisonment for Pastor Who Rapes 14-Year-Old Girl

NewsAppeal Court Upholds Seven Years Imprisonment for Pastor Who Rapes 14-Year-Old Girl

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 16, 2020

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the conviction and sentencing of a pastor, Apostle Basil Princewill, who raped a 14-year-old girl and attempted to abort the resultant pregnancy. Reading the unanimous judgment of a three-man panel on Tuesday, Justice Stephen Adah said the appellate court found nothing wrong with the judgement which was given on June 25, 2019 by Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

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Nigeria Launches Community Policing Initiative

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionNigeria Launches Community Policing Initiative

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

In the face of apparently soaring levels of crime and violence, the Nigerian government has launched a community policing initiative. Abuja has set aside N13 billion (about $35 million) to fund the launch and is recruiting some 10,000 constables, according to Nigerian media. The Chief of Police for Ekiti state is hinting that the new constables will be deployed in the areas from which they come. Locally based, the constables would develop ties with community leaders and,...

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U.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited StatesU.S. Imposes Visa Ban on Some Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Guber Polls

PilotnewsSeptember 15, 2020

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians involved in the run up to the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The move also targets individuals it accused of working to undermine the November 2019 governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa. Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ortagus said those affected were working to “undermine the Nigerian democratic process or for organising...

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