Yoruba Youths Condemn Monday Planned Protest Against INEC Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYoruba Youths Condemn Monday Planned Protest Against INEC Chairman

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 8, 2024

The Yoruba Youth Council has faulted the Monday planned protest against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Comrade Eric Oluwole, National President of the organisation, had in a press statement on Saturday stated that the move is a threat to the stability of the country. The statement read, “This protest, organised by a group identified as the #ReformINEC and #SackYakubu Movement, is a misguided and unnecessary diversion from the...

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Christmas: FRSC Urges Commuters To Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChristmas: FRSC Urges Commuters To Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 6, 2024

To mitigate against crashes and fatalities on roads during Yuletide, the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged commuters to speak up against dangerous driving. The Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat of the FRSC Sector Commander in Lagos State stated this on Thursday in Surulere at a Town Hall Meeting with stakeholders on Ember Months Sensitisation. The town hall meeting, organised by RS2.116 Costain Unit Command, Surulere, was themed “Speak Up...

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Abia Police Command To Apprehend Erring Police Officers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAbia Police Command To Apprehend Erring Police Officers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2024

Commissioner of Police, Abia State Police Command, Danladi Isa has reiterated that a Special Monitoring Team has been established to oversee and evaluate the activities of officers on duty. He disclosed this on Thursday, during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and Tactical Team Commanders at the Officers’ Mess, Umuahia. CP Isa warned against unprofessional conduct, including extortion and incivility toward members of the public. “The team would apprehend any officer...

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Military Kills Over 8,000 Terrorists, Arrests 11,623 Suspects in 2024

National SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Kills Over 8,000 Terrorists, Arrests 11,623 Suspects in 2024

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 6, 2024

The Nigerian Armed Forces have made significant gains in the fight against terrorism and criminality, killing no fewer than 8,034 terrorists and arresting 11,623 suspects so far in 2024. This was disclosed by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. “Troops’ aggression across the various theatres of operation since the beginning of the year culminated in 8,034 neutralised terrorists, 11,623 arrests, and 6,376 rescued hostages,”...

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Imo Security Forces Discover Shallow Graves, Dismantle Criminal Base in Aku

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaImo Security Forces Discover Shallow Graves, Dismantle Criminal Base in Aku

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 5, 2024

The Joint Security Task Force, JTF, in Imo State has uncovered several shallow graves in Aku Community, Okigwe Local Government Area, which were allegedly used by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, to bury their victims. The graves were discovered during a clearance operation aimed at dismantling criminal activities in the area. The raid, led by Brigadier-General Usman Lawal of the 34 Artillery Brigade,...

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South Africa Targets Nigeria’s Lithium to Drive Electronic Vehicle Revolution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSouth Africa Targets Nigeria’s Lithium to Drive Electronic Vehicle Revolution

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 4, 2024

…Backs Nigeria’s G20 Bid South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to work with Nigeria to harness its lithium reserves to power the electric vehicle, EV, revolution. Speaking at the Nigeria-South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, Ramaphosa said Nigeria’s minerals could be a game-changer for green energy and EV battery production. “There is also much opportunity for cooperation on pharmaceuticals. Our two countries are strategically positioned to benefit from the rapid growth of...

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Ekiti Court Remands Farotimi, Rejects Bail Application 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti Court Remands Farotimi, Rejects Bail Application 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 4, 2024

An undisclosed court in Ado-Ekiti has, on Wednesday, remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, following his arrest yesterday. This was made known in a post on X formerly Tweeter, by activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore. According to him, the lawyer was denied bail as the judge who presided over the hearing adjourned the case till 10th of December 2024. He said, “The Nigerian justice system is whack, as expected has been hurriedly prosecuted and sent...

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Nigerian Trailblazers Make BBC 100 Women List

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Trailblazers Make BBC 100 Women List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 4, 2024

The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, has released its 2024 edition of the BBC 100 Women list, recognising Adenike Titilope Oladosu and Kauna Malgwi from Nigeria among the world’s most inspiring and influential women. Adenike Oladosu, founder of I Lead Climate Action, is a renowned climate advocate dedicated to empowering women and youth in sustainable farming practices, especially in areas affected by shrinking water resources. Kauna Malgwi, the chairperson of the Nigeria chapter of the Content...

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Police Arrest Human Rights Lawyer, Dele Farotimi, Over Defamation Petition

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Arrest Human Rights Lawyer, Dele Farotimi, Over Defamation Petition

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested prominent human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, following a defamation petition allegedly filed by Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, UBA, Group. The arrest was disclosed on Tuesday by Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, who announced the development on X. “I just learned that Dele Farotimi was arrested by the Nigerian Police over a petition by Tony Elumelu of UBA...

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Austrian Firm, Enugu Govt Sign $100m MoU Water Project

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAustrian Firm, Enugu Govt Sign $100m MoU Water Project

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2024

An Austrian company, WANDE NEXUS and the Enugu State government have signed an agreement to implement the Sustainable Last Mile Connectivity and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project in Enugu. $100 million is to inject as Foreign Direct Investment to modernize water infrastructure, improve service delivery and ensure equitable access to clean water for all households in Enugu city. The agreement was signed at the Government House, Enugu, in the presence of the Austrian Ambassador to...

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