CSOs, rights group ask Tinubu to halt anti-masses policies

… call for independent probe of subsidy scam The organised Civil Society of Nigeria, comprising of  the United Action Front of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), human rights activists, at the end of the review meeting of its National Coordinating Team on Sunday unequivocally decries the prevailing harrowing hardship currently being experienced by Nigerians in the wake of recent economic policies imposed on the country by President Bola Tinubu’s government. The statement made available to journalists...

National Intelligence Agency has denied Mohammed Dauda’s return As DG

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has debunked false and misleading reports making the rounds that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reinstated Mohammed Dauda as Director General (DG). While making the clarification in a press statement signed by A. H. Wakili, Head of the Legal Department, stated that Mohammed Dauda was never a substantive Director General of the NIA. According to the statement, Mohammed Dauda, “only acted in that capacity temporarily after the tenure...

CBN directs banks to obtain customers’ social media handles for identification

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has made it mandatory for financial institutions to obtain the social media handles of their customers for identification in a move aimed at curbing money laundering and terrorism financing. The new directive is contained in its Customer Due Diligence Regulations, 2023 published on June 20, and circulated to all banks and financial institutions. Under the new regulations, financial institutions must identify customers – whether permanent or occasional, individuals or...

Tinubu departs Paris for London for a ‘short private visit’

President Bola Tinubu has jetted off to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit, Dele Alake, the President’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy has announced. The President departed Nigeria for Paris, France last Wednesday to participate in a two-day summit on ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. The summit commenced on Thursday and ended on Friday, and the presidency had earlier announced that President Tinubu will be...

UNN pharmacy students protest against the exorbitant cost of manuals

Students of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, UNN, have staged a protest over the incessant increase in the price of textbooks and manuals by authorities in the faculty. The protesting students, who carried placards with various inscriptions depicting their grievances, matched around the university premises on Friday. The peaceful protest started at the pharmacy complex, to the security department then down to the Vice-Chancellor’s office. The students also protested against “indiscriminate...

Enugu State Gov. Mbah Swears-In Chief Of Staff, 6 Special Advisers

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah on Thursday charged his Chief of Staff and 6 Special Advisers to work assiduously to fulfill his promise to the people to take the state to a greater height and destination. Speaking to his Special Advisers on the swearing in day, Mbah said, “I want it to be known that this is a social performance contract that we are signing with you today.” “What we said to the...

New IGP, Egbetokun decorates DIGs Ciroma, Mba, 14 AIGs, others with new ranks

Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Thursday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks amidst. This is sequel to the recent promotion approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the basis of merit, requisite experience, years of dedicated service and academic records. Egbetokun at the event decorated 38 Senior Police Officers, comprising Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) Bala Ciroma, and Frank...

Delta communities storm EFCC office over 13% oil derivation funds

…Call for Okowa probe over alleged diversion of N1.07trn The association of oil and gas communities in Delta State has stormed the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja, urging the anti-graft agency to probe former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State over alleged diversion of N1.07 trillion from the 13 percent oil derivation funds. The group which is made up of representatives of Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko and Ndokwa ethnic groups,...

INEC deleted election results in some BVAS, Atiku’s witness says

A witness, Mr Hitler Nwala called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has told the Presidential Election Petition Court  (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deleted election results in all the 110 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines he inspected. Nwala, a digital forensic analyst, was subpoenaed by Atiku and PDP to give evidence in their petition...

Invest in Anambra, for your interest, Soludo tells ndi-Anambra in Lagos

Your host won’t respect you if you don’t have livable homeland Says Anambra investment summit will take place September Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has told ndi-Anambra residents in Lagos State that Anambra State is ready for business, and investing in the state is in their best interest. The Governor made the call during a town hall meeting where he enumerated some of the progress made so far by his administration after a year...

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