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Monday, 27 June 2022 06:53

Zamfara approves carrying guns to defend against bandits

Zamfara State will allow people to carry guns to protect themselves against armed bandits after authorities failed to curb a rise in kidnappings and killings. The government has told police to issue firearm licenses “to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain guns to defend themselves,” Hudu Yahaya, a spokesman for governor Bello Matawalle, said on his Facebook page. It’s intended “to deal with the recent escalating attacks, kidnapping and the criminal levies being enforced on our innocent communities,” he said. Many states in Nigeria’s northern region, including Zamfara, have been targeted by armed militants and bandits who…

Monday, 27 June 2022 06:52

What to know after Day 123 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. Up to four explosions shook central Kyiv in the early hours, in the first such attack on the city in weeks. "The Russians hit Kyiv again. Missiles damaged an apartment building and a kindergarten," said Andriy Yermak, head of the president's administration. A Reuters photographer saw a large blast crater near a playground in a kindergarten that had smashed windows. Deputy…

Sunday, 26 June 2022 06:56

Akeredolu issues Executive Order mandating use of CCTV in govt buildings, banks, worship centres, others in Ondo

PRESS RELEASE Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed an Executive Order for the compulsory installation and use of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions in the state. This becomes imperative in the light of the increased spate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure security of lives and properties in all public and private institutions and centres throughout the state. The executive order shall be enforced at all religious places of worship, financial institutions (of all kinds), event centres, supermarkets, educational institutions (Schools), Hotels/Motels, Guest House, inns, Restaurants, Clinics and Health…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:46

Supreme Court strikes out Buhari, Malami’s suit challenging Section 84(12) of Electoral Act

The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and his attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to challenge the controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Musa Dattijo-Muhammad, unanimously struck out the suit, describing it as an abuse of court process. Aokmaye Agim, who delivered the lead judgement, held that Buhari, having earlier assented to section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022, cannot turn around to approach the court to strike it down. “There is no provision in the constitution that vests the president…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:43

FG, states, LGAs share N680bn as FAAC allocation for May

Federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says it shared N680.783 billion with the federal, states and local governments for May 2022. FAAC said this in a communiqué issued on Friday at the end of its meeting for June 2022, in Abuja. The figure represents an increase of N44.181 billion (6.7 percent) compared to April when the three tiers shared N636.602 billion. The total distributable revenue of N680.783 billion comprised statutory revenue of N385.004 billion, value-added tax (VAT) of N198.512 billion and electronic money transfer levy (EMTL) revenue of N97.267 billion. According to the communiqué, in May 2022, the total deductions for…

Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:38

What to know after Day 121 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine was set to pull its troops from the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of street fighting and bombardment, the regional governor said, in what would be a significant gain for Russia as it grinds out its offensive in the east. Russian troops also occupied a town about 10 km (6 miles) further south, both sides said on Friday, as Moscow closed in on the last slivers of Ukrainian-held territory in the industrial region of Luhansk. Moscow said it had encircled about 2,000 Ukrainian and what it called foreign troops in the area. Reuters could not independently verify any…

Friday, 24 June 2022 06:30

Buhari and Boris Johnson of UK had a bilateral talk at the ongoing Commonwealth meeting in Rwanda. Here’s the conversation between the two leaders

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of United Kingdom on the margins of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, during which he once again reiterated his resolve to respect the maximum term limit in the Nigerian Constitution. The PM, obviously not familiar with the maximum two terms limit, had asked if President Buhari would run for office again. To which the latter responded: “Another term for me? No! The first person who tried it didn’t end very well.” (General laughter). On the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples…

Friday, 24 June 2022 06:26

What to know after Day 120 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia's invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an "historic moment". Starting on the long path to EU membership will be a huge boost to morale in the embattled country, as Russian assaults on two cities in the eastern Donbas region move toward a "fearsome climax", according to a Ukrainian government adviser. "Ukraine's future is in the EU," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on Twitter after the official announcement. "A historic moment," European Council chief Charles Michel tweeted, adding: "Our future is together." The…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:57

Buhari nominates new RMAFC chairman for senate confirmation

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mohammed Bello as chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). He wrote the Senate seeking confirmation of Bello’s appointment. The president’s request was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Wednesday. The letter, he said, is in accordance with the provisions of Section 112(1) of the 1999 Constitution. Bello is expected to take over from Elias Mbam who was re-appointed in 2016 but not confirmed and sworn-in until 2019. He will be screened by the appropriate Senate committee for possible confirmation. RMAFC has been tasked…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:56

Buhari off to Rwanda for Commonwealth meeting

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja Wednesday, June 22, for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26, 2022. At CHOGM 2022, the President will join other leaders to participate in discussions focused on the progress and prosperity of the more than 2 billion people living in the 54 independent countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific that make up the Commonwealth. The theme for CHOGM 2022 is 'Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming,' and the Heads of Government are expected to reaffirm their…

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Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:54

Houses swept away, many more threatened, as ocean surge intensifies in Lagos

When an ocean surge washed away Mureni Sanni Alakija's house in 2011, he took a loan to build a home farther away. But that too is no longer safe as the sea creeps inland in Okun Alfa, a neighbourhood in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Hundreds of other residents have watched helplessly as tidal waves devour their homes, which experts say is a product of rising sea levels linked to climate change. Government leaders will meet at the Commonwealth of Nations summit in Rwanda this week to discuss the plight of residents and other issues. Africa has contributed very little to…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:52

Book on ‘interests and intrigues that shaped 2014 National Conference’ for public presentation

PRESS RELEASE About eight years after the 2014 National Conference a thought came, that some of the issues that characterised the 2014 National Conference, particularly the interests and intrigues that shaped the deliberations and outcomes, should be revisited. The idea was to look at the issues beyond what is already available to the public and what was published in the Main Conference Report. That thought gave birth to a 633-page book titled The National Conversation: Interests and Intrigues that shaped the 2014 National Conference, written by two media professionals, Akpandem James and Sam Akpe, who were also at the Conference…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:51

IBEDC boss calls for better cooperation for improved energy demand in Africa

Chief Operating Officer (COO), of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), John Ayodele, has identified lack of keeping accurate data for energy demand across African countries as the bane of improved power in the energy sector. He made the comment at the Power and Water Exhibition & Conference, held in Lagos, with various stakeholders in the industry participating. The conference, designed to deliberate on problems bedeviling the energy and Water sector as well as proffer solutions to tackle some of them, attracted global audience with common goal. Ayodele who was a panelist at the discussant level on, Together for A Better…

Thursday, 23 June 2022 06:50

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing at least 1,000 people. The disaster posed a new test for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and relief agencies already struggling with the country’s multiple humanitarian crises. The quake was Afghanistan’s deadliest in two decades, and officials said the toll could rise. An estimated 1,500 others were reported injured, the state-run news agency said. The disaster inflicted by the 6.1-magnitude quake heaps more misery on a country where millions face increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has been crumbling since…

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