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Nigerians Must Stand Against Insurrectionists, Killers – Tinubu

12Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

Nigerians Must Stand Against Insurrectionists, Killers – Tinubu

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day today, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to stand against insurrectionists and killers destroying the country’s democratic institutions. Tinubu said this in a statement he signed on Friday titled, ‘June 12, 2021: Democracy Day Statement’ – amid secessionist agitations from the South-East and South-West. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, said one of the inspiring accounts that would be written about Nigeria was how it transitioned from the darkness of authoritarian military suppression into the light of democracy and the establishment of popular government based on the sovereign will of the people. The statement read, “On this memorable day, we mark, with respect, and honour the sacrifi...

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

11Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

The Indigenous People of Biafra have accused security operatives of house-to-house abduction and killing of youths in the South-East. While denying any involvement in the killing of 128 security personnel in Imo State as alleged, the secessionist group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, had been involved in any attack on security personnel in Imo or any part of the country. The group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement, accused the Nigerian Army and other security agencies of desperately looking for ways to incriminate IPOB and ESN to justify the continued extrajudicial killings of their members. The statement read in part, “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been drawn to the fallacious and fabricated ...

Nigeria May Conduct Census Before 2023 — National Population Commission

10Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria May Conduct Census Before 2023 — National Population Commission

The National Population Commission has said it may conduct a population census in 2022, once it completes its process of demarcation and administering questionnaire, adding that the exercise is subject to approval from the President. This was disclosed to newsmen on Tuesday during a press conference on the commencement of fieldwork for the first pre-test for population and housing census. The NPC's Federal Commissioner in Gombe State, Abubakar Danburam, who delivered the address of the Chairman of commission, Nasir Kwarra, said the body had so far completed demarcation in over 600 local government areas out of the 774 in the country. Recall that the population census was last conducted in Nigeria in 2006 and another ought to have been conducted in 2016. NPC boss said the commissi...

Imo Deputy Governor Denies Resignation Allegations

10Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Imo Deputy Governor Denies Resignation Allegations

Imo Deputy Governor Prof. Placid Njoku has dismissed reports he has resigned, dismissing them as baseless. Njoku, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ozioma Ukwuoma, insisted the reports have no iota of truth, attributing them to those who had been working to destabilize the state The statement reads partly: “My attention has been drawn to the fake news circulating in the social media purporting that the Deputy Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Prof Placid Njoku has resigned. “While it remains our practice to ignore such baseless stories, the need to put the truth out to concerned Imo citizens has necessitated this rebuttal. “This story has no iota of truth in it but is a mere figment of the imaginations of those working against the Government and people of Imo sta...

Bauchi Governor Sacks Commissioners, SSG, CoS

9Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Press Statement

Bauchi Governor Sacks Commissioners, SSG, CoS

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. The Governor also sacked Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Sabiu Baba and the Chief of Staff (CoS) Government House, Dr. Ladan Salihu. The termination of appointment was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado. The statement reads in part ” The Governor has approved with immediate effect the dissolution of members of the State Executive Council and other political appointees that include, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff (COS) Government House and all Special advisers. “Advisers on Security, National and State Assembly Liaison, Social Investment and Special Adviser Media and Publicity are ret...

5Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Youths

NCC Orders Telcos to Effect Twitter Ban

Telecoms operators said they have received instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to effect suspension of services of micro blogging platform Twitter. The carriers, acting under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said they have conducted assessment of the request according to international best practices. Its Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, in a statement, said: “We, the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) wish to confirm that our members have received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator to suspend access to Twitter. “ALTON has conducted a robust assessment of the request in accordance with internationally accepted principles. “Ba...

FG Suspends Twitter Operations in Nigeria

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

FG Suspends Twitter Operations in Nigeria

The Federal Government has suspended indefinitely the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed announced the suspension in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The Minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. He said the Federal Government had also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in the country. The statement was released by Mr Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President (Media) Office of the Minister. (NAN)

29May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Lagos APC to Hold LG Primaries Today

The local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be held today across the 377 wards in 57 council areas in Lagos State. About 338 chairmanship and over 1, 200 councillorship aspirants had appeared before the Screening Committee, while the Appeal Committee chaired by a former Deputy Governor Olufemi Pedro had also concluded its sittings. The Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Lanre Balogun, said the party was ready for the primaries. Meanwhile, a former Deputy Governor and APC chieftain, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has urged contestants in the primary elections to shun every form of violence in order to have the peaceful atmosphere needed for the conduct of the election. In a statement issued on Friday, Orelope Adefulire, the Senior...

Wike imposes Curfew on Rivers’ Boundaries

28Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security, Terrorism

Wike imposes Curfew on Rivers’ Boundaries

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has imposed night curfew on the borders Rivers shares with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo states, following recent attacks and killings of security operatives by gunmen. The governor in a broadcast on Tuesday, said the curfew would take effect from today by 8pm. He said it was necessitated by the recent security breaches and deadly attacks on security personnel by yet to be identified gunmen. Wike said: “The Government of Rivers State has decided to restrict night movements into and out of the state from the land borders of the state. “Consequently, a night curfew is hereby imposed and no person or vehicle is allowed into and out of Rivers State from 8pm to 6am from tomorrow (today) until further notice. “We wish to advise that those wh...

23Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

LAUTECH gets Acting VC

The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo, State, Prof. Mojeed Olaide Liasu, has been appointed as the acting Vice Chancellor. He is a Professor of Plant Physiology, Department of Pure and Applied Biology. It was earlier reported that the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Michael Ologunde, was instructed to step down. Prof. Liasu’s appointment takes effect from today.