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The Decent For The Indecent, The Just For The Unjust – Femi Adesina

15Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

The Decent For The Indecent, The Just For The Unjust – Femi Adesina

There’s a short video you can find online that brings tears to my eyes. It features soldiers of the Nigerian Army, four spry young men, the type of whom the Good Book says “the glory of young men is their strength,” and they are in a desert-like environment, in front of a rigged camp. Wearing battle fatigues and slinging guns round their shoulders, they are in an expansive mood, parodying a popular Christian praise song to reflect their situation and that of the country. “We are always gathered rugged every season, We are always good to go in this fight o We are always confronting every battle We are moving forward to end this fight “We are soldiers, say we have peace We have patience, say we are rugged We are all in armed forces Nigerian Army, Navy Air Force ...

13Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

ABU Announces Resumption Date

The Senate of the Ahmadu Bello University has approved Monday, January 25th, 2021 as the resumption date for academic activities in the university. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs of the ABU, Mallam Auwal Umar, noting that the date was subject to review by the Federal Government. According to the statement titled, ‘Ahmadu Bello University fixes January 25 for reopening,’ the resumption date was ratified by the University Senate at its 501st meeting on Tuesday. The statement partly read, “The 2019/2020 academic session would be completed based on the adjusted calendar as approved by the Senate. “The decision to reopen the University followed the suspension of ASUU strike, and the directive by National Universities Commission based on th...

12Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Amotekun Kicks Off in Ogun

The Ogun State Government has said that the full operation of the South West Security Outfit, codenamed Amotekun, will ensure that lives and property in the state, particularly in remote areas, are secured. The Chief of Staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, said this when he featured in a live television programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. Salisu said the Amotekun corps will fortify the existing security architecture in the state against criminals. He said the state would not fold its arms and watch criminals operate freely, saying ‘’the days of criminals are numbered.” The Chief of Staff announced the appointment of former Commissioner of Police, David Ajibola Akinremi, as the Commandant of the security outfit in the state. Speaking further, Salisu sai...

NIN: NIMC Resumes Enrolment As Minister Promises to Address Workers’ Grievances

9Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Information Technology, Labour, News, Nigeria, Safety

NIN: NIMC Resumes Enrolment As Minister Promises to Address Workers’ Grievances

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has resumed the enrollment service for the National Identity Number, NIN, in its offices across the country, the commission said on Friday. According to the commission, the disruption occasioned by the planned strike action by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, had been resolved. The Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC, Kayode Adegoke in a statement issued on Friday said the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has intervened in the matter and assured the workers of addressing their grievances. Adegoke quoted the Minister to have asked the workers to emphathise with Nigerians whose Subscriber Identification (SIM) cards stand to be blocked if not linked with their NIN before the exp...

Insecurity: Amotekun Must Not Become Another SARS Says Soyinka

9Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Insecurity: Amotekun Must Not Become Another SARS Says Soyinka

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate has warned that the South-West Security Network Agency popularly known as Amotekun, must not be allowed into turn into another Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. He disclosed this when he appeared on Arise TV programme on Saturday. Soyinka said the officers of the Amotekun must be given proper training on the best ways to operate to avoid them becoming more ruthless and misguided than the defunct SARS. The security outfit has been commissioned in Ondo and Oyo States after the governments of the six South-West states endorsed it in 2020. There have been allegations of recklessness and extrajudicial killings against the security network in recent times, especially in Oyo State. Reacting, the Nobel Laureate stressed that t...

COVID-19 and the Professors – Femi Adesina

8Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

COVID-19 and the Professors – Femi Adesina

I hate to see professors die. And in recent days, we have lost three of them to the strange ailment called COVID-19, currently ravaging the world. Within two weeks, we lost three professors in quick succession. Habu Galadima, Director-General, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Femi Odekunle, renowned criminologist and member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). And Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos. Each time a professor dies, I say to myself: what a waste! All the learning, gone. All the intellect perished. The research, the knowledge, and quest for more knowledge, kaput. Sheer waste! I have firsthand experience in losing a Professor. My elder sister was one. She was a Professor of Dramatic Art...

Amotekun Officer Didn’t Shoot Policeman Intentionally – Commandant

4Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Amotekun Officer Didn’t Shoot Policeman Intentionally – Commandant

The Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun has said its officer, Ibrahim Ogundele, did not intentionally shoot a police constable, Fatai Yekini. The Commandant of the Amotekun corps in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd), said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Ibadan on Monday by the media officer of the security outfit, Mrs Ayolola Adedoja. Olayanju said Amotekun corps were invited by the police to join them in dismantling a carnival stage which the police had warned against. He said in the process, the Amotekun officer’s gun accidentally discharged itself and the bullet hit the policeman in the thigh. He said, “Amotekun operatives were invited by the police to join hands with them to dismantle a carnival stage. The carnival was held ...

Amotekun Official Shoots Policeman in Oyo

4Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Amotekun Official Shoots Policeman in Oyo

A member of the Oyo State Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, has allegedly shot and injured a police officer, identified as Fatai Yekini. reports say Yekini who is a special police constable attached to Ojongbodu Police Station, was shot at the Sanga area in Oyo town on Sunday by the Amotekun officer, Ibrahim Ogundele, Punch reports. Ogundele was reported to have shot at the police officer when the police team deployed from Ojongbodu arrived at the scene of the New Year carnival to dispatch those celebrating there. The incident was said to have taken place around 3 pm on Saturday. The Amotekun official was reported to have been arrested and place in police custody while the injured policeman was receiving treatment at the hospital. The incident was confirmed by the Police P...

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

29Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of covid-19. The warning is coming on the heels of the non adherence to social distancing protocol by people during the yuletide and holiday period. The centre further stated that last week was the worst week ever since the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country recorded more cases. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19 briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak. “Just looking at...

COVID-19: NFF Mandates NPFL clubs to Test Players Before Matches

29Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety, Sports

COVID-19: NFF Mandates NPFL clubs to Test Players Before Matches

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed the Nigeria Professional Football clubs to carry out COVID-19 tests on all their players ad backroom staff before every match. This was disclosed in a letter dated December 26, 2020, sent to the chairmen of the League Management Company, Nigeria National League, Nationwide League One and Nigeria Women’s Football League. The directive also involved clubs in the NNL, NLO and NWFL. The NFF also directed league bodies to conduct the tests on match officials before matches to ensure matches are played under a safe environment as the country battles the second phase of the virus. The letter read, “Sequel to the decision of the various Leagues to start the season (NWFL already on), this is to remind you of the need to ensure that play...