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Buhari Won’t Tolerate Ethnic, Religious Violence – Garba Shehu
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Buhari Won’t Tolerate Ethnic, Religious Violence – Garba Shehu

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the President’s resolve not to allow any ethnic or religious group to malign or perpetrate violence against other groups. This was contained in a statement titled, “President Buhari condemns reported cases of ethnic violence in the country.” Shehu issued the statement in the wake of an alleged case of ethnic violence in Shasa, Ibadan, Oyo State. The statement partly read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government will protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility under the constitution. “In a reaction to reports of the breakout of violence in some parts of the country by some ethnic and sectional groups, President Buhari w...
Lagos CP Condemns Molestation of Lekki Protesters, Orders Probe
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Lagos CP Condemns Molestation of Lekki Protesters, Orders Probe

The Lagos State Police Command has condemned the inhumane act levelled against some individuals arrested during the protest at the Lekki tollgate area of the state on Saturday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that the office-in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, DCP Adegoke Fayoade, had been ordered to analyse a trending video showing the arrested suspects being subjected to dehumanising conditions. He stated that the persons responsible for the act would be brought to book. Adejobi said, “The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a viral video where some arrested “Endsars protesters” were being molested in a bus by some individuals after their arrest....
FG Deploys Police, Others to Lekki Tollgate Ahead of Today’s Protests
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FG Deploys Police, Others to Lekki Tollgate Ahead of Today’s Protests

The Federal Government has deployed policemen and over 150 operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to preempt the breakdown of law and order and possibly forestall the protest tagged #OccupyLekkiProtest at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Saturday (today). This comes as some individuals under the auspices of #DefendLagos have also promised to organise a counter-march against the #OccupyLekkiProtest demonstrators. Earlier, the Federal Government and the police had warned youths who planned to protest at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday to have a rethink and shelve the protests. However, the protesters under the auspices of #EndSARS Season 2, vowed to remain steadfast. According to them, the planned protest was necessitated by the decision of the Lagos Stat...
Gov. Ugwuanyi Commissions 272 Special Constables for Community Policing
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Gov. Ugwuanyi Commissions 272 Special Constables for Community Policing

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has commissioned 272 Special constables drawn from the 17 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state recently recruited for Community Policing. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by an aide to the governor on media, Amoke Louis. Governor Ugwuanyi had on July 9, 2020, commissioned the 17-man Enugu State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC), under the Chairmanship of the State Commissioner of Police with the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers’ Council, HRH, Igwe Amb. Lawrence Agubuzu, as co-chairman. The novel Community Policing programme, which is an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, as communicated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, is saddled with the responsibility of deep...
NBA Faults Extension of IGP’s Tenure
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NBA Faults Extension of IGP’s Tenure

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. The association has consequently sued at the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the a reversal of the purported tenure extension. The suit, marked: FHC/L/CS/214/2021 has as defendants: the President, Federal Republic of. Nigeria; the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. The NBA’s contention, in the suit is that the IGP ceased to be a member of the Nigeria Police Force when he attained the milestone of thirty-five years of service. “Therefore, the President’s extension of Mr Adamu’s tenure by three months, in the NBA’s respectful view, is unconstitutional.”  
SEC Gives Reasons for Crypto Assets Regulation
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SEC Gives Reasons for Crypto Assets Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has defended its decision to regulate crypto assets saying it was informed by the growing volume of reported flows within the digital asset space. The chief regulator of the country’s capital market, had in September, 2020 designated digital assets, including crypto assets, as securities, noting it would regulate them. It was followed by the order of the Centra Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to banks and other financial institutions in the country last Friday to shut down all cryptocurrency accounts. SEC in a communique issued on Thursday said it had received several comments and inquiries from the public on a perceived policy conflict between its September 11, 2020 statement on digital assets and classification and treatment and the CBN circula...
Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos
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Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos

Officers of Oyo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Amotekun corps  stopped the men, who were loaded in a truck, and a quick search revealed some bows, arrows and daggers in the vehicle. Apart from that, sources told newsmen that about 25 motorcycles in the truck also had cows. Upon interrogation, the men were reported to have told the Amotekun operatives that they were going to Lagos and Ogun States. The search was said to have attracted residents who trooped to the scene, but to avoid crisis, the security agents were said to have led the truck and its occupants to the police ...
Senate Deliberates on Buhari’s Request to Confirm Service Chiefs
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Senate Deliberates on Buhari’s Request to Confirm Service Chiefs

The Senate, on Tuesday deliberated on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan read the request which was contained in a letter dated 27th January, 2021. A statement by Lawan’s aide, Ezrel Tabiowo, said the letter read, “In compliance with the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act. Cap A20 Laws the Federation of Nigeria 2004, I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the under listed officer as the Chief of Defence Staff and Services Chiefs of the Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The appointees for confirmation are: Maj. Gen. Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea lrabor – Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru – Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admir...
Anambra Govt Introduces Curfew to Curb the Spread of COVID-19, Among Other Measures
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Anambra Govt Introduces Curfew to Curb the Spread of COVID-19, Among Other Measures

The Anambra State government has announced the introduction of curfew in the state, to help curb the spread of COVID-19 virus. The curfew which will last from 9 pm to 6 am daily, will start on Monday, 8th February, 2021 (today) until further notice. This was disclosed by The Secretary to the Anambra State government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, who told Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), that His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano has directed that civil servants in the state, from grade level one to twelve should work from home until further notice, with immediate effect. Professor Chukwulobelu also announced other measures the state government is taking to help stop the spread of Covid-19 in the state. “The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to t...
Cryptocurrency Ban: They Breed Illegal Activities – CBN Says as it Defends Action
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Cryptocurrency Ban: They Breed Illegal Activities – CBN Says as it Defends Action

Following the ban placed on cryptocurrencies, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has defended its decision saying they promote illegal activities and raise risks, among other reasons. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday concerning various comments and reactions following its recent reminder to Deposit Money Banks to desist from transacting in/and with entities dealing in cryptocurrencies. It said, “The recent regulatory directive became necessary to protect the financial system and the generality of Nigerians (including the youth population) from the risks inherent in crypto assets transactions, which have escalated in recent times, with dire consequences for the integrity of the financial system and financial stability. “Due to the fact that cryptocurrenci...