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Flood Prevention – President Buhari Gives Minister 90 Days to Produce a Plan

25Oct

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Environment, News, Nigeria

Flood Prevention – President Buhari Gives Minister 90 Days to Produce a Plan

Following the flooding that has ravaged many parts of the country with the attendant loss of lives, President Buhari has given the Minister of Water Resources 90 days to produce a plan on Flood prevention. In a statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, he made it known that the president has given the Minister of Water Resources 90 days to produce a plan on flood prevention. https://twitter.com/GarShehu/status/1584599398201581568 Details of the post can be found below: "President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster i...

How Airfares Rose By 96.87% In One Year – NBS

24Oct

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Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

How Airfares Rose By 96.87% In One Year – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that the price of air transportation rose by 96.87 per cent in one year. In its report titled ‘transport fare watch’ (September 2022), the Bureau stated that the average ticket for specified routes single journey rose by 96.87% from N36,922.97 in September 2021 on a year-on-year basis. NBS said that on a month-on-month basis, it rose by 11.76% from N65,041.89 in August 2022 to N72,690.54 in September 2022. The statistics body also revealed that the average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per drop rose by 2.19% monthly to N615.69 in September 2022 compared to N602.48 in September August 2022. See Also: DisCos Generates N398.16bn in Six months – NBS Reveals Also, the average Okada transportation ...

Insecurity: If You Depend On Military, You Will Die – TY Danjuma

23Oct

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News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: If You Depend On Military, You Will Die – TY Danjuma

Former Minister of defence, Theophilus Danjuma, has fingered the government for the insecurity in some parts of the country. He stated this during the installation of a monarch in Wukari, Taraba State on Saturday. According to the retired general, the mission of bandits is to re-colonise Nigeria. Recall that Danjuma had in 2018 indicted the army and other security apparatus for conniving with gunmen to attack Nigerians. Danjuma said, “The armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the armed bandits. They kill people, kill Nigerians. They facilitate their movements, they cover them,” Danjuma had said. “If you depend on the armed forces to stop the killings you will all die one by one.” The Nigerian army in its reaction to Danjuma’s claims set up a panel to probe ...

ASUU Appeals Against NIC Judgment On Strike

23Oct

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Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Appeals Against NIC Judgment On Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has once again appealed the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria which ordered the union to suspend its strike. Reports say the court was yet to fix a date to officially hear the suit. ASUU Femi Falana, ASUU counsel, stated this in an interview with Punch on Saturday. According to Falana, the union was still expecting the official hearing date from the appellate court. Recall that Justice Hamman Polycarp of the Industrial Court had ordered the members of ASUU to return to the classroom. The union proceeded to file an appeal before the Appeal Court in Abuja. However, the appellate court asked the university teachers to call off the strike before its appeal could be heard. See Also: Real Reason We Called O...

Supreme Court Decides Authentic Delta PDP Guber Candidate

22Oct

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Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Decides Authentic Delta PDP Guber Candidate

The Supreme Court on Friday declared the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 election. Sheriff who is believed to be backed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has been involved in a legal battle with Mr David Edevbie, believed to be supported by former governor, James Ibori. The Federal High Court had on July 22, 2022, declared Edevbie as the PDP candidate. However, that judgment was overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal on August 29, 2022. Reacting to the latest verdict, Okowa at a victory thanksgiving service held at the Government House chapel on Friday, described the ruling as victory for the common man. He said, “Whatever has been happening in the last few ...

“You Can’t Kill Me” – Apostle Suleman Reacts To Gunmen Attack

22Oct

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News, Nigeria, Security

“You Can’t Kill Me” – Apostle Suleman Reacts To Gunmen Attack

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the President of the Omega Fire Ministries worldwide, was on Friday attacked along the Benin-Auchi road, Edo State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The gunmen killed three police officers and four others during the attack. Reports say the clergy returned from a trip to Tanzania and was on his way to a function when gunmen raided his convoy. The attack was confirmed by Samuel Amune, Suleman’s lawyer, in an interaction with Punch, noting that the Apostle just returned from Tanzania and narrowly escaped death, alongside his family. He said, “He was returning from a journey when some assassins attacked him. Three of his police orderlies, among others, died. He was returning to Auchi when the gunmen attacked him along Sabongida down to the Warake ...

Ekiti Speaker Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 66

20Oct

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News, Nigeria

Ekiti Speaker Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 66

Funminiyi Afuye, the speaker of the Ekiti State house of Assembly, has died. Funminiyi Afuye, the speaker of the Ekiti State house of Assembly, has died. Confirming his death, Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, said, “Afuye died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.” Funminiyi-Afuye Oyebode stated this in a statement, titled, “Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, passes”. The Chief Press Secretary added, “The government of Ekiti State regrets to announce the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye. “The late Afuye, 66, was a former Commissioner, Ekiti State Ministry of Information and a two-time memb...

PDP Condemns Wike’s Endorsement Of Sanwo-Olu

19Oct

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria

PDP Condemns Wike’s Endorsement Of Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has frowned at the endorsement of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike had during the 22nd conference of Committee of Wives of Lagos State officials, on Tuesday in Lagos endorsed Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office. The Rivers State governor who spoke at the event said he chose to attend the occasion despite Sanwo-Olu being a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said, “If Sanwo-Olu is not doing (well), even if he belongs to my party, I will not come here. If you belong to my party and you are not doing well in governance, you won’t see me. If you don’t belong to my party and you are doing well, you will see me. Good governance is what I stand fo...

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

17Oct

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Crime, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment each by the federal high court in Laos for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. This was confirmed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement released on Sunday, noting that the convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Natte — were sentenced on Friday. Babafemi said the convicts had attempted to smuggle 10,843.95 kilogrammes of cannabis into Nigeria “through the sea”. He said, “They were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution. “At the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in charge numb...

Six Dead, Five Unaccounted For As Boat Capsizes In Niger

16Oct

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News, Nigeria, Transportation

Six Dead, Five Unaccounted For As Boat Capsizes In Niger

No fewer than six people have been reported dead after a boat capsized in the Gbara area of Mokwa Local Government Area, LGA, in Niger State. A statement issued by the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, on Saturday stated that five people are still missing. Th mishap occurred on Friday evening when the boat which was carrying 48 passengers was on its way back from Danchitagi village market in Lavun LGA to Gbara village. According to the NSEMA, the accident was caused by heavy downpour, accompanied by windstorm. The statement read, “NSEMA has received a report of boat mishap that occurred yesterday evening around 6:30pm at Gbara area of Mokwa LGA (River Kaduna). ee Also: Scores Die As Boat Capsizes In Anambra “The boat, which took off from Lanchikagi village...