The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged Nigerians, particularly youths of the South East extraction, to shun the planned nationwide strike. He said the youth instead, should engage in dialogue with the Federal Government to address challenges facing the country. This was just as the lawmaker stated that President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the South East Development Commission Bill on Tuesday, will aid infrastructural rebuilding in the region, following many years of neglect by successive administrations. Kalu stated these in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing journalists on the signing of the SEDC into law by…
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The selection of a new Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom has been marred by controversy and delays. Despite the kingmakers, known as the Oyo Mesi, presenting a choice to the government, the process has stalled due to legal disputes, causing anxiety in the kingdom, writes OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN April 22, 2024 makes it exactly two years since one of the most respected monarchical stools in Nigeria became vacant, following the demise of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. The continuous delay in the installation of a new monarch has been raising dust, considering the sanctity of the stool in the traditional…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has reiterated its commitment to improving the security and protection of lives and property at the sub-national level. PUNCH Online reports that a nationwide protest, set to take place from August 1 to 10, has been generating tension and a variety of responses from Nigerians. Numerous groups expressing interest in leading the campaign stated that the protest was sparked by the escalating cost of living and the economic hardships faced by the populace. In a communiqué signed by its Chairman, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made available to journalists on Thursday, the NGF emphasised the…
Israeli forces retrieved the bodies of five people taken hostage in the Gaza Strip during Hamas October 7 attack on southern Israel, the military said Thursday. The Army said the bodies of hostage Maya Goren as well as soldiers Ravid Aryeh Katz, Oren Goldin, Tomer Ahimas and Kiril Brodski had been returned to Israel. The bodies were Read More Source link
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has removed 63,000 accounts associated with the notorious “Yahoo Boys” scam group, the company announced in its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report on Wednesday. The accounts, deleted over the past few weeks, were used for financial sextortion scams and distributing blackmail scripts. Meta reported that a smaller network of 2,500 accounts, linked to around 20 individuals, primarily targeted adult men in the United States using fake identities. Meta said it identified and disabled those accounts through a combination of advanced technical signals and comprehensive investigations, enhancing its automated detection…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, received former Senate President, Pius Anyim, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Anyim was led to President at the State House, Abuja, by the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, and Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. Anyim, a PDP presidential aspirant in the 2023 elections, said he joined the APC to join hands with the government, given the “turbulent times”. According to him, all patriots have a duty to ensure that the country continues to have a peaceful atmosphere. Asked…
The leadership of the Labour Party has defended the validity of its March 27, 2024 convention, saying that the absence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission at the event does not in any way invalidate the election that returned its National Chairman, Julius Abure and members of the National Working Committee to office. This was stated on Wednesday by the National Legal Adviser of the LP, Kehinde Edun, at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. Edun’s statement came three days after the electoral commission announced that none of its officials attended or monitored proceedings at the disputed convention held…
NIGERIA’S brittle federalism is under a serious threat. After a dubious Supreme Court judgement granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments, anti-federalist forces are at it again. This time, it comes in the form of a bill in the Senate that has passed the first reading. Sponsored by the Chairman, Committee on Finance, Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), the ‘Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024’ is to establish a federal agency to conduct LG elections. This is preposterous. It is a power grab, another assault on federalism, without which Nigeria faces existential threats. Indeed, elections are local,…
The family of the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has gone before the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the high court judgment affirming the revocation of their property by the Federal Government. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had on Monday dismissed the family’s lawsuit challenging the revocation of their property located in the Maitama District of Abuja. Abacha’s wife, Hajia Mariam Abacha, and son, Mohammed Abacha, who are the plaintiffs in the suit, had contended that it was wrong for the Federal Government to revoke the property and sell it…
The Minister of Education’s reversal (or suspension) of his ban on “underage” university admissions after protests by stakeholders is another instance of this administration making a policy decision it has neither fully reasoned through nor consulted on with stakeholders. By not putting enough thought into executive decisions, leaders capitulate cheaply and their indecisiveness hurts everyone in the long run. Prof. Tahir Mamman was wrong on the ban, wrong to have suspended it, and wrong to have planned a re-introduction. At the same Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination policy meeting where the ban was negotiated amidst the rowdiness of dissenting with…