On the occasion of today’s commemoration of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day, the Nigerian National Committee of the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) is asking the new government that will be inaugurated in Nigeria on May 29 to commit to creating a better operating environment for journalists and media organisations.In the past few years, cases of media and journalists’ harassment have been rampant. These violations include arrests, physical attacks, denial of access, threats, equipment damage, equipment seizure, lawsuits and high-handedness and arbitrariness by some agencies of government.Nigerian journalists are in perpetual danger, and we are urging the incoming government to…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Edo State Police Command has commenced the training of officers of the command on weapon handling and other activities. The Commander Mopol 5, Benin, ACP Habib Rabiu, who is in charge of the training, said the exercise was to enhance the capacity of the officers and professionalism in their day-to-day activities. According to Rabiu, the training centres on physical training, handling of arms and hazard manoeuvring, would strengthen the force in responding to issues, and also end accidental discharges. “To ensure effective weapon handling, the Edo state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara, announced personnel of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 4 May, 2023 secured final forfeiture of 324 houses recovered from the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave the order of final forfeiture while ruling on a motion filed by the EFCC that the houses were “reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities of Kano State Pension Fund Trustees”. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “The properties comprise 168 homes situated at Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam Bandirawo City, Kano; 122 houses at Sheikh Nasiru Kabara (Amana City), Kano and…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Golden Eaglets star, Akinkunmi Amoo, will appear at the District Court in Denmark on June 23 on alleged charges bothering on sexual assault and other two unspecified others, journalist Osasu Obayiuwana posted on Twitter page Amoo is reportedly in Nigeria after being granted permission by his club FC Copenhagen to visit his family and at the same time train with the Nigeria Football Federation’s medical staff. The 20-year-old has been training with the Flying Eagles in Abuja as he continues his rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury. In the latest development, Amoo, who was the Eaglets’ standout player…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 35-year-old suspected ritualist, Ifasoji Ayangbesan, has confessed that he bought a pair of fresh human legs at the rate of N20,000. The suspect was paraded alongside 12 other suspects on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023, at the Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital. Ayangbesan, who was accused of attempting to bribe policemen with N1 million to evade arrest over the killing of one Adeyemi, said he did not participate in the killing. The victim was reportedly killed on January 28, 2023. Ayangbesan, who is a resident of the Iloti axis of the Ijebu-Ode…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Millions of electricity consumers may be plunged into darkness in the coming weeks as the Federal Government via the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Market Operator have begun a massive disconnection of debtor electricity distribution companies from the national grid, an Ogun State based national newspaper reports. The newspaper findings showed the development followed notices of disconnection from the grid served on some of the Discos by the Market Operator. The MO, a division of the Transmission Company of Nigeria had informed some Discos, including generating companies of the disconnection plan, due to failure to make…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sacked over 200 aides, including commissioners from office with immediate effect. A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media Projects to the Governor, Crusoe Osagie, on Wednesday, 4 May, 2023, said the termination of appointments, which took immediate effect, affected all Special Assistants (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs). The state’s cabinet was dissolved during the weekly executive council meeting on Wednesday, 4 May, 2023 The Governor however expressed appreciation to members of the council for their service to the government and people of the State.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The first batch of Nigerians who fled the war in Sudan has returned to the country late on the night of Wednesday, 3 May, 2023. The Nigerians, who were airlifted on yesterday evening, Wednesday, 3 May, 2023, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, around 11:30pm, and each of them, according to Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouk, would get the sum of N100,000 to enable them settle in. Farouk in company of Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa; and the Director General of the National Management Emergency Agency (NEMA), Ahmed Mustapha,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United States of America has become the first country to approve the Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the world. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious, especially for infants and older adults. The senior US Food and Drug Administrator, Peter Marks, who made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday, 4 May, 2023, said,, “Today’s (Wednesday) approval of the first RSV vaccine is an important public health achievement to prevent a disease which can be life-threatening.” RSV can cause…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Yobe State Police Command has arrested one Muhammed Audu, 18, for raping a 5-year-old girl in Kayeri village of Fune LGA of the state, a northern based national newspaper reports. The victim had on Sunday, 30 April, 2023, accompanied her elder sister to hawk kola nut around Kabul area in the Kayeri community when the man sent the girl to buy something for him. The suspect followed her immediately without the knowledge of her sister and took her into an uncompleted mosque in the Kabul area where he raped her. According to the source, the suspect…