Author: Olamide Obayemi
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called for collaboration with media practitioners on promotion of rights of migrants. The call was made on Thursday the Regional Representative, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)-West Africa Regional Office, during a visit to Nigeria. Kotchani, who led OHCHR delegation from the organisation’s regional office in Dakar, Senegal, said migration related issues have posed concern not just within the sub-region but globally, noting such can only be tackled on the platform of promoting human rights. Kotchani said: “A media professional has an important role to play…
The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, 22 February, 2024 upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State. He was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday, 13 March, 2023 by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, after being prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count of criminal misappropriation of N19.900 million. Yahaya received funds from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, and diverted part of the money to his personal use. The lone…
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, 24 February, 2024, declared open the 14th Biennial Police Games tagged Oluyole 2024, stating that sport has remained the number one unifying factor in the country. He added that the Nigeria Police Games has, over the years, been a great way of discovering talents and that he expected nothing less from the 14th edition. Declaring the event open at the Lekan Salami Sport Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan, the Special Guest of Honour, President Tinubu, reminisced on how a police officer, Chioma Ajunwa won a gold medal for Nigeria at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. The President was…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has expressed the appreciation of officers and men of the anti-narcotic agency to President Bola Tinubu for his continuous support for the on-going efforts to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa stated this in response to questions from journalists while inspecting facilities at the NDLEA barracks, which is almost ready for commissioning in Yola, Adamawa state. According to him: “We thank God for the project, we appreciate the continuity in governance. President Buhari appreciated the issues…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) on Saturday, 24 February, 2024 in Abuja, lifted the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea. The regional body took the decision during the extraordinary summit on the political, security, and peace conditions in the ECOWAS sub-region. ECOWAS, however, said the political and targeted sanctions remain. Recall that the West African bloc had in a swift response to the military coup in Niger, enforced a no-flight zone over the country. The Nigerian government also cut off power supply to the military-ruled country to persuade the juntas…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kidnappers have killed a man identified Olayinka Ogunyemi, one of the seven persons abducted from Kuduru community in the Federal Capital territory (FCT), Daily Trust online reports. Recall that kidnappers stormed the area and abducted the victims on 28 December, 2023. Ogunyemi, according to a community source, was killed after members of the families of the hostages failed to pay the N290 million demanded. The source said the bandits called on Friday, 23 February, 2024, to break the news of the execution of Ogunyemi, a civil engineer. “The bandits called us yesterday that they have killed Engineer Olayinka…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Friday, 23 February, and Saturday, 24 February, 2024, arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects, comprising 35 males and 1 female were arrested at Sabo Kaduna and Narayi Highcoast and Layin Dogon Iche Samaru in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. Items recovered from the suspects include 43 phones and five laptops They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Saturday, 24 February, 2024, took a test run of the Red Line train, inspecting the tracks and the rail corridors for another time ahead of next Thursday formal commissioning of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) infrastructure. The 37-kilometre rail line, built by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), will be inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with its stations and other ancillary facilities. The Red Line traverses seven stations from Agbado, a boundary town in Ogun State, to Oyingbo in Lagos Central. Sanwo-Olu took journalists on a train ride from the Ikeja Mega…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Two of the governorship aspirants in the just concluded All Progressive Congress governorship primary in Edo State, Dr Ernest Umakhihe and Prince Clem Agba, have congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo for being nominated as the party’s standard bearer for the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in state . Agba, in a statement titled, ‘My Stand on the Outcome of APC’s Governorship Primary Election, said he has decided to work in the best interest of the party “as a loyal party man”. “I have called Senator Monday Okpebholo to congratulate him on his candidature and assure him of my…