The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, officers and his men in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have been applauded for the professional handling of the on-going #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The commendation is coming from The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam-Madori. Senator Malam-Madori, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, praised the IGP and his men for their restraint, civility and professionalism in responding to the protests, which he said is consistent with the best practices of modern policing. He said, “I want to commend the Inspector General of Police…
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By Yusuph Olaniyonu Perhaps I should not be alive. But I am. Despite the odds, I turn 58 today. I am still frail and fragile. But now, I can stand on my feet again, bearing testimony to those sacred words of the Almighty Allah himself that, “No soul can ever die except by Allah’s leave and at a term appointed (Quran 3: 145).” It all started on 19 February when I drove myself into a government hospital in Abuja for an elective surgery. The surgery itself was meant to last for a few minutes and I should return home not…
***Say,we have nothing to hide By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. KOGI State Government has reiterated her stance on Accountability, Transparency and Probity insisting that it has nothing to hide and will always open her books to lawful investigations. The Commissioner for Information and Communications Mr Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lokoja Fanwo confirmed that two officials of the state government, Dr Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu had submitted themselves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and were currently at the Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja. According to the Commissioner, the duo…
As protesters continued their demonstrations in major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and few other states, President Bola Tinubu has postponed this week’s Federal Executive Council to an undisclosed date. Rather, the President is currently hosting a security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police among others are expected to brief the President on security situation in the country. The meeting which started at 2pm has in attendance the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser to the President, all Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the Comptroller Generals of…
Following an ex parte order by a Federal Court in Abuja declaring them wanted, two officials of the Kogi State Government, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha have turned themselves in at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) The Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the arrest of Abdulsalamu Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha to bring them before the court to answer criminal allegations related to the alleged withdrawal of N46,039,579,919.38 in cash from the Kogi State government bank accounts, among other accusations. The order was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday in a…
By Ehichioya Ezomon In an novel move that many Nigerians have hailed as in the right direction – even as they hold that it doesn’t go far enough – members of the House of Representatives have donated half of their salaries for the next six months – in the first instance – to complement Federal Government’s efforts at cushioning the economic hardship Nigerians undergo, especially since the Bola Tinubu administration in May 2023. Viewed by sceptics as a fry in the pan – until a wholesale cut from the legislators’ homongous allowances that are in the realm of speculations and…
For deviating from the usual culture of divisive politics by promoting unity among political actors in the state, Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Kogi State A statement by Special Adviser on Media to the Governor Ismaila Isah hom to have stated this when he received members of IPAC led by its chairman, Honourable Ilyas Badanga on a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Government House in Lokoja. Ododo told his visitors that he is committed to strengthening relationship with the Inter-Party Advisory Council in providing purposeful leadership…
***Use of lethal force by police, Army, DSS should not be contemplated Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu should order the unconditional release of all arrested and detained hunger protesters by the police and other security forces, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has charged Frank through a statement in Abuja on Sunday also called on the President to stop the police from further killings and use of lethal force against peaceful protesters. He also condemned the antagonism of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against the protesters and called…
The former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu has urged protesters to sheath their swords as the blood of innocent persons was being shed for nothing. He said out of the 19 victims of the protests, no child of any politician or big man was killed. He therefore pleaded with the aggrieved to wait for the next presidential election to end bad governance. He also asked the opposition to proffer solutions to the problems of the country instead of instigating violence and seeking to overthrow democratically elected administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He however…
BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE Armed Forces OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. 3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano,…