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HURIWA calls for visa ban on judges, alleges politically motivated judgements

NewsDeskNgOct 31, 2024October 31, 20240

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has condemned recent Federal High Court judgments, calling for visa restrictions on judges allegedly involved in issuing rulings perceived as politically motivated. The group cited the judgment halting federal allocations to Rivers State as alarming, calling for international embassies, including those of the...

Wike – We’ll not allow unprofiled vehicles in FCT from 2025

NewsDeskNgOct 31, 2024October 31, 20240

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration would not condone unprofiled vehicles in the nation’s capital beginning from January 2025. This is as he said that all commercial buses in the nation’s capital would be profiled by the Nigeria Police Force...

NRM drags OGSIEC to court over imposition of N250,000 fee on candidates

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has dragged the Ogun State Independent Election Commission (OGSIEC) to court over the required administrative charges imposed on all candidates in the November 16 local government election. According to reports, the Chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Osibodu had announced a N250,000 charge on each chairmanship...

Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees which were forwarded to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were to be screened on Tuesday, but the exercise was postponed till Wednesday for adequate preparation. Meanwhile the Senate commenced the screening at exactly 1:10 pm...

Don’t lose guard in defence of democracy – Information Minister Idris tells Nigerian media

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has said that it is imperative for the media to not lose guard in the defence of Nigeria’s 24 years of unbroken democratic experience. He said this when the Executive Council of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), paid him a courtesy visit as part...

No judge defied Federal High Court Chief Judge’s order on transfer

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Federal High Court of Nigeria has clarified that the order of the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, was not defied by any of the judges on the bench of the court across the country. Rather, the court said that the earlier transfer order made by the...

Anti-people policies: Don’t do everything IMF, World Bank ask you to – Jega tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

An erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged the Nigerian government not to take every advice offered by the Bretton Woods institutions – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Jega said while it is good and useful to engage with...

Fuel Subsidy: NNPCL Have No Justification Importing More Fuel Into Nigeria – APC Group

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has no justification for continuing to import fuel into Nigeria despite Dangote Refinery’s capacity to meet local demand, the APC Prosperity Group has stated. According to a statement signed by Usman Abubakar, this continued importation perpetuates Nigeria’s reliance on foreign fuel, exacerbating foreign...

Touts beat up Abia Harmonized Task Force personnel, destroy vehicles

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The Abia State Harmonized Task Force (ASHTF) has expressed worry on the recent assault on its members and the destruction of its vehicles by touts and other accosted law offenders in the State. The Chairman of the Harmonized Task Force and Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu...

Reps investigate abandoned N1.46bn road project in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, launched an investigation into alleged abandonment of the Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its grievances during an investigative hearing on Tuesday while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of...