The Commander Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Commodore Rotimi Oderemi has promised to help in beefing up the aesthetics of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, secretariat, Cross River State.
This is after the command donated one dozen of chairs to the centre to palliate the dire need of a conducive working environment for members of the Union.
The NNS Victory boss said, “This is just a dozen. We will come back very soon to add more value to your Secretariat in our commitment to fostering greater collaboration with the NUJ.”
He further said the gesture was in appreciation for the efforts of members of the Union in covering activities of NNS Victory and projecting the Unit in positive light.
“As part of our non-kinetic line of operation, NNS Victory, being a unit under ‘Operation Delta Sanity,’ thought it wise that we provide a token towards a more comfortable Secretariat for journalists in Cross River State.”
Receiving the donations, on behalf of members of Cross River NUJ, the Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey expressed gratitude to Commander Oderemi and members of his team for swiftly responding to the NUJ Council’s appeal with the kind donation of a dozen of chairs.
The NUJ leader mentioned that the donation and visit to the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre symbolize NNS Victory’s commitment to strengthening existing relationship between the two bodies as well as engendering development for the noble journalism profession, Cross River state and the nation at large.
The commander and other members of his team were received at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre by the Chairman and some members of the NUJ Council.
Navy pledges to beef up aesthetics of NUJ Secretariat in Calabar
Navy pledges to beef up aesthetics of NUJ Secretariat in Calabar
Ndume removed as Senate whip
The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip and replaced him with Senator Tahir Monguno.
Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the party, Umar Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola.
The request was put to voice votes by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and loudly affirmed by all the APC senators
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Lagos debunks monthly environmental sanitation reintroduction
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday stated that it has not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated that those behind the report are mischief makers who are keen on confusing residents.
This was contained in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Kunle Adeshina.
Wahab urged all residents to disregard the content of the viral fake news and go about their lawful business endeavour, adding that there will be no restriction of movements on the last Saturday of July as erroneously included in the fake news.
The commissioner explained that what Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Sunday during a sanitation sensitisation exercise at Campos playground Lagos Island was that the state will start a weekly community-based sensitisation and awareness exercise that will involve all residents.
“The governor also stated that State Government officials will lead from the front every week by going round to join residents in voluntarily cleaning their environment while preaching the message,” he said.
Wahab added that at no time did the governor make a pronouncement that the monthly exercise and restriction would start in July or any other month for now.
The commissioner urged all residents to imbibe the culture of cleaning their surroundings all the time and not wait until the government declares a particular month for the commencement of sanitation or restriction of movement.
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Kidnapped mother of popular Hausa Musician, Rarara, freed
After 20 days in captivity Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of renowned Hausa musician, Dauda Adamu, popularly known as Rarara, has finally regained her freedom.
The news of her freedom was confirmed by Rarara, on his verified Instagram handle on Wednesday morning.
However, details of the 75-year-old Raraya mother’s release remain sketchy but unconfirmed reports said millions of naira were paid as ransom to secure her freedom.
Recall that Hajiya was abducted in Kastina State last month.
Meanwhile, the Katsina State Police Command earlier confirmed the arrest of two suspects linked to the abduction.
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Court reinstates Shaibu as Edo deputy governor
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State.
Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office because the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in impeaching him.
Justice Omotosho also set aside the appointment of the new Deputy Governor who replaced Shaibu.
The court held that the allegation on which the House of Assembly based the impeachment proceedings was untenable in law and did not constitute gross misconduct.
He ordered the Inspector General of Police to provide him with needed security to enable him to resume office and perform the functions of the office until the end of his tenure.
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Yahaya Bello in fresh move to stop trial in N82bn alleged fraud charges
Former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Adoza Bello has ignited a fresh move to suspend his planned arraignment before the Federal High Court in Abuja on the alleged N82bn fraud charges.
Bello through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed SAN on Wednesday moved an application asking the federal high court to stay proceedings.
His ground was that he had filed two notices of appeals at the Court of Appeal in Abuja challenging the jurisdiction of the court in Abuja to determine the criminal charges against him.
Bello said that his appeals have been entered and that the record of proceedings of the high court had been transmitted to the appellate court.
He also asked the court to expunge the proceedings of June 27 from the court records on the ground that his appeals have been entered at the time of the proceedings.
Bello therefore asked Justice Emeka Nwite to stay out of his trial until the Court of Appeal decides his appeal on jurisdiction.
However, the federal government through his counsel, Kemi Pinheiro SAN vehemently opposed the request to suspend the trial on the ground that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act did not support the request.
Pinheiro SAN cited sections 306 of ACJA and 40 of EFCC Act to support his objections for the request for stay of proceedings to be granted.
The senior lawyer faulted the authority cited by Bello adding that the authority only support civil matters and not a criminal matters as in the instant case.
Justice Emeka Nwite is expected to deliver ruling in the application.
Yahaya Bello in fresh move to stop trial in N82bn alleged fraud charges
Enugu hosts PDP governors, party leaders
The Enugu State Government played host to a gathering of governors and party leaders from the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, according to a statement by Governor Peter Mbah on X.com on Wednesday.
The gathering, which took place on Tuesday evening, featured a cultural night, where the guests were treated to a display of traditional cuisine, music, and dance.
The event was a precursor to a meeting aimed at crafting strategies to move the party and nation forward.
The host governor, in his statement, expressed his pleasure at welcoming his “brother governors” and party leaders to Enugu, stating that it was an honour to host them.
He wrote, “I had the pleasure of welcoming my brother governors of the #OfficialPDPNig Governors’ Forum and party leaders to Enugu, Tuesday evening as well as treating them to a cultural night ahead of our meeting where we are to craft strategies to move our party and nation forward.
“We count it an honour to host them. As Chinua Achebe rightly pointed out, a man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. ”
“Again, when we gather together in the moonlit village square, it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. According to Achebe, we come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so. Deje nu. Nnoo nu.”
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Phillip Shuaibu’s impeachment as Edo Deputy Governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State.
Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment on Wednesday, ordered his reinstatement to office on the grounds that the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in purporting to impeach Shuaibu.
Shuaibu, who was in court, shed tears of joy upon hearing the judge’s pronouncements.
Justice Omotosho held that the allegation on which the House of Assembly based the impeachment proceedings was untenable in law and does not constitute a gross misconduct.
The judge ordered the IGP to provide him with needed security to enable him resume office and perform the functions of the office until the end of his tenure.
Justice Omotosho set aside the appointment of another deputy governor in the place of Shuaibu.
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Phillip Shuaibu’s impeachment as Edo Deputy Governor
Yobe Police crack down on kidnapping ring, rescue victim, nab suspects
The Yobe State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it successfully rescued a kidnap victim and apprehended the perpetrators.
Details regarding the identity of the victim and the circumstances leading to the abduction are still emerging.
According to a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the rescue mission took place in Kasda hamlet near Yauro Village in Jakusko LGA, where the victim was rescued and two AK-47 rifles were recovered. The suspects, Adamu Dimdo, 23, and Idi Dimdo, 25, were apprehended.
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The victim, Mallam Adamu Adamu, 18, is said to had been kidnapped from Basari in Zaki LGA, Bauchi State, and held captive in Kasda, Jakusko LGA, Yobe State, while ransom negotiations were reportedly underway.
During interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed that the principal suspect, Babawuro Audu, 45, a notorious gunrunner and mastermind behind numerous kidnap activities, abductions, and robberies in Yobe and neighbouring states, remains at large.
The statement further details that other members of the kidnapping syndicate managed to escape during the raid. However, a manhunt has been launched to apprehend them, with Abdulkarim assuring the public that “the full wrath of the law will be brought upon those involved.”
The rescued victim is currently undergoing medical examinations and is expected to be reunited with his family soon.
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NULGE replies Fayose, says it’s not surprised since he ran LGAs like personal business
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ekiti State branch, on Tuesday, vehemently criticized former Governor Ayodele Fayose for his recent comments on local government workers.
Fayose had expressed opposition to the Supreme Court’s judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments, alleging that most council officials were absent from work and only interested in collecting money.
Fayose stated, “Go to the council on Wednesday or Friday, and you will not find 10 per cent of the staff of the local government in the office. They don’t come. My name is Ayo Fayose and I want them to dispute this.
“They don’t come to work. When you make moves to bring them to book, both NULGE and all leaders of the local government will go and beg the governor. They will be telling you, we will not vote for you. This is the way we operate at the local government.”
Responding, NULGE President Oluseyi Olatunde dismissed Fayose’s claims as mischievous and untrue, stating that council workers in Ekiti State are productive and have contributed significantly to the state’s developmental progress.
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He said the former governor’s remarks were not surprising since he operated the local governments under his tenure as a personal business empire.
Olatunde accused Fayose of lacking understanding of local government operations and deliberately impoverishing council workers during his tenure as governor.
Fayose’s policies, including using three federal allocations to pay a month’s salary, resulted in unpaid salaries and arrears of up to nine months, despite the state receiving bailout funds.
NULGE called on Fayose to withdraw his statement and tender an unreserved apology to council workers.
Olatunde said, “The statement is not the true picture of local government practice in Nigeria and in Ekiti State in particular.”
“It is a mere fallacy cooked up by Fayose and his like who are opposed to the realities of the local government autonomy.
“We call on Fayose to humbly withdraw the vexatious statement and tender unreserved apology to the council workers who he had discredited, blackmailed and portrayed in bad light in the eyes of right thinking public.
“Council workers in Ekiti State are very productive and this is evident in the various developmental progress made so far by all the councils, including the Local Council Development Areas created in the state.
“The leadership of NULGE is not surprised at the negative outburst of Fayose who, during his time as governor of Ekiti State, ran the councils like his private business and reduced the office of the council chairman to that of a puppet.
“Not that alone, he impoverished local government workers through his obnoxious policy of using three federal allocations to pay a month’s salary, which resulted in unpaid salaries accumulating in arrears of nine months, despite the huge bailout funds the state received from the Federal Government.
“In no way did Fayose use the funds to bail local government workers out of the huge financial mess he plunged us into. We are grateful to President Bola Tinubu, the judiciary and well-meaning Nigerians who fought for the local government autonomy.”
This development highlights the ongoing debate on local government autonomy and the role of state governments in managing local government funds.
The Supreme Court’s judgment has sparked intense discussions on the effectiveness of local government administration in Nigeria.
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