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Lawyers Demand Rehabilitation, Compensation For Freed #EndBadGovernance Minors
Legal experts have called on President Tinubu to give minors detained due to the #EndBadGovernance protest rehabilitation and compensation. Tinubu had given the directive in response to the public outcry that greeted the arraignment of the minors who also looked starved. Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had dismissed the case against the protesters following an application...
Marketers Sue Dangote, Insist On Petrol Import
AYM Shafa Ltd, A. A. Rano Ltd, and Matrix Petroleum Services Ltd have asked the Federal HC, Abuja, to dismiss a suit filed by Dangote Refinery. The marketers, in a joint counter affidavit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 and dated November 5, 2024, a response to an originating summon filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, argued that granting the application of refinery...
Lagbaja: IG Orders Police Officers To Wear Black Bands
IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered men of the NPF to wear black bands for a seven-day mourning in honour of the late COAS, Lt. Gen. Lagbaja. The police boss gave the directive in a statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said the directive is to honour Lagbaja, who showed gallantry, dedication, and passion in...
Obasanjo Commends Obaseki, Encourages Attention On Human Capital Devt
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Governor Godwin Obaseki as a builder who had an influence on his people's lives. He, therefore, urged political leaders to focus on human capital development. The former President, who stated this at the the inauguration of the rebuilt and expanded 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said the multi-sectoral reforms...
NYSC Members Want N77,000 Allowance Increment Implemented
National Youth Service Corps members have called on the Federal Government to implement the promised N77,000 allowance to alleviate the economic hardship they were going through. The corps members took to their social media handles to share their concerns on Wednesday. They said despite Federal Government’s approval of new minimum wage in July 2024, corps members were still receiving the old...
Tinubu Directs That Flags Be Flown At Half Mast To Mourn Late Chief Of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has expressed regret following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, after a brief illness. The late COAS died at the age of 56 years. In a Wednesday statement through the Director, Information & Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the President has directed that National...
DisCos Announce New Meter Price Hike
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have announced new prices for various electricity meter models, marking the second price hike in four months. The new prices, effective from Tuesday, November 5, 2024, show the deregulation of Meter Asset Providers (MAP) as directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). According to the DisCos, the cost of a single-phase meter has risen...
Abia Community Stages Protest, Alleges Plot By FHA To Forcefully Grab Ancestral Land (Photos, Video)
The people of Umuawa Alaocha in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State have accused the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) of attempts to forcefully grab their ancestral land which they said is their only means of livelihood. Community members who staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday said they are not prepared to give out their communal land. The protesters comprising women, youths,...
“Build A Responsive Future” Shettima Tells Released ‘Hungry’ Minors
VP Kashim Shettima urged the minors released after being arrested in August's protest last year to turn a new leaf and build a responsive future. Addressing the minors at the State House Auditorium, Abuja, Shettima argued that President Bola Tinubu’s decision, made on humanitarian grounds despite evidence of wrongdoing, was an opportunity for personal reform. He encouraged them not to let...
Sen. Kalu Commiserates With Tinubu, Armed Forces Over Demise Of Chief Of Army Staff
Chairman of Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has commiserated with the President, Bola Tinubu, and Nigerian Armed Forces over the passing of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Abiodun Lagbaja, ABN TV reports. Describing the deceased as a gallant and patriotic officer, Kalu stressed that the late General Lagbaja demonstrated a...
