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IG Egbetokun Bows To Pressure, Suspends E-motor Registry Enforcement
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of electronic central motor registry registration for vehicle owners in the country. The Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, had on Saturday said the IG ordered that the enforcement of the e-CMR should commence on July 29. The enforcement order sparked an outcry from Nigerians, who accused the police of creating an...
Violence Has No Place In Democracy, Tinubu Condemns Assassination Attempt On Trump
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday condemned an assassination attempt on former US President, Donald Trump, describing the attack as distasteful. Trump, the Republican candidate for the November election, was rushed off stage when gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a shocking incident that will fuel anxiety in the run-up to the 2024 election. A...
Abia Government, NLC Reach Agreement On Wage Award
The Abia State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have reached a consensus on the payment of a monthly wage award of N15,000 for a period of three months, effective from the end of July 2024, ABN TV reports. According to the agreement, the state government will pay the N15,000 wage award to eligible workers for three consecutive months,...
LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Judgment A Distraction — Gov. Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the Supreme Court verdict granting financial autonomy to local government councils is a distraction to the “real” issues facing Nigeria like the high cost of food. In its judgement on Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the Federal Government to pay funds directly to local council area accounts. It also described the action of state...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Imprisonment Is Unacceptable, We Must Keep Fighting For His Release’ – Aloy Ejimakor
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has spoken out against Kanu's continued imprisonment. Ejimakor stated on his social media handle that it is unacceptable to imprison someone not for a genuine offense, but for their thoughts and ideas that the state seeks to suppress through false imprisonment. Ejimakor emphasized...
Enforcement Of E-motor Registry Registry Commences July 29 — Police
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the enforcement of the digitalized Central Motor Registry beginning from July 29, 2024. This, according to the police boss, is to modernise and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, bolstering the nation’s safety and security framework. The e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data, designed to support police...
Reps C’tee Vows To Shield Judiciary From Political Interference, Wants Quick Dispensation Of Justice
House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review has vowed to evolve strong measures that will shield the judiciary from political pressures and ensure its decisions are for the good of the citizenry and the development of the country. The Chairman of the Committee and deputy speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu gave the assurance while delivering his...
Kenya: Police Chief Quits After Deadly Anti-tax Protests
Arising from weeks of protests against increase in tax, the police chief in Kenya has announced his resignation from office. Japhet Koome's resignation comes amidst allegation that the police have extra-judicially shot dozens of demonstrators, abducted and arbitrary arrest hundreds of others. At least 40 persons have reportedly been killed since the inception of the protest, after the parliament passed the...
Tinubu Sacks NPA Managing Director
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, removed Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The president appointed Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the new MD and Senator Adedayo Adeyey as the Board Chairman of the NPA. The appointments were made known in a statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement, titled,...
Gov. Otti Meets With Organised Labour, Says “No Federal Funds Received For N35,000 Wage Award”
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, met with the leadership of organized labour in the state, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), to reassure them of his administration's dedication to improving workers' welfare. During the meeting, Governor Otti clarified that the state government has not received any funds from the Federal...
