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We Don’t Use POS For Collection Of Fines, Says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it does not use nor permit the use of Point of Sale machines nor receive payment for fines of traffic offences on patrol points. This was contained in a statement signed and made available by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday. FRSC explained that rather, it made use of a digitalised E-ticketing...
Arrest, Put EFCC Chairman Bawa In Kuje Prison Now – HURIWA Tells IGP
Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) has called for the arrest and imprisonment of Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The rights group is backing the call for the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to without further delay, put the EFCC boss behind bars. Recall that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja...
Abia CP Bala Visits Army Brigade Commander In Ohafia, Seeks Synergy (Photos, Video)
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Abia State, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the 14th Commander in charge of the 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Adegoke Moses Adetuyi at the Brigade Headquarters Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks in Ohafia. He said the visit is to create a good relationship with the...
Flooding: Nigeria Won’t Witness Food Shortage — FG
The Federal Government has again debunked claims that the nation would experience food shortage in 2023 because of the recent flooding in the country. Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House. He stated that the government is working to decrease inflation rate...
Rep. Onuigbo Chairs GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit In Egypt, Urges Integrated Action To Address Climate Change (Photos)
Rep. Sam Onuigbo, Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State and the Head of Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE International) in Africa says the world must explore means of integrating actions on combating or mitigating climate change, biodiversity governance, desertification and land degradation, with addressing critical Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty, food...
Over 1500 PDP Members Decamp To APC In Jigawa State
Over one thousand five hundred supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ilirowa village, Buji Local Government, Jigawa State. Receiving the decampees on Monday, the State Assembly member representing Birnin Kudu constituency Siraja Muhammad Kantoga appreciated their decision to dump the PDP. The member, who was represented by his co-ordinator, Nura...
EFCC Says Chairman Bawa Did Not Commit Contempt Of Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday insisted that its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, did not disregard the order of the court. The clarification was made in a statement the commission posted on its Facebook page. The commission opined that the ruling has created a ‘wrong impression of the person of the Executive Chairman of the EFCC as encouraging impunity'. READ ALSO:...
Group Takes South East Governors, Others To Two Powerful Shrines Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Continuous Detention
An Igbo group known as Eziokwu Bu Ndu (Ofo n'Ogo) which is sympathetic to the Biafra course, said it has dragged the five South East governors and some other Igbo leaders to two popular shrines in the country over the plight of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu's predicament. The other Igbo leaders said to...
Buhari Urges Action From Developed Countries To Help Africa Tackle Climate Change Effects
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent climate actions from, especially developed countries to tackle the effects of climate change in Africa. Buhari who was represented by Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi made the call on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). The sideline Clean Energy Transition event organised by Bloomberg...
Contempt: EFCC Chairman, Bawa Moves To Avoid Jail, Appeals Court Ruling
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa has appealed the contempt of court verdict handed down to him by the Abuja High Court. Mr Bawa disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists at the House of Representatives. ABN TV reports that the Court had ordered him to be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Facility until...
