Day: July 22, 2023

“My administration will provide security for Nigerians”, Tinubu reassures Nigerians

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has re-affirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring appropriate security for all citizens throughout the nation. President Tinubu delivered the promise at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College’s 45th graduation ceremony in Jaji, Kaduna State. While praising the military for preserving the country’s territorial integrity, the President promised to continue to assist it. Tinubu, who also congratulated the graduating officers, described the military officers serving Nigeria as the best group of people out of the over 200 million citizens of the country. Two hundred and ninety-one participants…

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DSS to arraign former CBN Governor Emefiele in court on Tuesday

Aminu Imam

The Lagos division of the Federal High Court has fixed Tuesday, July 25, 2023, for the arraignment of suspended former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Recall that Emefiele is facing two counts of possession of a pump-action rifle and 123 rounds of live cartridges. The charges were filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) on July 13, 2023. Emefiele was arrested by the DSS on June 10, 2023, after he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu. He has since then been in the custody of the DSS.…

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Kaduna: Govt. confirms diphtheria disease outbreak in Kafanchan

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria disease in some communities in Kafanchan, Jema’a local government area. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract. Its symptoms include sore throat, fever, and a white layer on the throat. It is transmitted through respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing and through direct contact with the respiratory fluid and has a high fatality rate of up to 20 per cent, especially in children under five. Recall that on Thursday there were reports of an…

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Kano DisCo gets new owners as Kaduna’s faces license revocation

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has extended its threat to cancel the licence of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, (KAEDCO), for another 30 days to fashion out ways to settle its N51billion underpayment to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, (NESI). NERC, in an advertorial signed by one of its commissioners, Dafe Akpeneye, dated July 19, stated that core investors of KAEDCO, Afrexim Bank and Fidelity Bank, did not give a satisfactory note on ways to sustain the financial viability of the company. Recall that the regulator had in May given…

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Stella Oduah, ex-aide, others arraigned over alleged N5bn fraud

Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, eight others are being arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over fraud-related offences. They are charged with conspiracy, money laundering and maintaining anonymous bank accounts with First Bank Plc, with about N5billion involved. Oduah, and the other accused yesterday pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the N5 billion fraud charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), when they were arraigned before the presidind judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo. Oduah was arraigned on alleged N5 billion fraud and financial misappropriation while she…

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Civil societies threaten mass protest in 1 week if FG fails to address Nigerians’ suffering

Aminu Imam

Civil Societies Coalition, in Osun State, has threatened to organise a massive protest if the Federal Government fails to better the lives of the citizens within one week. While reacting, following the recent petrol subsidy removal, naira float and other reforms of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the group, in an issued statement on Thursday, signed by its Chairman, Waheed Lawal, recommended a pause in interest rate hikes to relieve the pressures on economic agents. The group urged the Government to implement fiscal measures such as reducing/removing the tax on…

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N600 per litre Fuel: Tonye Cole says “nothing changes”, as Dangote Refinery sets date for first production

Aminu Imam

As Dangote refinery prepares to commence production by the end of July or August, with many Nigerians anxious to know how the project would impact fuel price, the former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole, has explained why Nigerians should not expect a cheaper pump price when Dangote refineries begin full production. Speaking on a television programme on Wednesday, Cole noted that the refineries will have little impact on pump prices because each time they need maintenance, some parts will be imported due to Nigeria’s heavy dependence on…

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DSS/Emefiele: Arewa Lawyers kick over detention of Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos

Aminu Imam

…Urges Tinubu to intervene Legal Practitioners, under the aegis of Arewa Human Rights Lawyers and Justice Centre, have condemned the arrest and detention of a popular pro-Tinubu supporter and Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara, by Department of State Services, (DSS). The group claimed the traditional title holder was arrested and being detained to allegedly implicate the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Lawyers, therefore, called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, to…

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Hajj not a capital flight

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Fatima Sanda Usara The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) observed with dismay how some media outlets, for whatever reasons, have carried on with campaigns of calumny against the Commission despite several press briefings and press releases clearly explaining reasons and solutions to hitches encountered in the 2023 Hajj operations.  In its bid to carry the press along, who in turn it is believed would clarify issues for their readers, NAHCON had kept the press updated about all knotty issues even before they become obvious, and sometimes only after…

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Over 45,000 Nigerian Pilgrims airlifted back home, final flight for August 3rd

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir. About two weeks into the commencement of the in-bound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi, over 45,000 pilgrims have been successfully airlifted back to Nigeria in 116 flights, with August 3rd set for the final flight. The in-bound operation began on July 4th with the airlift of 387 Sokoto pilgrims by Flynas; a Saudi base airline after the completion of the symbolic stoning of the Jamrats and completion of Hajj rites. Though initially bedeviled by non-provision of slots to many of the airlines except the Flynas;…

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