Author: Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Human right violations by Soldiers: Investigation panel arrives Maiduguri

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency operations in the North East (SIIP-NE), has arrived Maiduguri for its assignment. The panel was constituted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) following allegations by a foreign media organisation against the military operation in North East. The panel Chairman, Justice Abdu Aboki led members of the panel to the Theatre Command Headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri, to solicit their cooperation in  unraveling the truth in the allegations of rights violations against the Nigerian military.…

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Election: Clerics, NUJ caution Journalists against sensationalism, devisive reportage

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Stakeholders at NUJ conference in Makurdi

Rev. Fr Patrick Alumuku, Director of Communication, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has urged media practitioners to shun sensational reportage that would compromise security before, during and after the general elections. Alumuku made the appeal at a zonal conference organised by Zone ‘D’ of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Thursday in Makurdi. The conference was on ‘The Role of the Media in enhancing peaceful election and democratic participation’. Alumuku who is also the Director Catholic Television of Nigeria, said the call was imperative in view of the nexus between…

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President Buhari approves 67 new broadcast licenses

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
NBC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved operational licenses for 67 new broadcast outfits, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), said on Thursday in Abuja. NBC Director-General Balarabe Ilelah disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the scorecard of the commission. “President Buhari has approved hundreds of broadcast licenses; it is a demonstration of his intrinsic democratic values,” Ilelah stated. According to him, a total of 473 broadcast licenses were granted under Buhari’s administration. “The breakdown of the licenses approved by Buhari showed that 210 were granted in 2018, 159 in 2021, 37 in…

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Naira Swap: Oil regulatory authority to sanction Filling Stations rejecting POS, transfer

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations that reject the use of Point of Sale (POS) machines or bank transfers at their outlets. This is contained in a statement by Kimchi Apollo, General Manager, Corporate Communications and Stakeholders Management, NMDPRA, on Thursday in Abuja. The statement frowned at the act by the retail outlets due to the recent cash crunch brought about by the new Naira design. “It has come to the attention of the NMDPRA that some retail outlets are not accepting…

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Ondo Governor asks the electorates to vote leaders with good characters

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the electorate to vote leaders with good character to move the country forward. Akeredolu stated this in Akure on Thursday at a programme organised by a socio- cultural and political group, The Atulunse Initiative, with the theme: “Let Our Votes Count.” The topic for the event was “Ethical governance: Awo’s legacy as a case study.” The governor, represented by his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, urged the people to shun vote buying at the forthcoming elections. “It is the quality of followers that is affecting…

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INEC tells women to eschew material, monetary inducement for election

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to women to vote wisely and shun all monetary and material inducements during the forthcoming elections. Mrs Pauline Onyeka, the INEC’s Ebonyi State Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, made the call on Thursday in Abakaliki at a one-day town hall sensitisation meeting with women groups and gender-focused civil society organisations (CSOs). Onyeka said that women’s participation in politics meant participation in the development process urging them to show effective commitment to the forthcoming elections to enthrone credible leadership. She said that monetary and…

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Obasanjo says appointment of former IGPs as PSC Chair wrong

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday in Abuja frowned at the appointment of former Inspectors-General of Police as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith as chairman of the PSC in 2018. He resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as acting chairman. In January 2023, President Buhari appointed another retired Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase as substantive chairman of the PSC Obasanjo expressed his misgivings when he spoke at the public presentation of a book: “Policing…

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Global Peace Foundation inaugurates electoral violence prevention committee for Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Hayab and Lere at the inauguration.

The Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPF), on Thursday inaugurated the Kaduna State Peace and Meditation Committee on Electoral Violence. The 22-member committee has traditional and religious leaders, Civil Society Organisations, veteran journalists and retired military personnel as members. Others are representatives of Policy, Research, Peace and Conflict Institutes, Electoral Management Bodies and Security Agencies. The initiative was sponsored by Kimpact Development Initiative with the support of International Republican Institute. The GPF Country Director, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, who inaugurated the committee, said their role was to identify and mitigate triggers…

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Naira swap; VC tasks CBN on more currency in circulation to ease public outcry

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Vice-Chanellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Professor Jetemiah Ojediran, has appealed to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release more funds into circulation, to reduce the sufferings of Nigerians. Ojediran made the appeal while speaking on Thursday in Ota, Ogun. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, granted an interim injunction restraining the apex bank from enforcing the February10 deadline on Naira swap. He commended the decision of the court for restraining the CBN from enforcing the deadline on Naira swap. The vice-chancellor noted that the apex bank needed…

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Naira Redesign: NANS urges students, youth to exercise patience

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the cash and fuel scarcity continues nationwide, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun chapter, has appealed to students and youths in the state to exercise patience. Chairman of NANS in the state, Damilola Simeon, who spoke at a news conference in Abeokuta on Thursday, noted that both the Federal and State Governments were putting measures in place to put an end to the issue. Simeon said it was important for students not to engage in any protest that could affect the growth and development of the country, stressing that…

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