Ishaku Yohanna, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

Akeredolu receives Certificate of Return

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and the Deputy Governor-elect, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa, have received Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Akeredolu also yesterday told his estranged deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, to resign from his position if he has any honour. The Ondo State governor received the certificate yesterday from the Ondo State INEC�s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ambassador Rufus Akeju, at the headquarters of the commission in Akure, the state capital. The governor commended the INEC for the successful conduct of the election on…

70 CSOs reject Buhari�s media aide, Lauretta Onochie�s appointment as INEC Commissioner

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, on Tuesday, kicked against the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari�s Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie, as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, representing the South-South. The Situation Room which is a coalition of 70 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country, maintained that the 1999 Constitution, as amended, forbade the appointment of a partisan politician as a member of INEC. Stressing that Ms Onochie is a known partisan supporter of President Buhari and his ruling party, the…

#EndSARS protests spread to more states

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

Undaunted by restriction from government security agents, Nigerians youths continue to agitate for an end to brutality, extortion, harassment, and extrajudicial killing by police. The agitations started first in Lagos and Abuja last Wednesday. It has now gained national momentum as almost every state in Nigeria now has a convergence point where the youths are chanting �End SARS, End police brutality, stop killing u s�. Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State; Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State; and Enugu the capital city of Enugu are some of the…

#EndSARS: I�ll bring culprits to justice, Buhari assures protesters

October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

…Sanwo-Olu to meet Buhari as protests turn violent in Lagos …Training of new unit taking over from SARS will begin next week � IGP …10 protesters have been killed by police, says Amnesty International President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja declared that disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is the first step to extensive police reforms by his administration. President Buhari also directed that all those responsible for misconduct or wrongful acts be brought to justice. �I will like to use this opportunity to say a word on the…

Aggrieved APC members give Buni 14 days to set up convention committee

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

A group, the Concerned All Progressives Congress (APC) Members has given the National Caretaker/ Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the party led by Governor Mai Mala Buni 14 days� ultimatum to come up with time table for the National Convention slated for December as directed by NEC of the party. The group charged the Caretaker committee to within 14 day roll out plan of action/timetable for the party�s December elective convention, or face mass demonstration of party members nationwide. Abdullahi Dauda, Spokesperson of the group in Abuja on Monday…

Nigeria will deploy its entire energy to ensure that you become WTO DG, Buhari assures Okonjo-Iweala

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigeria�s former Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that the country will explore every opportunity and deploy its entire energy to ensure that she becomes the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). This assurance was given by President Buhari when the former Managing Director of the World Bank paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa on Monday. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala made it to the final two for the job along with South Korea�s Minister for Trade, Mrs Yoo Myung-hee and the candidacy…

Zamfara PDP chairman dies in Germany

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The chairman, Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Ibrahim Mallaha, is dead. Mallaha died on Monday in a German hospital after a protracted sickness. This was disclosed to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital by the party�s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Farouq Shettima Rijiya. It was, however, gathered that the death of the chairman might not be unconnected to a heart-related problem. Mallaha has been battling with a serious heart ailment, reason he was flown out of the country, according to reports. However, it was not…

COVID-19: Lagos announces reopening of all classes

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Lagos State Government has fixed October 19 for the resumption of all categories of students in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday afternoon by the state�s commissioner for education, Folasade Adefisayo. The statement, which was signed by the spokesperson for the education ministry, Kayode Abayomi, however, appealed to the management of both private and public schools in the state to ensure adherence to safety guidelines and protocols. It added that the resumption, which is for the commencement of the 2020/2021 academic session, will now…

House of Reps says DSTV price increase unacceptable, insists on Pay-as-you-go

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The House of Representatives says the increase in subscription by Multichoice/DSTV, is unacceptable, insists on Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO). Rep. Unyime Idem, Chairman, House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee investigating the non implementation of PAYGO Tariff said this on Monday in Abuja. He said that given the current situation as occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, Multichoice/DSTV should suspend the increase in the monthly subscription. Idem said that the house was of the opinion that MultiChoice, the owners of DSTV was not sensitive to the plight of Nigerians for increasing tariff of their various bouquets…

Many feared dead in Osun tanker explosion

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

An unspecified number of people died on Monday in a fuel tanker explosion at Igbelajewa Village, along the Ilesha-Akure Expressway, Osun State. The incident occurred when a truck carrying diesel lost control, spilled its content and caught fire. At least seven vehicles, including an 18-passenger commercial bus, were razed in the incident. The spokesperson for the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the accident to journalists in Osogbo. She, however, said the number of victims of the explosion has not been ascertained. But the Public Relations Officer of the Federal…