Author: Ishaku Yohanna

Rape: El-Rufai signs castration law

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has signed into law the Penal Code 2020, which recommends castration of child rapists. These new provisions include the punishments of surgical castration and bilateral salpingectomy for male and female convicts of child rape, and death. Disclosing this in a statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor (Media & Communication), the governor said that the convicts will be listed in the Sex Offenders Register to be published by the Attorney-General of the state. The statement reads thus: “Following Malam El-Rufai’s assent…

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Industrial court orders resident doctors to resume work immediately

Ishaku Yohanna

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to cease its industrial action immediately. Delivering a ruling in an order of interim injunction, the judge, Ibrahim Galadima, also ordered NARD to resume duties forthwith pending determination of the pending motion on notice. Galadima made the order as a sequel to an ex parte application filed by Frank Tietie, counsel to the applicant, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights and Association of Women in Trade and Agriculture. In the application, the applicant had…

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Nigerian-born political scientist elected first African councillor in Germany

Ishaku Yohanna

A Nigerian-born political scientist, Dr John Emeka Akude, has been elected a member of the Cologne City Council (Stadtrat) in Germany. By his election, Akude made history as the first councillor of African origin in Cologne, Germany’s 4th biggest city with about 1 million residents. He is from Abatete in Anambra State. Akude was elected on Sunday 13 September, when millions of voters went to the polls in towns and cities across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, to vote for lord mayors, mayors, councillors and the integration councils. Reacting…

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Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday, bowed out of office as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. He handed over the gavel to Turkish diplomat and politician, Volkan Bozkir, who will be steering the ship of the 75th session of the 193-member lawmaking body. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the change of baton took place during the closing ceremony of the 74th session. The brief ceremony, held inside the General Assembly Hall at the UN headquarters in New…

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Many feared dead in Abia building collapse

Ishaku Yohanna

A three-storey building under construction along Azikiwe Road, in the commercial city of Aba, Abia State, at the early hours of Wednesday morning collapsed after a torrential rainfall on Tuesday night, killing two persons on the spot, even as it reportedly trapped five others in the rubble. It was, however, gathered that one person was rescued from the rubble and rushed to the hospital where he is receiving treatment. It was learnt that the deceased and the survivor of the collapsed building were alleged destitute who usually take refuge in…

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Military airstrike hits bandits’ camp, kill scores in Zamfara – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has eliminated several armed bandits and destroyed their logistics facilities in massive airstrikes conducted in the Kwiambana Forest in Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the hit was a continuation of air interdiction missions being executed under subsidiary Operation Wutan Daji II to rid the North-West zone of armed bandits and other criminal elements. He explained that the location was designated for the attack after…

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24m Nigerians so far registered on National Identity Database – NIMC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, says the commission has so far registered 42 million Nigerians on the national identity database. The Director-General was speaking during an interactive session with members of the media to commemorate the 2020 National Identity Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the 2020 celebration was “Identity for Health, Sustainable Development and Growth.” Aziz said the commission required additional four thousand (4,000) enrollment centres to effectively speed up the enrollment process. He said the commission currently had one thousand (1,000) enrollment…

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Buhari blazed trail in modular refinery delivery – Lai Mohammed

Ishaku Yohanna

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said while previous administrations talked about modular refineries, only President Muhammadu Buhari’s government ensured their establishment. The minister stated this at the pre-commissioning inspection of the Waltersmith’s 5000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery located in Ohaji-Egbema in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project, which is 97 per cent completed, is scheduled for inauguration in October. NAN also reports that the refinery was jointly inspected by Gov. Hope Uzodinma and the Minister of State…

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Endure pains of hike in cost of petrol, electricity – APC urges Nigerians

Ishaku Yohanna

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to endure the pains they are likely to experienced following the rise in petroleum pump price and the hike in electrical energy tariff. A statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena and made available to newsmen on Tuesday, pleaded with Nigerians to endure the pains as it claimed that they would enjoy the “gains” of deregulation in the long run. The APC further claimed that rehabilitation of the nation’s four refineries was in the pipeline and noted that full deregulation…

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