Tag: CSO

El-Rufa’i’s N400bn probe: CSO submits petitions to EFCC, ICPC

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A civil society group, the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance, (KCWGG), has announced that it has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, and his cabinet over alleged financial misappropriation of over N400 billion during his administration from 2015 to 2023. Speaking during a press conference held at Arewa House, Kaduna, yesterday, the chairman of KCWGG, Comrade Victor Duniya, stated, “Yesterday, (Tuesday), July 2, 2024, we officially lodged petitions at the headquarters…

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‘Traditional rulers should be given Constitutional roles’ – Forum for Promotion of Good Governance

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The Forum for Promotion of Good Governance, (FPGG), has submitted a Memorandum to the Constitution Amendment Committee of the National Assembly, advocating for the inclusion of Constitutional roles for traditional rulers in the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Memorandum, titled: ‘A Memorandum submitted to the Constitutional Amendment Committee of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the need to provide Constitutional roles for traditional rulers in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)‘, dated May 25, 2024, underscored the need to formally recognise…

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Sallah : Helpline, UAE fetes vulnerable in Abuja

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Women, vulnerable people and individuals living with disabilities in the FCT have applauded the generous contribution of meat donations by the UAE Embassy in Nigeria, in partnership with Helpline Social Support Initiative, during this year’s Eid ul -Adha celebrations. Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, Founder, Helpline Social Support Initiative, thanked the UAE Embassy for their kindness and dedication to making a positive impact in our community, and said the gesture demonstrates its commitment to community support through the spreading of joy and compassion to those in need. Dr. Jumai commended the UAE…

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Budget-Padding: CSO threatens mass protest against Akpabio

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A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), ‘National Association For Peaceful Co-existence and Good Governance‘ has threatened to organise a massive protest against the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio over the recent allegation of budget-padding levelled against him by senator representing Bauchi-Central, Abdul Ningi. Founder of the group, Comrade Isiaku Balogun Nathaniel, said the matter would not be swept under the carpet, urging President Bola Tinubu to probe Ningi’s allegations and the leadership of the Senate to make clarification and reinstate the suspended senator within one week. He said, “We are…

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Insecurity: CSO demands resignation Of CDS, Defence Minister

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A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), Oduduwa Development Initiative (ODI), has called for total overhaul of the security apparatus in Nigeria, in view of the increasing insecurity challenges plaguing the country. National President of ODI, Ambassador Akinyele Olasumbo, who stated this yesterday at a media briefing in Abuja, urged President Bola Tinubu, to sack Chief of Defence and the two Ministers of Defence for their failure and incompetence to secure lives and property of Nigerians. Olasumbo, who lamented the increasing rate of kidnappings across the country, particularly in the Federal Capital…

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COVID-19: “Investigate Ministers who allegedly mishandled funds” – CSO urges Tinubu

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A non-profit organisation, One Love Foundation, (OLF), yesterday, called on President Bola Tinubu, to investigate former Ministers who mishandled Covid-19 funds and inflated contracts. The call was made by the OLF Founder and President, Chief Patrick Eholor, while commending Tinubu on his efforts to fight corrupt Ministers in his cabinet. Eholor, who described Tinubu’s transformative potential as the “stone the builder rejected who later became the chief cornerstone” said the President should not relent nor be distracted by anybody but should go on with the investigation as he had started…

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Supreme Court Receives Clarion Call for Justice in Election Disputes

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A pro-democracy advocacy group, ‘Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative’, has called upon the judges of the Supreme Court to rectify perceived injustices in the verdicts delivered by Election Petitions Tribunals and the Court of Appeal regarding the 2023 elections in Nigeria. In a passionate address at a press briefing held in Abuja,  its Executive Director, Comrade Bishir Dauda Sabuwar-Unguwa Katsina, highlighted the crucial role of impartial and independent election petition tribunals in ensuring free and fair elections, and expressed concerns about the potential ramifications on democracy, peace, and stability.  The…

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Group Lampoons Media Attackers, Back Sokoto Governor’s Policies

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Aminu Imam The Sokoto Progressives Forum (SPF) has hailed the State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, for what it described as his “fast-growing masses-friendly administration, unrivalled in the last eight years”. The SPF, in a media statement it issued to newsmen in Kaduna and endorsed by its Chairman, Barrister Mohammed Sani Goronyo and Secretary-General, Bashir Isa, said Governor Aliyu has achieved in 100 days what his predecessor in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), could not do in eight years. They cited an instance of the revamping of potable drinking water supply, describing…

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Tinubu, EFCC issued 7-day ultimatum to release Emefiele – CSO

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President Bola Tinubu and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) have been given a seven-day ultimatum to release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) gave the warning on Tuesday, while speaking on the irrational and excessive display of enthusiasm, saying the Commission should either free him or bring charges against him. Speaking during the “Free Emefiele Rally”, which took place in Abuja yesterday, the convener of the Coalition of Civil Society for Defence of Human…

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Fuel Scarcity: Northern Group accuses marketers of sabotage, demands NNPCL GMD’s sack

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A northern-based civil society organisation (CSO), the ‘Mega National Movement for Good Governance’, has expressed concern over the sudden scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, better known as petrol in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kaduna State and other major cities across the country. The group, during a press conference in Kaduna on Friday, accused the independent petroleum marketers of creating the scarcity with the intention of hiking fuel prices in the coming days. The spokesman for the group, Ibrahim Tijjani, also expressed worry over the instability of prices of petroleum…

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