August 2020

Luxury Buses Banned In Kano State As Traders Lament

Luxury Buses Banned In Kano State As Traders Lament

August 28, 2020 10:13 am

Some traders in Kano, especially those who travel to the southern part of the country for their business, have lamented the restraining order placed on the operations of luxurious buses in the state.

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency, popularly known as KAROTA, had earlier directed the luxurious owners to relocate from the Sabon Gari Park to Unguwa Uku Motor Park, but the Luxurious Bus Association refused to comply with the directive.

This prompted the agency to go to court with a prayers seeking to ban luxurious buses operation in the state.

A Chief Magistrate Court in Kano on …

Jail Any Fulani Who Comes To Benue As Vigilante - Ortom

Jail Any Fulani Who Comes To Benue As Vigilante – Ortom

August 28, 2020 10:09 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday warned that he would use the rule of law to ensure that any Fulani herdsman who dared to come to the state for vigilante group was jailed.

Recall that the Fulani organisation, Miyeitti Allah Kauta Hore, had at a press conference in Abuja recently, vowed to establish vigilante group in all states of federation to combat insecurity.

Read Also: Anti-Grazing Law: Check Activities Of Miyetti Allah In Benue – Ortom

In his response to this, Ortom through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, warned the Fulani organisation not to come to his state, …

Oba of Benin invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu for peace pact

Oba Of Benin Invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu For Peace Pact

August 28, 2020 5:47 am

The Oba of Benin, who is worried of the violent dimension that campaigns are going, said he would invite all the governorship candidates participating in the coming governorship election in the state to his palace to sign a peace pact.

This, he said especially between the two major political parties; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Oba Ewuare II said this while receiving, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu and his entourage in the palace.

According to the …

Zamfara FRSC Officials Return ₦2.5m To Accident Victim

25 VIOs, FRSC Officials Arrested In Lagos Over Fraud

August 28, 2020 5:45 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 25 Lagos Vehicles Inspection Officers and Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officers over drivers’ license fraud in the State.

The ICPC made the arrest in collaboration with the  Department of State Services (DSS) and FRSC.

Also arrested were some officers of the Motor Vehicle Licensing Authority (MVLA) and other persons in connection with drivers’ license and vehicle particulars fraud in Lagos State.

Read Also: Lightening Kills Three Ogun FRSC Officials

According to the ICPC, the operation was carried out in Ikeja, Somolu, Eti-Osa, and Anthony Drivers’ License …

CBN Orders BDC Operators To Sell Dollar At ₦386

CBN Orders BDC Operators To Sell Dollar At ₦386

August 28, 2020 5:42 am

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed sales of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators.

The apex bank pegged sale to Nigerians at ₦386.

Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, made this known in a circular on Thursday.

Nnaji gave the applicable exchange rate for disbursements of proceeds of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) for August 31 to September 4.

IMTSOs to banks – N382/$1; Banks to CBN – N383/$1; CBN to BDCs – N384/$1; BDCs to end-users – Not more than N386; Volume of sale to each market – $10,000 per BDC.

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Gov Akeredolu Under Fire Over Move To Reduce School Fees

Gov Akeredolu Under Fire Over Move To Reduce School Fees

August 28, 2020 5:42 am

The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, on Friday described the decision of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to reduce fees being paid at the State-owned tertiary institutions, as a “dirty trick”.

He specifically said the people of Ondo State could not be fooled again for another four years.

Governor Akeredolu had increased the tuition fees by about 200 per cent in 2018.

Read Also: Ondo 2020: Akeredolu Pleads With APC To Shun Violence

But the Governor has now said plans were already on to reduce the tuition fees. He said this …

Putin Signs Law That Allows Him Stay In Power Until 2036

Putin Vows Military Support For Belarus’ Lukashenko

August 27, 2020 5:19 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, while urging a peaceful resolution to unrest and demonstrations that erupted after a disputed election.

EU ambassadors in the capital Minsk on Thursday denounced a crackdown on the opposition in the wake of the presidential poll, in which 65-year-old Lukashenko claimed a landslide reelection with some 80 percent of the vote.

The Belarusian strongman’s relationship with Putin had soured ahead of the August 9 ballot because Minsk refused closer integration with Russia — and even claimed Moscow had sent mercenaries across the border to organise …

Isolated Over Iran, US Vetoes UN Resolution On Foreign Terrorists

Syrian Talks Resume Despite COVID-19 Cases – UN

August 27, 2020 5:17 pm

UN-backed talks on a new constitution for Syria resumed in Geneva on Thursday after Swiss health authorities gave the green light despite four delegates testing positive for Covid-19.

The discussions, aimed at rewriting the war-torn country’s constitution, were put on hold almost as soon as they started on Monday when the test results came through.

UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who is moderating the tentative talks between representatives of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the opposition and civil society, has voiced hope they could pave the way towards a broader political process.

His office said in a statement that “following additional testing …

Osaka Reverses Course, Will Play WTA Semi-Final

Osaka Reverses Course, Will Play WTA Semi-Final

August 27, 2020 5:13 pm

Japan’s Naomi Osaka reversed her decision to withdraw from the WTA Western & Southern Open semi-finals on Thursday, saying she will now play the match that has been rearranged for Friday.

The two-time Grand Slam champion said in a statement on Wednesday that she had pulled out of her last-four clash with Belgium’s Elise Mertens in protest at the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

However, after WTA and ATP chiefs announced a suspension of play at the tournament following anger over Blake’s shooting, Osaka said she has now changed her mind.

Read Also: Breaking: Paul Pogba

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Ganduje Sacks Aide, Yakasai For Demanding Buhari’s Resignation

Blasphemy: I Am Ready To Sign Death Warrant – Ganduje

August 27, 2020 5:13 pm

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, expressed his readiness to sign the death sentence judgment on an alleged blasphemy by a 22-year-old Aminu Yahaya Sharif by a Judge of Kano Upper Shari’ah Court.

The Judge, Aliyu Kani, said his judgment was based on Section 382 (b) of Kano Shari’ah Penal Code of 2000.

Read Also: UK Kicks Against Death Sentence Over Blasphemy

Ganduje made the statement during a special meeting held at Africa House, Government House, Kano, on Thursday.

He said, “What happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the

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Buhari gives Borno youths plaudits for not looting

Obasanjo Missing As Buhari Meets With Past Presidents

August 27, 2020 3:04 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with past presidents in the Council of State’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Past president at the ongoing meeting include, ex-Presidents Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida, Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar,and Goodluck Jonathan.

 

Also present is former Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN, Walter Onnoghen and the current CJN, Mahmood Mohammed.

However, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was noticeably absent.

 

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Omozuwa: Police Parade Suspected Killers Of UNIBEN Student

Omozuwa: Police Parade Suspected Killers Of UNIBEN Student

August 27, 2020 3:02 pm

Three months after the brutal rape and murder of Vera Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin, the Edo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded six suspects in connection with the crime.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the victim, Vera Omozuwa, a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, was beaten inside a hall in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City on May 13, where she went to study.

She died on May 31, 18 days after, at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

She was 23 years old.

Read Also; Vera Omozuwa: Police IG Takes Over

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