Ayade suspends Calabar carnival over insecurity, COVID-19
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the 2021 annual Calabar carnival due to insecurity and the outbreak of Omicron COVID-19 variant. Mr. Linus Obogo, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Ayade, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Calabar. Obogo said the decision to suspend the annual festival was reached at a meeting with the governor, the State Executive...
Pregnant women, amputees, others barred from Police recruitment
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday announced that pregnant women, amputees, and other categories of persons are barred from its 2021 recruitment exercise. According to the announcement which was made public with the launch of its online application portal, it said, “Female applicants must not be pregnant at the time of recruitment.” Other categories of persons who have been barred from...
APC faction ‘sacks’ Buni-led caretaker, Udoedehe says they’re felons
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Youth Movement, on Monday, announced the sack of Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/ Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee. The movement announced a new national caretaker committee with Mustapha Audu as chairman. The new APC national caretaker committee equally announced the formation of a national reconciliation committee with...
Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO
Co-Funder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of micro-blogging platform Twitter, Jack Dorsey, will step down from his position. He will be replaced by Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal. This was disclosed in a statement released by Twitter on Monday. Dorsey expressed his trust in Agrawal and said the company was set to move on from its founders. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter...
EFCC arrests 60 at Yahoo Boys’ Awards Night
Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 60 suspected internet fraudsters during an awards ceremony at the Conference Hotel in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the event tagged “Peer Youths Awards”, was organized to reward high-level internet fraudsters. Items recovered from the suspects at the point...
N3.5bn fraud: Court strikes out EFCC’s charge against Saraki’s aides, others
Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a N3.5 billion alleged fraud charge filed against two aides of a former Senate President and Kwara Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki and three others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for lack of jurisdiction. The two aides: Gbenga Makanjuola, Deputy Chief of Staff to Saraki, and...
NLC to Buhari: Sign into law Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, said this in a statement titled: “Time to Strengthen Democracy in Nigeria” on Monday in Abuja. Wabba recalled that on November 9, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed into law amendments to the Electoral...
Kaduna civil servants to work from home on Fridays
Effective from 1st December, civil servants in Kaduna State are expected to work from home for one day per week. This is a prelude to the plan of the Kaduna State Government to commence a transition to a four-day working week very soon. The government argues that this measure is designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to...
How Evans’ co-defendant died in Kirikiri prison, by Counsel
Mr. Ogedi Ogu, counsel to Chiemeka Arinze standing trial alongside alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Monday gave more details about Arinze’s death in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos State. The 45-year-old Arinze was standing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Joseph Emeka and Udeme Upong for attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors. Addressing the court on Monday,...
Jailbreak: 11 killed, 252 inmates escape from Jos prison – Official
No fewer than 11 people have been killed in the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Jos on Sunday, November 28. Also, a total of 262 inmates escaped in the melee before reinforcement could come from sister services. So far, 10 inmates have been recaptured leaving 252 at large. The deceased include one of the gunmen, one of the Nigerian...
