Month: March 2024

BREAKING: Court Denies Nnamdi Kanu Bail

ADEOLA YUSUF

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, denied bail to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court, however, ordered accelerated hearing of the case involved in the embattled IPOB leader who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony. Kanu, who was brought to the court on Tuesday, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest in June 2021. Delivering ruling, Justice Nyako held that the court would only grant an accelerated hearing…

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Platforms Africa, HURIWA Demand Release of Journalist Segun Olatunji

ADEOLA YUSUF

‌ “Kidnapped” without even informing his wife or granting him the fair hearing of extending a lawful invitation to any office that he has now being driven to secretly,” full statement Platforms Africa, HURIWA issued on journalist’s alleged abduction by Nigerian Army   Reactions have trailed the alleged abduction of a Nigerian journalist, Segun Olatunji, with rights fora; Platforms Africa and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), demanding his release and fair hearing. Olatunji, the Editor of FirstNews and a member of Platforms Africa forum was reported to…

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Help, My Husband’s Life In Danger, Wife Speaks On FirstNews Editor’s Abduction

ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️ Our editor’s whereabouts still unknown after being “Kidnapped” by Army, FirstNews links incident to story published recently   FirstNews, an online news platform, says there has been no response from security agencies, three days after Segun Olatunji, its editor, was “abducted”. Olatunji, a former Kaduna bureau chief of The PUNCH, was reportedly abducted from his home in Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos, by gunmen on Friday. In a statement issued on Saturday, the management of the media platform linked the incident to a recent story published by…

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UK Rejects Russia Election Result

ADEOLA YUSUF

Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron on Monday said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin praised Putin’s landslide re-election for a fifth term in office as “eloquent confirmation” of the people’s support. But Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor fair, dismissed the poll outcome as undemocratic. READ ALSO: Why Prices Of Locally Made Products Skyrocketed – CPPE How Man Who Lived In Iron Lung For Over 70 Years Dies At 78 Japa: Nigeria Lost…

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Why Prices Of Locally Made Products Skyrocketed – CPPE

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprises, CPPE, has high energy cost has made local production expensive and uncompetitive, especially in the cement industry. The Center, specifically noted that cement production is highly energy intensive with gas being the major energy source and unfortunately priced in dollars for manufacturers in the country who in turn sell their products in naira. Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, while reacting to comments on the floor of the House of Representatives on cement price which portrayed cement manufacturers…

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Court Orders Binance To Release Data Of Nigerian Users

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information on all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform. The court handed down the order in an ex-parte motion filed by the EFCC demanding information about Nigerians trading on Binance. The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/259/2024 and dated February 29 according to the anti-graft agency was brought pursuant to Sections 6(b), (h), (I), 7(1), (a)(2), and 38 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Establishment Act, 2004 and Section 15 of…

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Terrorists Kidnap 87 In Fresh Kaduna Attack

ADEOLA YUSUF

Terrorists again launched a ruthless assault on the Kajuru-Station Community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting 87 individuals on Sunday night. Harisu Dari, a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, confirmed the incident, highlighting the terror that struck around 10 pm. According to eyewitness reports, the attackers not only abducted civilians but also pillaged shops, looting food items and other valuables. This marks another grim chapter in the escalating crisis, with this assault following closely on the heels of the abduction of 15 women and a man in…

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How Man Who Lived In Iron Lung For Over 70 Years Dies At 78

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TEXAS, USA – Paul Alexander, the man who spent over seven decades living in an iron lung, has passed away at the age of 78. His death was confirmed by a fundraiser for his healthcare, though further details were not provided. Christopher Ulmer, the organizer and disability-rights activist, shared the news on Alexander’s GoFundMe page, stating, “Paul Alexander, ‘The Man in the Iron Lung,’ passed away yesterday. READ ALSO: SSANU, NASU Begin Strike, Ground Varsities Killing Of Soldiers: Tinubu Talks Tough, Orders CDS to Fish Out Killers Crescent Varsity Law…

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SSANU, NASU Begin Strike, Ground Varsities

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday. “As at today (Monday), all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, secruity, students’ affairs have withdrawn their services and nothing moves within the administration of any public university in…

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Killing Of Soldiers: Tinubu Talks Tough, Orders CDS to Fish Out Killers

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According to the President, the soldiers were on a peace mission, responding to a communal crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities. Tinubu vowed that the culprits will be brought to book.He said his administration will do everything possible to maintain peace in every part of the country. The President noted that the Defence Headquarters and Chief of Defence Staff have been granted full authority to bring to justice anybody found to be involved in the killing of the Army officers and soldiers. The statement reads: “On Saturday morning, the Nigerian…

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