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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nigeria has said that it has received reports that the Joint Task Force (JTF) carried out extra-judicial killings, torture, rape and arbitrary detention in an efforts to fish out members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram from their areas of operation. A report credited to Reuters quoted the NHRC as saying that the violence had forced thousands of farmers to flee their land and warned that the exodus could trigger a food crisis. The NHRC was however not categorical on where and when the alleged abused took place. “Thousands have been forcibly displaced both within…
There are indications that the Federal Government will soon merge the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a move to implement the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals. The committee had the mandate to look into over 220 parastatals in the country and recommend merger for those with overlapping functions. We gathered that the committee’s report was tabled extensively at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday and major decisions reached on the issue. A review committee on the draft White Paper, chaired by President…
Lagos state government says it has so far screened no fewer than 65,000 primary schools pupils in its public primary schools for eye defects and impairments under her School Health Programme. The screening exercise, according to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris who spoke in Lagos over the weekend, is one of the strategies employed by government to reduce the incidence of childhood blindness and pupils dropping out of school or performing poorly as a result of poor vision. Idris explained that in addition to the eye screening exercise, the pupils benefitted from health education on environmental sanitation,…
The personal intervention of Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha into the 17 year-old ezeship tussle in Irete autonomous community in Owerri West local government area of the state has ended with the election of Ethelbert Chukwudi Ekwelibe, as the traditional ruler for the community. The new traditional ruler emerged from a plebiscite ordered by the Governor who personally interviewed the five ezeship candidates of the community at Ahiajoku conference Center Owerri, on June 19, 2013. The governor had at the forum wondered aloud why Irete people, who were granted autonomy from Umunwoha autonomous community since 1996 had not been…
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that the emerging All Progressive Congress of (APC) is determined to give Nigeria good leadership, which it said has eluded the country for a very long time. Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who made the clarification in Lagos said the promoters of the party have decided to shelve their differences and make whatever sacrifices that is necessary to achieve that objective. He appealed to Nigerians whom he described as seeking an end to the current leadership to disregard attempts by enemies of progress to sabotage the birth of APC.…
World champions, Spain today failed to live up to their rating as world number one when they were walloped 3 – 0 by Brazil in the confederation cup put together by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). Held in Rio De Geneiro, the Brazilians who have never been beaten in Rio continued to maintain a clean slate when they dictated the pace throughout the duration of the match. Fred, put Brazil in the lead when he scored the in the 2nd minutes. Neymah made it 2 in the 44th minutes while Fred made it 3 in the 47th minutes,…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola few minutes ago switched on lights on Apongbon, Carter and Eko bridges, breathing life into night driving which has hitherto been a nightmare to many passing through these areas. Fashola switched on the lights powered by generators with members of the Lagos State Executive Council. With him on the assignment were Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Taofeek Tijani, whose ministry carried out the project, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Obafemi Hamzat and the General Manager, Lagos State Electricity Board, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi among others. With what has happened, commuters will now…
The Lagos State Government has said that it budgeted a total of N1.4 billion for scholarships in the 2013 budget to assist students of Lagos State origin in the various institutions of higher learning. Governor Babatunde Fashola made the revelation while delivering a lecture on the “The Future of Our Nation in the hands of the Nigerian Youth”, at the Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo, Lagos. Fashola said the amount is higher than N800 million which was appropriated for scholarship in 2012, adding that the state took the decision in order to increase the number of beneficiaries. He advised…
Lagos State Government has again achieved a milestone in its financial prudence and debt management drive as it recently won an international achievement award for successfully floating an N80 billion bond in November last year. The prestigious award of Best Local Currency Bond Award for 2012, the first of its kind to be conferred on any organisation in Nigeria, was presented to the state in London by its sponsors, EMEA Finance, a leading magazine in the United Kingdom known for its in-depth global financial research and analysis. Published by Exporta Publishing and Events Limited, the Magazine took special recognition of…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has criticised the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for installing his daughter, Folashade Tinubu Ojo as President General of the Nigerian Market Men and Women. Speaking on the development, Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Tony Okeke said that Ahmed Tinubu has purely shown his despotic tendencies by installing his daughter as the Iyaloja. “Nigerians have clearly seen that the so-called democrats and self-styled messiahs in the ACN are indeed wolves in sheep’s skins”, he said, stressing that Folashade is not a full time trader to succeed his mother…
