POLICE PROMOTES FOUR AIGS, TWO CPS TO DIGS, LAGOS CP, OTHERS TO AIGS

Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday promoted four Assistant Inspectors-General (AIG) of Police and two Commissioners of Police (CPs), to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) after an emergency Plenary Session.

Dependable source at the meeting who disclosed this to Saturday Independent said, the meeting was chaired by PSC chairman, retired Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Musiliu Smith, which started at about 11.30am at the Federal Secretariat Abuja.

TINUBU’LL MAKE A GOOD MODERN NIGERIAN PRESIDENT – BABACHIR LAWAL

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation who was sacked from office, Babachir Lawal, has said Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress is in good standing to become the next president of Nigeria.

He said Tinubu possesses the qualities of a good modern President to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Babachir, who stated this in Yola, Adamawa State, in an interview with some select journalists, also supported power rotation to the South.

Anambra: Another fire disaster averted

Ejike Anyaduba

Anambra state fire service averted what would have become another disaster too soon.
Another fuel laden truck tumbled somewhere around Bessoy filling station, close to Omagba phase 11 at about 3.am this morning and ignited an inferno.

DPA Requests NASS to conduct public hearing on alleged abuse of Nigerians by police

The Due Process Advocates Foundation (DPA) has asked the National Assembly to conduct holistic public hearing on continuous abuse of prosecutory power by Nigerian Police which was uncovered by Investigation carried out by Fisayo Soyombo.


Fisayo Soyombo is the investigative journalist ‘spent two weeks in detention — five days in a Police cell and eight as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison — to track corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, beginning from the moment of arrest by the Police to the point of release from prison.

NLC, TUC Minimum wage talks enter day 3 with Labour Ministers

There is no agreement yet between labour and the federal government as negotiations enters the third day.

Negotiations to continue after eight hours of meeting in the early hours of Thursday failed to reach a truce.

Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, said a sub committee of the negotiating team has been mandated to look through some documents and come up with agreeable figures.

Isu-Aniocha Community sues Anambra government, others for N5b as damages over land trespass

Odogwu Emeka Odogwu

The people of Isu-Aniocha in Awka North local government area of Anambra State have sued the state government claiming N5 billion as general damages for allegedly trespassing on the community’s land.
The land was allegedly acquired by the state government from Awka, usurpers of the rights of Isu Aniocha people for the developing of a housing estate in the area. Awka has no boundaries with Isu-Aniocha community.

Labour Leaders meet separately with minister to discuss minimum wage

Organised Labour team and the Government side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have met separately with the Minister of Labour and Employment,
Chris Ngige.
The meetings were part of efforts to resolve the lingering dispute over the consequential adjustment of the National Minimum Wage and avert the looming nationwide strike.

SENATE JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE BILL TO AMEND DEEP OFFSHORE AND INLAND BASIN PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT CAP D3 LFN (AMENDMENT) BILL 2019 COMMENCES.

Today, October 14, 2019, the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources(Upstream),Gas,Finance,and the Judiciary and human Rights officially commenced public hearing on the bill to amend the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract, Cap D3 LFN (Amendment) Bill 2019.

The amendment bill which seeks to address the systemic negligence and non-review of the PSC Act which for over a period of 20 years, has incurred a revenue loss of about $21 billion for the Federal Government is premised upon Section 16 of the Act which allows for periodic review of the Act.

Pensioners in Protest Storms Abia Aasmebly Umuahia Demanding 22 Months Unpaid Arrears and Gratuities.....

Pensioners in Umuahia, Abia state capital, Monday, Protested in the streets of Umuahia demanding for their gratuity and pension arrears which is said to be over 20 months outstanding.

One of the protesters who simply gave his name as Ojemba said that they want the government to pay them. “We are protesting for over 20 months outstanding pension arrears. We want government to settle us, our children are out of school, and we can’t pay house rent, we can’t pay anything, we want all to be paid.

2023: TINUBU’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OFFICE OPENS

By NAN
A presidential campaign office bearing the names and photographs of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been opened in Osun state, rekindling rumours of Tinubu’s intention to run in 2023.

Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had long denied any intentions to run for the 2023 presidency.

PDP REJECTS MOVES BY FG ‘TO GAG MEDIA, FREEDOM OF SPEECH’

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to “further gag the media, subjugate Nigerians and curtail their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression”.

The party says the decision by President Buhari administration to impose stringent regulations on online media and broadcast organisations as recently announced by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is completely ‘obnoxious, anti-democratic’, adding that it is a direct violation of statutory rules governing media practice and freedom of expression in Nigeria.

Comptroler of custom speaks on border closure

The comptroller General of customs, Ibrahim Ali says that 317  smugglers and 146 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the partial closure of the land borders.

He made this statement at a joint press briefing by the Nigerian immigration services, office of the National Security Adviser, and the Nigerian customs on the update of the partial border closure.

NIGERIA IS BECOMING A ONE-PARTY STATE – APC

The All Progressives Congress has said that Nigeria deserves a strong, vibrant opposition to play its conventional role in the polity to deepen democracy, a part which it believes the Peoples Democratic Party is not playing at the moment.

According to spokesman of the ruling party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, it is sad that Nigeria is becoming a one-party state.

SANWO-OLU DECLARES EMERGENCY ON LAGOS ROADS, RALLIES JULIUS BERGER, HITECH, OTHERS TO FIX DAMAGED ROADS

Lagos State Government has declared a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriages within the State.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday at the Lagos House Marina, ordered massive construction work on critical roads and highways across the State, beginning from Monday (tomorrow).

Anambra: In The Spirit of Gratitude, Gov Obiano, Ekenem.

By Ogbuefi Comr Harris Chuma

The government of Anambra state led by His Excellency, Chief Dr. Willie Obiano has done well with the sustained empowerment of the law enforcement agencies in the state so that they will have the means to wage relentless war against criminals in the state.

I sincerely wish to call on the good people of Anambra to continue with the celebration of the uncommon feat our able governor has achieved in the areas of security. My sincere advise to the  opposition elements in the state is that they should restrain from playing dirty politics with issues that affect our lives. When you fail to appreciate good deeds, what else do you crave for? What else do you hope for? What is your grouse? What do you want ndi Anambra to do, clap for your morbid criticism, celebrate your misrepresentation of issues? Applaud your media attacks on the personality of the governor, reigning insults on his wife, abusing his nativity, and prying into his domestic life? No, it's not how best to play