Author: Festus Adeloye

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned individuals and groups planning to stage protests on June 12, Democracy Day, to desist from any violent or disruptive actions. In a statement released on Tuesday night and signed by Dr Peter Afunanya, Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, the DSS said it has received intelligence on plans to incite violence and disrupt public order during the protests. The security agency vowed to maintain public safety and national security and urged citizens to resist any persuasions to engage in lawless acts. The DSS also encouraged disgruntled persons to channel their grievances…

The chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Ibadan chapter, Professor Ayo Akinwole, on Tuesday, June 11, challenged the federal government to promote democratic culture and activities that will boost the Nigerian economy. Professor Akinwole in a release to mark the June 12 Democracy day celebration entitled: “Twenty Five Years of Democratic Era in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: The Experience of the University System”, noted: “disappointingly and unfortunately, twenty-five years after the return of democracy to Nigeria, the Nigerian citizenry are yet to enjoy the benefits and dividends of democracy, as some or most of the malaise and challenges…

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast at 7:00am on Wednesday, June 12, to commemorate the nation’s 25th Democracy Day anniversary. A statement issued on Tuesday, June 11, by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, advised television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to connect to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) to broadcast the President’s address. “President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7am on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. “Television,…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, Atiku Abubakar said acts of banditry and terrorism have become routine in the country. Atiku stated this in a post via his X handle on Tuesday while reacting to a report of a Sunday attack by bandits on Yargoje village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, which claimed the lives of 20 people. In a statement on Monday by its spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Katsina Police Command confirmed the killing of about 20 people, four police officers and two operatives of the state-owned Community Watch Corps. The…

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued an American citizen from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. Disclosing this in a post on its official X handle, @rrsLagos767, on Monday, RRS said that the American was brought to the bridge by his yet-to-be-identified baby mama. It stated that the American citizen, name withheld was at 1.23 p.m. on Monday, restrained from committing suicide on the bridge. The post reads: “The American, who is in his early 30s was driven to the Third Mainland Bridge by his Baby Mama in company…

The Nigeria Premier Football League has cracked down on Enyimba International FC, imposing a series of hefty sanctions following the club’s conduct during the Match Day 35 fixture against Rangers International FC held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Sunday, June 9. In a letter to Enyimba, dated June 10 and signed by the NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, the league outlined multiple breaches of its rules committed by Enyimba during the ill-fated encounter. Notably, Enyimba was found in violation of Rule C9, having failed to ensure the proper conduct of its players, officials, and supporters. The…

U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken met the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog on Tuesday to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The negotiation was part of the efforts by the U.S. Qatar and Egypt on Gaza, the meeting was delayed for months. Antony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East aimed to garner support for the latest proposal for a ceasefire in three phases. The UN Security Council clarified the multi-stage plan presented by U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday in New York. According to the U.S. only the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement had not agreed to the plan. However,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again reassured the banking public of the safety of their deposits and the banking system’s resilience. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, gave the assurance in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Sidi-Ali’s statement was a response to concern in some quarters about the stability of some Nigerian banks in the wake of Heritage Bank Plc’s license revocation, She faulted claims that the CBN was considering revoking the operating licences of Fidelity, Polaris, Wema, and Unity Banks. She also clarified that a circular issued by the Bank…

In a bid to ensure a healthy livestock population, Nigeria and other countries under the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, and World Animal Health, WOAH, yesterday, strategised to safeguard goats, sheep and other livestock against deadly diseases called Peste des Petits Ruminants, PPR, in the region. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen Abdullahi Aliyu, at the opening ceremony of the ‘3rd Meeting of the Peste Des Petits Ruminants, PPR, Global Eradication Programme Regional Roadmap and Blueprint Consultation in the West Africa Region, Hybrid Conference’ in Abuja, said 12.5 million doses…

The six governors of the South-West geo-political zone met in Lagos on Monday and appointed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State as the new Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum. The governors met at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Office of Governor Sanwo-Olu, and after three hours of deliberation issued a communique. Sanwo-Olu, briefing the state house correspondents after the meeting, announced that the governors appointed him as the new chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum. He succeeded the late Ondo State Governor, Ogbeni Rotimi Akeredolu. However, he was silent on the decision taken on the issue of the ongoing…