Day: September 5, 2023

Rivers: IBAN condemns demolition of Daar Communications Plc by State Govt. 

Aminu Imam

…Calls for respect ol legal process in land disputes Aminu Imam The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has strongly criticized the River State Government for its demolition of Daar Communications PLC’s building and equipment, which houses African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower, on Monday, September 4, 2023. In a press statement issued by the Chairman of IBAN,Guy Murray Bruce the association condemned the actions of the Rivers State Government, labeling it as “self-help,” “illegal,” and “an abuse of the legal order.” IBAN emphasized that the land dispute between Daar…

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NLC shuns FG’s meeting, as Banks, insurance firms, maritime workers to join 2-day warning strike

Aminu Imam

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has boycotted a meeting convened yesterday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, with a view to averting the two-day warning strike already declared by the Organised Labour. Recall that the NLC recently announced plans to embark on a nationwide strike today, Tuesday, to protest the hike in petrol pump price, electricity tariff, alongside other issues, and accused the Federal Government of abandoning negotiations. The Congress also said the Government has failed to implement some of the resolutions reached at…

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Anchor Borrowers Loan: DSS raises alarm over planned violent protests

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it has uncovered plot by some politically exposed persons to stage violent protests across the country to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters. Recall that just last weekend, President Bola Tinubu had directed the security agencies to recover all loans connected to the Anchor Borrowers programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN). According to reports, the President gave the directive after investigations revealed that about N577billion out of the total sum of N1,103,793,587,359,070.00 given out…

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Rivers State shuts down AIT, RayPower FM

Aminu Imam

The Rivers State Government shut down the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt. DAAR Communications PLC, in a brief statement issued at the weekend by AIT Editor, Terverr Tyav, said the management was taken by surprise by the shutdown, as the Government had not given it any notice of the shutdown. According to DAAR, the contractors disconnected the wave-guard from the mast’s antenna while riggers were dismantling the mast. It added that bulldozers were also deployed to demolish the Transmitter Complex at the DAAR…

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Presidential election petition tribunal judgment to be broadcast live ‘for transparency’ – Appeal Court

Aminu Imam

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, (PEPT) sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja has fixed Wednesday, September 6, 2023 to deliver judgement in petitions challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the February 25 presidential election. In a statement, Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, said that the judgement will be televised live for the sake of transparency and that any television station interested will be allowed to broadcast the event live. In a statement issued on Monday, Bangari said, “In a bid to promote transparency and…

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Kaduna Insecurity: Bandits block Birnin-Gwari Road, kidnap over 40 in 9 days

Aminu Imam

Residents of Birnin-Gwari, situated in Kaduna State, have raised alarm that for the past 9 days, bandits and other criminal elements have renewed onslaught on the Kaduna- Birnin-Gwari highway where they kidnapped over 44 persons. The Birnin-Gwari locals said the ugly situation has forced drivers and commuters plying the highway to change to other routes, for fear of their lives. The locals, who said their joy of having a temporary respite from the gruesome acts of the criminals was short-lived, said there was a resurgence of kidnap for ransom by…

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“North will work against Tinubu if PEPT orders re-run”, Says Ohanaeze

Aminu Imam

The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of the pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said the North will likely work against President Bola Tinubu, if the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, (PEPT), orders a re-run on September 6. In a statement issued yesterday, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that Northern leadership and political leaders were dissatisfied with Tinubu’s Presidency and were waiting patiently for the tribunal’s verdict to unleash their plan. Ohanaeze added that Northern leadership shut down the planned invasion of Niger Republic by Tinubu-led Economic Community of…

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Renewed Hope Projects: Contractors must sign 30 years indemnity for roads – Umahi

Aminu Imam

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that under the renewed hope agenda, all contractors handling road construction by the Federal Government must sign an indemnity of 30 years for the road contracts. Umahi, who stated this yesterday while addressing the media at the Mabushi Headquarters of the Ministry of Works, said roads constructed with concrete can last for 50 years while those of asphalt technology can last 30 years. He emphasised that no contractor would be forced to build concrete roads even though the federal government’s priority is to…

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Massive corruption rocks railways’ ticketing system – Report

Aminu Imam

…We lack capacity for E-payment’ – NRC As the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC) was said to have generated about N5bn revenue from the Lagos-Ibadan train services in 2022, investigative report published has revealed that the number could have been much higher if the corporation had blocked all leakages, especially fraudulent ticket racketeering. According to the report, data gleaned from NRC showed that nothing has affected the dwindling revenue of the railway more than the internal sabotage of ticket racketeering. Earlier earmarked for completion by 2016, but it…

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