Day: November 21, 2023

FCTA shifts ground rent payment deadline, threatens revocation

Aminu Imam

Following the expiration of the deadline earlier given to land allottees owing ground rents in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  Nyesom Wike, has extended the payment deadline till December 14, 2023. Recall that the FCT Administration in September published land titles of individuals, corporate organisations and government agencies, with a reminder of their obligation to pay the ground rent on January 1 every year, as stated in their given Certificates of Occupancy. In the publication, signed by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, the debtors were…

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University girls & the bitter truth

Aminu Imam

Fatima Dauda Kurfi Universities have traditionally been regarded as institutions where students acquire intellectual, moral, and character development, along with knowledge and various skills. However, in Nigeria, this longstanding tradition appears to be facing challenges. Students seem to have adopted a different agenda, with a preference for cheating in examinations rather than dedicating time to study. Additionally, there is a disturbing trend of involvement in illicit activities such as cultism, fashion, prostitution, night-clubbing, and watching pornography. Unfortunately, some female students view these activities as a means of livelihood. Aristo contends…

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N1.45tr saved from subsidy removal – FG reveals

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has saved approximately N1.45 trillion between June and September from the removal of petrol subsidy, according to FAAC allocation records. According to figures from the obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Nigeria’s Governors Forum (NGF) websites, monthly contributions to the Non-Oil Revenue (Savings) account totalled N696.93 billion in June, N389.7 billion in July, N71 billion in August, and N289 billion in September. President Bola Tinubu declared the end of the subsidy in May 2023. Prior to this, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd spent…

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‘Party supporters planning violence in Kano’ – Police warn

Aminu Imam

The Police Command in Kano State yesterday alerted the public of plans by some groups of political party supporters to cause violence in the State. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, the group’s plan to take to the streets to protest the Appeal Court’s verdict on the governorship election in the State. He, however, said that the Command had taken appropriate security measures to prevent the escalation of tensions that may lead to breakdown of law and order. Kiyawa said, “It is on this note that the…

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“Judgments sacking Kano, Plateau Govs. should be reviewed” – Falana

Aminu Imam

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said the judgments of the appellate court sacking Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, and Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State, should be reviewed. Falana made this call in an interview on a television programme yesterday. According to him, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), failed in its duty to conduct proper elections in the country. He said the votes of Nigerians should not be nullified by the courts because of the supposed negligence of the electoral umpire…

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Lagos: Criticism, as Sanwo-Olu approve N3.75bn for perfume, rechargeable fans

Aminu Imam

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been widely criticised for approving N7.5 million to replace liquid fragrance in his office and N3 billion to purchase rechargeable fans for the office of his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Also, Nigerians reacted on social media to other contracts awarded by Lagos state’s Public Procurement Agency (PPA) in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023, which included approval of over N440 million for the purchase of a new Lexus LX 600 Bulletproof Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) for use in the pool of Office of Chief…

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‘Western democracy not working for Africa’ – Obasanjo

Aminu Imam

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has insisted that Western liberal democracy has not worked for Africa, adding that liberal democracy does not consider the continent’s history, culture and tradition. The former President, while delivering his keynote address at a high-level consultation on ‘Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa’, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, explained that the Western style of democracy failed in Africa because it does not consider the views of the majority of the people. Obasanjo, the convener of the gathering, described Western liberal democracy as “a government of a…

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Kaduna Banditry: “We are under siege”, Lere, Kauru LG communities raises alarm

Aminu Imam

Indigenes and residents of Lere and Kauru local government areas of Kaduna State have raised alarm of threat to peace and security of the communities by armed bandits. Residents decried that their communities have been under siege by the terror gang, lamenting that the bandits have been going about terrorising the agrarian communities unchallenged. It was gathered that the prevailing rate of bandit attacks that are going unabated is causing sleepless nights to the members of communities. Recently, Garun-Kurama, Kahugu, Unguwan Kerau, and Mariri, in the Lere local government area…

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Digital Content: NFVCB vows to sanction streaming services violating laws

Aminu Imam

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), has pledged to clamp down on Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services violating the Nigerian digital content law. NFVCB Executive Director, Adedayo Thomas, said this at the closing of the third edition of the NFVCB’s Digital Content Regulation Conference on Thursday, in Lagos. At the 3-day conference, which was tagged: NFVCB-NETFLIX Safe Screen and Digital Entertainment Space Forum, Thomas said that the Nigerian creative industry law covered online OTT and streamers, and that the Board was working closely with security agencies to ensure that…

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“Must have been imagination of Nigerians” – Buhari, on cabals hijacking his Govt.

Aminu Imam

Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has dismissed claims that his administration was hijacked by cabals. Buhari said the claim from Nigerians that cabals hijacked his administration while in office was a figment of their imagination. The former president, who spoke during his latest interview on a television programme, when asked about his government being hijacked by cabals or if it was the imagination of Nigerians, Buhari replied, “It must have been their imagination”. He also disclosed that he has been preoccupied with local problems. “I am so preoccupied with the local…

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