Day: May 26, 2023

Election: CP Lauds Political Parties In Enugu For Supporting Police

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By NewsBits The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Ahmed Ammani, has lauded the 18 political parties in the state for supporting the police to actualise a secured and peaceful 2023 General Elections. CP Ammani made this known when the leadership of the registered political parties – the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) – led by its Chairman, Chief Edwin Alor, paid him a “thank you visit” in his office in Enugu on Friday. He thanked them for heeding to the pre-election pieces of advice from the Command. The commissioner…

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Swearing-In: Enugu CP Orders Maximum Deployment Of Personnel, Urges Trouble Makers To Steer Clear

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By NewsBits Ahead of the May 29 Swearing-in, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered maximum deployment of security personnel and logistics, while warning troublemakers to steer clear. The commissioner said that the deployment, which shall be in synergy with other Security Forces, is to ensure a secured, safe, and peaceful atmosphere before, during and after the inauguration (swearing-in on May 29). This is contained in a statement issued on the commissioner’s behalf by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Friday…

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NCAA Violates Federal Character Act, Recruits 84% Northerners In Eight Years

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Hadi Sirika, Buhari’s Aviation Minister The Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA) has repeatedly violated the Federal Character Act and subverted due process in its recruitment of staff in the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari. Documents seen by Daily Sun indicate that between August 2015 and April 2023, a total number of 280 workers were recruited into the agency, with 84 percent of this number coming from the northern part of Nigeria and 16 percent from the Southern. Sections 14.3 and 14.4 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) states that…

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IPA Prix Voltaire Ceremony Confers Prize On Iraqi Publisher, Mazin Lateef And Special Award for Murdered Ukrainian Publisher, Volodymyr Vakulenko

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By NewsBits Iraqi publisher Mazin Lateef Ali, abducted in January 2020, has been awarded the 2023 International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire laureate while murdered Ukrainian children’s book author and poet, Volodymyr Vakulenko received the Prix Voltaire Special Award at an award ceremony at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway. The emotion-laden ceremony, which was also attended by 2021 Prix Voltaire recipient, Rasha Al Ameer (Lebanon), put the spotlight on two devastating examples of how culture and free expression are targeted by repressive regimes. 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, Mazin…

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Tinubu: The Power Of ‘Aforiti’

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By Louis Odion, FNGE His bonhomie was unusually absent that night in 2009. He spoke little, his luminous eyes mostly staring at us intensely with an expression difficult to fathom. The “Governor of Example” (BRF) and this writer ended up being the last to leave the putative den of the “Lion of Bourdillon” in Lagos at past midnight. Not until we were outside at the car park of our host’s Ikoyi home (sufficiently beyond his earshot), did the then Governor Babatunde Fashola (the one who had been Jagaban’s Chief of…

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May 29 Presidential Swearing-In: Police Divert Traffic In Abuja

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By NewsBits The Nigeria Police Force announced traffic diversions ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration ceremony slated to hold at the Eagle Square in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory, SP Josephine Adeh, on Friday, said the diversion points are Goodluck Jonathan Expressway by Court of Appeal, Deeper Life Junction, Bond/Total Filling Station, POWA/FCDA Junction, Finance Junction by ECOWAS/Women Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adeh stated, “Other diversion points are Eagle Square (Phase 1 & Phase 11), Kur…

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Gun Control: Gunman Kills Two Police Officers, Two Others In Japan

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By NewsBits Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack. The man was taken into custody outside a farm near the city of Nakano in Nagano region, with police confirming a fourth fatality overnight — an elderly woman who was found injured at the scene and later pronounced dead. Another woman and two police officers were earlier confirmed dead in the attack. Police told AFP that the 31-year-old suspect…

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Minister’s Comments On Nigeria Air, Invitation To Anarchy – AON

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The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has described the comments made by the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, on Nigeria Air as an invitation to anarchy, and a court contempt. Sirika had said that the aircraft for the operations of Nigeria Air would arrive the country on Friday despising a court order restraining him from having anything to do with the project. In a statement signed by Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, spokesperson for the association, the AON said Sirika’s statements and actions are in flagrant disobedience of the orders…

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Amstel Malta’s Unwavering Support For African Creativity Shines At AMVCA9

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Nigeria’s leading premium malt drink, Amstel Malta, reaffirmed its commitment to spotlighting and showcasing the best of the African creative industry with its headline sponsorship of the just concluded 9th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the prestigious Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.   The AMVCA was a three-day-long celebration that spotlighted the prominence of African entertainment, fashion, and culture, accompanied by numerous accolades bestowed upon pioneers and visionaries in the creative sector. Amstel Malta created an unparalleled authentic,…

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How Pantami’s Interference Turned A N17 Billion USSD Debt To N120 Billion

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Players in the telecommunications industry have blamed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, for the current debt logjam between telecom operators and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria.  The Minister’s interference in a regulatory solution introduced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC0 is said to have pushed the debt to N120 billion as of this month. According to them, as of 2019, when the debt was still around N17 billion, the NCC had come up with end-user billing, which would have ensured that the bank customer…

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