. Recognition a call commitment to nation building – Adeyemo . Urges youths to adopt dialogue to resolve issues Nigerian top – notch property developer, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has been listed among the ‘Ogun State 50 Top Role Models.’ Ambassador Adeyemo who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer CEO of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, was listed alongside a prominent politician and the immediate past Nigeria’s High Commission to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Tunji Isola and Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as notable role models by the Prestige Newspaper – one of the surviving and oldest…
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One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating withdrawing certain services from Nigeria. Alongside the substantial fine, the FCCPC has directed WhatsApp to cease sharing user data with other Facebook companies and third parties without explicit user consent. The commission also requires WhatsApp to disclose details about its data collection practices and to enhance user control over data…
The Borno Police Command on Thursday alleged that Boko Haram elements had infiltrated protesters along Baga Road in Maiduguri, killing four persons, while 34 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The Police Commissioner, Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this while providing a situation report in Maiduguri. He said that the police swiftly deployed the Explosive Ordnance Device, EOD, Base 13, which probed the scene and rendered the area around a filling station safe. Lawal said that the injured persons and corpses were evacuated to Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, for treatment and autopsy. Lawal, who spoke on police declaration of 24 hours curfew, said…
…say NNPCL boss can’t be removed while investigation is ongoing Over fifty House of Representatives members cutting across various constituencies in the country have opposed a call by their colleagues numbering 15 for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari. Hon Billy Osawaru from Edo State, on behalf of the 50 other lawmakers who addressed media on Thursday in Abuja, said the 15 lawmakers under the aegis of The Economy Rescue Group, have acted prematurely, knowing the fact that the parliamentary culture does not decide a matter under investigation when…
Some youths who took to the streets in Katsina metropolis to protest over the economic hardship set a vehicle belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ablaze. They have also vandalised public properties believed to be worth millions of Naira. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the youths went around various streets in the city after the first group called “Struggle for Good Governance” ended its protests. The spokesman of the NSCDC Command in Katsina, Buhari Hamisu, said that their vehicle had developed a fault while on patrol and could not move, as such, it was left…
The Concerned Edo Intellectuals Group has called on the two foremost contenders for the governorship election in Edo State, to square up in a debate. Paul Mumeh, in a statement for the group, said there was need for both Okpehbolo and Ighodalo to have a joint debate and tell the electorate their plans for the state. Mumeh said the time had come for the two to square up and explain their manifesto to the electorate. He said the electorate have questions to ask the two, about what they have up their sleeves, for the state. The group said a situation…
A group, Youth for Good Governance has lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Edo State, Monday Okpehbolo for saying he would not need English language to govern the state. The youth group said he was hiding his inefficiency in communication, knowing too well that effective communication remains a vital tool in governance. Justina Monday, in a statement by the group, said Okpehbolo needed effective communication to repair what he had in mind, as he can’t repair what he doesn’t understand. “This has gone to show that Okpehbolo is not capable to govern Edo state. You…
Kano State, Governor Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, declared a 24-hour curfew in the state with immediate effect following the unrest arising from the #Endbadgovernance protest in the state. Governor Yusuf announced this while addressing newsmen at the Kano State Government House. He said the action became imperative to ensure full protection of lives and properties in the state. The Governor said hoodlums and thugs have hijacked the protest to embark on looting and indiscriminate killing of innocent citizens. Yusuf said all security agencies were directed to ensure full and immediate compliance. Recall the protest which started peacefully later turned violent…
The hunger protest turned violent in Kaduna on Thursday, leaving no fewer than three youths dead and many other protesters injured. An eyewitness said the number of protesters, mostly youths and the unemployed, outnumbered the security operatives. They marched from the Rigasa area, and from the Abakwa end, towards the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, the official residence and office of the state governor. According to an eyewitness, “We were matching peacefully and no one was carrying any offensive weapon. “I think the security operatives near the Government House were threatened by our large number. “Suddenly, a vehicle that they use…
The hunger protest in Kaduna turned violent as protesters in their large numbers set ablaze the Headquarters of Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency. The protest, which was earlier peaceful, turned violent as the protesters in their hundreds marched back to Ahmedu Bello Way from Kaduna Government House through Sokoto Road. The protesters also looted property at the KASTLEA headquarters and private residences around the office. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan confirmed the development. Details shortly…