Operatives of Katsina State Police Command have rescued no fewer than 30 kidnap victims and foiled several bandit attacks in a series of operations carried out across the state. The most recent incident occurred on the 21st of August when the DPO of Dutsinma Police Division, CSP Bello Abdullahi Gusau, led a combined team of police operatives and vigilantes and raided a bandits’ hideout in Dutsinma Local Government Area. Seven hostages kidnapped from Farar Kasa and Shanga villages in Dutsinma LGA were said to have been rescued unharmed and one AK47 rifle was also recovered during the operation. The state’s…
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Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaete Fabian Obot had freed a total of 44 inmates of correctional facilities in the state. The freed inmates comprised two females and 42 males of different age brackets who were accused of minor crimes. This was the outcome of the CJ’s 2024 first inspection visit to the correctional centres in the state. Six inmates regained freedom in Ikot Abasi, five in Eket, 11 in Ikot Ekpene while 24 inmates, including two females, were freed in Uyo. Justice Obot before granting them pardon, went through all the case files and observed that most of…
The Bangladeshi government on Thursday said that extensive flooding in the eastern part of the country has left two people dead and about three million stranded. It said heavy rains and water surges from upstream hilly areas caused local rivers to burst their banks, leading to widespread flooding. A senior government official, Ali Reza said over the past three days, rescuers have evacuated about 75,000 people to safety out of an estimated 2.9 million affected by the floods. Reza confirmed two flood-related deaths, though local media reports suggest the death toll has risen to four. The floodwaters have submerged homes,…
The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has condemned what it called an attempt by the state governments to impose a plutocracy on the nation’s fledgling democracy through fees charged by the States Independent Electoral Commissions for nomination forms to contest local government elections nationwide. The National Chairman of the party, Falalu Bello, said this in a statement he issued on Thursday Bello said that every Nigerian has the right to participate in the democratic process without being hindered by financial constraints, adding that democracy should be about inclusivity, not exclusivity. “We warn that if the ruling class continues with this practice,…
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared that elections may not hold in three local government councils – Onuimo, Okigwe and Orsu – due to insecurity. The Chairman of the Commission, Charles Ejiogu made the disclosure during an interface with the various security outfits in Owerri. He hinted that the major operational challenges facing the Commission in the discharge of its duties ahead of the upcoming elections is protection of staff and election materials. Ejiogu noted that electoral officers cannot get easy access to some LGAs for routine verification of polling units and collation centres in line with…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte order restraining the National leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje and the Secretary Surajudeen Ojibola-Basiru, from proceeding with the planned Ward, Local Government, and State Congresses scheduled for October 11, 16, and 26, 2024. The lawsuit, filed by Peter Ohochukwu and Haija Ndidi-Chukwuma on behalf of themselves and all elected executive members of the APC in the state, also named the APC, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Nigeria Police, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as defendants. Details…
Activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam, on Thursday said Nigerian laws frown at a woman getting 50 percent of her husband’s properties during divorce. Idam warned that women who push their husbands into court marriage with the intent of sharing his properties during divorce should know that such is alien to the Nigerian law. In a chat with DAILY POST, the lawyer noted that the spouse would be made to provide evidence of contributing towards the acquisition of such a property. According to Idam: “The law that awards 50% or any percentage of a man’s property to his wife during divorce is…
The Oyo State council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described a former Editor of the defunct Sketch newspaper, Mr Olusakin Babalola, as a passionate journalist. The Oyo State NUJ made this declaration via a statement signed by its Acting Chairman, Seye Ojo, and the union’s Secretary, Sola Oladapo, on behalf of the Chairman, Ademola Babalola who is presently on annual vacation. DAILY POST reports that Olusakin Babalola, a native of Ipetumodu in Ife North local government area of Osun State, died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday. https://dailypost.ng/2024/08/22/former-sketch-news-editor-babalola-dead/ The NUJ in the statement made available to…
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday, ordered service of court documents filed against Omoyele Sowore and three others, on their lawyer. The court documents are in respect of a suit filed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, against the recent #EndBadGovernance and hunger protesters. Justice Oriji had on August 13, extended his order restricting the #EndBadGovernance and hunger protesters to the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. The extension was sequel to the absence of the defendants in court at the last proceedings. At Thursday’s proceedings, FCT…
Fidelity Bank Plc complies with the highest corporate governance standards as the leading commercial bank adheres promptly to all full disclosure requirements and global best practices. A review of the latest compliance report showed that Fidelity Bank sustains its highest-ranking rating of CG+, with shareholders and market pundits commending the high corporate standards of the bank. Fidelity Bank is awarded CG+, the highest rank under the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS), which screens quoted companies against prescribed best practices and standards. Head, Listings Regulation Department, NGX Regulation, Mr. Godstime Iwenekhai, said the CGRS was designed to strengthen the governance structures…