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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, BY SENATOR NED NWOKOYour Excellency,REIMAGINING NIGERIA’S SOCIAL SAFETY NET: A CALL TO REPLACE THE MINISTRY OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS WITH A NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTNigeria stands at a pivotal crossroads. The pervasive issues of poverty and the societal decay it perpetuates have reached a level of urgency that …

WHY POLICE CAN’T TRACK KIDNAPPER’S PHONESSeventy-four-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded N1b ransom while …

SOUTH EAST KILLINGS: WE WANT ASARI DOKUBO ARRESTED, PROSECUTED– HURIWA Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called for the arrest of former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo. HURIWA believes that Asari has done enough to deserve prosecution by the authorities or, at the very least, an open investigation to determine the legality of his actions. The rights …

ANYAOKU GROUP, THE PATRIOTS, INSISTS ON NEW CONSTITUTION, INAUGURATES COMMITTEE The patriots, chaired by elder statesman and former Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, have reiterated their call for a new constitution for Nigeria. To advance this cause, the group yesterday inaugurated a 17-member advocacy committee led by Prof. Anthony Kila, a prominent political economist and professor of strategy and …

NIGERIANS PAID N1.048B AS RANSOM TO KIDNAPPERS IN ONE YEAR – REPORT SHOWS Nigerians paid N1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, a report has shown. The report, released yesterday by the SBM Intelligence, showed that 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country within the period. SBM Intelligence is an Africa-focused market/security intel gathering consulting …

GOV MBAH INAUGURATES STATE-OWNED MEGA ASPHALT PLANT IN ENUGU Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah has commissioned an asphalt production plant built by his administration In furtherance of his campaign promise to construct 10,000 roads in eight years. Inaugurating the plant Thursday, Mbah said the state would also produce the inputs for asphalt production, noting these moves would drastically reduce the …

WHY WE CELEBRATED BICHI’S EXIT – DSS OFFICERSThe reasons the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, resigned from their positions have been revealed.Sources within the Presidency told Saturday PUNCH that President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, questioned the intelligence gathering mechanisms …

POLICE REINTRODUCE CONTROVERSIAL e-CMR, URGE MOTORISTS TO REGISTER The Nigerian Police force has reintroduced the enforcement of the earlier suspended digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Police said e-CMR is an advanced digital system designed to improve vehicle security, fight crime and simplify vehicle registration. This was made known in a post on the Police X handle on Friday. According …

NEWLY APPOINTED SUPER EAGLES COACH, LABBADIA, REJECTS JOB Newly appointed Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. The Nigeria Football Federation had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi …

AGAIN, POLICE INVITE NLC PRESIDENT, AJAERO, SECRETARY GENERAL, UGBOAJA, FOR QUESTIONING The police invitation from the Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force intelligence Department (FID), Abuja dated August 28, 2024, and signed by the Commissioner of Police (OPS), CP Ibitoye Rufus Alajide, was addressed to Ajaero. The Nigeria Police Force has again invited the President of the …