The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has filed 20 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the judgement that voided the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, last year. The IGP, the NPF and Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, through their lawyer, Dr. Alex Izinyon, SAN, urged the apex court to set-aside a judgment the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on September 30, which invalidated the recruitment process. The appellants further prayed the Supreme Court to stay the execution of the verdict of the appellate court. A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal led…
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Nigerian Army has debunked claim in the social media that this year’s military exercise of Operation Crocodile Smile VI is targeted at the ‘EndSARS’ protesters. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday, October 18 2020. He assured that the yearly military exercise and its cyber warfare component in particular has nothing whatsoever to do with the ‘EndSARS’ protests across the nation. This year’s exercise of Operation Crocodile Smile VI is is scheduled to begin on October 20 and last till December 31, 2020. The exercise is however a…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday, revealed the requirements of officers to be trained in the new police tactical team to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad. He said the training of selected officers for the Special Weapons and Tactics team would commence on Monday, October 19, 2020. The IGP noted that no ex-SARS operatives were shortlisted in the SWAT team. Adamu also explained that “the officers selected for the training are young, smart and energetic officers who have acquired not less than seven (7) years working experience with clean service records – no pending disciplinary matters, no…
Major streets in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have been defaced by heaps of refuse following the commencement of a strike by waste collectors over an alleged N130m debt owed by the state government. It was gathered that the private companies handling waste disposal and management stopped operations pending payment of the money. When our correspondent went round the town, it was observed that some areas in Akure, including Isikan, Oba Adesida, Oyemekun, Arakale and Old Garage were littered with refuse as residents dumped their waste indiscriminately on the roads. It was also learnt that the refuse collectors withdrew their…
Army Will Not Disrupt The Ongoing #EndSARS Protests – Rep. Adefisoye The Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Army, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has assured that personnel of the Nigerian Army does not have any plan to disrupt the peaceful youth protests that are currently ongoing across the nation. Adefisoye also described the Army exercise of Operation Crocodile Smile VI as an annual military event that is not in any way targeted at peaceful protesters. The federal lawmaker gave this assurance on his Twitter handle on Saturday where he also sought public understanding of the annual operational exercise of the…
Youths calling for a total overhaul of the Nigeria Police Force have launched an online radio, Soro Soke, The PUNCH has learnt. The channel, through effective and timely communication, is expected to aid the coordination of #EndSARS protests nationwide. When our correspondent tuned in to the station around 1pm on Sunday, programmes and live reports of missing and found #EndSARS protesters were escalated on the radio, https://s4.radio.co/s99d55c85b/listen. Songs calling for a reformed Nigeria were also heard on the station. Soro Soke, a Yoruba sentence which translates as ‘Speak Up,’ had last week become a mantra of the #EndSARS campaign after…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Senate. Buhari is meeting with the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila over the ongoing anti-SARS protest. The meeting, which is holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was disclosed by Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. In a tweet, Ahmad wrote: “President @MBuhari currently meeting with Senate President, @DrAhmadLawan and Speaker, @femigbaja on the ongoing #EndPoliceBrutality protests.” Nigerians, over the past one week have been protesting against SARS unit of the Nigeria Police Force. The protest also touches on…
The State Publicity Secretary of the party, John Akans, in a statement on Sunday in Jos, said that campaign council would be led by Kefas Dandam. Mr Akans said Mr Dandam would be assisted by all aspirants who contested along with the senatorial candidate, George Daika. He said the council was inaugurated by the State Chairperson of the party, Chris Hassan, and that the exercise was witnessed by I.D Gyang, members of the State House of Assembly and some critical stakeholders. “As we are all aware, the race for the Southern Senatorial seat is entering its critical stage. “As a…
Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi, daughter of the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reacted to the ongoing nationwide protest against police brutality. She urged protesters and Nigerian youths to get their Personal Voters Card, PVCs, and ensure they use it to vote out bad leadership. Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi said Nigerian youths should ensure that their votes count. In a post on her Instagram on Saturday, Ganduje-Ajimobi wrote: “Get your PVC, get your PVC, get your PVC. Vote and do not leave until your vote is counted. Follow the result en masse. “Man the headquarters and let your vote count. The youth are the…
The elections for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State, on Saturday, were marred by vote-buying and late arrival of materials. Voter apathy was also recorded in most of the polling units visited by Sunday PUNCH. Our correspondent, who went round some local government areas to monitor the elections, observed cases of vote-buying at Unit 015 in Kofar Wakili Garkuwa, Azare, Katagum LGA. A woman was seen distributing sachets of detergent openly to voters at the polling unit. While some of the voters were given five sachets of detergent each, others received two sachets…