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Thursday, 12 January 2023 05:58

The unmarried female police officer sacked for getting pregnant - remember her? Court nullifies the law relied upon by Police for this reason

National industrial court has struck down a regulation of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which forbids unmarried officers from getting pregnant. Pursuant to Regulation 127 of the Nigeria Police Force Regulation, a female officer who gets pregnant outside wedlock will be dismissed. BACKGROUND Omolola Olajide, an unmarried police corporal attached to Iye-Ekiti station, was sacked in 2021 for getting pregnant. Babatunde Mobayo, the state commissioner of police, had justified Olajide’s sack, saying the officer contravened section 127 of the police regulations. Following the sack, Olawale Fapohunda, Ekiti state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, instituted a lawsuit had before a federal…

Thursday, 12 January 2023 05:56

NISER, CMD get new governing councils. These are the members

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the governing councils of Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and Centre for Management Development (CMD). The announcement of the presidential approval was contained in a press release issued by the Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Folasade Boriowo. According to the release, “The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning hereby announces the approval by President Muhammadu Buhari of the reconstitution of the Governing Councils of Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and the Centre for Management Development (CMD). “Membership of…

Thursday, 12 January 2023 05:54

What to know after Day 323 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Navy Secretary Warns U.S. May Run Out of Weapons for Its Defense Within the next six months, the United States Navy may need to decide whether to arm itself or Ukraine due to a reported weapons shortage. The comment was made Wednesday by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to a group of reporters on the sidelines of the 2023 Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, Defense One editor Marcus Weisberger reported. Weisberger tweeted that although the bulk of American weapons given to Ukraine are land weapons and not naval weapons, Del Toro's concerns are shared by…

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 05:49

Millions more Muslims to perform 2023 Hajj as Saudi lifts restrictions imposed due to Covid-19

Saudi Arabia is lifting restrictions imposed on the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage after the coronavirus pandemic forced a downsizing of the annual event for three years.minister in charge of the Hajj, Tawfiq al-Rabiah, said that the numbers of pilgrims would return to pre-pandemic figures with restrictions, including age limits, being lifted according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Before the pandemic, around 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world usually gathered every year for the Hajj, Islam’s largest congregation, in the holy city of Mecca. In 2020, only a few thousand residents in the kingdom performed the Hajj under strict…

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 05:48

What to know after Day 322 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian mercenary firm claims strategic Ukrainian town of Soledar, control unclear Ukraine's eastern salt mining town of Soledar hung in the balance as Russia's mercenary firm Wagner claimed control, but continued fighting and Kyiv's assertion earlier that its forces were holding out raised uncertainty. Soledar has been the focus of intense fighting as Russia has viewed it as key to its campaign for the nearby strategic city of Bakhmut and Ukraine's larger eastern Donbas region. Reuters was not able to verify conditions on the ground. "Wagner units took control of the entire territory of Soledar. A cauldron has…

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:56

DSS DG’s wife orders detention of Kano gov candidate

Department of State Services has arrested the Kano State governorship candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Abba Yusuf. Yusuf was said to have been arrested on the order of the wife of the Director-General of the DSS, Aisha Bichi, following a confrontation between the duo at the VIP lounge gate of the Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday night. The governorship candidate’s convoy was said to have caused traffic congestion which prevented Bichi’s convoy from gaining access to the VIP lounge. In a move to clear the ensuing traffic gridlock, there was an altercation between the DSS operatives and…

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:52

Police kill one as Yoruba Nation advocates hold rally in Lagos

A man was killed in the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday, as some ‘Yoruba Nation’ agitators held a rally. A Yoruba Nation group had planned to hold a “super mega“ rally in Ojota to continue their demand for a separate Yoruba country from southwest Nigeria. Police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that a yet-to-be-identified man lost his life in the unrest. He said “normalcy has returned,” to the area. “Yoruba Nation agitators came out to disrupt normal activities and the police stepped in to prevent that,” he said via telephone. He noted that the Yoruba Nation members…

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:51

What to know after Day 321 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Macron speaks of ‘Putin’s paradox’ Russian President Vladimir Putin is not an “unpleasant” man, Emmanuel Macron has said, but that cannot be an excuse for launching a “war” on Ukraine. The French president made the bizarre remark during an appearance on Saturday at Les Rencontres du Papotin, a TV program hosted by a group of journalists with autism. Macron was grilled by the journalists on assorted issues, including his ties with Putin. “When you meet him like that, he’s not unpleasant. That’s the paradox,” Macron stated, adding that “there is nothing to justify starting a war.” The French…

Monday, 09 January 2023 05:37

Cash withdrawal limits begin today in all banks

Four days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed commercial banks to suspend over-the-counter dispensing of the new naira notes and use their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to ensure wider circulation, compliance level has been abysmally low as customers continue to get the old currency slated to be junked on January 31. Meanwhile, the policy on restriction on daily cash withdrawal takes off today, Monday, January 9. Under this arrangement, the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations is now N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. Thus, anyone or organisation that has a…

Monday, 09 January 2023 05:33

What to know after Day 320 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia says its forces eliminated over 600 Ukrainian troops in retaliation strike Russia’s armed forces have killed more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen in a massive rocket strike on temporary bases in Kramatorsk, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday. "Over the past day, Russian intelligence means detected and reliably confirmed through various independent channels some temporary bases of Ukrainian servicemen in Kramatorsk," the spokesman said. "As a result of a massive rocket strike on these temporary bases of Ukrainian units, more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen were killed," he added. Over 700 Ukrainian servicemen were at dormitory…

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Sunday, 08 January 2023 06:08

Army reshuffles command positions. This is who’s where

Nigerian Army has carried out a major redeployment of some of its general officers commanding (GOCs) and senior officers across its units and formations. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Saturday. Nwachukwu said the redeployment of the officers was an effort to “ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the army”. He added that the redeployment of the officers takes effect from January 11. Those also affected in the redeployment, which was approved by Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, include some principal staff officers of the army headquarters, corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade…

Sunday, 08 January 2023 06:04

What to know after Day 319 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE The founder of Russia's most high-profile mercenary group said on Saturday he wanted his forces and the regular Russian army to capture the small city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine because it possessed "underground cities" that can hold troops and tanks. Russia's grinding more than five months-long push to try to take Bakhmut has puzzled some Western military analysts who have said that heavy losses incurred on the Russian side and the fact that Ukraine has built defensive lines to fall back to nearby mean any Russian victory there, if it happens, would be pyrrhic. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder…

Saturday, 07 January 2023 05:56

New Naira notes stain white surfaces. The Mint explains why

Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc has allayed fears of Nigerians over the quality of the redesigned naira notes. The company, also referred to as The MINT, is responsible for producing the naira, Nigeria’s currency. In a statement on Friday, signed by Ahmed. A. Halilu, its managing director, NSPM said its attention had been drawn to various clips, skits, concerns and comments on diverse platforms regarding the quality of the redesigned notes. On October 26, 2022, Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, announced plans to redesign the naira to control money supply and aid security agencies in tackling illicit financial flows.…

Saturday, 07 January 2023 05:55

New CBN guideline forbids banks to dispense new Naira notes over-the-counter

Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks not to pay customers making over-the-counter withdrawals of new naira notes again. Instead, the apex bank directed the banks to load their Automated Teller Machines with only new notes to ensure that the currency circulates across the nation ahead of the January 31, 2023 deadline when the old notes will no longer be legal tender. The apex bank issued the directive to the banks on Wednesday and ordered that the implementation begin immediately. However, as of Friday, the banks had not been able to comply with the directive as they complained…

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