News Update

 Six persons were killed as tensions escalated at the Julius Berger area of Abuja on Sunday following a violent clash between members of the El Zakzaky movement, also known as Shiites, and officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Two police officers were among the dead, while several others sustained gunshot injuries.

 The Federal Government at the weekend moved to reduce the scourge of malaria. It named Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, astute businessman Femi Otedola and renowned banker, Tony Elumelu to lead the fresh efforts to end the menace in Nigeria.

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  The crackdown on economic saboteurs has intensified with the arrest of 21 suspected oil thieves by the troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army in the Niger Delta. The troops also clamped down on 43 illegal refineries and deactivated them, confiscating 120,000 litres of stolen products.

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 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his administration has been taking hard decisions aimed at making life easier for Nigerians, vowing that his policies will soon bring relief to Nigerians. The President also promised to continue promoting the rule of law, adhere to the principles of separation of powers, and tolerate dissenting views within the ambit of the laws of the country.

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 Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, has expressed his displeasure over the killing of two of his operatives during a procession by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites. The CP said the Islamic group has declared war, stating that the culprits won’t go unpunished.

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. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has formally handed over 20 medical students who were rescued after spending 9 days in captivity to the Vice-Chancellors of their respective institutions. The students of University of Jos and University of Maiduguri were abducted in Benue State while en route to Enugu for a conference.

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. The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi State, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya died on Sunday at the age of 88. He was said to have died Sunday morning at the Expert Alliance Hospital, Kano, two days after returning from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia.

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. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted two containers with no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319, 200 bottles of the opioid worth N2.234bn in street value at the Tin Can seaport in Lagos.

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 The Chairman, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Bayelsa State Chapter, Ipigansi Ogoniba, on Sunday, said one person had been confirmed dead in another boat accident in the state. Ogoniba said, “while the other passengers were rescued by concerned citizens from the community, one person drowned due to the rising water level in the area.”

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The Southeast caucus of the National Assembly has urged tertiary institutions in the zone to comply with the verification request of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, for the disbursement of loans to students.

The caucus made this call in a statement through its leaders, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe and Rep. Igariwey Iduma Enwo, on Sunday in Abuja.

It said that the verification would allow students from institutions in the South East zone to benefit from the national programme.

from dailypost