“We have installed CCTV all over the metropolitan city, and are now laying optic fibre to complement the satellite services.”
Kano governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called for the deployment of technology to address the security challenges in the country, if the fight is to be won.
“Since crime has gone to the next level in Nigeria, strategy too has to go to the next level,” Mr Ganduje said, while receiving the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, in Kano on Wednesday.
The governor said it was in consideration of that reality that the state government installed CCTV in some strategic places in Kano, to secure the lives and property of people.
“We have installed CCTV all over the metropolitan city, and are now laying optic fibre to complement the satellite services.
“We also have trackers, and at the major entrance of Kano metropolis, we built security dormitories where we have a number of security agents manning the major entrances,” he said.
The governor also said the government established the Ruga project at Dansoshiya forest that shares a border with Katsina State.
According to him, herdsmen have now settled there, as such it will be difficult for any bandit to make the forest his home.
“Coming to one of the biggest forests in the country, Falgore forest, we established a military training ground and it is now working,” he said.
Earlier, IGP Baba had told the governor that he was in the state in connection with the passing out ceremony of Cadets of Nigeria Police Academy Wudil, Kano.
He commended the state government for its effort in providing security agents with an enabling environment to secure lives and property.
He explained that it was when there was security that there would be peace, hence the need for all stakeholders to join hands to secure the state.
The federal government says it will not hesitate to suspend any social media platform which allows activities that have a negative impact on the country.
Again, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared before a house of representatives investigative panel.
He was summoned by the green chamber to explain the circumstances behind the decision of the government to suspend Twitter’s operations in the country.
Speaking before the house committees on communication, justice, information and culture, and national security and intelligence, Mohammed said Twitter became a platform for those who want to “bring down” the country.
He said the government would also suspend any platform that wants to toe the same path as the microblogging site.
“On Twitter not being the only social media in Nigeria but banning Twitter alone, honestly, we suspended Twitter because Twitter became a platform of choice for those that want to bring down this country,” he said.
“If any other platform does it, we will suspend their operations too. It is because there is a country called Nigeria that they have business here.
“Honestly, I think it is a good opportunity for our very resourceful Nigerians to also look at how they can have an app that can replace Twitter, and it would be patronised by all of us. We have received a few approaches and we want to encourage them.”
The minister said for those whose businesses are affected by the Twitter suspension, there are other social media platforms operating in the country.
He said the government is open to discussion with Twitter and its suspension may be reversed after meeting the conditions imposed by the government.
Reactions have continued to trail the incident of a leaking roof that disrupted plenary at the Senate chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Society gazette had reported that the Senate lobby of the National Assembly Complex was filled with water during the Tuesday downpour in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The wind had blown off the roofs, leaving the lobby flooded with rainwater as visitors and Senators trooped in for the days business.
In a video making the rounds on social media, cleaners were seen battling to control the water.
Following the incident, some Nigerians on social media have taken to their handles to express disappointment in the incident citing the huge amount of money recently budgeted for the renovation of the complex.
Recall that in the 2020 budget, the Federal Government allocated N9.25bn, for the renovation/retrofitting of the National Assembly (NASS) Complex.
It was a capital allocation fixed under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) budget.
A Nigerian socio-political activist, Omoyele Sowore on his verified Twitter handle said, “The rubber stamp @nassnigeria could not fix a leaking roof after budgeting N37b to fix the National Assembly complex. #RevolutionNow.
Below are some of the reactions from Twitter as compiled by DAILY POST correspondent.
@Mr-lordmekas: Mad people! Another way to embezzle money with the project of re-roofing.. na now una know say e Dey leak?
@Temijust1: Nigerians shouldn’t be deceived as the leaking roof is another plot to allocate 100 billion for the renovation of the leaking roof damaged intentionally by the house themselves.
@Micheal79147359: That building is not that old to start leaking. It shows the rut in the system and the failure of Nigeria as a whole. It is a shame.
@Von_Bismack: The current leadership of the National assembly renovated their building with 27b Naira, but immediately rain fell, the roofs started leaking. Yet Lawan had the guts to say that Saraki was the problem
Three members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) who were detained for their alleged role in the arrest of Seriki Fulani Iskilu Wakili for kidnapping have been released.
The OPC members, who were arrested, charged to court and subsequent detained, were released yesterday by an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court.
They are Dauda Kazeem, Awodele Adedigba and Ramon Hassan.
They were discharged based on Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) advised.
The court had ruled that the suspects should not be charged for any offence because there is no evidence to try them.
The OPC members were arrested in March.
Oyo State Coordinator of OPC, Comrade Rotimi Oguntade, also known as Oluomo, confirmed the released.
Wakili became famous for allegedly terrorising the Ayete community and other adjourning villages in Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
Buratai receiving the letter of credence from Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Facebook/Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The federal government has presented a letter of credence to the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd) as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the Benin Republic.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama handed over the letter to the former army chief in Abuja on Tuesday.
A former Chief of Defence Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (rtd) was also appointed as ambassador-designate of Nigeria to Cameroon.
“Today, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, Amb. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Amb. Tukur Yusufu Buratai,” the ministry posted on its Facebook page.
General Olonisakin getting his letter of credence from the minister. Facebook/Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Tuesday’s event comes about four months after President Muhammadu Buhari nominated the ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors.
Their most recent appointment had equally triggered outcry with critics calling on the Senate to reject their nominations.
But on February 23, 2021, the lawmakers confirmed their nominations. Senate President Ahmed Lawan during the confirmation said the former service chiefs served the country to the best of their abilities.
Senator Lawan urged the executive to utilise their experiences as much as possible and they should be posted to countries where they will be useful.
On February 18, the former service chiefs were screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The committee which was led by Senator Mohammed Bulkachuwa held a closed session before the service chiefs were ushered into the room for the commencement of the screening.
Buhari appointed the ex-service chiefs in 2015. Before they “voluntarily resigned” earlier in the year, they came under pressure to relinquish their positions due to the escalating levels of violence in the country.
Employers of labour have been warned to always endeavour to demand and verify authentication of the certificate of NYSC or exception duly issued by the Corps before offering employment to any holder of degree or Higher National Diploma.
Director General of NYSC, Brig.- General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave the warning, Tuesday, while declaring a one day Corps Legal Aid Workshop open, saying Section 12, sub-sections 1 and 2 of the NYSC Act demands every employer to authenticate any person who claims to have obtained his first degree at the end of the academic year.
He said it is the duty of every employer to produce on demand to a police officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, any such certificate and particulars or copies.
On the workshop, the DG said this is aimed at bringing together the corps lawyers involved in the Corps Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS) in order to harness their potentials for improved legal aid service to the indigent members of their host communities.
He said, “Legal Officers are expected to step up sensitization of Corps members on the provisions of both the Act and the NYSC Bye-Laws during orientation course.
“Furthermore, I urge you use the CLAS platform to sustain your enlightenment of Nigerians on their civic rights and responsibilities. In line with Management’s resolve to adequately track our performance at all levels and deepen effective service delivery, I hereby direct the Legal Unit to collate quarterly reports on the activities of CLAS in all States and the FCT for onward
submission to my office.”
Giving his opening remarks, the Director Legal Services NYSC, Barr Ahmend Tijani Ibrahim, said: “This workshop will no doubt provide a veritable platform for the Corps Lawyers and the Legal Officers of the Scheme to acquire new knowledge and skill in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) aspects of the law to enhance their service delivery.”
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The Senate lobby of the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday was filled with water with the cleaners battling to clean and control water from flowing into the Senate Chambers.
The water was leaking directly from the roof, but visitors and Senators coming into the Senate chambers at about 11.00 am became bewildered where such amount of water could be coming from.
Some Senators also stood to see the leaking water that the cleaners were trying to control even as journalists and photographers were busy taking pictures.
However, the National Assembly complex is the property of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and its maintenance too.
DAILY POST recalls that the sum of N37 billion was budgeted for the maintenance of the complex in the 2020 budget which elicited wild reactions from the public including the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
The controversy that trailed the budget which was considered too humongous led to its reduction but it wasn’t approved by the Federal Executive Council, DAILY POST has learnt.
Amid the leaking roof of the lobby, Senate President, Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Lawan entered the chambers at exactly 11.00am to preside over the plenary.
A cross section of Nigerians has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for not questioning and arresting Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his alleged link to bandits.
Gumi had in an interview on Monday warned the government against the killing of bandits, insisting that the criminals were victims too.
He insisted that no school was safe in the North West for now until the government negotiated with the bandits.
His recent statement has raised questions of his involvement with the bandits and why the Buhari’s administration has failed to summon him for questioning.
Nigerians on social media expressed their worries over the consistent demand by Gumi.
According to some, Gumi seems to know a lot about bandits kidnapping students and should be brought in for questioning.
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They accused the government of injustice, adding that such statements if made by an Igbo man would have landed him in DSS custody.
Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST;
@Cacot1 “Sheikh Gumi knows what DSS and other security agencies in Nigeria don’t know about Bandits operations but he won’t be called for questioning. Also, the central bank won’t freeze his account.”
@DoshimaJohn “What is Sheikh Gumi’s stake in Banditry and kidnapping? He sounds desperate over negotiations with bandits like a businessman running out of business.”
@JulyEarth “Gumi is the brain behind the kidnappings can’t tell me anything!
@Irokobiafra “And what is the government going to do about this statement? Nothing I think!
@ChisomMbonu8 “This man has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he knows and has hand in the insecurity facing the north, but because he’s a Fulani man no one has the right to call him for questioning. All this will pass and everyone will give account.”
@FS_Yusuf “Sheikh Gumi would rather 300 school children get kidnapped than the military killing an islamist terrorist they deceitfully call “bandits”.
“This can be easily inferred by his irrational advocacy for the devilish group.”
@Ezepatricktwit1 “The chief negotiator to Bandits. Gumi, has spoken by giving the Nigerian government Ultimatum. Do you see how these people are making cool cash in the North? Can such a thing or statement take place anywhere in the South, especially South-East.”
@DefenseNigeria “How Sheikh Gumi is a free man allowed to work with bandits to squeeze hundreds of millions of naira from the Nigerian government using the lives of innocent civilians as leverage is beyond me.”
@A_enemali “Gumi is an accomplice. There are no two words about it.”
@Monnyx4 “If Gumi is from Southern part of the country he would have been in jail along time, this is a formerly and highly referred Islamic clerics who suppose to preach to the bandits with a view to stop their Criminal pursuit now the Attorney General of these Criminals and Terrorist .”
@Egbayelo_levi “Cleric Gumi is an unfortunate cleric among clerics in the North. He deserves the same faith like his Fulani bandits in the forest. There’s no doubt that Gumi has bandits working for him in the forest.”
@Starlight4real “In your words the bandits have found a lucrative way of finding money, so now Gumi you are saying that the government should keep paying them off? For how long? The way this guy forces the federal government to pay baffles me.”
@Polymat43955 “Isn’t it clear that this shamelessly amoral Islamist cleric with his muddled up theology and horrendous moral philosophy is a terror sympathetizer and an enabler and was never a solution provider.”
@TopeOgun2011 “The ways information is managed in Nigeria quickens one’s withdrawal of patriotism. How does a government permit an individual to issue such sensitive updates on criminals without being taken through the process of the law? Well, this is Nigeria. Most of us are done!”
The High Court at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure, Ondo state, on Monday refused to grant the 18-year-old, Kemisola Ogunniyi, who was arrested and detained during the #ENDSARS protest and gave birth in the prison custody bail as the Judge denied being aware of the bail application.
The trial judge, Justice Omolara Adejumo said she was not aware of the bail application by the Counsel to the defendant and she was returned to the correctional home.
While speaking on the development, Counsel to the Ogunniyi, Barrister Tope Temokun, expressed optimism that the teenager would be granted bail today, (Tuesday) saying every necessary procedure will be completed to ensure the release of the 18-year-old girl.
“There is nothing negative about this issue, the whole world knew that a boy was born and i am very sure that tomorrow, the whole world will also know the name of that boy. The boy has been announced to the world and am very confident that the boy is going to be great.
“But that is not to say that we should allow the naming ceremony to take place in prison. And we are fighting against that seriously.”
“We were fighting that Kemisola should not deliver in prison but she eventually delivered in prison, the noise was everywhere, so if we say we don’t want the naming ceremony in the prison custody.
It is still part of the agitation to get her released. But I must assure you that Kemisola will not spend additional day in the custody after delivery.
He expressed optimism that tomorrow, she would be granted bail because the naming ceremony is on Wednesday.
It would also be recalled that the state government had said it has begun the facilitation of the bail and release of Ogunniyi from prison custody.
While reacting, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Charles Titiloye, said the bail application for the defendant had procedure which the court must follow.
Titiloye said “There are procedures for all court matters, it was a court order that put the person in the custody and the court order has to be followed in securing her bail . So Tuesday is not too late. We have to follow the court procedure,” the AG stated.
It will be recalled that young Kemisola was arrested with three others by the Ondo State police during the curfew imposed in Ondo in the state at the wake of the #EndSARS protest in October 2020.
They were accused of setting the APC secretariat ablaze during the protest.
Nigeria is blessed with so many talented Nollywood actors who have contributed to the growth and development of the Nigerian movie Industry.
Adebayo Salami is a Yoruba film industry legend. He is not only a gifted actor but a film producer and director as well. He is best known by his stage name Oga Bello, and is regarded as one of Nigeria’s most influential and wealthy actors.
Oga Bello grew up in Lagos where he had his primary and secondary education. While gwoing up, he watched the programme titled, Village Doctor, which motivated him to acting.
He started acting with Young Stars Concert Party in 1964 when he was 12 years old. The group metamorphosed to Ojo Ladipo Theatre.
After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group. It later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group. Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Salami took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight.
He featured in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun, in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role.
Moreover, Oga Bello featured in a movie titled Kadara by Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade love).
He produced his first movie, Ogun Ajaye, in 1985, from the stable of Awada Kerikeri.
Adebayo Salami’s wives and children:
His first wife’s name is Alhaja Ejide. They met at school. At first, they were just friends. Later, they began dating and got married.
The actor met his second wife – Omotayo Sanusi – through his younger sister and he married her in 2016.
As of today, the actor has 18 children – nine sons (Hammed Akeem, Femi, Kunle Adebayo, Layiwola, Ridwan, Sadiq, Tope, and Wale) and nine daughters (Tobi, Titi, Olushola Kikelomo, Omolara Agboola, Olamide Adebayo Amina, Bukola Suliat Ibrahim, Ifeoluwa Arike, Medinat Olajogun, and Olaide).
