Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two suspected human traffickers and rescued five female victims.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 6, said the suspects were attempting to take the victims to Libya via Kano State.
For the second time in 20 years, the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, has been passed by the National Assembly, NASS. In 2018, it was passed as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIG-B, but President Muhammadu Buhari refused it assent, citing alleged constitutional issues. Political and sectional interests have been the major reasons for the long tenure of the Bill at the NASS.
Due to the absence of an enabling law that meets the contemporary needs of the oil industry in a very competitive world market, Nigeria has been denied billions of dollars new investments and income heading to Africa every year. If this Bill becomes law, it is hoped that many of these issues will be addressed.
North’s elders and interest groups slammed the 17 southern governors on Tuesday for demanding power shift to the South in 2023. The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) said the North would not accept the imposition of any candidate on the region.
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) rejected the position that the South should produce the next President, saying the North would not be compelled to yield an elective position.
The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) said the southern governors should first address secession agitation in their regions. But Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom backed the call for power shift, saying it accords with the need for equity and fairness.
The management of the Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna State has confirmed that a total of 125 students were taken away by the bandits who attacked the school on Monday.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies for their work in arresting secessionist Nnamdi Kanu and raiding the home of ‘Yoruba Nation’ activist Sunday Igboho.
