JUST IN: I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with southeast governors – Obasanjo
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that the release of Nnamdi Kanu was not discussed during his meeting with the South East governors in Enugu on Tuesday, July 2.
The governors were invited to the meeting with the former president and Chief Emeka Anyaoku to discuss matters related to regional development.
Obasanjo’s special assistant on media, Kehinde Akinyemi, stated in a statement on Wednesday, July 3, that the meeting focused on regional development issues, including security and infrastructure.
Obasanjo said: “Others were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.”
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence.”
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Tinubu pays tribute to late journalist Kabiru Yusuf
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences over the passing of veteran journalist, Mallam Kabir Yusuf.
Yusuf, who covered the State House for many years, was a correspondent for The Triumph Newspaper and Radio France Internationale (Hausa).
The President’s statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, described Yusuf’s passing as a great loss.
President Tinubu prayed for the repose of Yusuf’s soul and offered his condolences to the family, wishing them comfort in their time of grief.
President Bola Tinubu extends his condolences to the family of Mr. Kabir Yusuf, who passed away on Tuesday.
IGP orders expansion of cybercrime centre to Lagos, Kaduna.
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Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, has ordered the expansion of the operations of the national cybercrime centre to existing force criminal investigations department (FCID) annex offices.
The select FCID annex offices are in Lagos, Kaduna, Gombe, and Enugu states.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) national cybercrime centre is the police unit established to combat cybercrimes in the country.
The cybercrime centre was only domiciled in Abuja. Persons who allegedly violated the Cybercrimes Act are often taken to Abuja for questioning.
In a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the directive means that the centre will now have operational offices at the FCID annex in the aforementioned states.
Adejobi said the move will “help in professionally coordinating and monitoring smooth investigations of cyber-related infractions reported to the police”.
“Following the recent upsurge in the creation and circulation of misinformative and dis-informative materials and other cyber-related crimes, capable of causing a breakdown of law and order and attempting to discredit the country, using the various social media platforms, it has become expedient to take proactive and strategic steps to nip this trend in the bud in order to prevent damage to the peaceful coexistence of well-meaning citizens and residents of our great country,” the statement reads.
UBEC to launch open schooling initiative for accelerated basic education
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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to roll out an open schooling initiative to provide an accelerated learning experience for children unable to benefit from traditional arrangements.
Hamid Bobboyi, the UBEC executive secretary, spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) on the effective school programme (ESP).
Represented by Isiaka Kolawole, the UBEC’s deputy executive secretary (service), Bobboyi said the initiative aims to offer extensive access to basic education for Nigerian children.
The ESP is a UBEC initiative launched on July 1 to “progressively improve the resources and routines of teaching and learning”.