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Terror Alert: Ghanaian Government Denies Warning Citizens Against Travelling To Abuja
The Ghanaian government has denied issuing any warning to it’s citizens against travelling to Abuja over recent terror alert by the UK and US.
The denial comes hours after a warning statement allegedly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration surfaced on Wednesday warning the public against traveling to the Nigerian capital Abuja over security concerns.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the travelling public about security developments in Abuja, Nigeria, and the subsequent directive by local authorities to hotels operating in residential buildings to shut down.”
“Accordingly, the public is advised to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, due to the unpredictable security situation in the city, and the high danger of terrorism, criminality, inter-communal conflict, armed attacks, and kidnappings.
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“Whilst advising travellers who must travel out of necessity to Abuja to take precautionary measures, the Ministry will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to the public when the situation improves,” the statement read.
Debunking the purpoted statement,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said the statement was not authorized by the Ministry thereby urging the public to disregard the statement.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to refer to the travel advisory published this evening, Wednesday, November 16,2022 advising against non-essential travel to Abuja and wishes to state that the statement was unauthorized.
“The Ministry is not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continued to in harmony with their Nigerian brothers and sisters.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration regrets any inconvenience this may have caused to the traveling public,”the statement read
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It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the declaration of eight persons wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community of Delta State.
He said it was illegal to do so without obtaining a court order.
He stated this in a statement released on Thursday and warned the military against bungling the case of the slain soldiers.
Falana said, “The authorities of the armed forces should be made to realise that the military cannot arrest, detain, investigate and charge civilian suspects with any offence whatsoever.”
“We have also read the eight people alleged to be involved in the cruel murder of the soldiers have been declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters. It is trite law that the police and security agencies lack the power to declare any suspect wanted without a court order,” he stated.
He cited the rulings of judges in a number of cases including Benedit Peters v Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to buttress his point.
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Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,
says the Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days time.
He announced this on Thursday during an inspection of the bridge along with members of the Senate Committee on Works.
“In seven days Nigerians will be able to ply this road,” he said.
Umahi also said the Federal Government planned to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on the bridge and under it to reduce illegal sand mining around the area.
Currently, he said the lane marking was being done, adding, “When the lane marking is over, we will open the bridge but formally it will be commissioned by Mr. President when he is going to flag off the coastal road.”
The Federal Government on January 9, this year closed the 11.8km bridge in Lagos for a three-month comprehensive rehabilitation.
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Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
The electricity grid collapsed on Thursday, plunging the country into blackout, the second time in three months in 2024.
Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed the grid collapsed at about 4pm on Thursday, dropping from 2,984 megawatts (MW) to zero within an hour.
All the 21 plants connected to the grid stopped operations by 5pm.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the current power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid.
“The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area,” AEDC said.
“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”
In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse resulted in a loss of power supply across its network.
“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,” EKEDC said.
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