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A security report done by Nigeria Mourn, a violent incident tracking organisation in Nigeria, has revealed that no fewer than 1,151 civilians and 79 security operatives were killed in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023. It also said over 658 abductions were recorded across the country within the period under review.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, did not jump bail as alleged by the Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian Government. The senior lawyer stated this in a video clip shared by the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate during the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Ozekhome, who was speaking at a recent event, narrated how Kanu left the country in 2017 because of fear of being killed by the Nigerian Army.
The Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government in its characteristic media clampdown has slammed N5million fine on Channels Television over an interview with Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate. In a March 27 letter addressed to Channels Chief Executive Officer and obtained on Friday in Abuja, the NBC said the television station violated broadcasting code. Titled “Broadcast of an Inciting Interview, A Sanction”, the letter was signed by Balarabe Ilelah, the commission’s Director-General.
The Budget Office of The Federation has countered a pronouncement by the Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Ali Pantami, that the five percent telecoms tax on mobile calls and data used by Nigerians had been suspended. The Budget office noted that the telecoms tax remained intact – an assertion which showed discordant tunes in the Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government.