Tag: Ban
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Senate urges DPR to enforce ban on illegal cooking gas retailers
The Senate has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). This, the Senate said was to enhance safety in the country. The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) during plenary on Tuesday. The motion was “On the…
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Germany bans Islamist organisation, Ansaar International
Germany has banned the Islamist organisation Ansaar International and several of its sub-organisations. “The network finances terrorism worldwide with donations,’’ Steve Alter, spokesman for Germany’s Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer tweeted on Wednesday. Alter quoted Seehofer as saying: “If you want to fight terror, you have to dry up its sources of money.’’ The justification for…
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Ban on illegal use of siren, unauthorized tinted glass cars still in force – Police
The Ebonyi Police Command has said that the ban on the illegal use of siren, use of tinted glass vehicles without permit and covered car number plates is still in force in the state.This is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Loveth Odah, on Monday.According to…
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FIFA bans CAF president Ahmad for five years
World football governing body, FIFA has banned Ahmad Ahmad, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for five years. This decision was made by the adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee via a statement on FIFA official twitter handle on Monday. “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Ahmad Ahmad,…
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Italy to ban public smoking January 2021
Heavily-polluted Milan metropolis, Italy’s business and fashion capital, has decided to ban smoking at bus stops and other public places, with effect from Jan. 1, 2021. The measure is part of the clean air bill that aims to curb Milan’s chronically high emission levels of carcinogenic PM10 fine dust particles. Milan municipality in a statement…
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Gov. Wike signs Executive Order proscribing IPOB in Rivers
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its activities in the State. He made this known in a statement by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor. Ebiri stated that the governor, in a broadcast on Wednesday night…
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Curfew: Police ban protests in Ekiti
Following the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on the residents of Ekiti by the Ekiti State Government, the Police Command there on Tuesday announced ban on all forms of protest in the state. The command in a statement signed by Mr Sunday Abutu, its Public Relations Officer, said that the ban was sequel to the…
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I-G bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from routine patrols
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the police from routine patrols across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Adamu said the squads…
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Cleric urges FG to ban BBNaija reality show
Ven. Ifeanyi Akunna, Vicar of Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Abuja has called on the Federal Government to ban Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality show and other similar programmes in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that BBNaija is a reality show in which contestants live in an isolated house for a…