Nigeria
23 Jan
Lawmakers of the Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the speaker of the assembly Olakunle Oluomo representing Ifo constituency 1. The Guardian gathered that Oluomo was impeached by 18 lawmakers out of 21 members of the assembly during a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South). Consequently, the Assembly…
23 Jan
After a six-year hiatus, Nigerian business magnate Femi Otedola has returned to the Forbes Africa list of the richest people, landing at No. 20 with a fortune of $1 billion. Otedola's comeback marks a significant milestone. He last graced the Forbes Africa list in 2017 with his controlling stake in fuel distributor Forte Oil. However,…
23 Jan
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting of 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to head the Intelligence Department of the Force at zonal and state commands level nationwide. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement said IGP Egbetokun has tasked the officers to…
23 Jan
Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has cast aspersions on those behind the clamour for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. SNM convener, Rev Solomon Semaka at a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, described such idea as retrogressive and highly detrimental to the interest of the nation. SNM wondered why the…
23 Jan
The Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1) has been impeached.
23 Jan
Dangote Oil Refinery said it has registered three prominent associations of petroleum products marketers for the distribution of its products. Dangote confirmed this development on Tuesday in a press statement on its X handle. According to the organisation, the three prominent associations which were recently registered constitute 75 percent of the total market in Nigeria.…
23 Jan
Niger State Government has sued the North-South Power Company Limited, and the Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited before the Federal High Court in Minna over nonpayment of ground rents and Land charges from 2017 to 2022. Joined in the two suits are the Federal Ministry of Power and the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company. The suit…
23 Jan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has underscored the need for cooperation between Nigeria and India. Ambassador Tuggar stated this yesterday when he hosted the Sixth Nigeria – India Joint Commission Meeting during the official visit of the Minister of External Affairs of India, Ambassador Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The Commission reviewed the decisions of the…
23 Jan
Concerned Igbo Community in the United States of America (USA) has commended the ongoing efforts of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu towards securing the release of the leader of Indigenous People's of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention. The efforts are principally subsumed in the persistent…
23 Jan
A Lagos High Court has sentenced Samuel Ademola Oladimeji to life imprisonment for the sexual assault by penetration on his three children. The ruling was delivered by Justice Abiola Sholadoye of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. Justice Sholadoye, while delivering the verdict, stated that the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses were unshaken and…
23 Jan
Women under the aegis of Arewa Women Leaders Forum ( AWLF) have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lift the suspension slammed on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu. In a communique issued at the end of one-day northern women retreat in Abuja yesterday, the women argued that the…
23 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to admonish Nigerians not to make money their god or master in a bid to make the nation better. According to Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said this in a meeting with CAN leaders at the…
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Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano which sought to quash the N40B money laundering charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge in a ruling delivered on Thursday faulted and rejected all grounds upon which…
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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and others to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fagbemi also hit out at Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, for obstructing the EFCC from arresting his successor, Bello…
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Police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, Azeez Babatunde, for alleged unlawful possession of two locally-made pistols in the Maroko area of the state.
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State. The adjournment, set for April 23, 2024, was prompted by the pursuit of substituted service and the possible arraignment of Bello for…
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The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn, as the party's lawmakers in the National Assembly kicked against a plot to extend the tenure of the Acting national chairman of the party, Umar Damagun. The spokesperson of the group, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere speaking to journalists in Abuja, claimed that they…
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NORTHERN Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep concern over alleged harassment and attack on northerners conducting their legitimate businesses in southern Nigeria by criminal elements in the past three months. NEF clarifies that it had never engaged in any discussion regarding the politics of 2027 or decided on whom to support or not to…
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KANO Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has concluded plans to invest N1.2 billion in network expansion and improvement of power supply to the famous Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano State. The Head, Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, stated, yesterday, that the network expansion and power generation were some of the company's major plans to improve power supply…
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FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South in the 8th National Assembly, has passed on at 58 years of age. Ibrahim, who died about 4.30am, yesterday, at an Abuja hospital, has been buried according to Islamic rites in a Muslim cemetery, Osere, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased was, reportedly,…
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Two of Africa's leading professional coaching bodies, the Life Coaches Association of Nigeria (LCAN) and the African Board of Consultants, Coaches and Coaching Psychologists (ABCCCP) have announced a landmark partnership to propel the coaching profession across the continent. This strategic alliance is poised to redefine standards, ethics, and professional development for coaches throughout Africa, setting…
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In recognition of the recent gains made in the fight against oil theft in the country, the National Probity and Value for Nation building Organisation (NPVNBO) has lauded Tantita Pipeline Surveillance and Security Company for its role in complementing the military’s effort to secure the country’s critical assets. The group spoke against the backdrop of…