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By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has declared Monday 17th, and Tuesday 18th June 2024 as public holidays to mark the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday, June 14, in Abuja. The minister congratulated the Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora. “The Minister assured that the Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR is committed to safeguarding the lives and property of all Nigerians. “While wishing the Muslim Ummah a happy Eid-ul- Adha celebration, the Minister advised all Nigerians to take responsibility in the resolve to hand…

By Halimah Olamide Police operatives in Delta State have arrested a 400-level student of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, identified as Nelson Eserada, for faking his own abduction. The suspect, who was arrested alongside one Jerry Lawrence on Monday, June 10, was said to had demanded a ransom of N50 million in bitcoin. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe in a statement on Thursday, June 13, said that the suspect’s father had already paid a sum of N5 million through a bitcoin account belonging to Lawrence. Meanwhile, he was arrested following a report lodged by his father that his son…

By Halimah Olamide The Federal High Court, Abuja, has on Thursday, adjourned the arraignment of the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, till June 27, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date for the arraignment and plea in the money laundering suit instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against Bello. There was, however, a mild drama in court when Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, announced appearance for EFCC and claimed ignorance of the agreement. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Counsel to Governor Bello, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, told the court that the EFCC lawyers approached AbdulWahab Mohammed SAN, who…

By Halimah Olamide Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has said that any minimum wage less than N100,000 is an is an insult to civil servants He made the assertion in Abuja, further proposing the sum as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Nwoko state established that there are many problems in Nigeria, from the economy to security issues, minimum wage and all of that. “If you ask me about minimum wage, I will say that, at least, everybody deserves a rise. Even if we say a hundred thousand naira, I will think it is the ideal…

By Halimah Olamide The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has disclosed that two towers, T193 and T194, along the Damaturu -Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV Single Circuit) transmission lines have again been destroyed by vandals. The General Manager of Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Mbah, the incident happened at about 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, when the 150 Mega Volt Ampere power transformer at Molai Substation tripped. She said the tripping happened at the same time as the 330kV transmission line supplying bulk power to Maiduguri from Damaturu Transmission…

By Halimah Olamide The wreck of the aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice-president, Saulos Chilima, has been found with no survivors. The Malawai President, Lazarus Chakwera disclosed this on Tuesday, following report from the Malawi Defence Force commander stating that the search and rescue operation has been completed and the plane was found. Recall that NPO reported that Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when the aircraft disappeared from airport radars. Mr Chakwera said he was “deeply saddened and sorry” to inform Malawians of the terrible tragedy. He said the rescue team found the aircraft completely…

Nigerian fisherman Modu Umar has hardly slept for two weeks, torn between staying in his Baga community or fleeing after Islamist militants warned residents to leave their homes or face an attack. Umar, a 33-year-old father of three, has known no life but fishing in nearby Lake Chad and selling his catch in the four countries around it. Now, like hundreds of other residents, he is anxious about his future. Five Baga residents said fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP), a Boko Haram offshoot, attacked the community on May 27, killing 15 people and abducting many more. Days later,…

By Halimah Olamide Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi to six month imprisonment for currency racketeering. Gbadamosi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on currency Racketeering. The count reads: “That you, Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi, on the 27th of April, 2024 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, engaged in hawking the total sum of N897,900 in N200 Naira note denomination, with serial numbers 688101 and N500 Naira note denomination, with…

By Halimah Olamide The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has successfully recovered 20 properties, 10 vehicles and three princely wristwatches from two brothers, Olisaebuka Eze and Onyeka Nnadozie Eze for a petitioner, Arthur Eze. The Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed the final forfeiture following a ruling on Friday, June 7, 2024, by a three-man panel of justices, thereby dismissing the appeal filed by the brothers. It further affirmed the final forfeiture of the properties, vehicles and other items to Arthur Eze, the nominal petitioner as presented by the Commission’s counsel, Ibrahim Buba. The properties all located in Federal…

By Halimah Olamide The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has expressed displeasure over the monthly power bill of the institution, describing it as “unsustainable”. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday, stating that the institution’s monthly electricity bill had skyrocketed from N70m to N230m per month. According to Egbewole, the tariffs imposed by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), have affected the institution’s budget. He has therefore appealed to both staff members and students to adopt more responsible electricity consumption habits. This, the VC stated, became imperative following the increase of the institution’s monthly…