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By Halimah Olamide Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested seven suspects and recovered and have recovered different ammunitions in Fann District in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. This was contained in a statement signed by the Major Military Information Officer, Operation Safe Haven, SN Zhakom, on Wednesday. The statement read; “During the operations that lasted for one week, the team arrested 8 suspects and recovered both automatic and locally fabricated weapons as well as different calibres of ammunition from Ratas, Ratoso and Sangasa Villages all in Fann District in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. Specifically, the following…

President Joe Biden faces new questions over his candidacy in the November election – with his campaign events currently on pause due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are both reported to have met him individually to express concerns over his bid for the White House. Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker, has also privately told him that he cannot beat Donald Trump in November’s election, according to CNN. Mr Biden’s re-election attempt was already being buffeted by growing dissent among top Democrats…

By Halimah Olamide The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of five fraudsters before Justice A.A. Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State. This was contained in a statement by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday. The convicts are Justine Chikeleze Onyedikachukwu, David Udoka Okafor, Godwin Favour Udoh, Ifeanyi Franklin Ogobue and Chinedu Mukolu Obed. They were arraigned on July 12, 2024, on separate charges bordering on money laundering, contrary to Section 18 (2) of Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022) and punishable under Section…

By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, has dismissed a suit by impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shuaibu and others seeking to invalidate Asue Ighodalo’s nomination as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election in Edo. The off-cycle elections are to hold on Sept. 21 in Edo. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment held that the suit, which challenged Ighodalo’s disqualification on the grounds of alleged forgery of voter’s card, was statute barred. Justice Omotosho held that the suit, being a pre-election case, was filed outside the 14 days allowed under…

By Halimah Olamide The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, alongside African ministers of mining, have disclosed stiffer measures to cut raw mineral exports and boost value addition. This topped the talk at the Ministerial Roundtable held yesterday to flag off the annual Africa Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) in Abuja. The Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Publicity, Segun Tomori, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The measures include an upward review of licence fees, royalties and charges, support for indigenous miners, and value addition as a condition for licences. Alake who…

By Tunde Rahman Governors have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which stripped them of their suffocating grip over the money meant for local governments in the country. As a collective, the governors unreservedly endorsed the judgement. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazak AbdulRahman, who spoke on behalf of the governors, said the forum welcomed the apex court’s ruling granting financial autonomy to the councils, describing the verdict as a relief from the burden on the governors. Addressing State House Correspondents on the matter after a meeting…

…Mulls Stronger Laws Against Crude Oil Theft, Vandalism By Halimah Olamide The National Assembly has thrown its weight behind NNPC Limited’s ongoing efforts to boost Nigeria’s crude oil production and grow its reserves, saying it will consider stiffer consequences for crude oil thieves and vandals of the nation’s critical hydrocarbon infrastructure. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye in Abuja, on Tuesday. The announcement was made when the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) paid an oversight visit on the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), an upstream arm of the NNPC Ltd,…

By Halimah Olamide The arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over the alleged N80 billion money laundering charges made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) may be stalled again, as Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been asked to adjourn indefinitely, proceedings in the charge, pending the determination of an appeal filed by the former governor, which is pending at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. In the Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CR/535/2024, in which the trial Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite is being accused of…

By Halimah Olamide Diction and Public Speaking Coach, Oludolapo Adewale, has been nominated for the Best Spoken Word Record in the Spoken Word Category. The nomination is I n the inaugural edition of the African Podcast and Voice (APVA) awards by Afripods. This was contained in a communique made available to NPO Reports on Wednesday. This year’s award themed: “King of The Game,” is aimed at celebrating the resilience, creativity, and leadership of African audio creatives. “Oludolapo Adewale embodies the resilience, creativity, and leadership that we celebrate with this year’s theme, ‘King of The Game,’” said Bidemi Adedire, Founder of APVA.…

One by one, Donald Trump’s defeated rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination took the stage to sing his praises at the party’s convention on Tuesday night. From his box just above the convention floor, Trump smiled at times as he watched his former opponents Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy voice their full support for his candidacy. If there were any doubts that this was Trump’s party, Tuesday’s programming put them to rest. “I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump has my strong endorsement, period,” said Ms Haley, the former UN Ambassador who posed the strongest…