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By Hallimah Olamide The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised the alarm on increasing extortion along the access roads of the Lagos and Tin Can Island Port Complexes. Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director, NPA, said this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Bello-Koko, this is coming on the heels of the clearance operations the authority undertook from July 16 to 18, to rid the port corridor of shanties and illegal erections. He added that those shanties and illegal erections harboured criminal elements who perpetrated acts of extortion. “On the eve of the port corridor clearance operations carried…

By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it has arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 1,553.1 kgs of cannabis sativa in Wudil Local Government area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Acting Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Sadiq Maigatari, on Tuesday in Kano. Maigatari said that the suspects, Jonathan Nuhu, 45, from Plateau State and Muhammad Abubakar,18, from Kano State, were arrested on July 19 ,following a well-coordinated surveillance operation by men of the agency. “The officers, who had been on the case for…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has granted bail to the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N20m with one surety in like sum. In a ruling on Tuesday, Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, said the charges against Emefiele are bailable. Earlier, Emefiele pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge bordering on alleged illegal possession of firearms preferred against him. Justice Oweibo granted bail to Emefiele after listening to the submissions of Emefiele’s counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN). The judge rejected the Federal Government’s claim that Emefiele was…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Department of State Security has Tuesday morning brought the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr. Godwin Emefiele to the court. Emefiele was brought before Emefiele was arraigned before vacation judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo. Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu, led other lawyers in the defence of Emefiele. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him. After the plea, Daudu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), told the court that his client has been in detention for weeks. He also told Justice Oweibo that the application for…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Ondo State Government has described a tanker explosion which occurred along Benin–Ore-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday, as “tragic and unfortunate”. The explosion reportedly killed no fewer than eight people while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information Orientation Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the government expressed grief for the victims of the explosion. “With deep regrets and sadness, we mourn the tragic death of our fellow citizens in an explosion from a fuel-laden tanker at Ore, in Odigbo local government. “The government and people of the state are…

By Kamil Opeyemi Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has suspended the Rector of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Tajudeen Odetayo, over alleged financial recklessness and abuse of office. The suspension of Odetayo, who was appointed Rector in March this year was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary of, the Ministry of Education, Mr A Jimoh. The letter suspending Odetayo dated July 11, 2023, a copy of which was on Monday. According to the statement, Dr. Odetayo was suspended following allegations of financial recklessness, corruption, misappropriation of funds and abuse of office. However, Gov Adeleke has directed…

By Kamil Opeyemi The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has declared Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2023 House of Representatives election for Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency. The tribunal, in a judgement on Monday, nullified the declaration of the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Ngozi Okolie, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of that election The tribunal, in its judgement held that Okolie was not a member of the LP as of May 28, 2022, when the primary election of the party was purportedly held. It…

By Kamil Opeyemi Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Sunday, raided camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Anambra State, arresting nine suspected hoodlums and recovering weapons during the ‘clearance operations.’ The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday, explained that one of those captured during the operations was an IPOB fighter while eight were brigands. He said troops, aided by vigilantes, destroyed identified IPOB hideouts and recovered several weapons. “In the ongoing clearance operations to ensure peace and security in South-East Nigeria, troops of 302 Regiment, operating under 82 Division of the…

By Kamil Opeyemi No fewer than seven persons have lost their lives while five others injured in an auto crash on Monday at Kirila village along Birniwa-Malammadori road in Jigawa. Mr Gambo Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a Road Traffic Crash (RTC) report in Dutse. According to him, the deceased in an incident which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. comprised five males and two females, adding that victims had been referred to Birniwa General Hospital, for medical attention. Gambo, who could not ascertain the cause of the accident, urged motorists to…

By Hallimah Olamide Eight occupants of a 2-storey building at Inalende area of Ibadan, on Monday morning escaped death as the building collapsed following a prolonged downpour. It was gathered that neighbours and other sympathisers rushed to the scene and rescued all the eight occupants at around 6:30 a.m., when the incident occurred. Some of the eye witnesses who spoke to newsmen said all the victims were rescued alive, but with various degrees of injuries and had been taken to hospital for treatment. Mr Ismaila Adeyemo, a resident of the area, said it took them about an hour before they…