Author: NPO Admin II
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has said that it is out of logic for the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to allege that the government is intimidating the judiciary. In a statement by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Tinubu said it is laughable to read argument by Atiku. “It is obvious that having been thoroughly defeated by the All Progressives Congress and now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Vice President has not fully recovered from the shock of defeat,”…
By Kamil Opeyemi Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged to court the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over alleged failure to delete what it called the “ unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose of identification.” The CBN had last month issued a Circular mandating banks and other financial institutions to implement and comply with the mandatory provisions on customers’ social media handles in the CBN Regulations.” In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1410/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court…
By Halimah Olamide The University of Lagos on Friday said it has increased its tuition fees. The institution said the decision follows economic realities in the country. These were contained in a statement made available to journalists Friday night. In the statement signed Adejoke Alaga Ibrahim, the university said “The statement titled, “Adjusted Obligatory Fees for New and Returning Undergraduate Students” confirmed that UNILAG has deliberated with its stakeholders (students, parents/guardians, staff unions, and alumni, among others), that there will be adjustments in the tuition fees for new and returning undergraduate students It partly read, “The adjustment in fees which…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Anambra Police Command has intercepted a three-man criminal gang operating on a motorcycle at Littlewood Estate in Obosi area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka. According to him, operatives of the command while on patrol in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, intercepted the gang at about 11:30 hours on Thursday. Ikenga said the police personnel engaged the gang in a firefight, but the hoodlums had to bow to the superior firepower of the operatives. He said the police operatives arrested two of the…
By Hallimah Olamide Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has disclosed that the state government under his leadership has saved up to N1.2bn from the uncovered 2500 ghost workers on teachers and Local Government Councils staff payrolls. Alia said this in Makurdi on Friday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Extraordinary Stakeholders Meeting. He said the government saved the amount from the first phase of verification of primary and secondary school teachers as well as Local Government Councils staff payrolls audit. He said the verification team discovered ghost workers, ghost schools, double dipping, unlawful employment, salary padding, payment to dead…
By Kamil Opeyemi The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election Atiku Abubakar, has said he won in 21 states of the federation. He told the presidential election petition tribunal in his final address that he should be recognized as the winner of the poll. In his appeal, Atiku said he won election in Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Osun, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara as states where he emerged victorious. The claim, submitted via his legal team led by Chief Chris Uche,…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have destroyed an illegal refinery at Dariama Village, in Abonnema, South West Port Harcourt, Rivers State. PRNigeria gathered that the illicit refinery also ‘housed’ dozen tanks and reservoirs which store stolen crude oil for criminals. A military intelligence source with knowledge of how the latest bombardment at the Rivers’ illegal refinery site was executed disclosed that their Air Component of Operation Delta Safe have sustained onslaughts against crude oil thieves, in the past weeks. “Our latest airstrike, which was intelligence-driven, took out an illegal oil refining site situated at Dariama Village, a locality…
Christine Sinclair missed a chance to become the first player to score at six Fifa World Cups as Canada were held by Nigeria. Nigeria keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie kept out Sinclair’s spot-kick early in the second half as the Olympic champions were frustrated in Melbourne. Deborah Abiodun was sent off late on for Nigeria, but they earned a point with a battling display. Canada and Nigeria have one point in Group B, behind co-hosts Australia. The Canadians face Republic of Ireland in their next game on 26 July, after the Irish were beaten by Australia on Thursday. Their captain Sinclair went into this…
Tony Bennett, the legendary New York pop and jazz singer, has died aged 96. Bennett was known for songs such as The Way You Look Tonight, Body and Soul and (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco. He also collaborated with star performers from Lady Gaga to Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra, who called him “the best singer in the business”. During a career that spanned eight decades, the crooner sold millions of records and won 20 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. His death was confirmed by his publicist Sylvia Weiner in a statement to the Associated Press. She…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Government on Friday said it will release a list of illegal (unregistered) digital loan apps operating in Nigeria. The government said this through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. It also said it would delist two legal (registered) loan apps from Google Play Store for harassing Nigerians. The FCCP said the digital money lenders that had refused or failed to register under its guidelines on its watchlist for strict surveillance and necessary action. In a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Babatunde Irukera, the FCCPC said, “The commission has also…