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The US says Israel may have used American-supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in Gaza. It is “reasonable to assess” that those arms have been used in ways “inconsistent” with Israel’s obligations, says the state department. But it added that the US did not have complete information in its assessment and that shipments could continue. The report was submitted to Congress on Friday after a delay. The White House-ordered review looked into how the country, along with six others engaged in conflict, has used US-supplied arms since the start of last year.…
By Halimah Olamide Rep. Dominic Okafor (APGA-Anambra) has denied receiving 140 million dollars bribe from Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance Executive, who escaped from detention. Okafor, who represents the Aguta Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. An online media had alleged that he received 140 million dollars bribe from Anjarwalla who was being investigated over suspected involvement in tax invasion and terrorism sponsorship. However, Okafor has denied the allegation, threatening to take action against the organization. He denied knowledge of such transaction with the company, describing the report as an…
By Halimah Olamide The Senate is working to ensure that more private-sector players are licensed to own and operate refineries The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured Nigerians that the fuel crisis experienced in the country will soon be a thing of the past. Bamidele made the assertion in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Oil Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, on Friday. According to him, the legislature is working tirelessly to ensure that fuel scarcity and frequent queues at filling stations are resolved. He said that there were plans to involve more private-sector players in…
By Kamil Opeyemi Rivers people belong to PDP. Those threatening to impeach the governor are being remote-controlled by some force. Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday appealed to the party’s elders and stakeholders to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers. George, a PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, said intervention of PDP elders was imperative to stop the crisis from becoming ” a national conflagration”. He also urged President Bola Tinubu not to see the crisis as a PDP matter,asking…
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority(LASEMA), has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around Onipan area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made on Friday. He said the man was rescued dead as at the evening on Friday. “After five days of painstaking, tedious and energy sapping operation, the team remained determined and focused on the rescue operation. “At about 5:53pm on Friday, May 10, the victim was recovered dead from the underground drainage and tunnel. “The recovered body was…
By Halimah Olamide The President, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said the Awujale deserved the second highest honour in the land because of his contribution to nation building and humanity President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, to mark the traditional ruler’s 90th birthday celebration. Tinubu made the announcement during the inauguration of the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance Studies at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye. The President, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said the Awujale…
By Halimah Olamide Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 133 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Kwara, Cross River and Osun States The anti-graft agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, 64 suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun State, following actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs. ”Items recovered from them included 18 exotic vehicles, 18 laptops, 112 mobile phones, three Play Station games, five motorcycles and other incriminating documents. In the same vein, 25 suspects were also arrested during two…
By Halimah Olamide A member of The House of Representatives, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro, representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency, Jigawa State, is dead. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He died at the age of 46 following a brief illness. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dogonyaro , the distinguished Member representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the 10th Assembly of the House of Reps. “Dogonyaro died after a brief illness, on Thursday in Abuja, at the age of…
By Halimah Olamide “At the Zawaciki axis of the project, rail tracks have linked the narrow gauge which is connected to the Dala dry inland port in Kano, to bring freight and passengers from Lagos The Federal Government has said that the Kano-Daura rail project will be completed by 2025. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali made this known on Friday in Abuja. According to the Minister, the project is one of the priority projects of the ministry to be actualised at stipulated time. He said the project, when completed, would enable the transportation of raw materials over long…
By Halimah Olamide The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, have been received into the country by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. Recall that NPO reported the royal couple will be on a three-day private visit to Nigeria. The visit, was also in relation to the Invictus Games, an international adaptive sport competition for wounded service personnel and veterans, founded by Prince Harry in 2014. The Duke and Duchess arrived Abuja on Friday, and immediately visited the Light Academy in Wuse, an institution supported by Archewell Foundation before moving to the defence headquarters. On…