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By Femi Alabi Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has banned street trading around the Jos Terminus area, to pave the way for the commencement of the Tincity Metro Bus Service. Mutfwang, who announced the decision on Wednesday in Jos, said that the buses, newly acquired from Germany, were to help reduce the hardships that the citizens were experiencing as a result of subsidy removal and the rise in the value of the dollar. The Governor spoke through the Secretary to the Government of the State, Samuel Jatau, who is also the Chairman of the Committee on the Actualisation…
By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ruled that Dr Bola Aseyan has a case to answer as regards the false rape accusations against Twitter influencer and UK-based doctor, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya. This was made known by Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, @InibeheEffiong on Wednesday. Recall that in 2020, Aseyan claimed in a thread of tweets that Ogunsanya raped her and emotionally abused her while they cohabited together in the UK. It is also important to note that the duo were romantically involved before their relationship fell apart. Mr Ogunsanya had however faced a series of…
Agency Report Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, in a poetic tribute described the late Group Chief Executive, Access Corporation, Dr Herbert Wigwe, as ‘a miracle capturing his exploits, achievements and conquests’. Shettima said this during the night of tribute for Wigwe, held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, where he conveyed the condolences of the presidency. Shettima, in a poetic rendition, captured the qualities of the deceased as a banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist. “Herbert left us in winter, far away from home. Herbert left us before the season of bloom. “Spring was just to arrive at his last…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday executed executive orders aimed at improving the investment climate. He said the move was also to position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas sector in Africa. IA statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the president on Media said this was in keeping with Tinubu’s dedicated efforts to remove obstacles to investments in Nigeria. He said it is also to harness the nation’s resources and diversify the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians. “Following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, the President has…
*Says Some People Thought Wigwe Was Fronting For Him as Owner of Access Bank – Sanusi By Halimah Olamide Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Wednesday night broke down in tears as he recounted his relationship with the late banker, Herbert Wigwe. Sanusi, while delivering his tribute at the Night of Tributes held in honour of the late banker, said that many people thought he was the owner of Access Bank because of the relationship with the late corporate giant. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Wigwe was responsible for so many needs he required…
By Femi Alabi Davido’s Logistics Manager, Israel Afeare, popularly known as Isreal DMW has recently revealed that the hip-hop artist Davido and Cubana Chief Priest did a lot to save his crashed marriage. Israel, speaking recently in an interview with a broadcaster and radio host, Daddy Freeze said her former wife had been doing on and off with the marriage before they went their separate ways. He stated that at a certain time, the duo of Davido and Cubana had to intervene and kept begging her not to walk away from the marriage. Israel noted that the ex-wife had…
By Femi Alabi The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has struck out the bid by the Federal Government to begin fresh prosecution of former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, in the N7.6 billion fraud and money laundering case brought against him. The appellate court threw away the government’s move in a judgment delivered in Abuja by Justice Joseph Oyewole on Wednesday. Oyewole held that the record of appeal brought by the Federal Government was incompetent and unreliable for any court to use to grant its request. Justice Oyewole also maintained that the record of appeal was not compiled,…
By Femi Alabi The 7, Abuja division, has affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP. The appellate court on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory which restrained Abure and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party Delivering judgment in the appeal filed by Abure challenging the decision of the high court, Justice Hamman Barka, leading a three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, held that Abure’s appeal had merit and was accordingly allowed. He said, “The judgement of the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The crisis rocking the Edo state government worsened on Wednesday with the notice of impeachment served on the Deputy Governor, Philips Shaibu. Shaibu, according to the House of Assembly, has seven days to respond to the allegations levelled against him. The deputy governor has been at loggerheads with Governor Godwin Obaseki over his ambition to become the next governor. The Majority leader of the State House of Assembly and member representing Ovia North East 1, Charity Aiguobarueghian, announced this during the sitting. Aiguobarueghian stated that the petition against the Deputy Governor which dated March 5, 2024 ,was…
By Femi Alabi The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 123 vehicles over illegal parking around bridges across Lagos Island. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement signed by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, noted that the development was in continuation of general enforcement operations to unlock traffic bottlenecks across the state. Babare-Oki who led the combined enforcement team with security personnel said the exercise was carried out based on the directive of the Special Adviser to the Governor on…