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An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday convicted two pipeline vandals, Clement Ododomu and Tiwei Monday, charged with killing seven officers of the Department of State Security (DSS). The killings occurred on Sept. 14, 2015 at Ishawo Creek, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Justice Hakeem Oshodi found Ododomu and Monday guilty but deferred their sentencing until Nov. 14 following plea for mercy by their counsel. Oshodi found Ododomu guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, murders and possession of firearms. He found Monday guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. According to him, the claim of defence that the defendants were in Lagos for funeral…
By Kamil Opeyemi A member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga has died. Dang uba was said to have been admitted into a hospital on Tuesday only to give up in the early hours of Wednesday. The All Progressive Congress lawmaker will be buried at 11 a.m. in Sokoto State. Danbuga is survived by two wives, many children and grandchildren. The news of his death has thrown the National Assembly into mourning. Details later….
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the appointment of new heads of agencies under the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. While there are fresh appointees, some are returning to their former positions. (1) EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida (2) MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) — Nkechi Egerton-Idehen (3) DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (4) National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Dr. Vincent Olatunji (5) Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) — Tola Odeyemi A…
By Kamil Opeyemi The ruling All Progressive Congress on Wednesday accused the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, of jumping on the bandwagon of the allegations of certificate forgery levelled against President Bola Tinubu by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. NPO Reports that Obi, at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, berated Tinubu for allegedly dragging Nigeria’s name into international disrepute. Obi said Tinubu could have saved Nigerians the burden of being viewed all over the world as forgers. He had called the president out to come out clean over his real name, his academic…
By Halimah Olamide The presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi on Wednesday told President Bola Tinubu that the credibility and honour of Nigeria home and abroad are at stake in the ongoing controversies over his academic records. Peter Obi at a press conference in Abuja said Tinubu should do the right thing just as he said he has become distressed about the entire saga. Obi, who contested against Tinubu in the February 25 poll where Tinubu emerged the winner, said it has become a burden to him having to answer barrage of questions from many. ”Having followed…
The Katsina State Government, has dissolved the management of the Katsina United FC of Katsina with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Sports, Malam Yusuf Rabiu-Jirdede on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the dissolution was part of government efforts to reinvigorate the club for better performance at the league. The commissioner said that the government had approved an interim management committee to oversee the affairs of the club pending the reconstitution of the management team. “Those appointed to head the affairs of the club as members of the interim management committee are…
By Halimah Olamide Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has told the new Head of Service, Mr. Olabode Agoro, that there are no options for him other than to succeed in his new capacity. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this after he swore in the new head of service who stepped in on Tuesday to succeed Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. Muri-Okunola joins President Bola Tinubu in Abuja as his Principal Private Secretary quitting the position he had held for five years. Sanwo-Olu congratulated the 56 year old new HOS, noting that the constitution entrusted the office of the HOS with enormous responsibilities to provide direction and…
By Halimah Olamide United States President, Joe Biden, has said the State of Israel has the right to respond in equal or more measures to the attacks on it by the Hamas. Biden, who disclosed his conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the US, if it was in the shoes of Israel would have responded faster and more viciously. “Like every nation in the world, Israel has a right and a duty to respond to these vicious attacks. I just got off the phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and I told him: If the United States experienced…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has called on Nigerians to de-criminalise mental health, but rather empathise with patients suffering from such diseases. The minister made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, during the commemoration of the 2023 World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘Mental Health is a Universal Human Right’. Pate stressed that no reason should mental health be criminalised in the present day. “We should have a progressive approach to look at it. Since we do not criminalise malaria, why should we criminalise mental health issues. “I want us to look beyond…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, (Oil) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGAPS), at Emeyal, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. He stated this during an inspection of NOGAPS Gas Hub at Polaku in Yenagoa Local Government Area and NCDMB Power Plant at Elebele Ogbia LGA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister was conducted on a tour of facilities by the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Mr. Simbi Wabote. The minister said: “I am impressed with what I am seeing…