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Halimah Olamide The presidential election petition tribunal has struck out the petition of Allied Peoples Movement which has challenged the alleged double nomination of Vice President Kashim Shettima. NPO Reports that APM had sought for the disqualification of Shetima on the grounds that he had both the nominations for vice presidential slot as well as the nomination for the Borno South senatorial district. The tribunal had said that the petition by the APM was purely a pre-election matter saying the APM lacked the locus to challenge the nomination. The APM had alleged that the nomination of Shettima as Tinubu’s running…
Announces Plans for Mining Police By Kamil Opeyemi The Ministry of Solid Minerals is poised to enhance Nigeria’s economy by 50% as the new Minister, Mr. Dele Alake, on Sunday promised to attract Foreign Direct Investment to the country. This was just as he said his ministry is planning to introduce mining police and also set up what he called the Mining corporation. He stated these on Sunday at an event to unveil the ‘Agenda for the Transformation of the Solid Minerals for International Competitiveness and Domestic Prosperity’, in Abuja. Alake promised that the ministry will focus on…
By Halimah Olamide Mixed reactions have greeted Saturday’s announcement of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The approval for his emergence was granted by Governor Seyi Makinde in statement sent out by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade. Hours after the news of his appointment, there have been mixed reactions over his faith and how he will carry out the traditional rites expected of him as a first class monarch in Yorubaland. Ogbomoso was believed to been founded in the mid 17th century and it is rich in Yoruba cultural heritage. It was…
By Halimah Olamide The Department of State Services (DSS), has released the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Economic Policy, Kingsley Obiora, who was arrested on Wednesday. His arrest was believed to be part of the ongoing investigations of the suspended Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Others under investigations are Sa’adatu Ramalan Yero and the recently sacked NIRSAL CEO, Abbas Masanawa. There are insinuations that Obiora will be a witness in court when Emefiele’s full trial begins.
By Kamil Opeyemi Subsidy Removal: Abiodun Flags Off Distribution Of 300,000 Rice Palliatives Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has explained why his government has adopted polling units as the formula for the distribution of palliatives in his state. While flagging off the distribution. the Governor said adopting polling units makes for more equitable distribution of the stuffs than using any other parametre. He said the state would send out about 300,000 bags of 10kg rice across our 5,400 polling units. He said, “We have decided to use the polling units as a reference of distribution, not wards, because…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state emergency management agency, Saturday morning prevented a fire disaster after its men stopped a leaking gas truck from catching fire. In a press statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq quoted Lastma Officer Akinde Olusola of Zone 3, Iponri area of Surulere to have confirmed that a gas laden truck with registration no KRD 281 XL hit the newly erected barrier by the government at Alaka inward Stadium. Zebra Olusola confirmed further that in an attempt for gas truck to force itself under the newly erected…
The Police Command in Katsina State, has arrested 10 suspected fraudsters in possession of fake N144,000 notes. The command Spokesperson, ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq said this in Katsina on Friday. According to him, the suspects were arrested by detectives on Aug. 28, at Bakin Kasuwa quarters in Kankia, following credible intelligence report. Abubakar-Sadiq added that during investigation, the suspects allegedly confessed to the crime, adding that they would soon be taken to court. One of the suspects, Bello Abubakar, 58, said he bought mercury from Kebbi at N300,000 with which they mint the fake currency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Kebbi Police Command has ordered the arrest and prosecution of people using unauthorised siren, tinted glasses and unregistered vehicles. SP Nafi’u Abubakar, the command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Abubakar quoted CP Samuel Musa, the state Commissioner of Police, as issuing the warning to the general public in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “The Kebbi State Police Command wishes to remind members of the public that the order for the war against abuse of diplomatic number plates, use of unregistered vehicles and…
By Hallimah Olamide The naira apprepreciated against the dollar on Friday as it exchanged at N740.38 at the Investors and Exporters window. The naira gained by 2.93 per cent compared to the N762.71 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N775.17 to the dollar on Friday. A spot exchange rate of N799.90 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N740.38. The naira sold for as low as N720 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 85.79 million dollars was traded at the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has urged employers and companies seeking to obtain pension clearance certificates to stop using touts and agents. The Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru, said this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. “The use of touts and agents to obtain pension clearance certificate is illegal and contrary to the provisions of section 104 (b) and (c) of the Pension Reform Act 2014. “Issuance of certificate is free of charge, the application process is also very easy and transparent, the commission strongly advises employers to…