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Agency Report The Democratic Front (TDF). a political pressure group, has hailed the removal of Sen. Ali Ndume as Senate Chief Whip, describing the action as decisive, firm, and resolute. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by TDF Chairman Malam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo on Thursday in Abuja. The TDF, commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) for successfully pushing for Ndume’s removal as the Senate’s Whip. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision to remove Ndume from the ranks of principal officers of the Senate followed his utterances against President Bola Tinubu…
As Lagos Tops List of States With Building Collapses By Kamil Opeyemi Between 2012 till date, no fewer than 91 cases of building collapses have killed 354 persons in Lagos State alone. This is just as the state topped the list of states with cases of building collapses in the country. The state is followed by Abuja and Anambra while Ekiti and Plateau followed in that order. The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapse between January to July 2024. The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar stated this at a…
Agency Report U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. Biden is “vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. According to the statement, the positive test came following an event Biden attended in Nevada. Biden will be returning to his private residence in Delaware “where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,” Jean-Pierre said. Biden’s doctor said the president had shown “upper respiratory symptoms” in the afternoon,…
Agency Report The Police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The spokesperson said that the Alagbado Police Division received a report on Tuesday, of the alleged crime. He said: “At about 12.00 p.m. on July 5, at about 2.00 p.m., one Olumide gave his son, Adeyemi a deep cut under moderate correction, at his right hand side with a shovel over an undisclosed offence.”…
As Lawmakers Recommend Sack The committee also reported that the response of the Nigerian Law School and Imo HOS showed that the CJ allegedly altered her date of birth from Oct. 27, 1956 to Oct. 27, 1958. The state Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice Theresa Chikeka, has been accused of falsifying his age. This is just as the Imo House of Assembly recommended the immediate sack of the Judge. The House made the recommendation at the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, after considering the report of the four-member ad hoc committee, set up to investigate the allegation against…
By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned proceedings on the alleged money laundering case instituted against a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Proceedings would continue despite the appeal filed by the defendant on September 25 when the matter comes up for hearing again. NPO Reports that EFCC had dragged Bello to court after leaving office accuing the former governor of the North Central state of money laundering. Counsels to Bello had told the court that they had filed an application for stay of proceedings on the case,…
By Halimah Olamide The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, who is due to retire on August 13, 2024, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday named a new Head of Service of the Federation. She is Mrs. Ester Didi Walson-Jack. Her appointment comes almost a month ahead of her take over from Mrs Folasade Esan who retires on August 14. Announcing the new Head of Service through a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media, said Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary…
By Kamil Opeyemi Some students of University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, made good their vow to disrupt academic activities as they matched to the streets to protest against the recent hike in tuition fees and power supply rationing. The students wore masks to hide their identities, with some blocking the main entrance to the school and others around the Senate Building. At an emergency congress held within the institution on Tuesday, the students had agreed to stage the protest as they alleged increase in their sufferings. NPO Reports that electricity and water supplies have become the latest crisis in the…
Agency Report Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Real Madrid until next summer. The European champions announced on Wednesday afternoon that the Croatia playmaker, 38, was staying on. Modric signed for Real from Tottenham in 2012 and has won six Champions Leagues and four LaLiga titles in that time, in an overall total of 26 trophies. Real described Modric as “a legend of Real Madrid and world football”. Modric won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, having helped Real to the European title that season and inspiring Croatia to their first-ever World Cup final. He…
Agency Report The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, has said that students were reluctant to take up hostel accommodation because of the activities of bandits and kidnappers. Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement followed a visit by the committee to the university as part of its oversight functions. Fulata quoted Akinwumi as saying the university even the two hostels with a combined capacity of 500 occupants were empty. The vice-chancellor said the university management was also afraid of allocating the…