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By Halimah Olamide The APC leaders had written to Akpabio, saying that Ndume’s complaints about President Bola Tinubu are unbecoming and his utterances are not favourable to the Federal Government. The Nigerian Upper legislative body on Wednesday relieved its Chief Whip Senator Ali Ndume of his position as the Senate’s Chief Whip. The action of the senate is coming days after the senator representing Borno South senatorial openly complained that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not accessible by his cabinet members and others. The removal of Ndume, a very focal senator, came after a letter from the APC signed…
Orders IGP to Restore His Security Aides The court issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Edo State House of Assembly from stopping Shaibu from performing the functions of his office. By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of impeached Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. The Court ruled that his earlier impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly was unconstitutional. The Court presided over by Hon. Justice James Omotosho held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and the subsequent…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Sanitation Tokunbo Wahab, has distanced himself from a list of nominees for the Man of the Year Award. Wahab, though appreciated the nomination, said he would like to withdraw from the award. The Commissioner said his attention has been drawn to a publication by the Center For Policy Development And Political Studies in lieu of the Lagos State Man of the Year Award. “I am deeply appreciative of the nomination, it is such elite category to be in, considering the reputation of the other gentlemen I have been nominated…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Government has said that plans have been concluded to take delivery of 2, 000 brand new vehicles for taxis in the Lagos Ride (Lagride) model. The government is also expecting delivery of additional 3,000 of such vehicles within the next few months. The state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed these at the signing of a partnership between the investment arm of Lagos State Government, Ibile Holdings, and a Chinese automobile company, CIG, at the Government House, Alausa, Ikeja. No fewer than 1,000 of the 5,000 will be Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles. The…
Agency Report A Port Harcourt-based Legal Practitioner, Mr Ernest Obasi, has advised State Governments to take last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment on Local Government (LG) Financial Autonomy in good faith. Obasi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said that with the judgment, the state Houses of Assembly were expected to quickly amend relevant sections of their LG Laws that were at variance with the judgment. According to him, the step is important since the constitution allows the state to play supervisory role over LG councils. He…
By Halimah Olamide The trial of Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, over allegations of money laundering was on Monday adjourned until Tuesday. The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned until Tuesday for the continuation of the 7th prosecution witness (PW-7)’s evidence. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, led Aminu Rabiu, who is the PW-7, in evidence in the ongoing trial of the defendants in the alleged money laundering charge. The EFCC, in the charge, had sued Bello and Suleiman as 1st and 2nd defendants in the case. Upon resumed…
By Halimah Olamide The Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for 11 courses. The university was established during the tenure of former Governor, Yahaya Bello. A statement signed by the Registrar of CUSTECH, Olufunke Hudson, said the full accreditation status highlights the university’s dedication to upholding excellence. According to the statement, the accredited programmes include “ Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics. Others are Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Information Technology.” Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdulrahman Salawu,…
By Kamil Opeyemi As Judge Says Evicting Bayero From Palace is a Rent Tribunal Matter A Kano State High Court on Monday restrained the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from parading himself as an Emir. The court also issued similar orders to four other Emirs who were deposed by virtue of the proclamation of the House of Assembly which nullified the law that made them to be Emirs. Other deposed Emirs affected by the orders are Emirs, of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye. elivering the judgment, Monday, the Court further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Police on Monday confirmed the killing of at least five persons by herdsmen in Agatu community of Benue state. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development saying the Command had deployed additional personnel to the area to maintain peace. Mr. Godwin Edoh, member representing Agatu constituency in the State House of Assembly also confirmed the attack, but put the number of victims at 12. The lawmaker lamented incessant killings of his constituents and called on governments and security agencies to take proactive measures in curtailing the attacks. “Government has to be…
By Halimah Olamide Hopes of a solution for the economy dimmed further on Monday as the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that inflation has surged again to N34.19%. This is just as prices of basic food items continued to rise across the country. In its latest data released on Monday, NBS the nation’s custodian of economic data, said the figure shows an increase either on month to month or year to year comparison. The analysis obtained from the Bureau’s website says, ” “In June 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 34.19% relative to the May 2024 head line inflation…