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By Halimah Olamide A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahim Lamorde has died. NPO Reports learnt that Lamorde died in Egypt where he had been receiving medical treatment. He served as the chairman of the anti-graft commission between 2012 and 2015. Born on 20 December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State, Lamorde attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he studied Sociology and graduated in 1984. He joined the Nigerian police in 1986, and from 1987 to 1988 worked at the Niger State Police Command in Minna. From 1988 to 1989 he was Divisional Crime Officer in Rijau,…
Nicki Minaj fans were left angry after the American rapper’s gig at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena was called off at the last minute, following her arrest at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Minaj was arrested on suspicion of exporting soft drugs before being fined and allowed to continue her journey, Dutch police said. However, she didn’t make it to Manchester in time for her concert on Saturday, which was postponed as about 20,000 fans were in the arena waiting for her to take the stage. They included Imogen Pope, 18, from Newton-le-Wilows in Merseyside, who said she was “pretty livid”. “I spent…
Composer Richard M Sherman, who wrote songs for Disney film classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has died aged 95 in Beverly Hills. Sherman partnered with his late brother Robert, and the pair won two Oscars in 1965 for their work on Mary Poppins. Some of the brothers’ best-known scores include the Jungle Book’s Trust in Me and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s Truly Scrumptious. His death was announced in a statement by Disney, which said Sherman passed away “due to age-related illness” at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The Sherman brothers were inducted into the…
•••Says it is Unconstitutional By Halimah Olamide The Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has condemned the Federal Government’s move of deploying soldiers to Kano State amidst the ongoing crisis. According to the NBA it is unconstitutional for the Federal Government to deploy soldiers to enforce a court order. This was contained in a statement signed by the association’s chairman, Sagir Suleiman Gezawa on Saturday. The association also cautioned the political office holders and security agencies to follow the due process, adding that the court must be obeyed to the letter over the matter. The statement read,…
By Halimah Olamide What a Beautiful Fun Graduation! Please join us in wishing Micky boy a great Life ahead Veteran actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s son, Michael has graduated from California State University. She took to her social media platform to share clips from the graduation ceremony which captured Michael in his graduation gown. In the post, she congratulated him on his latest feat and requested her fans to wish him a great life ahead. “Congratulations @michael_ekeinde! “What a Beautiful Fun Graduation! Please join us in wishing Micky boy a great Life ahead . Thanks!! #californiastateuniversity #csun #classof2024” she wrote. Meanwhile, many…
By Halimah Olamide Effectively as from today Saturday the people of ancient city of Kano will have to contend with the reality that they are having two Emirs. This has never happened in the history of the Northern Nigerian city. The decision of the House of Assembly last Thursday to repeal the law that created new emirates under the Umaru Ganduje administration had set the stage for the current stalemate. While Sanusi Lamido sanusi, who was deposed in 2020 is holding court at the main traditional palace, Aminu Ado Bayero is holding his own at the Nasarawa GRA palace. What…
By Halimah Olamide It is not true that her death is related to an academic issue A lecturer at the Ebonyi State University Prof Amaechi Enyi has said he has no wrongdoing in the controversial death of a female student who allegedly committed suicide over repeated failure of one of the courses taught by the lecturer. Miss Favour Ugwuka a final year student had taken her own life on Wednesday after lamenting failure of a course handled by Enyi. Giving his side of the story, the Enyi said, “I’m Prof. A. U. Enyi of the Department of English and Literary…
By Halimah Olamide Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday warned President Bola Tinubu against destabilizing the peace of Kano state. Atiku said the backing of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero by the Federal Government is not in the best interest of peace in the state. The former Vice-President made the assertion in a statement on Saturday following the ongoing tussle over the throne in the State. “It is surprising that in the early hours of today, at or about 5:30 am, the former Emir of Kano, His Majesty Aminu Ado Bayero, backed by Federal might, made their way…
By Halimah Olamide A federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and other assets linked to former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. NPO reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had approached the court for the interim forfeitures because there were “proceeds of unlawful activities”. The order was delivered by Justice Yellim Bogoro of the court on Thursday. The EFCC’s counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, filed the ex-parte application for the forfeiture. The judge in her ruling held, “I have listened to the submission of the applicant’s counsel…
By Halimah Olamide The Labour Party on Saturday described as “fake news” media reports of the National Chairman, Julius Abure being suspended from the party. The party said its national chairman has not been suspended by the ward executive of Ward 3, Arue, Utomi, Esan North East of Edo state. Obiorah Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of the party, said that Thompson Ehiguese, the Chairman of the Ward has also in a viral video debunked the purported suspension “insisting that the Ward leadership is loyal to the chairman and also very much aware that it lacks the powers under the constitution…