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29Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Court Restrains EFCC, CCB From Probing Kano Anti-Graft Commission Boss

A high court in Kano State has issued a restraining order that prohibits several anti-corruption agencies from investigating the state's Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCAC) and its chairman, Muhuyi Rimingado. The affected agencies include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The plaintiffs in the case are the Attorney General of Kano State, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, and Rimingado, while the respondents are the EFCC, CCB, and ICPC. According to Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu, who granted the order, the respondents are prohibited from interfering in the affairs of the plaintiffs' staff or individ...

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29Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NNPP suspends Kwankwaso, others For Anti Party Activities

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the party's candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, for alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party and appointed new national officers to fill their positions temporarily. Dr Agbo Major has been appointed as the acting National Chairman and Mr Ogini Olaposi as the acting National Secretary, along with 18 others. The suspensions will last for six months and were approved by a voice vote during the party's special general assembly held at the Rockview Hotels in Apapa. Earlier, on Thursday, August 24, the NWC of the party announced the suspension of the party's founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, and the Na...

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29Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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FCTA pays N825m compensation to Jiwa community for construction of Abuja airport 2nd runway

Work will soon commence on the construction of the second runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, following the signing of an agreement on compensation to the Jiwa Community on whose land the runway will be constructed. In the agreement signed between the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Jiwa community in the FCT, on Tuesday, a sum of Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five Million, Eight Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eleven Naira Forty-Three Kobo (N825, 819,911.43) would be paid to the community as compensation to pave way for the commencement of work on the project. Speaking on the agreement reached, the FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, assured that the money has been made availabl...

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29Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Bird And Bat Droppings Now Covered Leather Couches Of Abandoned Buhari’s $823m Abuja Train

In July 2018, Muhammadu Buhari, the president of Nigeria at the time, boarded a gleaming new train linking the capital city, Abuja, with its airport. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Buhari hailed the system as “evidence that we are a government that delivers on its promises.” According to Bloomberg five years on, that promise looks empty. Train cars are locked away at a depot. Cavernous stations fully equipped with escalators, ticket offices, cameras and scanners stand empty, overseen by bored security guards. The faux leather couches in the VIP area are covered in bird and bat droppings. “It’s an abandoned project,” says Rowland Ataguba, an adviser to the government on rail strategy. “Quite clearly there was no plan on how to run the operations before they built it.” The $823 mi...

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29Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Prince Olawale Sefiu Oyebola Emerges New Aseyin Of Iseyin

Ten kingmakers in Iseyin have selected Prince Olawale Semiu Oyebola as the new Aseyin of Iseyin. The ten kingmakers who arrived at the palace at 10am in the morning were allowed into the palace after security men had cordoned off the place to forestall any breakdown of law and order since early Tuesday morning that the voting process started. The new Aseyin, Prince Oyebola is the 30th Aseyin after the demise of the late Dr. Abdulganiy Salawudeen Adekunle Oloogunebi Ajinese 1. The new Aseyin we gathered resides in the United States of America with his family but has always shown interest in the welfare of his people, which prompted his education foundation, under which indigent students of tertiary institutions access scholarship funding.

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29Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Emir of Kano calls for youth inclusion in governance

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer, NAN The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, has called for the inclusion of youth inclusion in governance to enhance and sustain political and economy growth of the country. The emir, who was represented by the ”San Turakin Kano ” Alhaji Kabir Bayero, made the call during a veremony to mark the 2023 International Youth Day in Abuja. The event with the theme “Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Potentials, Driving Changes” was organised by the Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP). It was supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, UN, German Embassy, Connected Development, NYCN, TCN, SDGs, Standard Food Bank Initiative. Other sponsors included the International Alert, EU, Leap Africa, Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, Nigerian-German Cente...

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29Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NGO trains 50 PWDs on tech skills in FCT community

Lola Cater for the Needy Foundation, an NGO, has trained no fewer than 50 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with various tech skills at Anguwan Guragu, a rural settlement in Karamajiji community in the FCT. Ms Ololade Ogunnubi, Founder of the organisation, disclosed this at the end of a six week-long training for the participants, on Monday in Abuja. She said said that mastering a new skill was not optional in today’s world, as it will serve as a means of boosting their livelihood. According to her, the training focused on graphic design, video editing, digital marketing and social media management. “We were able to empower these young individuals with these skills to enhance their employability prospects, foster their independence and promote social inclusion. “We are here ...

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29Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo Farmers Kick, Stage Mass Protest Against Akeredolu Over Plans To Displace Them From Their Villages

Farmers in over 19 villages in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State have staged a massive protest over the alleged plans by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to displace them from their villages for the benefit of a private firm owned by a Chinese company. The protesters Sharpedgenews.com gathered were over 50,000 and are mostly farmers who depend solely on farm produce and cash crops to survive. At a protest on Sunday, the local farmers said they had been in the villages for more than 100 years and inherited the communities from their forefathers. Armed with placards bearing various inscriptions, they alleged that the state government had issued them a notice of evacuation, informing them that their land had been sold to a foreign private firm. The leader of the community, O...

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28Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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FG will not borrow from anywhere now, says Finance minister

The Federal Government has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. The minister of Finance and Coordinating minister for the economy, Wale Edun, revealed this at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday in Abuja. He said that the benefit of the subsidy removal would be plough back into various sector aimed at boosting government revenue and improving business environment for local and foreign investment. Edun said that with the increased revenue from subsidy removal, various palliatives have been made available to cushion its effect on a short, medium and long term basis. He reiterated the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s desire to bring back the e...

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28Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Tinubu Orders The cancellation of Visas of Officials with no direct participation in UNGA

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to put a stop to the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without proof of direct participation in UNGA’s official schedule of activities. This was according to a statement by the Presidency on Monday. The statement reads : “To prevent any sharp practice in this regard, the US Mission in Nigeria is accordingly guided on official visa processing while Nigeria’s Permanent Mission in New York is further directed to prevent and stop the accreditation of any government official who is not placed on the protocol lists forwarded by the approving authority. “By this directive of the President, all Federal Ministries, Departments an...

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28Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Woman, Five Others Remanded For Murder, Armed Robbery In Lagos

The Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded six unemployed people, including a woman, for alleged murder and armed robbery. The defendants are Samson Okoya, 31; Damilola Oluwasegun, 27; Dada Oki, 27; Ahmed Suleiman, 30; Matthew Onyieagho, 29; and the woman, Mercy Abudu, 55. They all live in Badagry, Lagos State. The defendants were arraigned on charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, causing grievous harm, membership of a secret society, and aiding and abetting the crime. The magistrate, A. J. Odueke, did not take their pleas but ordered that they be remanded at the Kirikiri custodial facility until September 13 to enable the court to receive advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions. The prosecutor, SP Rachael Williams, had told the court that t...

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28Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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President Tinubu chairs inaugural FEC meeting

President Bola Tinubu is chairing the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which commenced some minutes after noon on Monday, is attended by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan. Others attending the meeting include the Chief of State to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, the new ministers as well as other top government functionaries. FEC is the cabinet of the Federal Government and is part of the executive branch. The Council's role, as written in the Ministers' Statutory Powers and Duties Act, is to serve as an advisory body to the President, who serves...

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28Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Cameroon Dam: 9 states At Risks of Flood

A total of nine states states are in danger of an imminent flood after the reports that Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is set to open. The states includes Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa, which are surrounded by the River Benue, could experience an increase in water levels. The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a notice from its Cameroonian counterpart about the dam's opening, which prompted them to inform the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA). The Directorate of African Affairs sent a letter to NEMA, notifying them of Cameroon's decision and urging them to take proactive steps to mitigate damage and sensitize the affected populations. NEMA has assured Nigerians that they are addressing the situation and trying to alleviate...

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28Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Include us in your agenda – Abuja-based Chef pleads with FCT Minister

An Abuja-based Chef, Shetu Gamaliel, popularly known as Chef Mini, has called for collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), by calling on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Nyesome Wike, to factor her cooking school initiative in his agenda. Gamaliel made the call over the weekend during the fourth edition of food fest and cook off competition for children in Abuja. She said once accommodated in his agenda, it would provide a life skill and empowerment to children, teenagers and adults as well. She said: "This is us equipping little children with life skill, been able to learn something that everybody needs, everybody needs to learn how to cook, everybody eats and also to be able to turn it to a trade when they want to. "Definitely, tha...

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28Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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FG Discovers Illegal Crude Oil Connection Costing Nigeria $7.2

An oil theft situation assessment delegation deployed in the Niger Delta by President Bola Tinubu discovered an illegal oil connection on Saturday. From the illegal connection discovered at Owaza in Abia, Nigeria loses an average of 7.2 million dollars monthly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. stated on Sunday. It added that clandestine refineries, illegal bunkering operations and environmental devastation the team saw collectively translated into severe economic losses for the nation. The delegation, led by the minister of defence, Malam Muhammed Badaru, has service chiefs, and the minister of state for petroleum resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri as members. Other members are the minister of state for petroleum resources (Gas), Ekperipe Ekpo, the National S...

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27Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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500 benefit from free medical outreach in FCT community

Rotary clubs in District 9125 and Silver Cross Hospital in Guidna community in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, say no fewer than 500 women and children have benefitted from their free medical outreach. The organisers comprising of 12 partnering Rotary clubs said in Abuja, that the outreach was supported by Rotary 9125 Maternal and Child Health Committee and Eye Care Aid Foundation. Mrs Lovina Okorn-Ntui, the District Chair, Maternal and Child Health Committee, District 9125, said that the women received mosquito nets, free scan services, deworming of children, eye checks and distribution of eye glasses, among others. “The outreach is in response to one area of focus of Rotary International which focuses on providing high-quality health care to vulnerable mothers and childre...

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27Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Subsidy Removal: Borno, Adamawa, Yobe Roll Out Palliatives

Borno, Adamawa and Yobe governments have embarked on measures to ameliorate the current hardship on citizens caused by the removal of petrol subsidy. The citizens of the three states worst affected by insurgency in the North East have been experiencing hardship which many said is further worsened by the subsidy removal. Borno and Yobe states, the distribution of palliatives to households has commenced in earnest, while in Adamawa, the committee constituted for the exercise is still working on modalities. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno said during the launch of the palliatives distribution at Maisandari Ward of Maiduguri that his administration would sustain the support to the less-privileged and communities affected by insurgency throughout his tenure. Zulum said that while ...

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27Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Public Complaints Commission Hosts Stakeholders Audience on Federal Government’s Fiscal in Abuja

By Gami Tadanyigbe  The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) took a significant step towards promoting transparency and inclusivity in the country's fiscal decision-making process by organizing a Stakeholders Audience on the Fiscal Policies of the federal Government.  The event, held in Abuja, gathered key stakeholders from various sectors to engage in constructive discussions about the nation's fiscal strategies and their impact on the economy. The event provided a platform for representatives from the government, private sector, civil society, and academia to voice their opinions, concerns, and suggestions regarding the fiscal policies implemented by the federal government.  This unique interaction aimed to bridge the gap between policy-makers and those directly affected by th...

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27Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Commercial Sex Workers Lower Charges

The economic crunch occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy has grossly affected commercial sex workers in Kano State as they groan as a result of low patronage by their customers leading to a lowering of  charges per round of sex. They expressed their pains while fielding questions from a Sharpedgenews correspondent in Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The commercial sex workers in the ancient commercial city, who hitherto smiled home with their pockets full, now resort to lobby customers to do “business” with them at very ridiculous low charges. Ms Mercy Benjamin told Sharpedgenews that before now, a round of “short time” service could be settled with N5,000 within a time frame of one hour, but the biting effects of fuel subsidy remov...

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27Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Police Arrest Man Over Death Of Retired Benue Court Of Appeal President

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the arrest of one Aondohemba Joseph over the death of Justice Margaret Igbetar, a retired President, Benue Customary Court of Appeal. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. Until her death, 73-year-old Mrs Igbetar, who retired from service on October 17, 2015, was said to have been living a private life and was hardly seen in public. The police spokesperson said the judge was found in a pool of her own blood in her kitchen on Friday, with deep cuts on her back. “On Aug. 24, information was received at ‘E’ Police Division Makurdi, that Justice Margaret Igbetar (rtd), could not respond to calls and was no where to be found. Detectives were immediat...

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