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Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Fault Opposition To Governor’s Revenue Spending

The faction of the Rivers State Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalaye Fubara has described the move to stop the governor from spending the state’s revenue as unfounded. The speaker of the faction, Victor Oko-Jumbo, said at a sitting of the assembly in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that such a move was illegal and unpopular. Recall that the Martins Amaewhule-led faction passed a resolution on Monday, stopping the governor from embarking on further expenses from the 2024 budget. The Amaewhule-led faction, loyal to the former governor, Nyesom Wike, held that the seven-day ultimatum given to the governor to represent the 2024 budget had elapsed. Mr Oko-Jumbo said that the 2024 budget of the state was validly presented and passed into law under the leadership of the then speaker, Edison...

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Tinubu Condoles With National Assembly Over Kaduna Lawmaker’s Death

President Bola Tinubu commiserates with the National Assembly and the Kaduna State Government over the passing of Ekene Adams. Adams represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives. The President also extended his condolences to the family and friends of the late lawmaker. He urged them to find solace in the Almighty and in the legacy of the deceased. “President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the departed lawmaker and strength to his family,” said a statement by his spokesman on Tuesday. Adams was elected into the House on the platform of the Labour Party and died early Tuesday. Adams was the chairman of the House Committee on Sports before his death. He reportedly died after a brief illness.NAN

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Guard Arraigned Over Alleged Theft Of Car Battery, Headlamps

The Police has arraigned a 53-year-old security guard, Nosifa Amodu, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged theft of car battery and headlamps. Amodu, whose address was not provided, is being tried for negligence and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Femi Omilana, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on Wednesday at Oke-Ado, Ibadan. Omilana said the defendant neglected his duty of caring for a Sienna car, belonging to one Mr Oyebisi Oyesina. The prosecutor said due to the negligence, the battery and headlamps of the car, worth N85,000 and N100,000 respectively, were stolen. According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 515 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 200...

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16Jul By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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ASCN rejects return of Bola-Audu as President

Dr Tommy Okon, President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCN) and other officials, while addressing newsmen. By Joan Nwagwu The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCN), has rejected the recent National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) judgement reinstating Mr Innocent Bola-Audu as the President of the union. Dr Tommy Okon, ASCN President said this while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the union had earlier file for an appeal and stay of execution from the Court of Appeal to restraint Bola-Audu from taking over the union as it's President. Okon said that the appeal and stay of execution obtained from the appeal court prevents Bola-Audu from taking over leadership of the union. According to Okon, dissati...

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Kenya’s ‘Serial Killer’ Has Admitted To Killing 41 Women Including Wife

Police in Kenya have arrested a suspected serial killer in connection with the discovery of mutilated women’s bodies at a rubbish dump in the capital Nairobi. According to the police on Monday, investigators said the 33-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening while watching the European Championship final in a pub. The police said the man has admitted murdering 42 women. He then dismembered them and put their remains in plastic bags before throwing them into a former quarry in a Nairobi neighbourhood, the police said. “We are dealing with a psychopath, a serial killer with no respect for human life,” said Mohamed Amin, the head of the criminal investigation department. The investigation began last Friday after body parts were found at the dump. By Sunday, the police ...

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Suspected Herdsmen Kill Five In Benue Community

The police command in Benue has said suspected herders attacked the Egwuma community in Agatu Local Government Area and killed five persons. The state police public relations officer, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development to journalists in Makurdi on Monday. Ms Anene said the command had deployed additional personnel to the area to maintain peace. Godwin Edoh, a member representing the Agatu constituency in the state House of Assembly, also confirmed the attack but put the number of victims at 12. The lawmaker lamented the incessant killings of his constituents and called on governments and security agencies to take proactive measures to curtail the attacks. “Government has to be decisive about what to do about this area because it is so porous,” the lawmaker said. ...

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UAE Lifts Travel Ban On Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its visa ban on Nigerians. The Federal Government of Nigeria and the UAE have reached an agreement that will enable Nigerians to access UAE visas. The agreement takes immediate effect, allowing Nigerian passport holders to travel to the UAE. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement at the Presidential Villa, stating that an agreement has been reached between the governments of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a backdrop to this development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had previously imposed a visa restriction on Nigerian citizens in October 2022. Additionally, Emirates Airlines suspended its flight operations to Nigeria in November 2022.

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Court Bars Bayero From Parading Himself As Emir Of Kano

A Kano state high court has permanently restrained Aminu Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit. In a judgment delivered on Monday, Aminu Aliyu, the presiding judge, also restrained the four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Gaya, Rano, and Karaye from parading themselves as monarchs. Aliyu ordered the deposed emirs to return the traditional royal artefacts to the state government and Muhammadu Sanusi, the Emir of Kano. She ruled that the planned eviction of Bayero from the mini Nassarawa palace is a “rent tribunal” matter. She held that the enactment of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 was in line with the constitution, adding that the state assembly has the power to amend laws. The suit was filed by the attorn...

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Nigerian Navy Reiterates Commitment To Effective Waterways Security

The Nigerian Navy has reiterated its commitment to stamping economic sabotage and other criminal activities along the waterways. The Nigerian Navy has reiterated its commitment to stamping economic sabotage and other criminal activities along the waterways. Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, made the statement at the end of the Nigerian Navy’s second quarterly route march in Calabar on Saturday. Mr Akinwande said the quarterly exercise was intended to prepare navy personnel physically and psychologically for contemporary security challenges in the country. “The exercise is to tune us up to meet our maritime security challenges and other internal security concerns,” he said. The FOC expressed optimism that the exercise would...

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14Jul By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Emmanuel’s Kinsmen Urges Akpabio to Stop Further Misinformation Against Ex governor.

The Onna Unity Forum populated by Kinsmen of the immediate past governor of Akwa ibom state Mr Udom Emmanuel said they are deeply disturbed by the deliberate and unconscionable falsehood and the twisting of facts by Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Nigerian 10th Senate against the person of the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State,, Mr Udom Emmanuel, According to the group in a statement endorsed by its Chairman Efiok Bassey and Secretary Edet Edet and available to Journalists on Sunday in Uyo, "While we are reluctant to join issues with Akpabio in his unguarded statements and claims that though he made Udom Emmanuel Governor but he did nothing during his eight-year tenure in the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District (Senator Akpabio’s senatorial district), we feel a sens...

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14Jul By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Expedite action on minimum wage – NAAT tells TinubuWage

By Joan Nwagwu The leadership of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has called on President Bola Tinubu to expedite action on the new national minimum wage for workers. Mr Ibeji Nwokoma, NAAT President said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwokoma said the union was worried over the continuous delay by the President in transmitting the new National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly. “NAAT, as an affiliate of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), stands by the position of the organised labour and call on the federal government to expedite action on the matter to avoid industrial action,” he said. He said the union condemned in strong terms, the unpatriotic position of State Governors claiming inability to pay even the N62, 000 proposed by fed...

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Agbakoba: Lawmakers Should Advocate Restructuring Not Additional State Creation

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has faulted the agitation for state creation in the South-East by some House of Representatives members, describing the proposal as a misplaced priority. Agbakoba, a former President, Nigeria Bar Association, spoke during an interview in Lagos on Sunday. The House of Representatives recently passed for second reading, a bill seeking the creation of Etiti State out of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states from the South-East geopolitical zone. Lawmakers should advocate restructuring not additional state creation, says Agbakoba‘‘The the National Assembly should, instead, return the country to the regionalism by collapsing the 36 states into six to eight regions or geopolitical zones.’’ The bill was sponsored by members of th...

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Ganduje Hails Ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim’s Defection To APC

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has described the defection of a former Senate President, Pius Anyim, to the All Progressives Congress, as ‘a huge blessing.’Mr Ganduje’s excitement was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu. The statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, quoted Mr Ganduje as saying that Mr Anyim’s wealth of experience would be beneficial to the APC. Mr Ganduje had earlier received Anyim, who defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the APC at a ceremony in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital. “I’m elated to receive such an important personality into our party. I want to assure you, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, that you are welcome to the largest political party in Africa. Be assured ...

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Petrol Marketers, Tanker Drivers Shut Down Operations In Oyo, Osun, Over Alleged Harassment By Police

Members of the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria Petroleum (IPMAN) and NUPENG in Oyo and Osun states have announced a shutdown of their operations with immediate effect. The petroleum stakeholders, at an emergency meeting held in Ibadan on Saturday, hinged their decision on what they called harassment and extortion of members by the police. The IPMAN co-chairman, Mutiu Bukola and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG, Hammed Hamzat, attended the emergency meeting. Others were the chairman of the Independent Marketers branch of NUPENG, Surajudeen Adegoke and IPMAN’s vice-chairman, Olalekan Lawal. They unanimously condemned the operations of the IGP monitoring team on the highway, which, they said, had been disrupting the lifting of petroleum products from dep...

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14Jul By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Donald Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally

Electioneering campaign in the United States went below the minimum standard on Saturday as Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assasin. Trump who was campaigning at Pennsylvania rally had to berushed off stage by the Secret Service after shots were fired. He was rushed to a local medical facility where he is receiving care.He was quickly swarmed by secret service agents and rushed off stage to a waiting vehicle. He raised a fist as he was bundled into the car. His spokesman said the former president “will be fine.” The suspect was shot dead at the scene by US Secret Service agents, the service’s spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said. He added that one bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured. The attacker had fired multiple r...

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Police To Begin E-Central Motor Registry Enforcement July 29

The Nigeria Police Force has said it will begin the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) on July 29. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, called on users to comply by registering their vehicles. Mr Adejobi said the e-CMR was to enhance the security of lives and property and rejuvenate and digitalise the motor vehicle registration system to bolster the safety and security framework in the country. According to him, the e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data designed to support police investigations, operational activities, and combat vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery. The police spokesman said the t...

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Four Rescued From Collapsed Building In Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says four persons have been rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. The acting director-general, FEMD, Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ms Wenegieme said that the building was located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dasuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. She explained that the collapsed building contained 45 self-contained rooms, adding that it was previously used as a hotel before it was converted for residential purposes. Ms Wenegieme said that two of the rescued victims had been taken to the Kubwa General Hospital and were currently receiving treatment. “FEMD was notified of the inci...

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NDDC Awards Foreign Scholarships To 200 Niger Delta Scholars

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented postgraduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region.Chiedu Ebie, the chairman of the NDDC governing board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Mr Ebie, in a statement issued by the commission’s director of corporate affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, said that the scholars would pursue doctorate and master’s degrees in various fields of learning abroad. “The scholarship scheme is an important component of NDDC’s human capital development programme, providing free education to scholars in the Niger Delta. “We know that education is the most powerful weapon for changing the fortunes of the Niger Delta region. “We expect...

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Governor Mutfwang Shuts Down School Over Building Collapse

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has shut down The Saints Academy School, Jos, whose block of classrooms collapsed on Friday, killing scores and leaving many others injured.A visibly angry Mr Mutfwang cited crass negligence by its owners as reason for the shut down order. 22 persons were confirmed dead with about 145 injured when the one-storey building collapsed on the students who were writing their examinations. Mr Mutfwang, who inspected the site where the incident occurred, and visited some casualties on Saturday, said the disaster would have been avoided if the school owners had complied with building laws. “It’s unfortunate that this has happened but, of course, we cannot allow the school to function. The school is hereby closed down immediately; we cannot take any further c...

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Wife Hires Hitmen To Kill Husband After Misunderstanding

A 35-year-old woman, Jumoke Ayoola, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku chief magistrates’ court in Ibadan for allegedly threatening to kill her husband.Mrs Ayoola, whose address was not provided, was charged with a threat to kill. She pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Akeem Akinloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 4, at about 1:00 p.m., in the Oluyole area, Ibadan. Mr Akinloye said the defendant hired some killers to kill her husband, Jide, after having a misunderstanding with him. He said the offence contravened the provisions of section 86 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000. The chief magistrate, Olabisi Ogunkanmi, admitted the defendant to N1 million with two reliable sureties in like sum. She adjourned the case until Nove...

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