The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has been asked to challenge Governor Godwin Obaseki in an open debate on moral uprightness and service delivery. The same challenge was also thrown at Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and other governorship aspirants of the APC in Edo State. The deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu threw this challenge in a statement on Sunday, ahead the party’s June 22, primaries. In the statement in Benin through his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Benjamin Ati, he said: “I am throwing an open invitation to anyone who has the moral standing…
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Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have served impeachment notice on the state Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. Ajayi was accused of gross misconduct. He resigned from the the ruling APC and defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party but insisted on remaining in office. It was gathered that 14 lawmakers supported the impeachment of Ajayi. There were however heavy security presence at the Ondo State House as the lawmakers were holding plenary. The lawmakers had resumed from recess on June 6th and placed an advertorial calling on members to resume sitting. To however stall any impeachment move, Ajayi…
By Collins Nweze As uncertainties over further devaluation of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues, foreign exchange traders are threading cautiously with their funds, avoiding speculative transactions. Traders yesterday refused to offer quotes on official foreign exchange market after the apex bank allowed naira to weaken by five per cent at last auction. “No quotes for the naira were available on Nigeria’s official market on yesterday after the Central Bank allowed the currency to weaken five per cent at a retail auction in a move to unify the currency’s multiple exchange rates,” dealers said. Currency traders…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for a second term of five years as the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this at plenary when he read Buhari’s letter of request for Danbatta’s screening and confirmation as EVC/CEO of NCC for a second term. Details shortly…
The Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba Gbolahan Lawal, has reiterated his stance against any form of violence, lawlessness and recourse to self-help. Oba Lawal’s stance, which was contained in a statement issued from his media office on Monday, was sequel to the “regrettable” incidence within the Oniru Estate neighbourhood close to Millennium Estate Gates, which culminated in an altercation between some officials of the Oniru’s palace and a group led by one Prince Tijani Oniru. The statement noted that reports had it that the team of palace officials, led by one Prince Murisiku Ajasa, was allegedly accosted by the said…
The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerian citizens stranded in that country due to the COVID-19 back home. The mission in Ottawa, Canada said this in a statement on Monday. It said Portuguese airline and Euro Atlantic Airways have been chosen for the evacuation. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that about 300 stranded Nigerians had earlier signified willingness to be evacuated home. The first evacuation flight, earlier scheduled for May 14, was cancelled. This was after Canadian authorities denied overflight and landing permits to Air Peace, the Nigerian carrier initially chosen for the…
It shocks me and all other Kaduna people who read a piece written by one Danjuma Musa (pen name of course), over a Press Statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State, one Mr Abba Anwar, about a claim that Kaduna state governor Mr Nasiru El-Rufa’i copies strategy on how to fight against drug abuse, from the Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. What is more catchy with devastating influence, is the first paragraph of that piece, which shows how frustrated and liquidifying the author and his henchmen men are over the dethronement of…
•Alleged discrepancies in the reconciliation records of the EFCC and the Federal Ministry of Finance on recovered funds•Declaration of N539b as recovered funds instead of N504b earlier claimed•Insubordination to the Office of the AGF•Not providing enough evidences for the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke•Alleged late action on the investigation of P&ID leading to legal dispute•Not respecting court order to unfreeze a N7b judgment in favour of a former executive director of a bank•Alleged delay in acting on two vessels seized by Navy•Alleged favouring of some investigators called Magu Boys•Reporting some judges to their presiding officers without deferring to the AGF•Alleged sale of seized assets…
The Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday arrested two staff of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) that attempted to smuggle files out of the corporate headquarters of the agency in Abuja. The staff, who were identified as Madam Ochei and Tope, were allegedly arrested while attempting to smuggle files out of the legal department of the NSITF. It was learnt that Ochei was caught at the gate with Tope’s bag containing the smuggled files. This incident happened few days after the suspension of the Managing Director of NSITF, Mr. Adebayo Somefun and some top management staff for alleged…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Adeherself, a social media comedienne, for alleged internet fraud. In a statement on its website, the anti-graft agency said Adeherself was arraigned before a special offence court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents. “That you, Adewale Adedamola Rukayat, on or about June 15, 2020, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, had in your possession documents titled ‘WhatsApp’, which representations you knew or ought to have known, was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 6…
