Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State says the justice system of the state will no longer grant bail to rapists, just as it is considering castration for convicts. El-Rufai made the remarks when a group of women, advocating for justice for rape victims, staged a peaceful rally at the Government House in Kaduna on Monday. He said the state Chief Judge had assured that henceforth no one accused of rape would be granted bail under any circumstance as they often returned to commit the same offence. He said: “I am happy that our Chief Judge has decided to take that…
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The newly appointed Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Lamido Yuguda, on Monday, July 6, 2020, resumed as the Abuja office of the commission. Mr Yuguda resumed alongside the Executive Commissioners namely: Mr Reginald Karawusa, Mr Ibrahim Boyi and Mr Dayo Obisan. At his resumption, he said the capital market has a lot of potentials for growth and development of Nigeria post-COVID-19 and beyond. According to him, the capital market remains a very crucial component of any economy, noting that the agency has over the last two decades worked with other relevant stakeholders to introduce and implement…
Former Secretary to the Ondo state government who resigned his appointment this morning, Hon. Ifedayo Sunday Abegunde, has disclosed that he left the Rotimi Akeredolu-led administration as a result of the cold wars between him and his erstwhile principal. Abegunde who was speaking on Crest FM In Akure this afternoon said that the ill treatment he did receive from Akeredolu made him to quit the administration. According to the former SSG, the sufferings he underwent In the hands of Governor Akeredolu for the three and half years he held sway as the Secretary to his government were too much. In…
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has decried the arrest of the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the officials of Department of State Services (DSS). In a release by the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran and signed by its Coordinator, Administration and Programmes, Tola Oresanwo, he stated, “The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, received the news of the arrest of the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu by officials of Department of State Services (DSS) with mixed feelings”. “We can recall that the…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has reportedly reversed its decision to also slash workers’ salaries by 20 per cent due to the biting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. It was widely speculated within the state capital in the month of June that crisis was imminent as the state government planned to cut workers’ salaries. However, some workers in the state who spoke to newsmen On Monday, in confidence said the state government may have bowed to pressure from the leadership of the organised Labour in the state to avert a crisis with the union. Some…
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been scheduled to commence in August. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. He said, “From the 4th of August to the 5th of September, please take note. Last week the Chairman of the PTF announced that school facilities will be available for those who want to go into revision classes. “The idea here is that we have a whole month from now till then, those who can and those who are willing; the…
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has warned that the high rate of the virus infection among government officials is capable of adversely affecting governance and security in the country. Speaking at the Monday briefing of the task force, its Chairman and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who made the assertion, affirmed that the virus does not discriminate. He, therefore, called for vigilance among Nigerians irrespective of status. He said: “Of recent, we have witnessed a high rate of positive cases especially among people in authority. This has a direct impact on the governance and…
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, on Monday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, how he received the news of alleged court judgment that purportedly ordered his dismissal as a senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obinna Uzoh, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, and his lawyer, Eziafa Enwedo, along three others, were arraigned by the Federal Government (FG) for allegedly using a forged originating summons and court processes to obtain a forged judgement from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to unseat Sen. Ubah. The three other defendants, who are presently at…
It was initially a case of a missing seven-month-old pregnant teenager, Patience Edet Okon, who was tracked to a church compound, Great Mercy Deliverance Ministry located at No 5 Giwa Street, Rumuolumeni in Obi-Akpor Local Government area of Rivers State by detectives attached to the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The church premises turned out to be a lucrative baby factory. Patience who has since been delivered of a baby boy sold to a childless couple was rescued on June 17, 2020 along with six other teenagers in the church founded by one Maureen Martins who uses part of the…
Speculations were rife at the weekend that the Ondo State House of Assembly has set the stage for the removal of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, following an ‘unusual’ newspaper advertisement placed by the legislature directing all members to resume from their recess today for legislative duties. There has been controversy in the state on whether Ajayi should be removed from office following his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The embattled deputy governor has also secured clearance to contest the July 22 governorship primary of the PDP. However, political…
