The Ondo State Government ordered the closure of Ikare-Akoko Central Mosque to forestall breakdown of law and order. The commissioner for information and orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, disclosed this during a media briefing shortly after the state executive council meeting. Ademola-Olateju said the state exco made some far-reaching decisions on other important issues. She said: “We made some decisions on law and order within the state. We know there are disturbances around the Central Mosque in Ikare-Akoko. “ The council decided that the Ikare Mosque should be closed down with immediate effect. “There would be no prayer offered in that…
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It may become necessary for the Nigerian authorities to clear the air on pipeline surveillance contract awarded to a consortium of private companies that includes Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, given that Tompolo has now started trying to posture as the main person ‘securing’ Nigeria’s pipelines. This could not be farther from the truth. The surveillance contract is a ‘If you see something, say something’ assignment, where Tompolo and his men are supposed to take advantage of their familiarity with Nigeria’s vast creeks, and provide intelligence to the military as needed. Tompolo’s case is like that of a low-level support staff trying…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn controversial perks for cabinet ministers and their deputies that saw their homes supplied with free electricity and water. The benefits caused a public outcry as they were considered insensitive at a time South Africans are struggling with daily power cuts and rising cost of living. In a press briefing on Monday evening, a spokesman said the president “acknowledges and appreciates the public sentiments on the matter”. The ministerial handbook, which outlines ministerial benefits, will be “aligned to the realities that many South Africans face”, presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya said. He said the intention…
The International Court of Arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, has affirmed the legal and beneficial ownership of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) in the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project. Sunrise and its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Leno Adesanya had been involved in a running legal battle with the Federal Government over the unlawful termination of the contract, which was signed on May 22, 2003, but re-awarded to a Chinese firm, Messrs China Gezhouba Group Corporation/China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGGC/CGC). Specifically, Sunrise launched series of judicial counters to the termination of the contract on…
Crisis is brewing among residents, business owners and management of Bosun Adekoya Estate in Victoria Island over locking of the estate’s main gate for five months. The Guardian learnt that the action was against government directive on locking of street gates and interests of business owners and residents. The residents claimed that the chairman of the estate, Nnamdi Nwizu, acted without the consent of all the landlords in the Estate. Before now, many street gates in the state were deliberately locked just to prevent others from using the roads, thereby worsening traffic situations, especially in areas where such roads are…
Kogi House of Assembly on Monday summoned cement manufacturing firm BUA Group over a 50,000-hectare land it acquired 10 years ago. The lawmakers gave the summons at a public hearing of one of its ad hoc committees held at a hotel in Lokoja since its complex was gutted by fire penultimate Monday. Deputy Speaker Alfa Momoh-Rabiu, who read the summons after listening to the acting surveyor-general, Salihu Mustapha, expressed shock at the development. “We are having (a) problem with the Bua Group over 50,000 hectares of land it acquired in 2012 and even obtained a Certificate of Occupancy (C of…
Chief Magistrate Court.sitting at Zone 6, Abuja has fixed Oct 24 for hearing a motion in the suit filed against two staff members of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA). The date was fixed following the absence of Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna in court on Monday. Although lawyer to the plaintiffs, Ruth Idowu, was in court, the magistrate, the defendants and their counsel were not in court. The two workers; Mr Wasiu Sule, the Head of Legal Services and Secretary to OGFZA’s Board and Mr Alenju Ngofa, who is the Human Resource Head of the organisation, are facing allegations bordering on forgery and…
The social media has been abuzz for the last week with discussions and reactions about Ezra Olubi co-founder and CTO of Paystack, and his ‘unique’ dress style. While his fashion style comes as no news, the trigger to these conversations can be traced to the National Honors he just received, which seeks to recognize his contributions to tech in Nigeria. One of his Linkedin recommendations from Kris Tola, describes Ezra as “a vibrant and self-determined young man who gave his everything for programming”, and added that he “has finally matured into one of the best programmers in the country today.”…
Oyebanjo triumphed in a recent election, one of Nigeria’s off-season elections. He ran on the All Progressives Congress, or APC, platform. The election was held on June 18, 2022 with Oyebani leading with 187,057 votes to beat Segun Oni, former governor of the state and a candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP who scored 82,211 votes to take the second position. The swearing in ceremony was performed by the Chief judge of the state, Justice Oyewole Adeleye. The new governor pledged to preserve, protect and defend the people of the state. Speaking on the new transition on This Morning…
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, to six months in prison and make him pay a $200,000 fine for his conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, according to a new court filing. “From the moment that the Defendant, Stephen K. Bannon, accepted service of a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, he has pursued a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt,” prosecutors said Monday. “The Committee sought documents and testimony from the Defendant relevant…
