The Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Ogundare Dare, says the armed robbers who operated at two banks in the state during the daytime on Wednesday, would be arrested. The armed robbers had stormed the banks at Ikere-Ekiti at about 4:30pm. They were said to have blown the doors open with dynamites and made away with cash. Three people were also suspected to have been killed in the attacks. A statement released by the Ekiti Police Command on Wednesday, said: “While commiserating with the family members of those who were fatally affected and wishing those currently receiving treatment in the hospital a…
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TONY Blair should be stripped of his knighthood after declassified documents showed he “misled parliament” before taking military action in Iraq, MPs have been told. Alba MP Neale Hanvey used a debate in Westminster Hall on Wednesday evening to call out the former prime minister, saying: “Governments should not lie to go to war, and the truth must now be told.” Hanvey focused on legal advice given to the former Labour leader and revealed in declassified documents from 1998. From December 16-19, 1998, the UK and US launched a bombing campaign against the Saddam Hussein-controlled Iraq. On December 17, Labour grandee Tony Benn challenged…
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday, arraigned six suspected Internal Revenue Service fraudsters in Ekiti State before a magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti. This came after the Federal Republic of Nigeria filed a suit against the accused, Olarewaju Adesoye, Mayowa Nelson Ajisafe, Matthew Ilesanmi Olarenwaju, Olorunfemi Osho, Joseph Sunday Balogun, and Ajayi Temidayo, for an alleged false representation of the Internal Revenue Service, IRS, in the state. Reading out the suit, the court noted the six-count offences of alleged false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, use of false documents, counterfeit seals, and impersonation. Defending the accused, who pleaded…
Israel is pumping seawater into Hamas’ network of underground tunnels, per the WSJ. It’s not a new idea. In 2013, Egypt flooded tunnels connecting Gaza to the Sinai, but with sewage. Two years later, Egypt pumped seawater, hoping to stop the movement of weapons and fighters. Israel is said to be pumping seawater into the underground network of Hamas tunnels in Gaza. The tactic may sound shocking — but it isn’t new; Egypt did the same thing at least twice, one using sewage instead of water. According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel on Tuesday began flooding the approximately 300-mile-long tunnels with water…
In line with his determination to bring world class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders, President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development: (1) Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced with Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. (2) Managing Director of the Nigerian…
The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has donated a sum of N1 million to about 1,000 hospital staff members treating victims of the recent Drone Strike mistakenly carried out in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army. The former Anambra governor said the donation should be used to buy a bottle of Coke for each of the hospital workers stating that he acknowledges the important role they are playing in the hospital. The visit by the former Anambra State governor is coming 48 hours after the reports of a brutal attack on…
The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) has kicked off the 2023 edition of its Leadership Bootcamp for Directors Programme in Barcelona, Spain. CIoD is the premier corporate governance Institute and a leading promoter of ethical professional standards in Nigeria. Read also: CIoD is training directors to meet needs of Nigerian market Coker The programme, which attracted directors from diverse sectors of the economy was declared open on Tuesday by the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of IoD Nigeria, Tijjani Borodo represented by the Institute’s Director of Academy, Sunday Adenipekun. It holds at the NH Barcelona Stadium Hotel, Barcelona,…
The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) has kicked off the 2023 edition of its Leadership Bootcamp for Directors Programme in Barcelona, Spain. CIoD is the premier corporate governance Institute and a leading promoter of ethical professional standards in Nigeria. Read also: CIoD is training directors to meet needs of Nigerian market Coker The programme, which attracted directors from diverse sectors of the economy was declared open on Tuesday by the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of IoD Nigeria, Tijjani Borodo represented by the Institute’s Director of Academy, Sunday Adenipekun. It holds at the NH Barcelona Stadium Hotel, Barcelona,…
Sunrise had on October 10, 2017 taken Nigeria to arbitration for “breach of contract” in relation to the agreement to construct the 3,050MW plant in Mambilla, Taraba state. Nigerian authorities insist that the contract award was irregular and did not pass through due process. Agunloye issued a letter awarding the contract a day after the federal cabinet reportedly told him to step down his request for approval and explore other sources of funding for the project.In his letter to Sunrise, Agunloye also listed pre-conditions for the contract to be consummated and none was met by the firm. But Sunrise initiated…
Says, my lawyers are on it Former Power and Steel minister, Dr Olu Agunloye has described his purported declaration as a wanted man for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) as uncalled for, adding that his lawyers has been briefed on the matter. Agunloye:This action is uncalled for He told the Newdawnngr.com in a message this morning…”.there is no cause for this. My lawyers are pursuing a redress.” EFCC It will be recalled that the EFCC via a statement on its facebook page Tuesday evening declared the former Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Marshall a wanted man…