Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Sunday, called on President Bola Tinubu to seize the opportunity of the occasion of his first year in office to publish his assets declaration form. SERAP in a statement by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged Tinubu to “use the anniversary of your first year in office as an opportunity to demonstrate your oft-expressed commitment to democracy, accountability, and openness in government by immediately publishing your asset declaration form.” SERAP also urged Tinubu “to encourage your Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, and state governors to also widely publish their asset declaration forms.” The group noted…
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A yet-to-be-identified male student of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, in Oyo State, has allegedly been clubbed to death inside a hostel known as Shepherd Inn on the school premises by a group of other students for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. PUNCH Online gathered that the deceased was also said to have had his hair forcefully shaved by his assailants after he was reportedly caught with the stolen mobile phone. Our correspondent learnt from a source in the school who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter that the deceased was beaten from 6pm…
Lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara say they have written the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct elections to fill the vacant seats in the state legislature. Recall that barely five months after he was sworn in, Governor Fubara fell out of favour with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Their disagreement followed the struggle between the Governor and the FCT minister over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party’s machinery in the state. The matter subsequently degenerated into a full-blown political crisis as both Fubara and Wike…
A train conveying passengers from Kaduna State to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Sunday, derailed at Jere, a Kaduna suburb. The train carrying dozens of passengers departed Kaduna around 8:05 a.m. It, however, derailed at Jere about an hour later. Security operatives, including police operatives and troops of the Nigerian Army have immediately been deployed to protect and offer support to the affected passengers. No fewer than three of the train’s carriages ran off the tracks. Details later…
…how he took his wife to Egypt for medical care Aformer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde died about three hours ago of kidney stone. It was learnt he gave up in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the stone. His remains will be flown to Nigeria on Monday, May 27, for burial in line with Islamic injunctions. According to a top source, it was an irony of fate for the former EFCC who flew his wife to Egypt for treatment. The source said: “He actually took his wife to Egypt for…
Details of the discussion between Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, and top security chiefs have emerged. Daily Trust had reported that amid the crisis which shook Kano on Saturday, the Police Commissioner, Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Kano, Army Brigade Commander and National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) commander held separate meetings with Sanusi and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, deposed Emir of Kano. The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) controlled Kano House of Assembly had repealed Kano Emirates Council law which ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje used to dethrone Sanusi. Yusuf had assented to the…
Agency Report Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants, police said Sunday. “All the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people,” senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said in a statement, but adding that when they reached medical attention, six were dead. “Legal action is being taken against the owner of the hospital,” Choudhary said. He did not give further details on how the children died. In addition to the six who died, another…
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, has reportedly died in Egypt. He was aged 61. An online medium, Premium Times, said Lamorde’s ‘close associates’ disclosed that the ex-EFCC boss died on Sunday in Egypt, where he had travelled for medical treatment. But efforts to confirm this development have proved abortive. As of press time on Sunday morning, Lamorde’s family and the EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comments. Lamorde, who was born on December 20, 1962, joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of…
Ulamas in Kano, on Saturday, expressed concern over recent happenings in the emirate, warning the Federal Government to urgency allow peace reign. The Ulamas gave this warning in a statement by the Shaikh Abdullahi Uwais Limanci-led council. The Islamic scholars warned that the recent happenings in the emirate could escalate and degenerate into chaos if not carefully handled. The Council’s statement read, “Kano State is one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria despite its political complexity. The recent happenings in the Emirate if not carefully handled could escalate and degenerate into chaos. It is imperative for President Bola Ahmed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, in Kaduna, appealed to Nigerians to be more patient with the present economic hardship in the country, noting it is a temporary sacrifice that will soon come to an end. Tinubu, who spoke at the 60th anniversary celebration parade, aerial display and flying out parade for 30 Air Vice Marshal’s and nine Air Commodores who are members of 37 and 38 regular course of the Nigerian Air Force, pledged to continue to support the modernisation of the NAF capacities for enhanced national security. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President said the theme…