Indications have emerged that following the Red Notice recently issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for his arrest in different parts of the world, the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello may be in deeper trouble. Bello who is believed to have since been hiding at the Kogi Government House, Lokoja, is said to be in a serious dilemma as regards the best step to take with regard to his running battle with the EFCC. The former governor has been in the “protective custody” of the Kogi State Government since the anti-graft agency declared him wanted. He…
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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, says some religious organisations are “more corrupt” than public offices in Nigeria. Olukoyede spoke at a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) leadership conference in Lagos on Friday. EFCC boss revealed that his organisation recently recovered “how many millions from a religious organisation.” Olukoyede accused religious leaders of looking at the “speckle in someone else eyes, but meanwhile, there is a log in yours.” He then urged clerics to use their platform “not only to preach but also to demonstrate” good characters to their congregation. “Just this last week, I…
. Senator warns battle not over, Govs’ll fight back . Assures National Assembly’ll amend constitution . Says ‘we’ll compel state govts to adhere strictly to Supreme Court judgement’ Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, says the battle for local government autonomy is not over, warning that some Governors will fight back. Senator Karimi while addressing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, said the National Assembly will amend the constitution to address contentious issues, including the conduct of local government elections. The lawmaker said the National Assembly would do so to ensure that state governments strictly adhere to the judgement. On Thursday,…
…commences e-call up for Lekki-Epe FTZ, August 1 The Lagos State Government has said no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, specifically “Danfos” and “Koropes” along Lekki-Epe corridor, scheduled to commence on October 1, 2024. This followed speculations making the rounds on the suspension of the plans by government. Speaking with Vanguard, State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, maintained that the move was in line with the Lagos State Strategic Transportation Master. The duo, therefore, called for the collaboration of…
…as Idris commends security agencies Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Sunday, applauded the rescue of two Kaduna-based journalists who were abducted from their homes on the outskirts of the city penultimate Saturday. Recall that two journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of The Nation and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint newspaper, along with their wives and children, were set free by bandits on Saturday night. A large number of The bandits had invaded the Dahono Community in the Millennium City area of Chikun Local Government Area, where they kidnapped the two journalists and their family members. Alabelewe is also the…
A court of appeal in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) on a previous judgment halting the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria. In a unanimous decision, Lord Justice Snowden, the lead judge, permitted P&ID to appeal the judgment but dismissed the appeal. The two other judges are Lord Justice Fraser and Julian Flaux. BACKGROUND AdvertisementP&ID had entered into a deal in 2010 to build a gas processing plant in Calabar, Cross River state, but the company said the agreement collapsed because the Nigerian government did not fulfil its end…
By Adams Atata Sometimes, history appears dramatic and calculative to put history makers on their toes. It was exactly 28 years last month since Kudirat Abiola, the wife of a business mogul and the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12 Presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, was assassinated on the street of Lagos by the agents of the then Federal Military government. As a result of the brutal manner in which the innocent woman was killed and the circumstances that surrounded the political development that led to her untimely death, the incident has remained fresh in the minds…
Segun Babatunde in Bauchi A once lively journalist, Hafsat Abdulhamid Adebayo, now fights for her dear life at the ICU Section of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), where she’s been admitted for weeks. Hafsat is in dire need of a brain tumor surgery to save her life, her elder sister, Aishat Abdulhamid told journalists who visited her at the hospital. Mrs Adebayo has been sick for at least four years. She had sought medical help at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) but her condition kept deteriorating, her sister who now wheels her around further told journalists.…
…says it’ll ensure rapid devt at the grassroots Segun Babatunde Awofadeji, Bauchi The Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District of Bauchi State in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Umar Buba(Mujaddadin Bauchi) has welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on financial autonomy for the 774 Local Government Councils in the country. The Senator in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Bauchi on Sunday, stated that, “it is heart warming and highly commendable the judgement delivered recently by the Supreme Court of Nigeria granting financial autonomy to local government councils in the country.” According to him, “For many…
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. He described the incident as “distasteful and goes beyond the pale of democratic norms”. A 20-year-old man had on Saturday, fired gunshots at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. Trump was delivering a speech about how “the worst president in the history of our country took over” when the gunshots were fired. Amid the shooting, the former president went down behind the speech podium before his security shielded him. Moments later, Trump was taken away from the stage bleeding. During the process, he paused to pump his…