Nigeria Police Force on Sunday said that the nobody has any right to query it over its action regarding securing the lives and property of all citizens. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the police have the right and power to initiate any approach to curb crimes and criminality in Nigeria, as is applicable in other climes. Recall that the NBA Section on Public Interest on Saturday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to stop the directive requiring vehicle owners to register and obtain a CMRIS certificate for a fee of not…
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Popular activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has charged Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo to hand over his predecessor, Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for prosecution. Adeyanju while making the call, described Ododo as an impunity-loving Governor. Adeyanju wrote in a post on Facebook, “Ododo, the impunity-loving governor of Kogi State should hand over Yahaya Bello to the EFCC to face trial for all his corrupt acts.” Bello has been on the run since EFCC initiated a fraud case with N80.2 billion while he was still governor of Kogi State. The former governor went into hiding after operatives…
Fresh crisis is currently brewing in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over alleged plans to prevent the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja, from becoming the Olubadan. DAILY POST reports that Ladoja, a former governor of the state, is the most senior High Chief in Ibadan as at today. Our correspondent gathered that the Otun Olubadan line where Ladoja comes from is the line to produce the next Olubadan. DAILY POST learnt that crisis erupted in Ibadan shortly after the demise of the 42nd Olubadan Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun over who becomes the next Olubadan. The crisis lasted…
. Reduced from initial 20% Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Sunday, disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation now owns only 7.2 per cent stake in the refinery. The Richest Man in Africa said the figure reduced from the initial 20 per cent. Dangote disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lagos. According to him, “NNPC no longer owns a 20% stake in the Dangote refinery. They were met to pay their balance in June but have yet to fulfill the obligations. Now, they only own a 7.2% stake in the refinery.” In September 2021, NNPC…
Segun Babatunde, Bauchi The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with Lobito Group For Asiwaju Farmers has distributed 256 farm implements and inputs to the three senatorial zones of Bauchi State. Speaking at the distribution ceremony on Saturday in Bauchi, Mr Sulaiman Aliyu, representative of the commission said the distribution is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies on Agriculture. He said the distribution of the implements and machines to groups in the three senatorial Zones through Lobito group would boost Agricultural production in the state. Aliyu said the gesture was also to enhance food security and wealth…
…says foremost real estate firm beneficiary of ex-gov’s rural projects The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has saluted Aremo Olusegun Osoba ahead ofhis 85th birthday celebration tomorrow, Monday, July 15. Ambassador Adeyemo, a top-notch Nigerian real estate entrepreneur and veteran broadcast journalist hailed Osoba at 85, describing him as a journalism role model, politician and revered elder statesman who has continued to use his immeasurable wealth of experience to provide “an iconic, commendable,enduring leadership and mentorship roles in journalism, politics, tradition and other endeavours across generations and the globe.”…
Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, the Deputy Governor of Kano State and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, has expressed his confidence in the calibre of individuals tasked with overseeing local government activities in the state. Gwarzo made this statement while inaugurating a 3-day orientation retreat in Kaduna State focused on the “Operational Guidelines for the Kano State Local Government Interim Management Committee.” He explained that the seminar, featuring a series of presentations, aims to equip participants with the knowledge needed to effectively fulfill their responsibilities and promote the development of local government areas (LGAs). The Deputy Governor emphasized the…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in collaboration with Vintage Press Limited, publishers of Nation newspapers, is organising one-day colloquium on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to celebrate Prof Olatunji Dare, who clocks 80 years same day. In a statement by NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba and the General Secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, on Sunday, the professional body of editors and media executives, said that the event will start at 12noon, at Radisson Hotel, Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. With “Dare @ 80: Same Craft, Changing Times – The Columnist as Societal Conscience”, as theme, the colloquium will feature Chief…
… says massive support for PDP guber flagbearer has thrown APC in disarray The massive support for the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo has thrown the camp of the opposition party into disarray, a chieftain of the party, Chief Eriki Johnson has said. Johnson stated against the backdrop of what he described as blackmail and blatant lies being peddled against Ighodalo’s candidacy. He said that the massive support being given to Ighodalo had been creating fears in the camp of APC and its governorship candidate, Monday Okpehbolo, as their likely rejection at the polls is staring…
… says massive support for PDP guber flagbearer has thrown APC in disarray The massive support for the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo has thrown the camp of the opposition party into disarray, a chieftain of the party, Chief Eriki Johnson has said. Johnson stated against the backdrop of what he described as blackmail and blatant lies being peddled against Ighodalo’s candidacy. He said that the massive support being given to Ighodalo had been creating fears in the camp of APC and its governorship candidate, Monday Okpehbolo, as their likely rejection at the polls is staring…