Labour Party presidential candidate during the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday, assured that he is not dumping the party. Obi made this clarification after his statement on Wednesday that the Obidient Movement does not belong to any political party. The LP flagbearer clarified that he remained strong a “faithful, committed, and loyal member of the Labour Party”. Obi in a series of posts on his X.com handle on Thursday said his position on the Obidient Movement was to clarify issues that are of concern with his supporters. According to him, “For the avoidance of doubt, ‘I remain a…
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A Federal High Court hearing a case against the reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II by the Kano State Government has fixed 13th June 2024 to decide whether it has jurisdiction to continue with the case or not. One of the Deposed Kano Emirate Senior Councillors, Aminu Babba DanAgundi, had dragged the Kano State Government to the Federal High Court, seeking the enshrinement of his allegedly abused Fundamental Human Rights by the Government for removing him unilaterally without his consent or attention. When the case resumed hearing on the matter of Jurisdiction, the Plaintiff and Dependent Counsels argued heavily on…
Senate has passed a bill seeking an upward review of salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits of judicial officers in the country. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters presented by the Chairman of the committee, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno North). If the bill, earlier passed by the House of Representatives, is assented to by the President, the Chief Justice of Nigeria will get an annual salary of N64m. President of the Court of Appeal will be entitled to N62.4m, while Justices of the Supreme Court will earn the…
The US government has filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $5.3 million linked to a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded a Massachusetts workers union. In January 2023, a spoofed email led the union to transfer $6.4 million to a fraudulent account. The funds were then routed through various international banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. US authorities have seized money from seven domestic accounts connected to the scheme. These were stated in a Wednesday press release obtained from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusets website on Thursday. “BEC fraud schemes present a serious threat to businesses and…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Thursday, presented a new minimum wage template to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. With this development, the Minister has beaten the 48-hour deadline set by President Tinubu. Edun had earlier submitted the projected cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to the President. Edun, alongside Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, presented Tinubu with the cost implications of the new minimum wage in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. It was gathered that the new proposal suggests a minimum wage of N105,000…
The Senate on Thursday, passed a bill seeking to prohibit Nigerian athletes from consuming performance-enhancing substances during or after sporting competitions. Two weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu had sent a request to the Senate through a letter read on the floor by the deputy Senate president, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the plenary, to enact the law The bill was titled “National Anti-Doping Bill 2024.” President Tinubu explained that the Bill was meant to domesticate and enforce in Nigeria, the international convention against doping in sports ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in France. He said it was also meant…
Federal Government has insisted that there is no N5.4trillion provision for fuel subsidy this year. President Bola Tinubu’sSpecial Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Thursday, said subsidy on fuel ended in May 2023. The government noted that its position has not changed. “Our commitment to ending unproductive subsidies is steadfast, as is our dedication to supporting our most vulnerable populations,” the government said. It added that it ” is committed to mitigating the effects of this removal and easing the cost of living pressures on Nigerians.” The statement urged the public to disregard two…
President Bola Tinubu has met the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and his Budget and Economic Planning colleague, Senator Atiku Bagudu, at the State House, presumably over ongoing minimum wage talks. President Tinubu instructed the minister of finance, Edun, on Tuesday, June 6, to work up agreeable figures that would be realistic and acceptable to all the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage representatives and present a report to him within two days. The federal government, at a meeting called by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, on…
Over 100 killed in Sudan village attack – Committee A paramilitary attack on a central Sudan village has killed “up to 100” people, a local pro-democracy activists’ committee said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been at war with the regular army since April 2023, attacked the village of Wad al-Noura in al-Jazira state “in two waves” with heavy artillery on Wednesday, said the Madani Resistance Committee. They said the feared paramilitaries “invaded the village”, causing widespread displacement and dozens of casualties. “Up to 100 people were killed,” said the committee, one of hundreds of similar grassroots groups…
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed a failed kidnap attempt by gunmen on Wednesday night on Alhaji Umar Musa, the Paramount Ruler of Ninzo Chiefdom in Sanga Local Government Area. ASP Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the whereabouts of the chief’s wife was still unknown. Mansir said that security operatives have since been deployed to the forests around Sanga in search of the wife. The Ninzo Development Association, in a statement signed by its President and Secretary, Prof. Moses Audi and Silas Anche, respectively, condemned the planned kidnapping…