Nigeria’s seat of power, the State House, spent a whopping N244,654,350 on the purchase and supply of tyres under 24 hours, Daily Trust has reported. Investigation and data on govspend, a portal documenting the Presidential Villa expenditure, according to the Daily Trust, revealed that the State House paid for the supply of an unspecified quantity of bulletproof tyres and Westlake tyres, the same week President Bola Tinubu-led administration marked its one year in office. President Tinubu took over the reins of governance from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, 2023. The report disclosed that documents showed that the sums…
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Muslim Rights Concern, again, on Wednesday, raised a fresh alarm that the Sokoto State Government is still bent on deposing the Sultan, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. MURIC’s fresh alarm is coming inspite of the denial by the Sokoto State Government on the reported alleged plan to depose the Sultan. MURIC Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made this fresh allegation on Wednesday in a statement. According to Akintola, a bill titled, “Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill” has passed through the first and second readings and if passed into law, the Sultan of Sokoto will be stripped of certain powers. On…
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, dragged the Kaduna State House of Assembly before the Federal High Court, over the legislature’s claim that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration, leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Kaduna against the state House of Assembly. The former governor, through his counsel, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is challenging the report of the Assembly’s Committee which indicted him of alleged corruption. The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State…
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the firmer governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the final forfeiture of the funds to the Federal Government. The final forfeiture order followed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday. EFCC had earlier on May 29, 2014, secured an interim order temporarily forfeiting the money. Justice Faji ordered the publication of the court order in the newspapers to give anyone interested in the funds to appear in court…
Over 500 members of the Synods of Charismatic Bishop Conference of Nigeria led by Archbishop Leonard Kawas have intervened in the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour, over minimum wage and high rate of electricity tariff, demanding a peaceful resolution of the matters. The Bishops In a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday by the CBCN President General, Archbishop Kawas, urged the NLC to continue to engage the Federal Government in negotiation, rather than going on strike and shutting down the country, which might increase inflation and hardship. According to the clerics, “The Synod also wade…
Lukman Adeyemi, a 50-year-old bricklayer, recounts his harrowing 24-year ordeal behind bars, the result of a misguided act of loyalty towards a friend. His story, reported by Vanguard, highlights systemic flaws and injustices that led to his prolonged and wrongful incarceration. Adeyemi describes his initial encounter with the justice system as a descent into hopelessness. He spent nine years in pre-trial detention, followed by an unbearable 15 years on death row. The conditions he faced were nothing short of torturous, akin to a dark and endless nightmare. During interrogations by SARS Police officers, Adeyemi endured severe physical and psychological torment,…
Music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has assured his wife’s parents that she will always be protected and respected. In a touching moment captured on video, Davido prostrated in front of his in-law during his ongoing wedding in Lagos. The event compere then asked him to beg for their daughter’s hand in marriage, as tradition demands. “Tell us how you are going to take care of her for record purposes, you know you have sung about it and talked about it,” she said As the singer lay on the ground, he highlighted his intentions for Chioma, saying, “I…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has assisted one of the daughters of the late Emir of Kano, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and her mother, who were about to be evicted from their apartment in Lagos. In a statement, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Sanusi Bature, said he arrived Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday 25th June, 2024 to meet with the General Manager of the apartment where the Ado Bayero family had lived since early this year, Mr. Sunel Kumar, who vowed to evict them today. Bature said the governor’s intervention followed an out cry in…
By Daud Olatunji Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, has responded to a viral video circulating on social media, clarifying the incident and reiterating his dedication to public service. The video, recorded at the Egba Central praying ground in Lantoro, Abeokuta, during Eid prayers on Sunday, June 16, 2024, shows one of Senator Salisu’s security aides pushing a young man who appeared to be approaching the Senator. In an official statement signed by Adetunji Adeteye, Head of SAS Media, on behalf of Senator Salisu, the Senator explained his perspective on the incident. The statement emphasized that Senator…
Desirous to prevent possible outbreak of cholera in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, RUWASSA has warned residents against open defecation in bushes and uncompleted buildings. The executive director of RUWASSA, Dr Ali Dan-Hassan warned that adherence to open defecation policy is not negotiable especially now that the rainy season has set in. He said the idea of using bushes and uncompleted buildings for defecation besides not healthy was also dangerous as reptiles are harbour there. The executive director said residents should desist from eating fruits without washing and be mindful of what they…