The president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday during plenary, blocked senators of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from moving to commence impeachment proceedings against president Muhammadu Buhari over lingering insecurity in the country. As a result of the blockade, the Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda led other PDP senators to walk out of the green chambers of the National Assembly. Briefing journalists after the caucus stormed out of plenary, Aduda said the Senate had agreed in a closed door session to give the president an ultimatum of six weeks to address insecurity in the country, but the…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday selected Senator Abdullahi Gobir (Sokoto East Senatorial District), as the new leader of the Senate. This decision by the ruling party is contained in a letter by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during the plenary session on Wednesday. Senator Gobir replaces Senator Yahaya Abdullahi following his resignation as Senate Leader wing to the latter’s defection from the APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Meanwhile, senators from opposition parties staged a walkout following a call to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…
The Katsina state chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sani liti has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the recent primaries conducted by All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. He also asked INEC to disqualify all the aspirants that contested the primary elections. Liti who made the call in an interview in Katsina on Wednesday, said that the ways and manners the two parties conducted their conventions contravened the electoral laws. He said that the aspirants violated Part Five, Sections 88 and 94 of the electoral laws. “I…
An FCT High Court will on Thursday rule in the bail applications filed by the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three others over alleged N109.5 billion fraud. Other defendants are Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 22 arraigned Idris, Akindele, Usman and Gezawa limited on 14-count charge bordering on misappropriation of N109.5 billion. Justice O. Adeyemi Ajayi fixed the date on Wednesday after listening to the submissions of all counsel in the matter on the bail applications. She adjourned ruling in the bail applications…
Multiple posts were unfilled at Frankfurt airport in Germany on Wednesday, as 725 of 1,160 planned flights had to be cancelled due to a Lufthansa ground crew strike, spokesperson for airport operator Fraport has said. Lufthansa had put the number of flights cancelled due to the strike at 646. However, a number of other airlines relied on Lufthansa ground crew to assist with their flights and were therefore, also affected by the strike. The spokesperson for Fraport said that Frankfurt’s Terminal 1, which was predominantly used by Lufthansa, was very quiet on Wednesday morning. Other airports in Germany, particularly Munich,…
Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group AG slipped from profit to lose in the second quarter of 2022. Credit Suisse reported on Wednesday that its second-quarter net loss attributable to shareholders was 1.59 billion Swiss francs ($1.65 billion), compared to a net income of 253 million francs last year. Pre-tax loss was 1.17 billion francs, compared to the prior year’s pre-tax income of 813 million francs. The adjusted pre-tax loss was 442 million francs, compared to an income of 1.31 billion francs a year ago. Thomas Gottstein, Chief executive officer, stated that the results for the second quarter were disappointing, especially…
The Ogere Unit of Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it handed over N310,700 and other items to relatives of accident victims of Iperu Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Command, Florence Okpe disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Four persons died while six others sustained injuries in the accident involving a Mazda bus and a truck that occurred at 6.25am on Tuesday at Iperu Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The statement noted that the Ogere Unit Command exhibited professionalism during the rescue operation by taken the injured victims…
Plans are underway by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to build no fewer than 18 mega educational institution in the North East geopolitical zone of the country. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, made this known while inspecting one of the construction sites of the schools on Wednesday in Gashua. Alkali said each of the mega schools, a part of NEDC’s development agenda, will be spread across the three senatorial zones in the six states of the North East region. ”The initiative is in line with the quest to revive the education sector in…
The National Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Joseph Obayemi, has declared that Nigeria would become the delight of all nations. Obayemi spoke at the RCCG Redemption Camp during a media briefing to unveil the RCCG’s upcoming seven-day Convention themed: “The Perfect Jubilee”, which will hold from August 8 to 14, 2022. “With great joy, delight and acknowledgement of the faithfulness of God, we wish to announce the Perfect Jubilee Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. “This year’s convention is unique and important to us as a church, because it symbolises a major landmark in…
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the on-going dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. Rep. Muhammad Wudil, Chairman, House Committee on Labour, said this when he and other house members received the protesting Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate unions on Wednesday in Abuja. The NLC and its affiliate unions were on a solidarity protest over ASUU’s unending strike to the National Assembly. Wudil said that since the beginning of the strike, the house had been consulting with relevant stakeholders with a view to ending the strike. The lawmaker assured…