A socio-professional organisation, “Gov Yahaya Bello Lawyers Volunteer Campaign Forum”, with national outreach across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has called on leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be cautious and play the game of politics by the rules. In a released its National Coordinator, Barr Chilaka Igidi, jointly signed along with the six zonal coordinators, the forum identified with His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari in his recent directive mandating Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Committee and Extra-ordinary Convention Committee (CCECC) to conduct the March 26 APC National Convention. The…
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Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 11, 2022 arrested Osondu Igwilo, who has been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, since 2018. The 52 year-old Igwilo, who is the alleged leader of a criminal network of “catchers’’ was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmaunel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos for an alleged fraud, money laundering and identity theft to the tune of about $100m. Before their arrest, Igwilo and his accomplices had allegedly been involved in…
A Consultant Rheumatologist, Dr Hakeem Olaosebikan, says Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disease should be suspected if a person, especially female had recurring malaria or typhoid illness. Olaosebikan, who works at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, gave the advice in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday. Lupus or SLE is an inflammatory or autoimmune disease that occurs when the body system attacks its own tissues and organs. Inflammation resulting from lupus may affect various body organs including the skin, kidneys, brain, blood cells, lungs, heart and the joints. Olaosebikan, who said the country needed national prevalence estimate for…
The Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the country’s consumer price index, CPI, which measures inflation has increased to 15.70 per cent for the month of February. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics, which disclosed this in their The CPI and Inflation report on Tuesday states that “this is 1.63 per cent points lower compared to the rate recorded in February 2021 (17.33) per cent,” indicative that the headline inflation rate slowed down in February when compared to the same month in the previous year. Also detailed in the report, were increases in all COICOP divisions that…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, James Akpanudoedehe on Tuesday, returned to the party secretariat accompanied by allies of Yobe state governor and Chairman of the committee, armed security personnel. The development is coming after the Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello announced that he was the acting National Chairman of the CECPC of the party. Akpanudoedehe, after resuming the office, issued a statement insisting that the party remains united and strong and that governor Buni remains in charge with the committee working to ensure the party’s National Convention holds on March 26. Read the…
The Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that a probe had been launched into an “accidental” missile launch into Pakistan last week,. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has however rejected New Delhi’s explanation, as he reiterated Islamabad’s demand that a “joint probe” be launched to address the matter. Beijing has called for a “dialogue” between Pakistan and India over the accidental missile firing incident. China has also urged the two sides to “step up information sharing” and “establish a reporting mechanism” to avoid such incidents in the future. Meanwhile, the US has backed India’s explanation that the incident…
The United Kingdom has banned the export of luxury goods to Russia and imposes an additional 35% tariff on the import of certain goods, the UK government said in a statement. The UK will deny Russia and Belarus most-favored-nation access to hundreds of their exports, depriving both countries of the key benefits of WTO membership. “The UK government has today announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods, while also hitting hundreds of key products with new import tariffs that represent a 35 percentage point hike on current rates. Russian vodka is one of the iconic products…
Moscow is disappointed over Western silence in the wake of the 14 March attack on Donetsk civilians, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov has said. Twenty people were killed and 36 more were injured on Monday after a Ukrainian Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile exploded in the heart of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s capital. The Russian Foreign Ministry characterised the attack as a “crime against humanity” and warned that it would “not go unpunished.” “We are very, very disappointed that European leaders, my colleague [White House press secretary Jen] Psaki, her boss, US President Joe Biden, the leaders of international organisations, the leadership…
Military jets of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) shelled missiles killing scores of bandits at a wedding feast organized for one of the top bandits leaders in Katsina. PRNigeria reports that among those killed include a notorious bandit leader, Sule who is a brother to Lalbi Ginshima, also a ‘killer’ bandit. The onslaught by troops of the Nigerian military Air Task Force took place at Unguwar Adam village in Dan Musa local government area of the state. An intelligence sources in Katsina disclosed that credible information was received by air troops on Monday that the terrorists had migrated from Dan Alikima…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released guidelines for the operation of the Bank Neutral Cash Hubs, BNCH, in a bid to ease huge cash management and deepen financial inclusion. A statement on the website of the apex bank, which said was in furtherance of its mandate to promote a sound financial system in Nigeria, also said it is part of its collaborative efforts with the Banker’s Committee to reduce cost and improve operational efficiency in the country’s cash management. “The CBN, in collaboration with the Banker’s Committee, initiated the Nigerian Cash Management System which seeks to reduce cost…