A Federal High Court in Jos on Tuesday, sentenced a former minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, Raymond Dabo and Evangelist Leo Sunday Jitung to three months imprisonment each. The three convicts, who have been standing trial for the past four years, were jailed on charges of conspiracy and money laundering. They however have option of paying N1,000,000 each as fine. Details later…
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is committed to implement various regulatory initiatives and programmes, in collaboration with all stakeholders in the telecom ecosystem. This is towards bridging identified gaps and shortages in critical telecom infrastructure in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this during an in-house interview which took place at the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja recently. He said: “The overarching objective is to fulfil Commission’s mandate and support extant and emergent policies and strategies of the Federal Government focused on providing ubiquitous, accessible and affordable broadband services in Nigeria.” According…
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the 15 million out-of-school children are a threat to national security. Obasanjo made the call at the 2022 Murtala Muhammed Foundation annual lecture in Abuja on Monday. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) had in a report last year put the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria at 15 million. Obasanjo said, “It didn’t matter how the country dealt with Boko Haram, banditry and kidnapping – either by stick or by carrot approach – those 15 million children that should be in school, but are not in school are the potential Boko…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has condemned terrorists fresh attack on Galadima Kogo and neighbouring villages in Shiroro local government area of the state. ASHENEWS reports that the fresh attacks is coming barely three weeks after similar attacks, in which many lives and properties were lost as well as many residents displaced. It was reported that terrorists in their numbers, early hours of Monday, stormed Galadiman Kogo in Shiroro local government area killing people and setting buildings ablaze. An operational van belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was said to have ran into an explosive device planted…
The probe panel inaugurated by the Chief Judge of Zamfara state, Kulu Aliyu to investigate allegations labeled by the House of Assembly against the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu began sitting on Monday and received seven witnesses. The Chief Judge set up the panel to investigate alleged misconduct and abuse of office levelled against the deputy governor. The Assembly had announced that it would present seven witnesses and documentary evidence to establish gross misconduct and abuse of office against the deputy governor. The proceedings, which is chaired by the panel’s chairman, Justice Halidu Tanko-Soba promised to be fair during the investigation…
…Writes INEC to conduct zonal congresses March 26 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced an indefinite postponement of its national convention earlier scheduled for February 26, 2022. The party also wrote to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to notify it of its arrangement to conduct zonal congresses on Saturday, March 26, 2022. In the notification letter to INEC, with notification code APC/NHDQ/INEC/019/22/21, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), governor Mai Mala Buni and Sen John Akpanudoedehe respectively, the APC urged INEC to; “kindly arrange for your officials to monitor the…
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused the bail application of the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari from custody. Kyari, through his lawyer, Cynthia Ikenna had filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, Kyari seeking an order of the court for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which arrested him over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, to release him or admit him to bail in liberal conditions. However, the Judge in his brief ruling, ordered that the embattled Kyari should put the federal government on notice of the suit he instituted…
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari has dragged the Nigerian government before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking his release by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Kyari is being detained by the agency over his alleged involvement in international drug deals. In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, Kyari is challenging his continued detention by the agency. The DCP, in a ex-parte motion filed by his lawyer, P. O. Ikenna seeks the court to admit him to bail in liberal conditions, in the alternative. He told the court that he was being held “on the basis…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who dismissed the suit on Monday held that the plaintiff lacked the locus standi (legal right) to do so, also describing him as “busy body and meddlesome interloper.” The plaintiff, Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 had sued Atiku, PDP, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as 1st to 4th respondents, challenging Atiku’s eligibility to contest Nigeria’s presidential election…
A 2023 presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has warned that if his ambition to become Nigeria’s president is threatened, he would get dirty. He issued out the warning when he visited to consult the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamido Adeyemi and the Olubadan-elect, Lekan Balogun. At the palace of Balogun, Tinubu said that no amount of intimidation would halt his ambition. “No amount of intimidation can stop me. I am ready to get dirty. I am out to become President of Nigeria. We are at the crossroads.” Tinubu said he visited Ibadan and Oyo out…