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Supreme Court strikes out FG’s suit challenging Section 84(12) of Electoral Act
The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and his Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to challenge the controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Musa Dattijo-Muhammad, unanimously struck out the suit, describing it as an abuse of court…
Alleged Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife risk extended jail term in UK
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, charged with alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child in the United Kingdom, face 10-year imprisonment if found guilty of the charges. The couple, who were arrested following an investigation by the London Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team, were arraigned before Uxbridge Magistrates’…
FG: N10trn saved in TSA operation
The Federal Government of Nigeria claimed it has saved about N10 trillion since the Single Treasury Account (TSA) became fully operational in the country. Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi, stated this, yesterday, while appearing at the 43rd Session of the ministerial media briefing organised by the Presidential Media Team at…
Aviation: Nigeria records $2.5bn loss for lacking functional MRO
Nigeria’s investment loss to neighbouring countries on Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) was put at $2.5 billion or about N1.25 trillion by 2021 estimates, Rabiu Yadudu, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), disclosed recently. Yadudu explained that the leakage to neighbouring countries was due to the lack of functional facilities in the country. Nigerian…
Basketball: Nigeria makes U-turn, returns to int’l competitions
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reversed its decision to withdraw the national teams from participating in international basketball competitions. The reversal was announced by Ismaila Abubakar, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports development, yesterday in Abuja. Recalled that on May 12, the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
MOMAN kicks against NNPC’s monopoly of fuel importation
In the face of endless fuel crisis in Nigeria, the petroleum products marketers under the aegis of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have called for the review of the current single supplier strategy in which the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is the sole importer of petrol. They urged the federal government…
And they’re OBI-diently Ob-ssessed
By Michael Ayotunde A movement, no doubt, may have started in Nigeria. The feeling here and there is spectacularly electrifying. In a manner that defy explanation, the movement is gathering steam, angling to snowball into an unimaginable force to reckon with – in a nation that is naturally not in sync with revolution or whatever…
Airport Concession: Sirika, Union leaders, others understudy Istanbul, Brasilia models
As part of efforts to ensure transparency, inclusiveness, demonstrate sincerity in the Airport concession programme of the Federal Government, and choose the right model, Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, has led a team comprising officials of the Ministry, agencies and organised labour in the aviation industry on an inspection tour of two successfully concessioned airports….
World Bank raises concern on ‘fiscal time bomb’ in Nigeria
*Warns of dire consequences in coming days The World Bank has declared that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policies are undermining the business environment within the country, placing Nigeria on a fiscal time bomb. The global financial institution listed multiple exchange rates, trade restrictions, and the financing of the public deficit as some of…
Book launch: NCAA DG unveils Olowo’s Book on ‘Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners’
A veteran in the aviation sector and President, Aviation Roundtable Safety Initiative (ART), Dr. Gbenga Olowo turned 70 recently.The occasion was used to launch a book in his honour titled: ‘Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners.’The platinum jubilee, which was held in Lagos was attended by top professionals in the aviation industry, delegates from Osun State,…
Nigeria far better off now than I met it, Says Buhari
*Insists terrorists largely degraded *Tasks officers on rescue of abducted train passengers Amid divergent opinions held about the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last seven years, he has personally defended his actions and inactions since assuming power in 2015, saying the country is far better off than he met it on assumption of…
Fuel Scarcity: Commercial bus operators hike fares
Operators of commercial bus on Tuesday hiked their fares on various routes in Lagos metropolis due to the lingering scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the situation has gone awry as it was reported that the fares were increased by between N100 to N150,…
Why I want to be new Alaafin of Oyo – Archbishop Ladigbolu
THE retired Archbishop of Methodist Church of Ilesa and Ibadan, Ayo Ladigbolu, has made known his desire to ascend the throne of his forefathers, amidst criticisms over his age and religious background. Archbishop Ladigbolu, 84, said he joined the race to become the next Alaafin of Oyo after the demise of former Alaafin, late Oba…
CVR: Federal High Court halts INEC’s June 30 deadline
…INEC extended deadline for party primaries but refused to extend CVR A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday issued an interim order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with its plan to end the ongoing voter registration exercise on the 30th of June. The presiding Judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon, made…
Dillivry launches platform to connect logistics, other service providers
DETERMINED to redefine logistics business in the country, an online marketplace which specializes in deploying modern technology for smooth business transactions, Dillivry, has launched its fast rising tech platform. The platform, according to the promoters, has delivered quality services for operators of logistics business in the country since inception. While speaking, the Chief Executive and…
Triumphant entry: Tinubu returns to Lagos 12 days after clinching APC ticket
*As hoodlums attack convoy The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Lagos over the weekend, with mammoth crowd trooping out to receive him. This is coming exactly 12 days after he won the party’s ticket, flooring the likes of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and former Minister of Transportation,…
Terrorists ambush troops in Niger
…attack claims one officer, others missing An Army major has been killed in an ambush on a military convoy by terrorists in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hour of Wednesday. A source who witnessed the incident narrated the situation told HERALD, noting that the convoy belonged to the Nigerian Military…
Atiku: Why I chose Gov Okowa as running mate
Former Vice-President and Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has explained why Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, was selected among the preferred options to be his running mate for next year’s presidential elections. Atiku picked Okowa on Thursday to beat the deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
2023: Atiku Abubakar picks Governor Okowa as his running mate
As preparation for the 2023 general elections hots up, the PDP Presidential flagbearer in the 2023 General election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has picked Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate. This was announced earlier today June 16 after the National Working Committee of the party presented three shortlisted nominees to him. Among those…
Reincarnation Of Social Media Bill Through ‘Code Of Practice’
This is clearly not the best time for the proponent of ‘Code of practice’ for the regulation of social media. Ostensibly in a deft move, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had in a press release made available through the agency’s Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Hadiza Umar (Mrs), said the new…
Owo Attack: Matters arising
By Abiodun Fanoro Characteristic of the tradition of the Nigerian government, it has condemned the terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State and has made the usual promise to fish out the perpetrators, a promise that has been severally made in the past but had yielded little or nothing, especially in the…
23 years after, Lawan loses Yobe North senatorial ticket
A last minute moves by the incumbent Senate president, Mr. Ahmed Lawan, to secure the All progressive Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket for Yobe North has met a brick wall, as Mr. Bashir Machina, who won the senatorial primary of the party refused to relinquish the ticket and denied stepping down for Lawan. Recall that Lawan…
2023 Elections: Reps urge INEC to extend CVR registration
Members of the Federal House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration by additional 60 days. This, they argued, will allowed more Nigerians who are willing to participate in the electoral process to register and secure their Voter’s Card. The House, as a…
FAAN MD rues $2.5bn loss in 2021 due to lack of functional MRO
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Yadudu has stressed that losing $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) in MRO investments to neighbouring countries was a blow below the belt for Nigeria, as it shows the country’s potentials and capacity being grossly underutilized. This is just as…
FG’s loan from CBN hits N19tn, inflation may worsen – Report
The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Ways and Means Advances rose from N17.46tn as of December 2021 to N19.01tn as of April 2022. According to data from the CBN, this represents an increase of N1.55tn within the first four months of 2022. The N19.01tn owed the apex bank…
Blackout lingers as Egbin remains out of national grid
*Nigeria records 2,168MW Nigeria’s largest power plant, Egbin Power with 1,050 Megawatts remained out as generation to the national grid failed to improve over the weekend. Checks yesterday on generation data supplied by the National System Operator showed as at 4pm 16 plants generated a combined 2,168.90MW, down 41 percent from the average generation of…
Terrorism: South-West Governors restrategise to stave off crisis in the region
Governors of South Western states are reorganising the security architecture to stave off another terrorist attack. This follows the June 5 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State by those described by the Federal Government as aided by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). More than forty people were killed and…
FOR THE RECORD: President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2022 Democracy Day speech
Fellow Nigerians, today, June the 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our Nation. From 1999, we consistently celebrated Democracy Day to mark the end of military rule and the return of power and control into the hands of those freely elected by the people. On this…
Gov Soludo appoints Akunyili’s son, others as Heads of Agencies, Special Advisers
Anambra State Governor, Mr. Charles Soludo has approved the appointment of 11 more persons into various key positions in the state. One of the appointees, Mr. Obumneme Akunyili, the son of late Director-General the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAAC), Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been appointed as the Director-General, Project Monitoring…
Fasoranti’s daughter killers bag death sentence
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced three out of four suspected killers of the 58-year-old daughter of the national leader of the Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group, Mrs. Olufunke Olakunrin to death by hanging. Mrs. Olakunrin was the daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The Ondo Attorney-General arraigned Mohammed…
ISWAP behind Ondo church attack – FG
*‘Govt’s claim diversionary’ Nigeria’s National Security Council (NSC) has fingered members of the dreaded fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) of being behind the deadly attack on the St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which led to the death of dozens of people. Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on…
Owo Massacre: Another ‘Murder in the Cathedral’?
Was that another recap of the real Murder in the Cathedral? ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ by the famous Poet, T. S. Eliot, is a verse drama which was first performed in 1935. The drama depicted the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170. In what look…
Detectives bust cyberattack operation on 10 banks, arrest Three suspected fraudsters
A combined team from The Nigeria Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State has revealed how it arrested three suspected internet fraudsters preparing to carry out cyberattacks on 10 banks in the state. A statement by the PSFU’s spokesman, Eyitayo Johnson, said the suspects were arrested on March 30, 2022, by the Unit’s Commissioner, Nneka…
BREAKING: Tinubu wins APC presidential ticket
*Tinubu defeats Amaechi, Osinbajo, others to emerge flagbearer National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary. He obtained over 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister of Transport, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. While Amaechi polled 316…
APC Convention: Sorting, counting of votes underway
…as Tinubu records early lead The sorting of votes by national delegates at the 2022 All Progressive Congress (APC) national convention has commenced at the presidential primary election taking plane at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The ballot casting exercise to determine the fate of aspirants, which was carried out by 2,340 delegates, started at about…
UN, EU, UK, others condemn heinous attack in Ondo
The United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom have all condemned the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State. A statement by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN chief, said “the Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attack in the St. Francis Catholic Church in…
Late Bamise: Murder trial of BRT driver stalled again
Yet again, the trial of murder and rape BRT driver suspect, Andrew Ominikoron, at a High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, was stalled on Tuesday. The trial was stalled last week due to the enforcement of the Okada ban which made prison authorities unable to bring the suspect to court. Mr. Ominikoron is…
GUIDE ON ONION PRODUCTION
By Clement Osowe In the face of rising cost of food and other items, people are encouraged to include onions to their backyard garden. Onion farming, accordingly, is a very profitable business. It is a valuable vegetable plant that is useful for people all over the world. The onion is a hardy cool-season biennial plant…
Nigeria Air gets licence for schedule flight, delays start of operations
*95% shareholders unknown as Nigeria Air gets Air Transport License The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced that the Nigeria Air Limited has received an Air Transport License (ATL) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Nigeria Air was proposed as the nation’s national carrier which was unveiled at the Farnborough Air…
Consensus deal collapses as delegates elect APC candidate
Spirited efforts by major stakeholders to arrive at an acceptable consensus presidential candidate ahead of today’s All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary collapsed last night, it was gathered. Our correspondents report that the presidency, the APC governors and the leadership of the ruling party were not on the same page even though marathon meetings were…
APC Presidential Primary: Bated breath as Buhari meets with Northern APC governors
Hours before the start of the APC national convention, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be having meeting with governors of northern states who are members of the ruling party, APC. The meeting is being held at the State House in Abuja, it was learnt. The meeting is being held hours before the APC picks…
Owo massacre: Gov Akeredolu declares 7-day mourning
…Flags to fly at half-mast Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu has directed that flags should be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences for seven days in honour of the victims of the Owo attack on Sunday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary,…
One-year after: Worshippers throng Synagogue church to celebrate Joshua’s first memorial
One year after the demise of Temitope Babatunde Joshua, known as TB Joshua, followers of the late charismatic preacher on Sunday thronged the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos, to celebrate his legacies. The event, also attended by followers from diverse foreign nations, was filled with nostalgia of glamorous and spirit-filled worship in…
2023 AFCONQ: Super Eagles Begin Preparation For Sierra Leone, Sao Tome Games
Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles held their first training session in Abuja on Sunday night ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe. The training which was held at the main bowl of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja started at about 5.30pm, with most…
Real Madrid demand answers from Uefa over Champions League final chaos
Real Madrid have questioned Uefa’s decision to hold the Champions League final at the Stade de France and called for answers on the chaotic scenes outside before kick-off. The European governing body announced on Tuesday a comprehensive and independent review would be established to examine the access issues that led to fans being crushed and…
Bill Gates hails London-to-Lagos biker, Kunle Adeyanju
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has hailed the Nigerian biker, Kunle Adeyanju, who covered more than 12,000 kilometres (8,000 miles) across 13 countries. Adeyanju rode a bike from London to Lagos in a campaign to end polio. The biker, also known as ‘The Lion Heart’, travelled 41 days from London to Lagos on a motorcycle to…
Datamellon, AWS Nigeria user group partner on IoT solution
A foremost technology firm, Datamellon, in conjunction with AWS Nigeria User Group and the Lagos State Government are out to create awareness on amazing opportunities with cloud base solutions. Speaking at a briefing at the Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos, representative of AWS User Group in Nigeria, Mr. Wale Adedeji, said the event was the…
Nigeria’s ‘Delegated’ democracy
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Nigeria to Take Delivery of 105,000 Tonnes of Fertiliser Inputs from Canada, Russia Next Week
Nigeria’s federal government has disclosed that the country will take delivery of 105, 000 metric tonnes of basic raw materials for fertiliser production from Canada and Russia next week. It also explained that it had also secured Letters of Credit for three vessels of basic raw materials that would arrive on June 3, 2022.Managing Director…
Okonjo-Iweala: Global Food Crisis Could Last till 2024
The world’s food crisis could last until 2024 unless safe corridors are created to move Ukrainian food stocks currently blockaded by Russia, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has warned. Speaking at a press conference on policy outlook for trade and food at the on-going World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting…
Twitter Investors Sue Elon Musk for ‘Stock Manipulation’ During Takeover Bid
World’s richest man, Elon Musk has been sued by Twitter Inc. investors, claiming he manipulated the company’s stock price downward when he mounted a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media platform. The investors said billionaire Musk saved himself $156 million by failing to disclose that he had purchased more than five per cent…
Crunch Time as Pdp Decides Who Will Rescue Nigeria’s Sinking Ship
If the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, thinks it is going to sell Nigerians another dummy, it should do a rethink because Nigeria needs PDP now more than ever. Whereas democracy is about popular choices and participation, it is increasingly becoming debatable, whether or not party members, not nuanced in the general make up of the…
Governorship primaries: Fresh crisis hits APC, factions boycott polls, threaten suits
The All Progressives Congress governorship primaries held on Thursday deepened the crises in the party’s state chapters as some factions held parallel congresses while others boycotted the polls entirely. Some aspirants in Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, and Ebonyi states in separate interviews with The PUNCH, faulted the delegate lists used for the primaries. While opposing factions in…
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