18 lawmakers endorse impeachment proceedings against Dep Gov
Eighteen of the 22 members of the Zamfara House of Assembly have thrown their weight behind the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahadi Aliyu-Gusau. When the impeachment notice issued against the deputy governor was served, 18 of the 22 lawmakers voted that impeachment proceedings be instituted against him. “This followed a motion at the house plenary moved by the deputy...
Man bags life imprisonment for defiling four-year-old pupil in Lagos
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has sentenced a driver, Abiodun Matthew, to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old pupil of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery and Primary School, Akoka, Lagos. Matthew was sentenced by Justice Abiola Soladoye on Thursday. The 39-year-old driver, who was alleged to have committed the offence on the school premises on...
Caretaker C’ttee proposes amendments to APC Constitution
Ahead of the February 26 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has served a notice of proposed amendments to the party's Constitution on members of the National Convention. National Secretary, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John James Akpanudodehe, on Friday, stated that the key amendments in the party’s Constitution was: the...
Lady in Oxlade’s sex tape identified, vows to sue singer for N20m
A lady identified in the viral sex tape of popular Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, well known as Oxlade, has vowed to sue the musician for N20 million as damages. The viral sex tape of Oxlade having sexual intercourse with a lady had gone viral after it was reportedly leaked on Snapchat. It was gathered that the sex tape was leaked...
China cage Nigeria’s D’Tigress 90-67 in FIBA World Cup qualifier
D’ Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Thursday, in Serbia lost 67-90 to China in their opening match at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The game played at the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade, saw the more experienced Chinese take control of the game right from the first quarter. In a highly entertaining end-to-end game, China took the...
Oyo govt, DisCo resolve differences over debt
The crisis between the Oyo State Government and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over revenue and electricity debt has been resolved. With the resolution of the crisis, the electricity company will reconnect the State Secretariat which houses the Governor’s Office that had been disconnected. In return, the state government will unseal the IBEDC offices that had been sealed. IBEDC had...
CBN plans $200bn forex repatriation from non-oil exports
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced policies, plans and programmes for non-oil exports that will enable Nigeria earn $200 billion in foreign exchange repatriation. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement virtually at post-Bankers’ Committee news briefing on Thursday to unveil new initiatives to boost the Nigerian economy. Emefiele said the measure became imperative due to the...
Emadeb/Hyde counters NNPC, denies importing adulterated fuel into Nigeria
Emadeb/Hyde, one of the four suppliers alleged to have imported contaminated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol into Nigeria, has denied the allegation. Recall that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had accused MRS, Oando, Duke Oil and Emadeb/Hyde, of importing adulterated fuel into the country from Belgium. NNPC, while noting that the four suppliers have been operating...
Producers of substandard fuel must be held accountable – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that producers and providers of consumable products be held accountable for substandard services and or products sold by them. The President has also given directives to the relevant government agencies to take every step in line with the laws of the country to ensure the respect and protection of consumers against market abuses and social...
Lawmaker remanded in EFCC custody over N185m land fraud
Justice Halilu Yusuf of an FCT High Court, Maitama on Thursday, remanded Gabriel Zock (APC-Kaduna State) in the custody of EFCC over alleged N185 million land fraud. The EFCC charged Zock representing Kachia/Kagarko federal constituency of Kaduna State with two counts bordering on fraud. Halilu gave the order of remands after EFCC counsel, Maryam Ahmed, prayed the court to remand him...
