10,000 Nigerians to perform 2021 pilgrimage – NCPC
No fewer than 10,000 Nigerians will be performing the 2021 pilgrimage to the holy land, the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has said. Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of the commission, disclosed this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Ayuba Pam, issued on Friday in Jos. The media aide said that the executive secretary made the disclosure at...
Police to Plateau lawmakers: We’ll open Assembly if you resolve crisis
The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 4, Mr. Mustapha Dandaura, on Friday met with members of the Plateau State House of Assembly. The AIG insisted that the assembly complex would only be opened when members have come together to resolve the lingering problem. The meeting had 23 of the 24 members of the assembly in attendance. Crisis...
Xavi leaves Qatari club, returns to Barcelona as manager
Former Barcelona star, Xavi, is set to return to his former club as manager. Already, Al Sadd which he presently manages said they have agreed to allow him to join the Spanish giants. The Qatari club tweeted: “Xavi is an important part of Al Sadd's history. "The administration has agreed on Xavi's move to Barcelona after the payment of the release clause...
Dahiru Mangal mulls $600m cement factory in Kogi
Mangal Industries Ltd. signed an agreement with a Chinese firm, Sinoma, for the construction of a cement factory with capacity to produce three million metric tonnes annually. Alhaji Fahad Mangal, Chief Executive of Mangal Industries Ltd., made the disclosure in a statement in Kano on Friday. He said that Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, a Katsina-based business mogul and Chairman of Max Airline...
INEC chair to staff: Ensure every single vote counts in Anambra
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has directed all staff of the commission to ensure that every vote counts in the Saturday November 6 Anambra governorship election. Yakubu gave the directive in his message to the Commission’s staff on Friday in Abuja. He said that in spite of the challenging situation in the build-up to the election,...
Police: Another girl accuses Baba Ijesha of defilement
ASP Wahab Kareem on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James alias “Baba Ijesha” was facing another allegation of child defilement. Kareem, attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, Lagos, testified as the fifth prosecution witness in James’s trial for defilement of a minor. Led in evidence by state counsel, Mr. Yusuf Sule, the police...
Apapa Customs Command generates N86bn revenue in October
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said it collected a total of N86.02 billion as revenue for the month of October, despite initial glitches that slowed its operations The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, gave the figure in a statement signed by Abubakar Usman, Public Relations Officer of the Command, on Friday in Lagos. According...
Court restrains FG from deducting $418m from states
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday halted the plan by the Federal Government to deduct $418 million from the bank accounts of the 36 states of the federation. The restraining order against the Federal Government was given by Justice Inyang Ekwo following an ex parte application argued by the lawyers to the 36 States, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN) and...
Group warns against politicising Ikoyi building collapse
The Advocate of Good Governance (AGG) Lagos State Chapter has warned against politicisation of the collapse of 21-storey building on Gerald Road, Ikoyi on Monday. Also, it commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives at the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi. The group's spokesperson, Mr. Biyi Adebiyi, stated this while addressing newsmen at the site of the incident...
21-storey building collapse: Osinbajo denies ownership, threatens litigation
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has denied ownership of the 21-storey building under construction on Gerald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos that collapsed on Monday. So far, 36 bodies have been evacuated from the scene of the building collapse. Osinbajo categorically stated that he has “no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building...
