A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has described as embarrassing the desperation by President Bola Tinubu to stall the release of his academic records from the Chicago State University (CSU). Tinubu had pleaded before a United States judge to save him from suffering “severe and irreparable damage” by placing an emergency hold on a recent Court order for his university records to be released. The President through his lawyer claimed that the damage he would suffer would be impossible to mitigate if the order directing the release of his academic records to…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The discovery, it said in a statement, issued on Friday, followed a week long intelligence operations that finally led to the capture of a wanted gunrunner, Napoleon John who has been on the wanted list of OPSH. It said the suspect who confessed to the crime led troops to a concealed factory where arms of different calibre were sold by another miscreant identified as Monday Dunia, who confessed to having been in the business for more than five years…
President Bola Tinubu has filed an emergency application with the District Court to stall the Magistrate Court’s order directing Chicago State University (CSU) to release his academic records to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. The magistrate court had given Chicago University 48 hours ending Thursday evening Chicago time to release Tinubu’s records to Atiku. However, Tinubu, alleged in a fresh application on Thursday that Judge Jeffrey Gilbert breached the constitution by acting as a final court in such matters of discovery. He contended that a Magistrate should only report and recommend to the district judge in…
The federal government has inaugurated a joint audit committee on Aviation fuel activities following about four incidents of contaminated Jet A1 fuel in the country in 2023. The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, while inaugurating the committee on Thursday in Abuja said the primary responsibility of the agency was to ensure the safety of aviation activities in Nigeria. Nuhu, who was represented by the Director, Operations, Licensing and Training Standards, Capt. Ibrahim Dambazau, said recently, there had been a series of incidents relating to fuel contamination, in particular, that of Max Air fuel contamination…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has approved the immediate revocation of 165 plots of land in the serviced districts of FCT. The Director of Information and Communication, FCT, Muhammad Sule, in a statement issued Thursday, said the revoked plots belong to individuals and corporate organisations, who have continually failed to keep to the terms of agreement as contained in Section 28(5) (a) & (b) of the Land Use Act. He added that the revocation was premised on the failure of the allotted owners to develop the plots. Sume stressed that notice for the revocation, as compiled…
The Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra state on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, convicted 28 internet fraudsters on one count separate charges bordering on impersonation and attempt to obtain money by false pretences. The defendants who were prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Thursday said those convicted by Justice Nnadi Dimgba were: pEmmanuel Katchi, Chukwudi Chiazor, Chinonso Raymond, Ejike Moses Ezeoma, Okafor Silas, Akuh Chidera, David Franklin Orobo, Emmanuel Orizu, Uche Ejidike, Ezechukwu Casmir Chibuokem, Nwanolue Godswill, Nnadi Collins Arinze, Kemelu Obinna, Chukwuebuka Augustine…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, says the current administration was committed to improving the livelihood of Nigerians. Shettima gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja when he hosted some members of his University of Ibadan Postgraduate Alumni, as well as members of the 1989/1990 set of the National Youth Service Corps whom he served with in Calabar. The vice president in a statement signed by hsi Special Adviser of Media and Publicity, Stanley Nwokocha said given the expectations of Nigerians and the high hopes the world places on Nigeria, the Bola Tinubu administration would ensure the country’s fortune gets a massive…
President Bola Tinubu Wednesday said African nations will no longer accept a situation in which human rights advocacy is used by wealthy and powerful nations to stop developing economies from dealing decisively with malign actors who illicitly siphon and smuggle out the continent’s vast mineral resources while smuggling in western-made weapons. The President stated this on Wednesday in New York while meeting with United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at his UN Headquarters Office in New York City. He said: “We are facing the great challenge of scavengers ravaging our lands and oppressing our people on illegal mines—taking our gold and…
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has said that any contractor using asphalt for road construction must sign a performance bond that the road will not fail within the lifetime of the project. He also added that the federal government would no longer accept road contract certificates for payment generated by one person. The minister made this statement while inspecting some road projects in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States on Wednesday. The minister in a statement issued Thursday by the Director of Information, Press and Public Relations Unit, Blessing Lere-Adams, also directed the Controllers and Directors of the regions to…
Until Major General Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi promulgated the Unification of Assets Decree Number 34 on May 24, 1966, there was complete and total resource control in Nigeria. Chief Awolowo had zero access to oil money. Even if he wanted it, he could not get it. The Western Region of Nigeria paid for the Universal Free Primary education policy with taxes and income from cocoa. Something that even the Eastern Region, with all its oil money, did not do. As a matter of fact, the main reason why Chief Awolowo’s Action Group lost the pre-Independence federal election was because Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe…