A civil society organisation, Advocacy for Justice and Good Governance (AJGG) has demanded the prosecution of Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi for accusing justices of the Appeal Court of corruption. TheHintsNews reports that Dederi had on Wednesday made spurious allegations on the justices of the Appeal Court when he appeared on Channels Television programme ‘Sunrise Daily’. However, the coordinator.of the group, Mr. Francis Nzeoke, in a statement issued Saturday, noted that the commissioner should come forward and give the specifics on who the actual corrupt judges he was referring to. He said recent development in…
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President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the months-long crisis between factions loyal to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as part of effort to restore political stability in Ondo State. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Saturday said this followed marathon negotiations between the President and Aiyedatiwa, representatives of Akeredolu, federal and state lawmakers of Ondo, officials of the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress, and other stakeholders in the state at the State House, Abuja. He said the President advised all opposing parties…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that issuance of Certificates of Occupancy will now cost N3.5 million, a reduction from the previously proposed cost of N5 million. Wike disclosed this Friday during his second monthly ministerial media parley. He explained that the decision to reduce the cost of C of O was based on the recommendations of the Task Force set up on the issuance of C of Os, in mass housing estates and recovery of land use contravention fees. TheHintsNews reports that the Task force had proposed the payment of the sum of N5…
The court of Appeal Friday affirmed the election of Uba Sani as Governor of Kaduna State and set aside the judgment of the tribunal which had declared the election that produced Sani as governor inconclusive. The appellate court voided the order for supplementary election while delivering judgment in two separate appeals by Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Isa Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal voided the order of the Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for a supplementary election. In voiding the decision of the lower tribunal,…
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has called on governments, individuals and other stakeholders in the Nigerian project to prioritise the country’s reputation. This was even as the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), inaugurated a 23- man team into the Nigeria Reputation Management Group (NRMG) to ensure that objectives of portraying the country’s good image initiative are achieved. Speaking shortly after the inauguration in Abuja, Adeniyi who doubles as the Chairman of the group hinted that the initiative was coming when Nigeria needed to revamp its reputation. The Custom boss noted that a well-harnessed reputation…
Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them – a desire, a dream, a vision, says the great Mahatma Gandhi. This typifies clearly the life and times of Waziri Atiku Abubakar, who, despite the odds against him from early childhood, overcame all the hurdles and vicissitudes of life. Born on November 25, 1946, to the family of Garba Abubakar – a Fulani trader and farmer – Atiku was the only child as his sister died at infancy. Before adolescence, his father died by drowning while crossing a river to Toungo, a neighbouring village in Jada. He was…
The House of Representatives has called on National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to quickly respond to petroleum fire disaster incidence at Abajah in Nwangele L.G.A of Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangele/Njaba federal constituency of Imo state. The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Ugenna Ozurigbo. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said it is the core mandate of NEMA to quickly respond to disasters of high magnitude in Nigeria, including disasters that affect lives and livelihoods. Ozurigbo recalled that on Tuesday 21st November, 2023, a tanker conveying Petroleum Products…
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to consider granting tax incentives to more companies engaged in the infrastructural development of Public Schools and Hospitals under the Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment investment Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji and eight others at the plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Nnaji recalled that on January 25, 2019, the then Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Presidential Executive Order for the RITC scheme. He explained that the RITC Scheme is a form of…
The Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its decision to hold a political rally on Saturday. TheHintsNews recall that the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the state had earlier announced that it would hold a rally on the same day. Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja last week sacked Abba Yusuf as the governor of Kano State. However, Yusuf had rejected the tribunal verdict, which he described as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”, and headed to the appeal court. Surprisingly, the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement revealed…
The Ministry of Steel Development is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) for the revitalisation and operationalisation of the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA), Kaduna and the National Metallurgical Institute, Onitsha. The move was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Tinubu’s Administration and in achieving its mandate of ensuring that the nation’s Steel Sector contribute to the sustainable development of the economy and grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This, was even, as the Minister of State, Ministry of Steel Development, Uba Ahmadu disclosed that Niger Extraction Company Ltd, a…