President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa from office. The president, in a statement issued Wednesday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, said the suspension was to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. Tinubu noted that this follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. He said: “Mr. Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Amnesty International of stoking internal internal conflicts in developing countries including Nigeria to achieve its sinister objectives. Amnesty International recently accused President Bola Tinubu of dereliction of duty following the resurgence in violent killings in Benue, Niger, Plateau and Zamfara states. TheHintsNews reports that gunmen on Sunday night killed at least 23 people in separate attacks in Jos; while in Benue state, one person was reportedly killed and several houses burnt on Tuesday in a renewed fight between the Mbasombo and Mbaivur communities of Ikpayongo in the Gwer East local government area of…
Real Madrid Wednesday completed the signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on a six-year deal. The deal worth over 100 million euros ($108 million). Bellingham’s arrival continues Real Madrid’s regeneration of their midfield, joining young French duo, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, to help phase out veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. German side Dortmund said an agreement for the 19-year-old had been reached last week with Madrid, worth 103 million euros plus up to 30 percent of that fee in bonuses. “Our clubs signs one of the biggest talents in world football, a player who comes from Borussia…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to remove the cap on the investors and exporters’ (I & E) window of the forex market to allow for the free float of the naira exchange rate. THISDAY reliably gathered that banks are now allowed to trade forex on the I & E window at any rate, subject to N1 spread. Owing to this development, the naira depreciated to around N700 to N750 to a dollar on the I&E window on Wednesday. An influential member of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s advisory board, Mr. Wale Edun, on Monday, said the…
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday killed a wanted kidnapper and armed robber, Wordi Amadi, and three of his gang members. The state Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, during a parade, said Wordi had been on the wanted list of the police, adding that he and his gang killed several security operatives and innocent persons in the state. He said Amadi, 25, and three of his gang members, including a female, died during a shootout with policemen in the Ogoloma community, in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state. Emeka noted that the operatives of the command acting …
Tragedy struck on Monday in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State as 100 persons, including a father and his four children lost their lives in a boat mishap at Egbu village. The sad incident happened when the deceased were returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger State. Sources in the village revealed that the deceased persons had taken off from Kpada village to be part of the marriage ceremony at Egboti village. The boat was said to be carrying over 300 passengers on a return trip from the venue of the marriage ceremony when it…
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas to justify the confidence reposed in them by their colleagues. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday described their election as a good development. Akpabio scored 63 votes to defeat a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, who scored 46 votes to emerge as the Senate President; while Abbas polled 353 votes to defeat former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Idris Wase and Hon. Aminu Jaji who scored three votes each. The president said, “The election…
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday admitted more exhibits tendered as evidence by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, against Bola Tinubu, who was declared as the winner of the february 25 presidential election. The LP and Obi are challenging the outcome of the election that saw Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced as the elected president by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, at the resumed hearing, the exhibits submitted by LP and OBI were mainly results sheets and reports used by INEC during the election. Counsel for…
Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA), says with the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate and Hon. Abbas Tajudeen as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nigerians should expect another rubber stamp and docile Assembly just like the 9th Assembly. In a statement issued Tuesday by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, expressed doubts that Nigerians may witness a robust independent minded and pro-people National legislature. The Rights group said it was unfortunate that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has created the impression that the Senators and members of the House of Representatives are…
Guinness World Record Tuesday officially announced Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, as the new record holder of longest cooking marathon by an individual. GWR, in a statement through its Twitter handle said Hilda’s confirmation followed review of the footage submitted by the Nigerian chef. It tweeted: “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes. “