Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah in the alleged N7.9 billion fraud charges brought against her by the Federal Government. The planned arraignment of Mrs Oduah for today, June 15, was put off by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo over alleged threat to his life by yet to be identified persons. At Thursday’s proceedings, Justice Ekwo brought out a publication by a corporate organization in which his life was severely threatened over the planned trial. Justice Ekwo, who was visibly angry over the developments, ordered the Economic…

The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and the Niger Republic as well as 33 other suspected criminals. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, announced on Wednesday that twelve illegal immigrants, seven of whom were Malians and five were Nigeriens who had been deported from Saudi Arabia, were found in a house located in Hotoro Yandodo Quarters, Kano. “The immigrants have wounds after altering their fingerprints with razor cuts to evade detection by Saudi Arabian authorities. “The 33 other suspects were arrested for various offences, which include armed…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba has urged the 10th National Assembly to tackle the problems facing the country. The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said Nigeria was “facing perhaps the greatest challenge in our convoluted history”. In a statement on Wednesday, Agbakoba urged citizens to pressurise the federal lawmakers to address numerous lingering issues. In his statement, he listed the insecurity situation, mass unemployment, broken hospitals, schools, bad roads, and the high cost of living. He urged the legislature to focus on revenue generation, saying there are “low hanging fruits that can raise 100 trillion…

The Central of Nigeria has announced the cessation of the RT200 Rebate and the Naira4Dollar Remittance Schemes. CBN disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by the Director Angela Sere-Ejembi, Director, Financial Markets. “Cessation of RT200 Rebate Scheme and the Naira4Dollar Remittance Scheme, with effect from 30 June 2023”, the statement reads. The development followed the announcement of foreign exchange market rate unification by CBN. It was reported that the Country’s apex bank officially confirmed the changes to Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. The unification of Nigeria’s foreign market comes as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pledges transformation of the economic sector.…

The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has vowed to continue with the foundation laid by his boss and governor of the state, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, in the administration of the state. He warned politicians in the state against heating up the polity as the state is preparing for the state governorship election, coming up next year. Aiyedatiwa, who stated this in a statement he issued on Wednesday, also noted that there was no division in the administration of Governor Akeredolu. According to the statement, the acting governor noted that the state was enjoying peace and tranquillity and…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a warehouse containing goods worth N1.9 billion in Idu, an outskirt of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Bubuchiki Godiya, a member of the Federal Taskforce and Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC, who disclosed this on Friday, said the agency received an allegation concerning feed avenue that was producing animal feeds. Godiya said that the agency on receipt of the allegation sent its staff to the warehouse for confirmation. He added that the team was amazed by their findings on getting to the warehouse, because it was discovered…

The National Universities Commission revealed on Friday that Nigeria now has 264 universities. The number includes universities owned by federal and state governments as well as private individuals and corporations. The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, revealed this while presenting provisional licences to some newly established private universities in Abuja. Rasheed also noted that, despite the high demand for tertiary education, it is grossly inadequate compared to the number of institutions.Rasheed also urges the proprietors of the newly established universities to ensure that the motive for creating the universities was not for money but for a higher and noble…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of Kenechukwu Onwuemelie to Abia State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police of the state. The IG similarly approved the posting of Mustapha Bala to the Force Headquarters as the CP in-charge of Special Protection Unit. The Force Headquarters made the latest deployments known through a correspondence signed by the Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday night. CP Onwuemelie holds a B.Sc degree in Psychology from Anambra State University. He was commissioned into the Nigeria Police Force in 1992 and has served in various operational,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect, the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Willie Bassey said in a Friday statement. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of the investigation and the reforms.

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) caused a stir at the Anambra State House of Assembly Complex, Awka, as they attempted to arrest a lawmaker-elect on Thursday. The DSS operatives were said to have invaded the Assembly Complex and tried to whisk away the lawmaker-elect for Nnewi North State Constituency, Onyekachukwu Ike. He was initially arrested by the operatives and bundled into the trunk of a car driven and made to leave the Complex before they were stopped. According to an eyewitness, the security men at the gate of the Assembly, upon noticing the unusual incident, shut the…

A civil society group, Justice and Equity Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow interested individuals to interfere in the ongoing investigation of former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi by the anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering. The forum made the call in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Olumide Adetifa, in Abuja on Thursday. Adetifa alleged that available information revealed that Fayemi was hobnobbing with a former governor of Kebbi State, who is from the same state with the chairman EFCC in an attempt to undermine or truncate his investigation by the…

No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head, National Office of the council, Mr Patrick Areghan, disclosed this on the sidelines of a monitoring exercise he carried out in some schools on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the WAEC has since handed over all the culprits to the police for prosecution. Areghan vowed that the council would do everything…