September 2020

Murder charge - El-Zakzaky pleads not guilty

Murder Charge: El-Zakzaky Pleads Not Guilty

September 29, 2020 4:47 pm

Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to the eight count charge of murder filed against him in a Kaduna High Court.

Justice Gideon Kurada took the plea of the IMN leader, detained since December 2015, at the resumed hearing of the motion in a no-case-submission filed by his lawyer on Aug. 7.

Justice Kurada had fixed today for ruling on the motion.

Counsel to El-Zakzaky, Abubakar Marshall, holding brief for Femi Falana, SAN, asked the court to quash the charge preferred against El-Zakzaky by the government for not “disclosing an …

SARS: Senate President Reacts, Buhari Listened To Peoples Voice

Senate Receives New Petroleum Industry Bill

September 29, 2020 1:48 pm
The Senate on Tuesday said it has received the Petroleum Industry Bill from the Federal Government.
Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan said this during plenary.
He said the Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and Gas had preliminary engagements with the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other Stakeholders in the Oil and Gas industry, to discuss the critical piece of legislation.
According to him, “the PIB has been  conveyed to the Senate for consideration.”
Speaking on the revised 2020 Budget, Lawan
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Olorogun Breaks 41-Yr-Old Lagos Assembly Mace Bearer Jinx

Olorogun Breaks 41-Yr-Old Lagos Assembly Mace Bearer Jinx

September 29, 2020 11:42 am

For the first time in 41 years, a mother of two, Mrs. Oyindamola Olorogun has become the first female to bear the mace at the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Since the House came into being 41 years ago, a male has always been the mace bearer among the Sergeant-at-Arms at the Assembly.

The mace is the symbol of authority in any House of Assembly.

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But on Tuesday, many were shocked as Olorogun ushered in the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, bearing the mace.

The 33-year-old woman is an HND graduate of …

First Bank staff Oreoluwa Adesakin jailed for stealing N49m

First Bank Staff Oreoluwa Adesakin Jailed For Stealing ₦49m

September 29, 2020 11:42 am

A busted staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been convicted for fraud and handed a total term of 98 years in prison by Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court.

But she will spend just seven years in jail.

Adesakin was found to have committed financial fraud against First Bank to the tune of ₦49,320,652.32.

She also stole $368,203.00 belonging to the bank, which she converted to her personal use.

Read Also: First Bank Chair, Awosika Makes Acting Debut In Afolayan Movie

Adesakin, before she was busted by the bank and sacked, was …

2023 - Ex-Lagos Commissioner Abdullateef declares governorship ambition

Ex-Lagos Commissioner Abdullateef Declares Governorship Ambition

September 29, 2020 11:37 am

Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, former Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs on Tuesday declared his intention to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state.

He made his intention known at a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

According to him, the time had come for Lagos residents to experience the best of what Lagos could offer.

Abdullateef said the need for residents across the state to experience what Lagos could become when managed by good manager of human and resources necessitated his intention to lead the state and give Lagosians pride of place in the management of their affairs.…

Archbishop Obinna And Gov Uzodinma's Secret Pact

Archbishop Obinna And Gov Uzodinma’s Secret Pact

September 29, 2020 10:40 am

Today makes it 245 days since the Executive Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma assumed the apex position in the state due to a Supreme Court ruling that ousted the incumbent Governor Emeka Ihedioha.

These past few days have seen Imo State deteriorate and suffer from the lack of infrastructure and development. Perhaps this was due to the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown of April 30th which lasted up till June. Nevertheless, Imolites have bemoaned their terrible fate in the hands of Governor Hope Uzodinma and his administration.

Many roads in Imo State and its capital, Owerri remain unattended to, and …

4th Mainland Bridge: 800 Houses To Be Demolished In Lagos

BudgIT Lied: Lagos Is Financially, Economically Stable – LASG

September 29, 2020 6:30 am

Lagos State Government has refuted claim by BudgIT that the state is not financially and economically stable.

Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Olowo, in a statement said Lagos State is economically and financially solid.

”This is contrary to the publication by BudgIT, a public finance analyst, titled ‘Ability of States to Meet Monthly Recurrent Expenditure and Loan Repayment Obligations, 2019’, which the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration described as “misinformation”. BudgIT has apologized for its error.

Read Also: Relaxation Of Curfew: Cinemas, Bars Remain Closed – LASG

“Here are the facts: Lagos State continues to meet all its recurrent and loan service …

Sowore Faces Fresh Arraignment In Court On Treasonable Felony

Sowore Dissaociates Self From Oodua Nation

September 29, 2020 6:26 am

Activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has disowned claim that he had abandoned the plan to be part of a mass protest scheduled for Nigeria’s Independence Day and embraced agitation by a segment of people in the Southwest for the creation of Oodua nation out of the country.

Sowore, who was a co- convener of #RevolutionNow said this while reacting to a publication attributed to one Maiyegun, indicating that he has abandoned the  #RevolutionNow Global Mass Action slated for October 1st 2020, and has declared support for agitators of Oodua nation.

Read Also: Sowore Dares Garba Shehu To

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Nigerian Army sends message to Gov Zulum

Nigerian Army Sends Message To Gov Zulum

September 29, 2020 3:44 am

The Nigerian Army says it is fully in support of the ongoing efforts of the Borno State government to relocate and resettle the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state back to their ancestral homes.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Musa described the effort of Gov. Babagana Zulum aimed at resettling the IDPs as a commendable and the right step in the desired direction.

Read Also: Attack On Governor Zulum A Sabotage – Buhari

He said that the Nigerian army being a patriotic and key agency in …

'Amaechi Constructing Rail To Niger Without Doing Anything In Rivers'

‘Amaechi Constructing Rail To Niger With No Project In Rivers’

September 29, 2020 3:42 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has hit back at his predecessor in office and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, after the latter had accused him of returning the state back to the era of lawlessness.

Read Also: Nobody Can Say PDP Is Not Fulfilling Promises In Rivers – Wike

Amaechi had at the weekend during the burial of late Justice Karibi Whyte bemoaned rising insecurity and decaying infrastructures in the state.

‘You have lost your voice. The sage (the late justice) has gone under and nobody is speaking. When I was governor, I gave people voices, but they have

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Nigeria At 60: I Am Extremely Sad – Ozekhome

Nigeria At 60: I Am Extremely Sad – Ozekhome

September 29, 2020 3:19 am

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Mike Ozekhome, has said that he was extremely sad about Nigeria at 60.

Ozekhome explained that after 60 years of existence as a nation, Nigeria still grapples with the issue of social justice, equity, religious and inter-ethnic tolerance.

He stated this on Monday in Abuja while articulating his thoughts on how the country has fared after 60 years as an independent nation.

Read Also: I Confronted Magu, Exposed Him To Osinbajo – Ozekhome

He said: ‘I’m extremely sad about Nigeria at 60. Surely, a 60 year and above old man or woman, is

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Relevance of oil will reduce by 2040 – Sylva

Relevance Of Oil Will Reduce By 2040 – Sylva

September 29, 2020 3:19 am

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, on Monday, in Abuja declared that the days of crude oil as a driver of global economy, are numbered.

He made the statement while briefing the leadership of the National Assembly on the need for speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill ( PIB), forwarded to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, two weeks ago by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sylva said having wasted 20 years in putting in place required laws for regulation of the oil industry, the country needed to quickly pass the PIB to make the best of …

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