The National President, Government College, Ibadan, Old Boys’ Association (GCIOBA), Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN), has said quality education is the bedrock of societal development and must never be compromised. Babalakin said a half-educated person is a danger to himself and the society. Speaking in Lagos yesterday at a news conference on GCI’s 90th anniversary celebration, … Read more
The Ministry of Science and Technology said the European Union (EU) and German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) through the Nigeria Competitiveness Project (NICOP) are willing to partner in the implementation of Nigeria’s leather products policy. The draft strategic Implementation plan for leather and leather products policy which is waiting for implementation, the ministry said … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 7, 2019, arraigned two brothers, Solomon and Godspower Nwachukwu before Justice I. U. Bello of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Bwari, Abuja, on separate one-count amended charge, bordering on cybercrime and obtaining money under false pretense. Prosecution counsel, Maryam Aminu Ahmed, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims that the sum of N900m mutilated notes recovered from bank officials currently being prosecuted before the Federal High Court, Ibadan had been tampered with by operatives of the Commission. This denial was contained in a statement issued by the Commission on Monday. Read Also: Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has denied report making waves round the new media that N900m in its custody had turned to paper. The alleged N900m was said to be subject of prosecution at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, and kept in several boxes in the anti-graft’s custody. The agency refuted the allegation in … Read more
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Monday, said the agency will come after any person alleged to be corrupt. According to Channels TV, Magu distanced himself and the anti-graft agency from political inclination. “I don’t care who you are, where you come from. The political inclination is not … Read more
Organised labour yesterday gave the three tiers of government October 31 as deadline to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage. Following series of stalemated talks, both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had last week issued an ultimatum urging federal government to conclude negotiations on the consequential adjustment on the new … Read more
The Federal High Court , Lagos yesterday ordered the forfeiture of N 280 ,555 ,010 . 65 “warehoused ” in the bank accounts of Invictus Oil and Gas Limited and Invictus Investment Limited . The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) told the court that the two firms were owned by Obinwanne Okeke , … Read more
The University of Lagos has announced the suspension of its lecturer, Dr.Boniface Igbeneghu, who was involved in a sex-for-marks scandal. The lecturer was exposed in a video by BBC Africa where an undercover journalist, Kiki Mordi, where he was caught on camera sexually harassing the ‘prospective’ student. The vice-chancellor of the institution, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe confirmed … Read more
TWO female university students have sued a lecturer for alleged sexual harassment. The Lusaka Apex Medical University lecturer, Philistone Nyirenda of the faculty of pharmacy is also accused of promising the two students, Sandra Mubanga and Carol Saili, that he would make them pass examinations and then failed them when they declined his sexual advances. … Read more
– Troops of Nigerian Army rescued three kidnapped civilians – Iliyasu said that the troops safely detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted on Bitta-Yamteke road in Borno, by the terrorists – Iliyasu explained that the victims were rescued after the troops; acting on information blocked and engaged the terrorists in a fierce fire fight Troops … Read more
– Minister of Interior,Rauf Aregbesola said that the issue of national security was all encompassing – With your determination, security of lives and properties will be guaranteed in this country – National security requires the involvement of all stakeholders in the management of security challenges The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has urged every … Read more
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu has revealed how he once ate cake allegedly baked for late activist musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Ojudu, who was once a Senator representing Ekiti Central in the National Assembly, however, admitted he did not know the cake was baked with solution extracted from marijuana until he landed in … Read more
The First Man to appear on Televison in Africa, Kunle Olasope has died at age 82. On the 31st of October 1959 , Kunle Olasope alongside Anike Agabje-Williams were the first Broadcasters to appear, and read scripts on the first Television in Africa, when Western Nigeria Television WNTV, Ibadan was established by the western regional … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that a significant proportion of Nigeria’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people. He said the few individuals currently live in four or five states and the Federal Capital Territory. President Buhari disclosed this at the opening session of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit held in … Read more
An Upper Area Court in Mpape, Abuja, on Monday ordered that a 28-year-old identified as Abubakar Umar, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old boy. The Presiding Judge, Hassan Muhammad, gave the order after Umar pleaded guilty to two counts of unnatural offence. NAN reports that Muhammad adjourned the case until … Read more
– Taraba state Assembly impeached deputy speaker, Hon. Muhammed Gwampo – Gwampo was impeached at the plenary session of the House on Monday – The impeachment motion of the Deputy Speaker was moved by the former Majority Leader, Hon. Albasu Kunini, of Lau State constituency The Deputy Speaker of the Taraba State House of … Read more
– PDP called on Governor Yahaya Bello to prepare handover notes ahead of the November 16 Poll – He lamented that the people of Kogi State have suffered untold hardship, pain and agony under Governor Bello and the APC – The issues of non-payment of salaries, allowances and pensions would become a thing of the … Read more
– Governor Akeredolu sacks his special adviser on Political matters, Augustine Palemo – Pelemo’s dismissal from employment was with immediate effect – The directive underscored the need to imbibe sanity and nip in the bud divisive acts and tendencies inimical to the existing cordiality and cohesion in the state administration The Governor of Ondo state, … Read more
– Federal Government begins redeployment of senior Government officials to repositioning the civil service – Attah said that those affected were newly promoted and existing directorate level officers under the pool of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation – She ordered that all handover and takeover processes should be … Read more