IGP orders arrest of persons selling, rejecting or spraying naira
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the arrest and subsequent prosecution of all individuals engaged in the sale or abuse of the naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A statement released by the spokesperson of the police force, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says the directive is in furtherance of the Federal Government’s policy and drive to uphold the provisions of the CBN Act, 2007, and dignify Nigeria’s currency. The IGP ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG)
Court Sacks APC Governorship Candidate
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Emmanuel Bwacha’s nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Taraba State was invalid. The decision was handed down on Wednesday by a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. In a suit filed by governorship aspirant David Sabo Kente, a federal high court in Jalingo, Taraba state, first sacked Bwacha as the APC’s governorship candidate in September 2022. The Supreme Court upheld the federal high court’s ruling that the APC did not hold a valid governorship primary in Taraba State, which resulted in Bwacha’s election as Governor. Peoplesmind
Obanikoro narrates how Fayose allegedly took N1.2bn for election
A former Minister of State for Defence, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday, narrated before a Federal High Court in Lagos State how N1.2 billion was allegedly taken to former Gov Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, using an aircraft. Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged fraud and money laundering. He was first arraigned on October 22, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd on 11 counts. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail on October 24, 2018, in the sum of N50 million with sureties in like
Federal Poly Ado Ekiti gets New Rector
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti has gotten a new Rector for the Institution. The name of the new Rector is Dr. Temitope John Alake. He is a Chief Lecturer in the Polytechnic and a COREN registered Engineer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. According to the Press Release signed on Tuesday evening, the Director, Protocol, Information and Public Relations of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti; Mr. Adeyemi Adejolu, FNIPR; said, “the appointment letter which was signed and personally handed over to the new Rector by the Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in his office at Abuja
Man, 47, allegedly defiles seven-year-old girl
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 47-year-old man, Paul Adebayo, be remanded in a custodial centre for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the police charged Adebayo, who resides in Mende, Maryland, Lagos State, with defilement and sexual assault. Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take Adebayo’s plea, directed the police to send the case file to the statei Directorate of Public Prosecutions for advice. She adjourned the case till February 15 for mention. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, said Adebayo committed the offence on December 30, 2022, at
2023: INEC Makes Request For Seamless Fuel Supply
National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, paid a courtesy visit on Tuesday to the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. His mission was to secure uninterrupted supply of petroleum products for the 100,000 vehicles and 4,000 boats for the deployment of personnel and materials to 176,846 polling units spread across 8,809 Registration Areas (or electoral Wards) in 774 Local Government Areas nationwide for the general elections. Addressing his host, Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the NNPCL, the INEC Chairman said having secured the support and cooperation of the National Union of
Prominent Monarch, Emir Of Dutse, Sanusi is dead
The first-class traditional ruler in the Northwestern part of Nigeria reportedly died on Tuesday. Sanusi was born in 1945 at Yargaba village in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. The late monarch attended Dutse Elementary School from 1952 to 1956. He later attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he obtained a National Certificate in Education (NCE). The late monarch also had a BSc and a master of Arts in International Business from Ohio University, US. He earned a Postgraduate diploma in Project Planning and Analysis from Bradford University in the UK and was a recipient of an honorary PhD
I Rescued Atiku When Obasanjo Wanted To Roast Him Like Goat Meat – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has no mandate and is only in Nigeria for the sake of the general elections. Tinubu during a campaign rally in Uyo, capital city of Akwa Ibom on Monday also said he “rescued” Atiku Abubakar from former President Olusegun Obasanjo who wanted to roast him like goat meat. Abubakar, former vice-president and now standard-bearer of PDP, had a running battle with his former principal for years. Both men reconciled in the build-up to the 2019 general
Northern Leaders Optimistic Kwankwaso Will Work For Atiku
Northern leaders on Sunday said they were optimistic that Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), will eventually step down for Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Though Kwankwaso, who has a large followership known as ‘Kwankasiyya movement’ in the Northern part of the country, has acknowledged pressure from certain quarters to step down, he has vowed not to withdraw from the race but slug it out with other contestants in the February 25 presidential election. Late last year, in Lagos, when asked if he will step down in the days
New NYSC DG takes over, rolls out 5-point policy thrust
The newly appointed Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed, has taken over the leadership of the scheme. Taking over from the Acting Director General, Mrs Christy Uba, Monday in Abuja, Dogara rolled out a five-point policy thrust for the scheme. According to him, improving security, welfare of corps members and staff to engender optimal service delivery to the nation and providing enabling environment for research and development advancement of the Scheme are part of his policy thrust. He said he will strengthens stakeholders’ engagement for the promotion of the frontiers of the
