Day: January 8, 2024

Sexual Scandal: Court Remands Suspended UNICAL Professor In Kuje Prison

Abibat Babalola

. Court receives evidence of how Prof. Cyril Ndifon requested for nude photographs and videos from four female students through his WhatsApp number . “Kuje female warders and prisoners with big breasts in trouble. Now the “Prof” has landed in their vicinity. ‘ You want to read details and reactions by Nigerians here.     A Federal High Court on Monday ordered that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje prison. Ndifon, who is being…

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BREAKING: Germany Football Legend, Franz Beckenbauer, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Beckenbauer, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, won the World Cup with West Germany as a player in 1974 and a manager in 1990.   German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, won the World Cup with West Germany as a player in 1974 and a manager in 1990. At club level, the former defender is considered a Bayern Munich legend having won three successive European Cups with the German giants in 1974-76 along with four…

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The Scandals In Abuja By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

Some cabinet members went to Western Region premier, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, to complain about the corruption of one of their colleagues. They said the man was stealing their party’s funds and eating government money with reckless abandon. They said the gentleman’s impunity knew neither the fear of the law, nor of the party and the people. “He is even building two houses at the same time,” they rammed it in. Chief Akintola listened attentively to the complainants and their complaints. He then turned to the accused who was also seated…

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‘I’m Not Doing Again,’ Doyin Okupe Dumps Labour Party

Ganiyu Amodu

The former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe has resigned his membership in the party. Okupe announced his resignation in a letter ON Monday. The letter reads, “I submit herewith my letter of resignation from the Labour Party with effect from today. You will recall that our flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, myself and others left the PDP abruptly and had to look for a Special Purpose Vehicle in which to contest the 2023 Presidential Elections. “The Labour Party, your good self, and other members of your…

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BREAKING: Tinubu Suspends Betta Edu

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the minister’s suspension in a statement on Monday afternoon. The President had on Sunday ordered a thorough probe of the ministry under Edu. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account. In a letter allegedly signed by the humanitarian minister, she allegedly instructed the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer the…

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BBC Documentary On TB Joshua’s Alleged Sex Scandal Stirs Controversy

Gbenga Adeoti

“Why now when the man is dead and could not defend himself” “A crime is a crime and can be reported wether the perpetrator is dead or alive” Full analysis of the documentary and what Nigerians are saying   Controversy has rocked the documentary released by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the late Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua. Platforms Africa reports that the part one of the investigative story, by a programme of the BBC: “Africa Eye,” was aired on January 8, 2024.…

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Live or Leave? Why Tinubu Should Constitute One Agenda National Confab – Group

Gbenga Adeoti

“Nigeria’s resources grow with unacceptable commensurate poverty of the majority” – NDMIWW   A platform of Muslim professionals, No Dull Moment In Islam World Wide (NDMIWW), has strongly advised the Nigerian government to constitute a committee consisting of a representative of all ethnic groups and religions in the country to convoke a One Agenda Sovereign National Conference. The group in a statement made available to Platforms Africa declared that the only agenda proposed for the conference should be “Nigeria: To Live or To Leave.” According to the spokesperson of the…

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Falana Calls For Resignation Of Betta Edu

Abibat Babalola

Lawyer Femi Falana has called for the resignation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in a statement on Sunday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to speed up the ongoing investigation of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and charged all indicted persons to court. The senior lawyer described as an “extremely embarrassing drama”, the circumstances surrounding Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account. READ ALSO: Supreme Court Stops…

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Supreme Court Stops Lagos Inland Waterways Revenues Flow, Favours Nigerian Govt

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has lost its share of control of Nigeria’s inland waterways which it has exercised for over 15 years through levying and licensing of operators in the sector. The Lagos State Government had raked in revenues from operators in the sector pursuant to the state’s Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) Law which came into force in 2008. The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that it was the sole responsibility of the central government to impose levies, and issue licences to operators in the industry. Delivering its judgement on a…

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Govs Yusuf, Sanwo-Olu, To Know Fate This Week As Supreme Court Schedules Judgment

ADEOLA YUSUF

As the Supreme Court increasingly usurps the role of the electorate in Nigeria’s fledgling democracy, the fate of Governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State and Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State may be determined this week. It was learnt on Sunday that the apex court plans to deliver judgments on Friday in the post-election governorship appeals already heard, including those relating to Lagos and Kano. The country’s apex court is also said to have scheduled hearing in 21 appeals in relation to disputes over the last governorship election for this…

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