Month: January 2024

Rights violation: Court Orders Police To Pay N50m Damages To Abiola’s Wife

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to pay the sum of N50million to Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights. The court, in the judgement that was delivered by Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, further directed the police authority to tender an apology to Prof. Abiola, in two national dailies. The judgement followed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit that Abiola’s wife brought before the…

Read More

APC Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Aiyedatiwa

ADEOLA YUSUF

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out an automatic ticket for Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, for the forthcoming election in the state. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Felix Morka, spokesperson of the party, said members will decide who will get the governorship ticket. The Ondo governorship election is scheduled for November 16, 2024. In December 2023, Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as governor of Ondo following the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the former governor of the state. By law, Aiyedatiwa is expected to complete the…

Read More

Why We Relocated Airports Authority Headquarters To Lagos – Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said that it relocated its corporate headquarters from Abuja to Lagos to reduce expenditures. This is contained in a statement in Abuja, by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN. According to her, Mr Festus Kayamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, gave the order for the relocation, with a view to stopping the waste of public resources. She said that the FAAN management, alongside stakeholders, which also involved the unions, agreed that the action was in…

Read More

BREAKING: EFCC Re-arraigns Emefiele

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was on Friday arraigned at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on 20-count bordering on alleged corrupt practices and forgery. Dressed in an ash coloured pair of trousers and a dark jacket, the ex-CBN governor arrived at the court premises accompanied by his team of lawyers and a few aides. Emefiele was first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on six counts of N1.2bn procurement allegations. The EFCC, on the leave of the court subsequently amended the…

Read More

Ikeja Electric Reiterates Commitment To Improved Service Delivery

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has reiterated its commitment to optimising a collaborative approach to stakeholder management. The company, which according to a statement by Kingsley Okotie, Head, Corporate Communications, said this during the first virtual stakeholder/customers engagement session for the year 2024. maintained that the move was in order to ensure the sustainability of its business operations in 2024 and beyond. The company also used the event to express profound appreciation to customers who have been steadfast in their support and constructive criticisms while complaints and challenges were addressed and…

Read More

BREAKING: Super Eagles Defeat Host Ivory Coast 1-0

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have boosted its credibility as one of the favourites to lift this year’s African Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast. Defender William Troost-Ekong gave the Nigerian team a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after striker Victor Osimhen was bundled by Ivorian defenders in the penalty box. READ ALSO Minister Woos Investors Into Hydrogen Development Dorman Long Lauds NCDMB Contributions, Confirms Nigerian Content Big Beneficiary Status Schwarzenegger Detained By German Customs Over Luxury Watch The…

Read More

Minister Woos Investors Into Hydrogen Development

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has expressed the Federal Government’s commitment in partnering with genuine investors in unlocking the full potential of the country’s natural gas resource for national growth and development. Ekpo stated this in an address yesterday at the Americas Energy Summit and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. A statement by his spokesman, Louis Ibah, quoted Ekpo as informing the audience that Nigeria is open for business and was willing to partner foreign investors and countries with the requisite technologies and experience in…

Read More

Dorman Long Lauds NCDMB Contributions, Confirms Nigerian Content Big Beneficiary Status

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has been applauded for its steadfast commitment to the growth of local content, particularly for the support it lends to the fabrication subsector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The leadership of Dorman Long Engineering Limited gave the commendation on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Dorman Long Engineering team was led by the company’s chairman, Dr. Timi Austen-Peters and their mission…

Read More

Schwarzenegger Detained By German Customs Over Luxury Watch

ADEOLA YUSUF

Actor and former US politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained by German customs officers at Munich Airport on Wednesday for failing to declare a valuable luxury watch. “He is sitting with us, that’s right,” a spokesman for the main customs office in Munich told dpa on Wednesday afternoon. Criminal tax proceedings had been initiated against Schwarzenegger, a world-champion body builder and action film star who also served two terms as governor of the US state of California. The German newspaper Bild first reported Schwarzenegger’s detention. READ ALSO: NCC Suspends Phased Disconnection…

Read More

NCC Suspends Phased Disconnection Of Glo From MTN

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put on hold a plan to effect a phased disconnection of Glo from MTN. The Commission said the suspension of the phased disconnection would be for a period of 21 days, starting from yesterday (17 January), for the two parties to resolve all outstanding issues between them. The decision was contained in a press release, tagged “Re: Pre-Disconnection Notice”, by the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, dated 17 January, 2024. The Commission stated that the decision to suspend the phased disconnection was…

Read More