Month: January 2025

Retired Generals Behind Illegal Mining – Oshiomhole

Ganiyu Amodu

The Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation on Friday when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 budget report before the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The former Governor of Edo State, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee, said the retired military generals are known to him and everyone. He also recalled…

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Tinubu Appoints APC Chairman Ganduje, Others As Board Chairpersons, CEOs

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje as the board chairman of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria. Also appointed is the APC National Secretary, Senator Bashiru Ajibola as the board chairman of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC). The Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, announced the appointment in a statement on Friday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration,…

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‘100k Daily, N500k Weekly,’ Banks Begin PoS Withdrawal Limit Implementation

Abibat Babalola

There are indications that banks have begun the implementation of a daily withdrawal limit of N100,000 and a weekly limit of N500,000 on Point-of-Sale terminals. The implementation is coming after a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on December 17, 2024, to limit the daily withdrawal on PoS to N100,000 per customer and N500,000 weekly. According to CBN, the intervention is aimed at addressing identified challenges, combating fraud and establishing uniform operational standards across the industry. READ ALSO: Former FCT Minister, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, Is Dead Appeal…

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Former FCT Minister, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, is dead According to family sources, he died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, following a protracted illness. The passing of the Useni was also contained in a statement by the Governor of plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, via his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. The governor described the demise of General Useni as a tremendous loss not only to his immediate family but also to the Nigerian Armed Forces, Plateau State, and the entire nation. According…

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Appeal Court Upholds Ramon Adedoyin’s Death Sentence Over Murder Of OAU Student

Ganiyu Amodu

The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has upheld the death sentence of Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, a hotelier, in connection with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. In its ruling on Thursday, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the Osun State High Court which earlier convicted Adedoyin and sentenced him to death. Adegoke lodged at Adedoyin’s Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Ile-Ife, Osun State upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5, 2021, to enable him to arrive early for…

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Nnamdi Kanu Calls For Trial Transfer To South-East

Ganiyu Amodu

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for his trial to be transferred to the South-East, insisting that Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court will not handle his case. Kanu’s demand was outlined in a statement on Wednesday by his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, after a routine meeting with Kanu at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja. On September 24, 2024, Kanu had asked Justice Nyako to ‘hands off’ his trial on grounds of lack of confidence.…

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Prospective Corps Member Dies In Accident En Route NYSC Camp

Ganiyu Amodu

A fatal road accident that happened in Ebonyi State on Wednesday has claimed the life of a female prospective corps member who was going to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp at Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. The deceased was among a group of 12 prospective corps members in a 14-seater bus involved in the accident. The female corps member, whose name could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, was said to have died from injuries sustained while her colleagues and…

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Again, Tinubu Shuns NJC, Appoints New CCT Chairman

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again bypassed the constitutional mandates of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) by unilaterally appointing Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The NJC and FJSC are both chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun who is from Lagos. According to PRNigeria, Kogo’s latest appointment by Tinubu was communicated in a letter dated January 20, 2025, signed by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of…

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Police Parade Two Pastors Caught With Caskets, Skulls, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday paraded two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were caught with fetish items including caskets, monkey skulls, carved skeletons, and other spiritual materials, in their respective churches. According to available information, the duo, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the founders of God’s Deliverance Apostolic Church and Power House of Glory International Gospel Church, both located along Eneka Road in Rumunduru. The State Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Courts Shut Down As Gunmen Kill Lawyer

Ganiyu Amodu

The Imo State High Courts sitting in Mgbidi, Oguta, and Omumma divisions will not sit on Thursday following the killing of a popular lawyer in the state, Barrister Chinedu Nwowu. The lawyer, according to The Sun, was reportedly ambushed and shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday evening in Mgbidi, his hometown. A source said that some gunmen forcefully blocked the victim’s vehicle while he was driving and shot him dead. The incident has caused panic in the state, as no reason has been disclosed for his killing. Following the tragic…

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