Day: February 20, 2025

27 Lagos Lawmakers Allegedly Defect To Labour Party, House Reacts

Ganiyu Amodu

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed reports alleging that 27 members are planning to defect from the ruling All Progressive Congress to the opposition Labour Party (LP). Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, debunked the publication in a statement. Ogundipe called it “entirely false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public.” The statement read: “We find this report not only offensive but also riddled with inaccuracies and outright falsehoods, serving no purpose other than to sow discord and confusion within…

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‘Blame Abacha,’ How He Annulled June 12 Election When I Travelled – IBB

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has revealed that the late General Sani Abacha forces annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election when he travelled. General Babangida made this known in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja on Thursday. At the launch, which had a former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as the Book Reviewer, Babangida said Abacha-led forces annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, won by the late Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, without his mandate. ‘Contained, No Casualties’ NNPC…

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Atiku, Others Lose Traditional Titles In Adamawa

Ganiyu Amodu

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has revoked several traditional titles, including those held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Boni Haruna, and himself. He said the decision follows the restructuring of emirates and chiefdoms across the state. Governor Fintiri, who disclosed this during the coronation ceremony of the newly installed Chief of Madagali, explained that the restructuring aimed to modernize the traditional system and ensure that all district heads aligned with the newly created emirates and chiefdoms. According to him, traditional titles conferred under the previous jurisdictions…

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‘Contained, No Casualties’ NNPC Gives Update As Fire Rocks Cawthorne Channel 1 Barges

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has given an update on a fire that broke out on the dry crude storage barge BESTAF5 at Cawthorne Channel 1, Rivers State, on Wednesday spreading to other barges. The company, in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Olufemi Soneye on Thursday, said that the fire has been successfully contained with no casualties. “At approximately 14:10 hours on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, a fire broke out on the dry crude storage barge BESTAF5 at Cawthorne Channel 1, Rivers State, spreading…

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Akpabio, Natasha Bicker Over Seat Arrangements

Ganiyu Amodu

. Senate President Orders Security To Bundle Kogi Senator Out of Senate Chamber   Tensions flared during plenary in the Senate over seating arrangements which led to a heated exchange between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The controversy began when Senator Natasha’s seat was relocated upon resumption of the session. The Chief Whip, Senator Tahir Monguno, had raised a point of order, citing sections of the Senate rule book to justify the reassignment of seats. Monguno explained that the changes were necessary to accommodate shifts caused by…

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Ex-Spanish Football Chief Rubiales Fined Over Forced Kiss

Ganiyu Amodu

Prosecutors had sought a prison term of two-and-a-half years for Rubiales — one year for sexual assault and 18 months for coercion — for having allegedly pressured the player to downplay the incident afterwards. The judge at Spain’s High Court found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault over the kiss and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,300), but spared him a prison sentence. Rubiales was also banned from getting within a radius of 200 metres of Hermoso and from communicating with her for a period of one year. Video footage of the…

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CBN Retains Interest Rate At 27.5%

Ganiyu Amodu

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to hold all the parameters. This was announced by the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja. In this regard, that keeps the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50 percent, and retains the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +500/-100 basis points. Court Grants Portable N2m Bail, Adjourns Case Till March 5 Portable Arraigned In Ogun Court Over Alleged Assault On Government Officials The MPC also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio…

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Court Grants Portable N2m Bail, Adjourns Case Till March 5

Ganiyu Amodu

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been granted bail by the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta following his arraignment on charges of assault and obstruction of government officials. Portable, who had earlier surrendered himself to the police at the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) on Wednesday after being declared wanted by the Ogun State Command, was transferred to the Ogun State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, before being presented in court on Thursday. The singer faced a five-count charge, including conspiracy, assault, restriction, being armed with cutlasses…

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Portable Arraigned In Ogun Court Over Alleged Assault On Government Officials

Ganiyu Amodu

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was arraigned on Thursday at the Isabo High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arraignment follows his surrender to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba on Wednesday after being declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command. Portable faces charges related to an alleged attack on officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development during an enforcement exercise at his bar in the Sango Ota area on February 5, 2025. Abiola Won June 12 Election,…

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Abiola Won June 12 Election, Babangida Opens Up 32 Years After

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “A Journey in Service,” former president speaks on annulment of the poll as the most challenging aspect of his life     Nigeria’s former Military President, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has said that late Basorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, won the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Platforms Africa reports that this revelation from.the man who annulled the election came almost 32 years from General Babangida in his autobiography: “A Journey in Service,” which was launched in Abuja on Thursday. He said: “There was no doubt in my…

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