Oba Owolabi Olakulehin was, on Friday, crowned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The event was held at the Labosinde compound – the family whose right is to crown any Olubadan of Ibadanland. Those present at the venue included a former Oyo State Governor and member of the Olubadan-in-Council, Rashidi Ladoja; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar; and a former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, among others. Details later… (PUNCH)
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Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has convicted and sentenced three illegal Bureau-de-Change operators to one year imprisonment each.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Friday.The statement revealed that the defendants: Buba Ahmadu Aliyu, Mohammed Mustapha, and Muhammad Zarami, were arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the EFCC on Wednesday on a one-count separate charge for operating illegal bureau de change businesses.The statement partly read, “The count against Aliyu reads, ‘That you, Buba Ahmadu Aliyu, sometime in May 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable…
The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission said the Federal Government has evacuated citizens in Sudan willing to return home following the two-week expulsion notice issued to foreigners by the Sudanese authorities. NiDCOM Chief, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday. Sudanese security authorities have ordered all foreigners to leave the capital Khartoum and the surrounding region. They gave the foreigners two weeks to do so, according to a statement from the section of the police dealing with foreigners. The police said foreigners should leave for their own safety amid the fighting still raging between government troops and the Rapid Support Forces…
A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students.The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday while the students were writing their third-term examination.A correspondent at the accident scene said the ground floor contains mainly Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) students, while the senior students are on the top floors.At the time of filing this report, rescue efforts were ongoing by the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).Sunday Abdu, the executive secretary of Plateau SEMA, told journalists that the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue…
Nigerian public officials received a staggering sum of N721 billion as bribes in 2023 during the intersection of then-President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. “More than NGN 700 billion in cash bribes were paid by citizens to public officials in 2023,” the National Bureau of Statistics reported in a survey on corruption in Nigeria published on Thursday. Last April, the U.S. government expressed concern that Mr Tinubu is continuing the massive corruption trend of his predecessors, given his ministerial appointment of Abubakar Bagudu, a corruption-tainted associate of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. In May, Nigerian government officials were accused of soliciting bribes to…
Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has urged the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to give priority to projects that will meet the peculiar needs of each of the oil producing States in the country. According to the Governor, implementing generic policies and initiatives without putting into consideration the peculiar challenges and comparative advantages of each State is one of the major banes of development in the Niger Delta. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated this while delivering his goodwill message at the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit, organised by the NDDC at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, in…
The federal government says organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a two-day Pre-retirement Summit organised by XEM Consulting Ltd. Mr Akume said, “So, as we are discussing paying pension, I will also throw it back to labour; you have the duty to enforce the compliance of these laws; it is not just the question of complaining. You should be able to come in…
The federal government says organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a two-day Pre-retirement Summit organised by XEM Consulting Ltd. Mr Akume said, “So, as we are discussing paying pension, I will also throw it back to labour; you have the duty to enforce the compliance of these laws; it is not just the question of complaining. You should be able to come in…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, admitted former power minister Saleh Mamman to a N10 billion bail with two sureties. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Mr Mamman’s bail application moved by his counsel, Femi Ate, held that alternatively, the former minister should enter into a bond or agreement of N10 billion with a bank. The judge held that the sureties must have landed property within the jurisdiction of the court. Justice Omotosho also held that the sureties’ property, which must have title registers, must be worth N750 million. Moreover, the judge said the sureties…
The police command in Rivers has arrested 14 suspects who disguise themselves as tricycle and taxi drivers, popularly known as “one chance,” to rob passengers of their belongings. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the arrest followed growing concerns over increasing attacks on commuters. She said armed robbers disguised as tricycle and cab drivers to target innocent members of the public for attacks. The spokesperson said the development prompted the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Olatunji Disu, to direct a total crackdown on the syndicate. “This directive led to the arrest of…