An Abuja-based lawyer, Maxwell Opara has dragged President Bola Tinubu before a Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged lopsided appointments in the public sector. The aggrieved lawyer is challenging the legality of the appointments of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Board Chairpersons in the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health without appointing anyone from the South East geo-political zone. In the originating summons marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/218/2024, Opara joined the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Federal Character Commission (FCC) as defendants in the suit. The grouse of the plaintiff is the alleged failure of the President to adhere…
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Popular skitmaker and content creator, Jotter has explained why people no longer help one other. Speaking on an Instagram page, Brain Jotter attributed this phenomenon to the prevalent entitlement mentality among some individuals. He said: “A lot of people really wish they could help a lot of people, but a lot of people’s sense of entitlement has discouraged a lot of people from helping a lot of people show more gratitude!!!!!!!”
BBNaija All-Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya has slammed an undisclosed housemate against trespassing. Issuing a stern warning via her Snapchat story, she cautioned the housemate about getting on her nerves and asserted that she wouldn’t hesitate to reveal her bad side if the behaviour persists. She wrote: “This particular housemate shouldn’t try my patience!!! Because I’ve been calm since doesn’t mean I’m a fool! I don’t do drama and don’t make me bring out that side because you will regret it!!!!!!”
The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has again raised the exchange rate for cargo clearance to N1,605/$. This is coming days after the rate rose to N1515/ $ and later dropped to N1,472. Between January and now, the rate has risen a couple of times. It was moved from N952/$ in December to N1356/$. And was moved to N1,413/$ before it went to N1,444/$. The rate moved to N1,515 before finally getting to N1.605. When our correspondent visited the portal of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday, it was observed that the new rate was reflected on…
Developers in the built industry have rejected the agreement reached between the Federal Government and cement manufacturers. At the meeting, it was resolved that prices of cement will be reduced to between N7,000 and N8,000. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, the President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Aliyu Wamakko, said the reduction was not good for the economy. He said, “I do not think that is good for the economy of this country because cement constitutes the primary product for any building construction to be done. “The Chief Executive Officer of BUA Cement,…
The immediate-past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has vowed to sue the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. The Senate president had at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State on February 18, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration did not know the crime to charge Emefiele with. He added that the President inherited an economic mess from the former CBN governor. However, in a letter through his lawyer, Mathew Burkaa (SAN), addressed to Akpabio, Emefiele demanded an apology in written form and published in the media or be slammed with…
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital has sentenced six persons to death over their involvement in bank robberies which took place in Akure and Idanre in 2011. The convicts include a pastor, Adewale Adelu, and five others – Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Fayemi Olubusuyi, Ropo Adeleye, Dele Otopka, and Bayo Omotosho. They were found guilty of robbing two commercial banks in Akure and Idanre on November 19 and December 8, 2011 in Akure and Idanre respectively. They were arrested by the men of the state police command and were charged to court. The court delivered the judgement…
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to probe how the N30tn Ways and Means loans of the Central Bank of Nigeria was obtained and spent by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Ways and Means is a loan facility through which the CBN finances the government’s budget shortfalls. The senate stated that the reckless spending of the overdraft collected from the CBN under Godwin Emefiele largely accounted for the food and security crises the country was currently facing. The red chamber then resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate what the N30tn overdraft was spent on by…
KanKano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission said on Tuesday that it had unsealed the 10 warehouses sealed last week for alleged hoarding of foodstuffs. The chairman of the commission, Muhyi Magaji, told The PUNCH in a telephone interview that the owners of the warehouses had shown up and they were directed to open and sell to the public. Magaji said, as a result, Kano had begun to witness a drop in the prices of foodstuffs. He said, “The action taken by the commission has forced the dealers to bring the commodities to markets as well as reduce their…
The separatist Indigenous People of Biafra has urged people in the South-East not to join the festering protests by Nigerians against the current economic hardship in the country under the government of President Bola Tinubu. The separatist group warned that such protests must not take place in the southeastern states because Igbo had long lost interest in Nigeria and were only waiting for an opportunity to leave. The group made the claim in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. Powerful warned that anyone who organised any protest against economic hardship in the South-East would put Ndigbo in…