Kano’s Judicial Service Commission has taken disciplinary actions against three magistrates and a registrar of the Kano High Court over misconduct, with a magistrate caught attempting to steal funds from a frozen bank account. This was announced in a statement signed by the spokesman for the JSC, Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, on Monday. “The Judicial Service Commission, at its 72nd meeting held on June 11, 2024, considered petitions against the three magistrates and one registrar in the state. The magistrates are Chief Magistrate Talatu Makama, Senior Magistrate Rabi Abdulkadir, Chief Magistrate Tijjani Saleh-Minjibir, and Senior Registrar Abdu Nasir. “These disciplinary actions underscore…
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The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) Nigeria’s leading maritime beat association has extended a warm congratulation to the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on the occasion of his first anniversary as the Comptroller General of the service. The association thanked the CGC for not disappointing Nigerians and living up to the huge responsibilities reposed in him prior to is appointment. The association in a statement by the President of the association Godfrey Bivbere and Secretary Babajide Okeowo noted that before his appointment the service was in a dire need of a core professional to steer the affairs…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said its operatives, during an operation in Edo State, uncovered a shrine, guarded by a snake, being used for storing illicit drugs. The NDLEA added that its operatives discovered a specially constructed large hole in a wall, hidden behind wallpapers and fetish objects used for drug storage. A statement on Sunday by the NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, noted that methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743kg among others, were recovered from the shrine. The statement read, “A snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed the plan of the Federal Government to relocate 29 correctional centres from urban areas. Tunji-Ojo said the relocation became imperative to curtail the security risk the prisons posed to the society because of their closeness to urban centres. The minister listed some of the prisons to include: Ikoyi correctional centre, Apapa, Agodi, Enugu, and Suleja. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this while speaking as a guest on ‘The Big Interview’, hosted by O’tega ‘The Tiger’ Ogra and monitored by Sunday PUNCH. THE ROUND TABLE: FG Warns Of Mass Sacking Should ‘Unrealistic Minimum Wage’ Happen 0:00 /…
It’s been alleged that a Police Inspector has been killed by suspected naval officers in Okokomaiko area of Ojo Local Government Area in Lagos State. This reportedly occurred while the Inspector and four of his colleague were on a routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin area of Ojo. It gathered that trouble started after the policemen accosted a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger along Igbo-Elerin over traffic offence. The commercial motorcycle rider, who was dressed in mufti, was carrying a passenger when the policemen stopped the bike. The rider and his passenger who claimed to be naval personnel…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The president also directed that the culprits’ supervisors and department heads be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud while they were in charge. Mr Tinubu’ gave the directive on Saturday at the award night organised by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) to commemorate the 2024 Civil Service Week. The event was also to honour some outstanding civil servants in core ministries. The president expressed dismay over the…
CP FCT ORDERS IMMEDIATE INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED ATTACK AND KILLING OF RETIRED BRIGADIER GENERAL; UWEM HARROLD UDOKWERE In response to the tragic and unprecedented attack at Sunshine homes estate by armed robbers, resulting in the untimely demise of one Brigadier General Uwem Harold Udokwere (rtd.) on June 22, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding this regrettable event. Expressing profound condolences to the bereaved family, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, assures the family and the public of swift…
– As Ondo records 77 percent cut in debts Data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed a significant decrease of N1.79 trillion in the domestic debt of 35 states for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. As at December 2023, the domestic debt of states was N5.86 trillion, but fell to N4.07 trillion in March 2024 — marking a 31 percent reduction in three months. Analysis by TheCable Index shows that Jigawa state made the most domestic debt cut in Q1 this year. The debt profile of the north-western state shrunk by 95 percent or N40.69 billion. Ondo and…
The Lagos state police command has detained and commenced disciplinary action against two of its operatives who went on illegal duty with some civilians, which resulted in the death of one person. An X user, @bigwig_austin, had on Saturday, shared two videos on his handle, one of which showed riders using their motorcycles to trample over a lifeless body on an expressway. Captioning the video, the X user wrote, “Dear Lagos State Govt, a disturbing video of a man M¥rdered in broad daylight and his m¥rderers using okada to run over his body repeatedly is circulating on the Media. Irrespective…
Two officers of the Lagos State Taskforce are in custody and facing disciplinary action after an illegal operation on Wednesday turned deadly. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Saturday while responding to viral videos that revealed the moment some motorcycle riders repeatedly ran over a body in Lagos. Hundeyin explained that the officers were conducting an illegal duty and had taken civilians along with them. The situation, however, escalated when the group came under attack by motorcycle riders, which resulted in the death of one of the civilians. Hundeyin wrote, “Two police…