One year ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” at Eagles Square, Abuja, succeeding the then outgoing leader Muhammadu Buhari. But unlike Mr Buhari, who rode to presidency on strong promises of tackling corruption, Mr Tinubu did not build his manifesto entirely around weeding out graft in governance. He played it safe, played it smart by dialling down expectations with little commitment to ending corruption which makes it hard to evaluate him for he can’t be held to account on promises he didn’t make. In 12 months since…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a company owner in Lagos State for allegedly specialising in revalidating expired cosmetic products. In a statement shared on its official X handle on Tuesday, NAFDAC identified the suspect as Kingsley Awuh, the owner of Precious Jewel Int’l Nigeria Limited. NAFDAC said Mr Awuh, whose company is at River Plaza Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, was nabbed after an intelligence report. The statement read, “Following an intelligence report, NAFDAC uncovered a business at River Plaza, Trade Fair Complex, engaged in revalidating expired cosmetic products. “Precious Jewel Int’l Nigeria Limited was…
The police command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a notorious bandit and recovered ransom. The command’s public relations officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mr Hassan said, “On May 22, at about 10:00 hrs, the divisional police officer (DPO) of Saminaka Division, acting on credible intelligence, successfully arrested a suspect identified as Abdulkarim Maude, aged 33, from Tudun Wada Mariri.” He said the arrest took place in Upara Warsapiti, Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. “Upon his arrest, the suspect was found in possession of a bag…
Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday met with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to discuss the interests of Ondo State in the blue economy policy of the federal government. The Governor and the Minister met behind closed doors in his office at the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport in Abuja. Part of the discussion centred on the development of a Sea Port in Ondo State which the federal government approved a licence for last year. Governor Aiyedatiwa had recently stated that the development of Port Ondo…
A 28-year-old man, Pascal Francis, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s N410,000.Mr Francis is facing a charge of stealing to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 2 in the Ungwan Rimi area of Kaduna State.Mr Leo said the defendant stole the money belonging to his employer, James Williams of Safe-Easy Empowerment Centre located at Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna. The prosecutor said that during police investigations, the defendant could not give a satisfactory explanation of what he did…
The Ota unit command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun says it arrested 23 motorists in one day for traffic violations along the toll-gate area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Unit commander Wasiu Ogunmefun disclosed this on Tuesday. Mr Ogunmefun said the offenders were arrested on Monday for various traffic violations, including overloading, excessive speeding, failure to install a speed limit device, and using expired tyres. The unit commander said the command embarked on the arrest to curb motorists’ excesses and stem road crashes on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. According to him, the arrested offenders have been prosecuted and…
Justice Amina Aliyu, presiding over a Kano State High Court, has issued a restraining order against the police, the State Security Service, SSS, and the Nigerian military. This order prohibits them from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The case was brought forth by the emir himself, alongside the four key figures of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani, Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi, Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan, and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta. Alongside restraining the security agencies from any eviction attempts, Justice Aliyu has also barred them from arresting or harassing the emir and his associates.…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has withdrawn his suit against All Progressives Congress, INEC and Aiyedatiwa. He did it in honour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The withdrawal notice read: “The suit is now withdrawn due to the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. The President called me, had a meeting with me, and assured me that he, as the leader of the party, will improve internal democracy within our party. I will need to withdraw the case to enable him to chart a way forward. The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, earlier visited my Asokoro residence for several hours…
A lawmaker, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Peoples Democratic Party in Delta North, has criticised the recent sack of 317 workers of the Central Bank of Nigeria and urged the Senate to investigate the purge. Mr Nwoko said on Tuesday in Abuja that the sack was “too hasty,” hence the need to probe the circumstances surrounding it. He alleged that the apex bank did not consult with relevant stakeholders, including labour unions, before the exercise. “The Senate should mandate its committees on Employment, Labour and Productivity, as well as that of Public Service Matters, to investigate the terminations.…
The police spokesperson in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said a blogger identified as Stanley, will be prosecuted for allegedly defaming a businessman, Emeka Okonkwo, widely known as E-money, in his online video. Mr Hundeyin disclosed this on Monday while parading the suspect before journalists at the command’s headquarters, Ikeja. The image maker said that the command received a petition from E-money about the offensive video, stressing that a crack squad of the command, who swung into action for investigation, arrested the 24-year-old suspect at Uromi in Edo. “He is going to be prosecuted because the things…