The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has dismissed a suit seeking an order restoring the 1963 Republican Constitution in Nigeria to full operation and repealing the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for being incompetent. The judge held that the 1963 Republican Constitution is not an existing law. The applicants are Oziwe Amba Albert (regent king of Diobu Kingdom, Delta), Wombo Bulus, Otunba Karim Sekanobi, James Onyi Kokomi, Danjuma Modu (for themselves and representing the Peoples Confederal Constituents Assembly of Nigeria (PECCAN)) and Centre for Probity and Democratic Studies as the…
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The Nigerian Army inaugurated the semi-permanent accommodation of the 382 Artillery Regiment at the Nigerian Army Cantonment Gusau, Zamfara, on Thursday. Speaking at the event, the brigade commander of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army Gusau, Brig.-Gen. Sani Ahmed commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja for providing the edifice for the officers and soldiers. “I am happy and proud to share in the joy of the completion of this Semi Permanent Accommodation for 382 Artillery Regiment. The conceptualisation of this project is to provide an immediate office and residential accommodation for 382 Artillery Regiment personnel as the Regiment is operationalised under 1…
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of Kano said on Thursday that human capacity development is key to Nigeria’s economic development, highlighting that the country’s crude oil is not a curse but the leaders are. Mr Sanusi was the keynote speaker at the 2024 Rivers State Economic Summit. According to him, to achieve development, it is imperative to recognise the need to take some specific steps that transient natural resources to diversify and institutionalise the foundation of the economic framework. Mr Sanusi said Nigeria could not depend solely on oil to grow its economy and ensure its prosperity. “I have said it…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on leaders in Nigeria’s capital market to restructure the system to attract more youths and leverage opportunities in the sector. Mr Shettima made the call on Thursday when he received the management of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) led by its 13th president and chairman, Oluropo Dada, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the restructuring of the sector should include strengthening internal mechanisms to checkmate unwholesome market practices by unscrupulous individuals. Regarding CIS’s contributions to the nation’s economy, Mr Shettima observed that while the institute’s position in the economy was critical, it has…
The police command in Enugu says an Abuja-based online publisher, Madu Onuorah, was arrested over alleged defamatory publication against a US-based reverend sister. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday. “The Enugu state police command is in receipt of several publications alleging the abduction of an Abuja-based online news publisher, one Madu Onuorah. “The command wishes to state that, contrary to the allegations, he was duly arrested in Abuja with the assistance of police operatives from Ebonyi State Police Command and the aid of intelligence, after efforts made to formally invite him failed,” the…
Justice Blessing Ajileye of the Ado Ekiti Division of the Ekiti State High Court, on Thursday, sentenced one Benjamin Joseph and Stephen Orban to death by hanging for robbery. Thirty-two-year-old Joseph and 25-year-old Orban were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery on December 30, 2022. “On 16th August 2022 along Iluomoba Road, Aisegba Ekiti did conspire to commit a felony, to wit, armed robbery. At the time of the robbery, they were armed with locally made guns, knives, and cutlasses and did rob Daramola Christiana and Ajayi Alaba of their belongings such as phones, power bank, creams,…
Yemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said on Thursday that the pains of ongoing reforms would soon be over if people supported the government’s monetary and fiscal policies. Mr Cardoso said this while participating in a panel discussion during the Vanguard Economic Discourse in Lagos, which had the theme ‘Reforms in the Era of Global Economic Uncertainties: Whither Nigeria’. He was responding to economic and financial issues raised during the session by organised labour, bureau de change operators, manufacturers and economic advisers. He said inflation had many parts which the government was trying to fix. “If…
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to play a more active role in fighting corruption and cybercrime. Mr Olukoyede made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) meeting titled ‘The Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Corruption and Cybercrime’. Mr Olukoyode noted the crucial role religious leaders play in shaping the moral fabric of society and urged them to use their influence to promote integrity and transparency. “As leaders, you are supposed to be the embodiment of the virtues of honesty, integrity, compassion, and goodness. Some preach against corruption…
Governor Abba Yusuf has given the emirs of Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye 48 hours to vacate their palaces after approving their sack by the Kano House of Assembly on Thursday. At a press briefing on Thursday, Mr Yusuf announced the reinstatement of of the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was dethroned by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The House of Assembly repealed the Kano Emirates Council Law 2019 which established Bichi, Gaya, Karaye and Rano Emirates. The assembly repealed the law at a special plenary presided over by Speaker Jibril Falgore amidst tight security in Kano on…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the South-West has asked President Bola Tinubu to listen to the organised labour unions by implementing their new demand on the national minimum wage. This came as the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) proposed N497,000 as the new minimum wage, but the federal government is pushing for N57,000. The NUP made the demand at the end of its quarterly meeting, attended by executives from Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, and Ondo states in Akure on Thursday. Olusegun Abatan, spokesman for the pensioners in the South-West zone, said the…