An international organisation, Oxfam, has called on nations to honour the financial commitments made during 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) Convention on limate Change. The Oxfam Program Manager for Accountable Governance in Nigeria, Henry Ushe, made the call at a two-day workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre with support from Oxfam in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Some developed countries pledged $100 billion annually to support the low and middle income countries in their climate action efforts. Oxfam said that the amount already realised was low with much of the finance provided as loans and aggravating debt burdens…
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A Toyota RAV4 belonging to Very Rev’d David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi has been stolen. It was reportedly stolen on Saturday morning at Ijapo Extension, Akure. Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, a senior journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian Monitor Magazine, is well known in media and religious circles. He is also a spiritual musician and the Resident Minister of Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish, Akure. The stolen vehicle is an ash-colored Toyota RAV4 with the following details: Plate Number: AKD 113 DV Chassis Number: JTEHH20V526061830 According to reports, the vehicle was stolen from where it was parked in front of the house. The incident has been…
A prayer session was on Saturday held at Adefalu Compound, Ojuekun Area, Ilorin, in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State for the repose of the soul of Miss Yetunde Lawal, a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, who was allegedly murdered for ritual purpose by a Facebook friend. The prayer session conveyed by Muslim leaders in the Ojuekun/Sarumi area was led by Imam Alabidun, a popular Islamic scholar in the area. Alabidun, who prayed to Allah to grant rest to the deceased, also urged the parents to accept the death of Hafsat as the wish…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has described a claim in a viral video posted on social media that its petrol was inferior to those refined by rival Dangote Refinery as false and misleading. NNPC in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye said the assertions in the video were baseless. In the video, a man was seen conducting a “comparison test” with petrol, which he claimed to have purchased from NNPC and Dangote outlets. At the end, the Dangote petrol was said to have lasted 30 minutes longer. But Soneye said the man’s…
The impeached former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has filed a lawsuit before a Lagos High Court demanding for his immediate reinstatement. Obasa, who was removed from office on January 13, 2025, is challenging the legality of his impeachment. The lawmaker is amongst other prayers, seeking an order nullifying his removal and restoring him as Speaker. The suit, filed yesterday named the current Speaker, Lasbat Mojisola Meranda, and the Lagos State House of Assembly as defendants. Obasa argues in the suit that the January 13 plenary session where he was impeached was not properly convened,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has warned the public against fraudulent recruitment advertisements, saying no recruitment is currently ongoing. A statement by the NIS Spokesman, Akinsola Akinlabi on Friday in Abuja said that recruitments were conducted in a transparent, free, and merit-based manner. Mr Akinlabi said that vacancies were advertised through the NIS website, official government channels, and recognised national newspapers. He said, “The attention of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap has been drawn to the alarming increase in fake recruitment activities being perpetrated by fraudsters. The NIS wishes to state that no recruitment is currently ongoing.…
The police command in Kebbi State has killed four suspected kidnappers, rescued a victim and recovered N3 million in the Suru Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said, “On February 14, at about 1:45pm; armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded Gobiraje Village in the Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi and kidnapped one Umaru Bawa, 60. On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Suru, aggressively mobilised a team of policemen and vigilantes to the scene, trailed the suspects at…
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed claims against Nigeria by two non-governmental organisations over the destruction of property, impact on health and environment by the 2012 and 2022 Lagdo Dam flooding. The applicants, Incorporated Trustees of Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation, Nigeria, and Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation, Switzerland, filed the suit. They alleged in the suit marked: ECW/CCJ/APP25/23, that Nigeria’s failure to construct a dam in Adamawa State to mitigate the effects of Lagdo Dam’s overflow from Cameroon violated the fundamental rights of Nigerians. The applicants argued that the delayed construction of the dam resulted in flooding, widespread…
Operatives of Ogun State command of Nigeria Police have arrested a woman identified as Deborah, for allegedly stabbing two ladies, Adebayo Omokehinde and Kolapo Aishat, during a scuffle in the Aiyetoro area of the state. Spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed that the suspect allegedly fled the scene after committing the crime but was apprehended days later. She said, “On January 30, 2025, the suspect allegedly attacked the victims, stabbing them multiple times with a broken bottle and inflicting severe injuries before fleeing the scene. Odutola disclosed that the suspect had confessed to the crime after her…
Mudashiru Obasa has approached the court for his reinstatement as the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly. Mr Obasa filed as the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja to immediately reinstate him as the head of the state’s parliament, according to court filings seen by Peoples Gazette. The February 14, 2025, filing said Mr Obasa was wrongly removed as Lagos Speaker on January 13, 2025. He joined the current Speaker Lasbat Mojisola Meranda and the parliament as defendants. The suit came after political meetings to resolve the crisis fell through. The meetings had held for several weeks between Lagos…