The General Officer Commanding 6th Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Maj-Gen. Johnson Olu Irefin has reportedly died of complications associated with the Coronavirus pandemic. The sudden death of Irefin, who assumed the command of the division in July 2020 replacing Maj.-Gen. Felix Agugo, was said to have thrown the army into mourning. Though the Army Public Relations Officer, Maj. Charles Ekeocha, kept mum over the development, a senior military officer from Abuja confirmed it describing his death as shocking. He said: “One of our fine officers is dead. He is the GOC 6th Division. He died in Abuja after developing…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed to the court on Thursday that Faisal, son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has been arrested. The EFCC said the 21-year-old Faisal, who jumped bail on June 24, was apprehended by security operatives on Wednesday night. Faisal, son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, was declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Faisal is facing a three-count money laundering charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him. Trial Justice Okon Abang had in a ruling…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested, disarmed and detained the trigger-happy policeman, who killed a commercial tricycle operator at Rukpoku area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The policeman caused a riot on Thursday morning when he gunned down the driver of a tricycle, Popularly called Keke NAPEP for refusing to give him N100 bribe. The protesters blocked the Rukpoku axis of the Port Harcourt International Airport and demanded the killer be released to them. There were reports that the aggrieved youths plotted to avenge the death of the victim by burning with the police station of…
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, which was scheduled for today has been postponed. According to ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members is too short. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has said that the union had agreed to call off the strike action today. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said that ASUU came to the agreement at a meeting it held with the FG on November 27. “The truth of the matter is that a…
The ex-Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina collapsed on Thursday at the resumption of his trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Maina is being prosecuted on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering offences. Maina, who sat in the dock, collapsed on his seat at exactly 10:05 am when his lawyer, Anayo Adibe was making submissions before Justice Okon Abang handling his trial. Before he collapsed, his lawyer was praying the court for an adjournment to enable him get record of the proceedings of the court to enable him prepare for the no…
The Federal government said on Thursday that the price of data has been reduced by more than 50 percent following a directive that the Nigerian Communications commission, NCC, should put in place measures to that effect. Accordingly, the price of data of 1GB has been reduced from 1000 naira to 487 naira beginning from last November. The Minister of Communications and digital economy Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami who broke the news, said it was in line with the directive he gave to the regulatory agency (NCC) to put measures in place to reduce the average cost of data in the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. LEADERSHIP reports that the first segment of the approval was for roads in Kano State at the cost of N12.1billion as well as a road between Kaduna-Pambegua-Saminaka-Jos road, linking Plateau and Kaduna states, at the cost of N38.7 billion. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents at the end of the Council meeting held at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. He said: “The Ministry of…
Lagos State Government,r Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured residents that the long-awaited Agege Pen-Cinema overhead Bridge will fully open to vehicular movement in about eight weeks, precisely February 2021. Sanwo-Olu who said the project is presently at 90 per cent completion, added that all civil works had already been completed on the bridge. The overpass ascends from Oba Ogunji Road and drops at Oke Koto axis of Agege. The bridge also opens to the old Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway through Abule Egba. The infrastructure is expected to eliminate the discomfort currently being experienced by motorists plying Agege-Abule Egba. Sanwo-Olu, in the company of…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Wednesday that the National Assembly would ensure that the new electoral Act would be used to conduct elections slated for next years and beyond. Lawan stated this at a public hearing jointly organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters. The event was meant for stakeholders’ input on “a bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 6 2010(as amended) and enact the Independent National Electoral Commission Act 2020.” The Independent National Electoral Commission will conduct governorship elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun states before the…
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi on Wednesday said the union was considering the Federal Government’s offer. He debunked claims that the union agreed to end its eight-month-old strike on Wednesday. Ogunyemi said in a statement: “To put the records straight, the Principal Officers and Trustees, who constitute the core of representatives of ASUU at negotiation meetings with the government, are not constitutionally empowered to suspend any strike action. “Whatever comes out of an engagement with agents of the government is an offer, which must be taken back to the branches through the various organs…