A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Senator Ali Ndume, who was ordered on Monday to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja for failing to produce former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashed Maina, for who he stood surety. Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, was remanded in the prison custody after the court found that Maina has jumped bail. In a ruling on Monday Justice Okon Abang granted the application for bail pending appeal, filed by Maina. Justice Abang said he was exercising the court’s discretionary power in favour of Ndume based…
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have lost their 29th position ranked by FIFA in September to be rated 35th in November, just two months later. The three-time African champions could not win a game in their four outings in 2020 and their latest woeful performance against Sierra Leone have dealt a big blow on the ratings of Gernot Rohr’s led boys. In the African ranking, Senegal is placed 20th and first in Africa with 1549 points considered highest in Africa, then, followed by Tunisia who is rated 26th in the world and second in Africa with 1507 points. Algeria who…
Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has declared the state is in a serious security crisis. Akeredolu made the declaration following the killing of Olufon of Ifon in Ose local government, Oba Isreal Adeusi, by suspected kidnappers around Elegbeka, Owo-Ifon highway. The Governor, who spoke in a statement by his Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, described the killing as a heinous crime. According to him: “All lives matter; but this is one too heavy and unbearable. It’s a sad day in Ondo State. Clearly, we are in a serious security crisis that requires extraordinary means. “The security agencies, especially the…
In a move to secure tenure elongation for one of their colleagues, saddled with administration of their party national secretariat, governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday night met with Forum of state chairmen and Non- National Working Committee, National Executive Committee members of the party. Yobe State governor and chairman All Progressives Congress Caretaker /Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mallam Mai Mala Buni has in recent times been facing opposition from certain chieftains of the party opposed to an extension of his tenure beyond December. Governor Buni on Wednesday met with the federal lawmakers on the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the case filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against Minister of Information and Culture and National Broadcasting Commission(NBC). The Court said SERAP has no locua standi in the case as it is not a part of the matter. Besides, the Judge described the case as a mere academic exercise. SERAP had approached the court to stop the N5million fine imposed on some broadcast stations for infractions. Details shortly…..
The Northeast Governors Forum has called for execution of more Federal Government capital projects in 2021 to ensure rapid development of the region. The forum expressed disappointment over the provision of N45.32 billion for capital projects in the region by the Federal Government budget for 2021. The governors made the appeal in a communique issued at the end of the Third Meeting of the forum on Friday in Yola. They noted that despite the challenges of development, especially the infrastructural deficit in the region, the federal government 2021 budget failed to present equity in the distribution of federal projects. “Forum…
The organised labour has assessed Nigeria’s present economic situation, saying the Federal Government’s social intervention programmes and misapplication of foreign loans deepened the country’s recession. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Labour Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, said misuse of foreign loans, insecurity and the cash giveaways in the form of TraderMoni, MarketMoni and other cash-sharing programmes by the Federal Government worsened the recession in the country. He also lashed out at the Federal Government, saying it had not been consulting workers despite making mistakes repeatedly. Recall that the country on Saturday entered its…
Three suspects have been arrested in Lagos following a joint INTERPOL, Group-IB and Nigeria Police Force cybercrime investigation. The Nigerian nationals are believed to be members of a wider organized crime group responsible for distributing malware, carrying out phishing campaigns and extensive Business Email Compromise scams. The suspects are alleged to have developed phishing links, domains, and mass mailing campaigns in which they impersonated representatives of organizations. They then used these campaigns to disseminate 26 malware programmes, spyware and remote access tools, including AgentTesla, Loki, Azorult, Spartan and the nanocore and Remcos Remote Access Trojans. These programmes were used to…
Combined troops of the Nigerian Army and Air Force have been reported to have taken fight to armed bandits terrorising Kaduna State on the border of Kaduna and Niger State. The development came after the bandits attacked Kugosi and Kajari villages in Chikun local government area of Kaduna Central Senatorial District on Wednesday. Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said, “Military authorities have notified the Kaduna State Government that troops have attacked another group of bandits in Chikun LGA, close to the boundaries with Niger State. “Some…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consider Nigeria’s huge population size and physical development deficits when sharing oil production cuts. The President made the appeal on Thursday while hosting the Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr. Omar Farouk from Nigeria in the State House in Abuja. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari observed Nigeria needs all the resources she can gather from all sources, considering the weight of the responsibility of the nation with “200 million poor people,…