A former senator from the State, Senator Shehu Sani, who disclosed this in his Twitter handle, said Alhaji Musa died in his Kaduna home. According to him: “Balarabe Musa; Inna lillahi wainna Illayhir rajiun. May Allah grant him Aljanna Firdausi. Amin.” TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)has beseeched Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the no-case submission filed by suspected internet fraudster, Ismail Mustapha, also known as Mompha, who is standing trial over an alleged N32.9 billion fraud.
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THERE was jubilation on the Akoka, Yaba campus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) when news of the reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the institution’s Vice Chancellor filtered in last night. The Nation learnt that the Federal Government had approved the White Paper by the Visitation Panel which investigated Ogundipe’s removal by the Wale Babalakin-led Governing Council and other allegations levelled against him and others. A source confirmed that Education Minister Malam Adamu Adamu would today announce his reinstatement at a news conference in Abuja. A lecturer at the university who said the institution was jubilant about the news,…
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, has postponed 2020/2021 post-UTME screening scheduled to start on November 18 to 30. The new schedule was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the management. The statement read: “Post-UTME screening exercise earlier slated for Wednesday, November 18 to Thursday, December 3, 2020, has been rescheduled to hold from Monday, November 30 to Saturday, December 12, 2020. The exercise was rescheduled following the rescheduling of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) of the National Examination Council (NECO). “(It is also) in compliance with the directive from the Joint Admissions and…
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced clashed openly on Tuesday over alleged harassment of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouk, while she was being grilled on the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives. A member of the committee, Fatuhu Mohammed (APC/Katsina) accused his colleagues of unnecessarily “harassing” Farouk over how the distribution of palliatives as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari was done when it was clear that the minister had lived up to expectations in the discharge of her duties. A visibly angry Mohammed said, “This minister has done very well.…
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. The Governor had earlier relaxed the 24-hour indefinite curfew to run from 8:00 pm till 6:00 am daily. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, on Wednesday, the governor was quoted as saying that “citizens can now go about their business and other transactions beyond 8:00 pm without any hindrance or restrictions with effect from Wednesday, November 11.” The statement titled, ‘Oyetola lifts curfew in Osun’, added, “The government has once again observed the level of compliance…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday that he was leaving the party. He said he would join the ruling All Progressives Congress which he claimed would protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023 elections. Our correspondent gathered that Umahi told the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable. The members of the PDP NWC, who were led to the meeting by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, were said to have tried in…
Contrary to insinuations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee was planning to extend its tenure, chairman of the committee and Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, yesterday said only the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party has the power to extend the tenure of the caretaker committee. Buni’s clarification is coming just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the registration of new members for the ruling party. The president gave the approval yesterday when Governor Buni-led committee submitted the timetable for party registration to him. Buni disclosed this to State House correspondents after a meeting…
Napoli on Tuesday lost their appeal over a 3-0 defeat and one-point deduction for failing to turn up to play Juventus in October. The Italian Football Federation’s appeals board ruled out ‘force majeure’ as a defence when Napoli refused to travel to Turin for the October 4 game after two of their squad tested positive for Covid-19. The appeal court said the decision not to play was “a voluntary choice”. Napoli are placed third in the league, three points behind leaders AC Milan. Gennaro Gattuso’s side maintained they had to remain in Naples on local health authority instructions after Eljif…
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has distanced himself from the proposed clampdown on social media through regulation. He also denied media reports Southwest Governors voted in favour of social media regulation bill. Rather, he said the Governors only resolved the existing Cybercrime Act (Cybercrime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015) should be allowed to take its course instead of duplicating an existing law in the name of social media bill. He spoke on Tuesday while inaugurating an 11-man judicial panel at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office, Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan. The panel is chaired by a retired Chief Judge, Justice Badejoko Adeniji…
THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, sought the involvement of more Nigerian youths in agriculture. He urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities in the inclusion of the youth in driving modern methods of farming. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the inauguration of the National Young Farmers Scheme designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority. The statement was titled, ‘More youth inclusion in modern agriculture will bolster economy, improve earnings, says President Buhari’. Buhari was quoted as assuring those interested…