The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, said the Federal Government will not interfere with any local or international legal battle involving a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently facing trial for alleged organ harvest in the United Kingdom. Malami disclosed this to journalists on Thursday at the 46th Session of the State House Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was reported that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were charged by the UK Metropolitan Police with conspiracy to facilitate the travel…
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Nigeria’s crude oil production plunged by 2.3 million barrels in July 2022 when compared to what the country produced in the preceding month of June, data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries showed on Thursday. In its latest Monthly Oil Market Report for August 2022, OPEC stated that crude oil production figures based on direct communication indicated that Nigeria’s output dropped by an average of 74,000 barrels per day in July. This implies that for the 31 days in July, the country lost about 2.3 million barrels of crude oil. The organisation further stated that the average…
Striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the government has not at any time indicated that it does not have money to fund the union’s demands and university education. The union was reacting to recent comments by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, who said it was unreasonable for the Federal Government to borrow over N1 trillion to meet ASUU’s demands. The PUNCH reports that ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022, after submitting its demands, which were being renegotiated by the Prof. Nimi…
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the Federal Government must stop borrowing for consumption. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the former governor of Anambra State lamented that states that received bailouts failed to repay the loans. He, however, advised that federal borrowings should be restricted to the statutory five per cent of the previous year’s revenue. He wrote, “As a matter of urgency, Nigeria must stop borrowing for consumption, but only borrow to invest in regenerative development projects and other productive ventures. “It’s ironic that states that received fiscal bailouts…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in Abuja on May 28 and May 29, 2022. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022, Wike and a PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon, are listed as the plaintiffs. In the originating summons, the PDP is listed as the first respondent while the Independent National Electoral Commission is the 2nd respondent. Tambuwal and Atiku are listed as the 3rd and 4th…
Instagram model and influencer, Courtney Clenney alias Tailor, has been arrested by the Hawaii Police Department for stabbing Nigerian boyfriend, Christian Tobechukwu Obumseli, to death. According to NBC News, a Wednesday release by the Hawaii Police Department stated that a warrant was issued for the arrest of 26-year-old Clenney on allegations of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Clenney’s attorney, Frank Prieto, revealed that she was at a rehab facility in Hawaii for substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder when she was picked up by police. Prieto also stated that Clenney arrest was shocking because of “the…
The military high command in the early hours of Thursday disclosed that two additional members of the Islamic West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have been arrested over the attack on the Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by Director, Defence Information Major, General Jimmy Akpor. He explained that the fresh arrest was made through the collaborative effort by the military and the personnel of the Department of the State Services (DSS) at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday. General Akpor revealed…
The Lagos council of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), on Wednesday, protested the “non-payment of allowances by the federal government”. Omoniyi Olalekan, SSAUTHRIAI coordinating chairman, and members of the association displayed placards to convey their displeasure with the federal government. The association is reportedly owed COVID hazard allowances and payment relating to salary structure adjustment. Speaking at a media briefing, Olalekan said the federal government agreed to pay the allowances in an agreement it signed in April 2020. When it was time for payment, the government came up…
The Federal Government has deployed a new technology as a stop-gap solution to the challenges confronting Nigeria’s power grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. Officials of the company said the technology, comprising Internet of Things and the Virtual Private Network, was deployed by the government through TCN to monitor real-time grid operations and help mitigate power system collapse. It was also gathered that the facility would boost power grid management at the National Control Centre, Osogbo in Osun State, as it would improve real-time operations of the national grid, pending the deployment of a long-term…