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The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of the judgment which sacked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, David Lyon and his deputy, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. According to Justice Amina Augie who read the judgment on Wednesday, the application lacked merit and the decisions of the court are final. She added that the applicants failed to point out errors, stating that the judgment is final for all ages. The apex court judge said the judgment is final in the ‘real sense’ and no court on earth can review the judgment. “There must…
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has called on Nigerians to see themselves as one and work assiduously to address national challenges. George made the call on Tuesday while speaking at the 3rd Freedom Online Annual Lecture in Lagos . News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the theme of the lecture was “Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamentals, Future.” George said the challenges confronting the country required that all citizens work together with a common purpose to address them. He said tribalism, sectionalism, religious bigotry, and others were an albatross to national development, urging citizens…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a 37-year-old woman, Hauwa Ali, for allegedly marrying two husbands in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. The board’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Lawan Fagge, who confirmed the arrest of the woman in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested on Monday. He said the woman was apprehended when her first husband, Bello Ibrahim, 45, who was critically ill and was taken to his village for treatment, reported the case. “So after waiting for some time she thought he was dead after…
…wants Police, VIO to clamp down on trucks not roadworthy to ply highways The Senate has mandated its Committees on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, and Finance to investigate withholding tax revenues on both bank deposits and dividends. This was even as it urged banks and Central Security and Clearing System (CSCS) to work with various government agencies and stakeholders in ensuring that collection and remittance of withholding tax to the Federal Government are done using modern automated tax solutions and information technology solutions. These were resolutions reached on Tuesday by the upper chamber during plenary and after consideration of…
The Centre for Good Leadership Initiative (CGLI) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Mohammed Adamu to investigate a faceless group of lawyers calling for the prosecution of the Minister of State Mines and Steel Development Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah. The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), had on Tuesday asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to reopen the case file against Ogah in the interest of justice. COPA in the petition to the EFCC said “We have a course to write to you pertaining to a case that has lingered unattended with your agency…
The Senate has urged the Chief of Army Staff to re-establish a military command base in Garkida, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa and all major settlements bordering Sambisa forest to curtail the activities of insurgents. The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Sen. Aishatu Dahiru (APC-Adamawa) on Tuesday during plenary. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Feb. 21, an insurgent group attacked Garkida, a peaceful town in Gombi, Adamawa Central Senatorial District. The upper chamber also called on the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to immediately embark on rehabilitation of public and religious institutions destroyed…
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday, presented cheques of undisclosed amount to 22 families of its personnel who lost their lives in battle field in 2019 for their group life assurance benefits. The Deputy Director, Welfare, Department of Army Administration, Brig.-Gen. Isah Abdullahi, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries. He explained that the cheques represented their entitlements from the group life assurance policy of army, saying that the payment was in addition to the various statutory entitlements of the deceased personnel which the army had already paid to their families. Abdullahi urged the beneficiaries to be judicious in the utilisation of the money…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja has convicted Olisa Metuh to seven years imprisonment with a fine of three hundred and seventy five million naira to the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Metuh is being prosecuted by the EFCC, alongside his company, Destra Investment, on a seven-count charge of diversion of the money received when Sambo Dasuki who was the National Security Adviser. Justice Abang on count one, two, four and seven, ordered that he be sentenced to seven years imprisonment. On count three he was sentenced to five…
By Harry Awurumibe in AKURE President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon in Akure performed the official launch of the Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub located along the busy Ore- Benin- Shagamu Expressway. The Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub which is the signature development projects of Araokunri Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is an industrial estate which has clusters of industries like Automobile Assembly plant, Ethanol production industry, Paper Mill Factory, Winery and Nigeria’s 1st MDF factory producing medium, high density fibres and Marine Boards as well as Textile company producing lace fabrics and threads. Speaking at the event, President Buhari commended the foresight, hardwork and commitment of…
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Shagali, has resigned. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resignation came amid alleged plans by some members of the assembly to impeach him. However, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Tanimu Musa, told NAN that the speaker “honourably tendered his resignation” on Tuesday. He said that former speaker would continue his normal duties as a member of the assembly.