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Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, advised the EFCC to put its house in order to tender evidence in the trial of for Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido. The EFCC charged Lamido, with 43 counts amended charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N1.35 billion. Lamido was arraigned alongside two of his sons ; Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Abubakar, Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd for allegedly defrauding Jigawa. Justice Ojukwu said that there was a lot of untidiness between the prosecution and it’s witness (PW15), Mr Michael Wetkas…
The Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC), says it has confiscated 27 bags of adulterated hibiscus worth more than N400,000 from a trader, Sabitu Kabiru, at Maigatari market. Alhaji Faruq Abdallah, the Committee’s Chairman, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maigatari, Jigawa, on Wednesday. NAN reports that CPC is mandated by the state government to liaise with detectives, arrest traders who adulterate farm produce and arraign them in a mobile court. Abdallah said that Kabiru, who hailed from Kandawa in Birniwa Local Government Area, had mixed hibiscus with seeds in the bags to increase the weight. He…
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an FCT High Court Maitama, on Wednesday ordered for the release of the international passport of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Baba-Yusuf gave the order, following an application by Ahmed Raji ,SAN, Dasuki ‘s counsel, praying for the release of the passport dated and filed on Feb. 11. Raji had sought for the release of the passport to enable Dasuki renew the expired passport, which has been in the custody of the court for the past four year. Arguing the application, Raji withdrew the second relief sought in the application. According to…
The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Wednesday granted amnesty to 21 inmates in five Nigeria Correctional Services as part of the effort to decongest the centres across the state. Dipeolu had visited the centres located at Ibara and Oba in Abeokuta as well as those in Ilaro, Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode during her three days tour of the centres, which started on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that six inmates were released from the Correctional Centre at Oba; four from Ibara, five in Ilaro, three in Sagamu, while three were also released from Ijebu-Ode Centres…
The police in Plateau on Wednesday arraigned two suspects before a Federal High Court in Jos for allegedly using the name of Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, to swindle a Bauchi based businessman of N3million. The suspects, Hassan Ado and Abubakar Musa-Adamu, both residents of Jos North Local Government of Plateau, are facing a four-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, fraud and impersonation contrary to and punishable under Sections 518, 1(2), 343, 347 and 349 of Plateau State Penal Code Law. The accused persons pleaded not guilty before Justice Dorcas Agishi. Ms Prisca Daniel, the Police Prosecuting Counsel, told the court…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the nation lost about 750 million dollars to oil theft in 2019. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting spokesman for the corporation Mr Samson Makoji, in Abuja on Tuesday. Kyari said this when members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 13 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) visited the NNPC Towers. He decried the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates which he described as a threat to the operations of the corporation. The GMD who spoke on the topic:…
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday depreciated further by N9 billion, amid profit taking. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N14.347 trillion lost N9 billion to close at N14.338 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index dipped 24.48 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 27,523.08 compared with 27,547.56 recorded on Tuesday. The downtrend was impacted by losses recorded in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which are: Forte Oil, Custodian Investment, Guaranty Trust Bank, NCR Nigeria and Dangote Sugar Refinery. Analysts at Afrinvest Limited stated that “Despite opportunities for bargain hunting, we maintain our…
The Federal, States and Local Governments on Wednesday shared a total of N647.35 billion for the month of January as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting ended in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the N647.35 billion shared is 9.63 per cent lower than the N716. 29 billion shared in December 2019. Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, made the announcement while briefing newsmen after the meeting. He said the reduction in the allocation was due to what was provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the…
A civil rights movement under the aegis of Coalition for the Sustenance of Democracy (CSD), has called on the Supreme Court to return power to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after sacking all its elected officials during the 2019 general elections. The demand came with about two weeks to the March 2 date to hear the appeal filed by the APC in the Apex Court. The Supreme Court had, last year, nullified the victory of all officers elected on the platform of the APC over claims that the party did not conduct primaries within stipulated time as set by the…
The National Union Of Local Government Employee (NULGE), Oyo State Chapter has directed its members on a sit-at-home action across the state to return to work. This is contained in a statement signed by its Secretary, Mr Chucks Nwankwo, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the statement was issued after a meeting presided over by its President, Alhaji Bayo Titilola-Bayo. Recall that NULGE had directed its members across the state to sit at home pending the resolution of the impasse between Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State…