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  'citizens should participate in review process to have new direction' The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila , on Tuesday said the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria failed to address some critical national questions confronting the country hence the resolve by the Legislature to amend it. Saying that a nation’s constitution is not only the foundation of its existence but is supposed to set the terms of the nationhood and define the manner that reflects her common truths and highest aspirations, the Speaker noted that "Our constitution falls short of this standard." He said the reason for that was "because the 1999 Constitution is the product of a hurried national compromise that we entered into two decades ago in order to ensure that the military returned to the barracks and that we returned to democratic government." Gbajabiamila, who spoke in Lagos while declaring open the public hearing on the review of th...

  Second KDSG Security Update: Tuesday 1st June 2021 Armed bandits kill two in Birnin Gwari, Giwa LGAs -Nonagenarian commits suicide in Kajuru LGA Security Agencies have reported the killing of two citizens in Birnin Gwari and Giwa LGAs by armed bandits. In Birnin Gwari LGA, the bandits killed one Yusuffa Karami at Maikulu, while one Fanyo Bello was confirmed dead following gun wounds inflicted by bandits at Ungwan Maikuzunniya of Giwa LGA in the early hours of Tuesday. Security agencies also reported that a nonagenarian, Nabara Katoh had committed committed suicide by hanging herself at Gonan Rogo of Kajuru LGA. The aged woman reportedly tied a rope around her neck in a room, and took her life for reasons yet unknown as of the time of this update. Governor Nasir El-Rufai who received the reports sent condolences to their families and prayed for the repose of their souls. Signed Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State.

  June 1, 2021 Press Statement PDP Raises Alarm Over Plot to Fritter N1.7t Through Hazy NNPC Deal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is alarmed by alleged plans by fraudulent officials in the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration to divert over N1.7 trillion, ($3.9 billion) to their personal purses, under the guise of acquiring 20% shares in the $19. 5 billion refinery being built by Dangote Group. Our party is worried over the opaque and nebulous deal being pushed by fraudulent officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which not only allows corrupt persons in the government to divert the funds, but also entangles and smears the unsuspecting firm with corruption While the PDP has nothing against any genuine and honest incentives for private refineries or any moves to divest our economic interest in the private sector, the party insists that such must not be used as a ruse to siphon funds from the national treasury. Moreover, is it not an absurdit...

  PHOTOS: GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU AT COMMISSIONING OF HEIRS TOWERS AT AJOSE ADEOGUN, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, ON TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 PIX 1 L-R: Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the unveiling of the plaque to commission the Heirs Towers at Adeogun Ajose, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. PIX 2 L-R: C.E.O, Heirs Insurance, Mr. Niyi Onifade; Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commissioner for Insurance/C.E.O, National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, Mr. Olorundare Thomas; Acting Managing Director, Heirs Insurance, Adaobi Nwakuche and Group C.E.O, Heirs Insurance & Heirs Life, Mr. Emmanuel Nnorom, during the commissioning of Heirs Towers at Adeogun Ajose, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. PIX 3 L-R: C.E.O, Heirs Insurance, Mr. Niyi Onifade; Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commiss...

  The Lagos State Government has consolidated all payments, fees and taxes for property registration into a single demand notice to make it easier doing business in the State. Speaking at the Y2021 Annual Ministerial Press Briefing, the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, disclosed that the initiative has led to a reduction in the average number of days required to obtain the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and Governor’s Consent from 72 to 61 days. Muri-Okunola said the decision was government’s response to the continuous demand from stakeholders in the built environment, through the State’s independent online complaints and feedback mechanism, the CITIZENSGATE. According to him, the State Government took a step further to activate the e-planning platform for the submission of all construction permit applications, noting that the fees, procedures and laws are now fully publicised on the web while there is also a reduction in the average number of days for obtaining constru...

  The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 43-year-old Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding people of over N128,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Million Naira) in a fraudulent investment scheme. He was arrested following series of petitions by victims. The petitioners alleged that Amos through his company, DHIL Nigeria Limited popularly known as Crime Alert Security Network Investment, persuaded them to invest in a network scheme which offered a monthly 30% returns on investment. According to some of the victims, they were persuaded to invest after listening to the suspect’s weekly radio programme. However, after investing their monies they neither received the promised interest nor get a refund of their capital since 2020. Exasperated, they petitioned the EFCC. The Commission, in the course of investigation, discovered that the suspect operated a classic Ponzi scheme and had defrauded hundreds of people, some ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday issued a stern warning to those bent on destroying the country through promoting insurrection, and burning down critical national assets: a rude shock awaits them, and very soon too. The President spoke after he received briefing from Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on series of attacks on facilities of the electoral body round the country. “I receive daily security reports on the attacks, and it is very clear that those behind them want this administration to fail,” President Buhari said. “Insecurity in Nigeria is now mentioned all over the world. All the people who want power, whoever they are, you wonder what they really want. Whoever wants the destruction of the system will soon have the shock of their lives. We’ve given them enough time.” President Buhari recalled that he visited all the 36 states of the country before the 2019 election, “and majority of the people believed me, and the ele...