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In an interview with Channels Television, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Mr Garba Shehu lamented over the level of criticisms thrown at the president, asserting that leaders are not loved while in office. Citing the case of Goodluck Jonathan who he says was persecuted out of office, but has now become the favorite of many Nigerians, Mr Shehu was of the opinion that this same yearning will happen after Buhari has handed over to the next president.  

N3.4b debt: Court blocks Oyo Govt’s accounts in four banks AHigh Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies in four banks. The affected banks are First Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Wema Bank and Zenith Bank.  The funds, according to court filings, are to settle the outstanding balance of N3,374,889,425.60 from the judgment debt owed some former Local Government Chairmen and Councillors sacked on May 29, 2019 before the end of their tenure by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. Justice A. O. Ebong issued the order while ruling on a motion ex-parte for garnishee order nisi filed by the ex-Chairmen and Councillors led by Bashorun Majeed Bosun Ajuwon and Idris Okusesi. The garnishee proceeding, initiated for the Chairmen and Councillors by their lawyer, Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), is in execution of a judgment they got against the Oyo State Governor and six others from the Sup...

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION  PRESS RELEASE  CONDUCT OF SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTIONS The Commission met today Monday 27th March 2023 and reviewed the areas where supplementary elections are required to conclude the outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly elections across the country.  It will be recalled that 26 State Governorship, 104 Senatorial, 329 Federal and 935 State constituency elections have been concluded and winners declared. Consequently, supplementary Governorship elections will be held in Adamawa and Kebbi States, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 Federal and 58 State Assembly constituencies. Owing to the competitive nature of the elections, especially for legislative seats, supplementary elections will be held in just a few polling unit in some constituencies. A comprehensive list of the polling units by State, Local Government, Registration Area, registered voters and PVCs collected will be published on our website on or before Wednesday 29t...

CONTRIBUTE YOUR BEST TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY- COAS CHARGES TROOPS  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)  Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has charged troops of the Nigerian Army to always put in their best and contribute to the success of the force in all its campaigns. General Faruk gave the charge during a one day seminar organised by the Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation held at the Headquarters 2 Division Nigerian Army, Ibadan.  The COAS represented by the Commander Infantry Corps, Major General Christopher Musa challenged the troops to always ask themselves if they have contributed meaningfully to the success and progress of the force, if not they should check themselves and did the needful. He enjoined Senior Non Commissioned Officers in the various formations and units to constantly check, advice and imbibe in their subordinates the right ethos in conformity with the Nigerian Army customs, ethics and traditions.  In his remarks...

🇺🇦 Orlando Bloom sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss solutions for protecting children traumatised by Russia's invasion.  He also visited a children's centre and bomb shelters in Kyiv where, he said, the mental anguish was "palpable" "To see the children, to see in their eyes, the anxiety...and yet the strength of the Ukrainian people is something that is really awe-inspiring," Bloom told Volodymyr Zelensky during a sit-down meeting in one of the president's safe rooms.  "It's so horrific what's going on." The pair discussed Russia's abduction of children and the need for foster families instead of group homes.  After praising Mr Zelensky's leadership, Bloom left him with a gift from his Buddhist mentor – a message of encouragement previously delivered to UK children – as well as a message from his own mother: hence you must win," Bloom told the president. "Your defeat would be the defeat ...

Press Release Aisha Buhari donates a bus for national para-sports The First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that there is ability in disability, the First Lady was speaking while presenting a special bus to Nigeria’s Para Sports teams through the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, at the National Stadium on Friday 24 March 2023. Mrs. Buhari, who was represented at the event by her Special Assistant on Health and Developmental Partners, Dr. Victoria Ogala-Akogwu further said that she is proud to associate with the Para-athletes who have won laurels for the country in many international competitions, she said this has confirmed the inclusivity agenda of the President Buhari led administration. She further called on well-meaning Nigerians to liaise with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports development in order to ensure that Nigerian Para Athletes are encouraged through investment in them, this she said would help to boost mo...

AYU: ONLY NEC CAN SUSPEND ME 27th March, 2023     |     7:08 PM The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu Monday reacted to his suspension by the executive committee of his  ward, Igyorovo in Gboko local government in Benue state, stating that it is of no effect as only the National Executive Committee (NEC) has the constitutional right to suspend him. Ayu said that as national chairman and indeed as a national officer, only the NEC of the party as contained in section 57(7] can suspend him. A statement by  Simon Imobo-Tswam (Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Communications) said that the party wished clarify as follows: “For starters, Article 57(7) of the PDP Constitution as Amended in 2017 expressly prohibits any organ of the party or executive committee of the party at the Ward or State Level from taking any disciplinary measure against any member of the party’s National Executive Committe...

Court Convicts Woman for N47m Fraud in Lagos Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 27, 2023, convicted one Adanu Blessing Ajumi, who was prosecuted for N47m fraud. Adanu, who is accused of trading under the name and style of Emerald Multipurpose Cooperative Society to defraud her victims in a purported agribusiness scheme, was charged with two counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006, and stealing, contrary to Section 278 and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2011. She pleaded "not guilty" to the charges when she was arraigned on December 19, 2019, thereby leading to her trial that commenced on September 14, 2020. In the course of the trial, the prosecution counsel, S.O. Daji, called three witnesses through whom several documentary evidence were tendered and admitted by the court against her. The defence coun...

EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Uyo Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 24, 2023 arrested eighteen (18) suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Uyo and Mberebe, in Etinan Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. The suspects whose ages range between 19 and 31,   were arrested following actionable intelligence  linking them to  alleged online criminal activities. Items recovered from them include laptops, mobile phones and a Point of Sale (POS) machine. The suspects   will be arraigned as soon as the investigations are concluded  

LASG REITERATES BAN ON COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLES IN RESTRICTED AREAS  The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘Okada’ in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State is still in force.  Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa declared disclosed this at weekend while on a tour of some restricted areas within the State, where large numbers of motorcyclists (okada riders) had resumed operations.    He reaffirmed the State Government’s ban on okada in the Local Government Areas which include Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Mushin, Apapa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Eti-Osa, as well as the Local Council Development Areas under them including Ojodu, Onigbongbo, Lagos Island East, Yaba and Coker-Aguda.   Others, according to him are Itire-Ikate, Eti-Osa West, Iru Victoria Island, Ikoyi-Obalende, Ikosi-Isheri, Agbo...

Diya to get state burial, says Gov Abiodun ...as he pays condolence visit to late General's family Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the Lagos residence of the former Chief of General Staff and Military Governor of Ogun, General Oladipo Diya, disclosing that the late military top brass would be given a state burial by the state. Abiodun, who described his death as a great loss to Ogun in particular and the country in general, said late Diya lived an impactful life worthy of emulation. Speaking further, while leading  a delegation from the state comprising members of the State Executive Council, the governor said, "General Diya was a man of many parts. His life epitomized integrity and character. He was a soldier and gentleman, a lawyer with an eventful career. He rose to the peak of his career as the Chief of General Staff. " The governor noted that he held many command and administrative positions while in the military and continued...

LASG GRANTS ACCESS TO CHRISLAND TERMINAL CLASSES  The Lagos State Ministry of Education has granted permission for students in terminal classes to access Chrisland High School, Opebi, for physical learning ahead of their examinations due to begin soon.   Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo broke the news in an update on the case of the deceased student of the school, Miss. Whitney Adeniran.  According to Mrs. Adefisayo, “The school will remain closed until all necessary judicial processes superintended over by the State’s Ministry of Justice and other ongoing administrative inquests within the purview of the Office of Education Quality Assurance and other agencies are completed”.  She also hinted that arrangements are ongoing for other categories of students to return to school, adding that “The temporary permission to allow the terminal classes comprising JSS3 and SS3 students access to the school was granted to enable them to participate in the...

PRESS RELEASE NPF REVIEWS 2023 ELECTORAL PROCESS AS IGP COMMENDS OFFICERS, COMMANDERS FOR PEACEFUL POLLS Assures Effective Collaboration with INEC for Expeditious, Transparent Prosecution of Electoral Offenders The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, on Monday 27th March 2023, met with Strategic Police Managers of the Nigeria Police Force comprising Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs) and other Tactical Commanders at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to evaluate Police performance during the 2023 General elections, highlight lessons and strengths, and dissect complex dynamics for subsequent optimal performance. The IGP seized the opportunity to commend the Senior Police Officers and Commanders and other ranks for their resilience, sacrifices, and professionalism which ensured the containment of the pockets o...

Gunmen Kill 2 NSCDC Personnel In Imo March 27, 2023 Two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo State have been allegedly killed by gunmen in the early hours of today Monday 28 March 2023. Information available indicates that the gunmen ambushed and killed the Operatives while driving through the EkeIsu market in Obiangwu Community, Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state. The incident has been confirmed by the Imo State Command of the NSCDC. According to Channels Television, the state spokesman for the corps, Chimeziri Noel, said as part of the primary assignment and mandate of the agency, the officers were on routine monitoring of some critical national assets and infrastructure in the area when the incident occurred. Noel said the NSCDC officers were attacked and killed by bandits in the early hours of Monday, adding that their bodies had been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre in Owerri. The spokesman noted that security has been beefed ...

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