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Justice Okong Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, December 10, 2020, adjourned till December 21, 2020, for the adoption of the final written address of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on the trial of Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, son of the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is facing prosecution by the Commission on a three count charge of false asset declaration and money laundering to the tune of N58 million. The court will also on the same adjourned date, rule on EFCC’s application for committal to prison of Hon Sani Umar Sani Galadima, who is surety to Faisal. In asking for adjournment today, Faisal’s new lawyer, Anayo Adibe, had sued for time to be acquainted with the case, while Galadima’s lawyer, M.E. Sheriff, informed the court that he got news of the defendant’s arrest and craved for time to confirm the development. “I was reliably informed that the defendant was arrested last night and is in custody. ...

  Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday, December 10, 2020, collapsed in court. Following the incident, the presiding judge, Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had to adjourn till December 21 and 22, 2020 for hearing on Maina’s no case submission, filed on December 9 and due to be heard today. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Maina, alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd on a 12-count charge of operating fictitious bank accounts, corruption, and money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. Prior to Maina’s collapse, his counsel, Anayo Adibe had sued for adjournment on the basis that he was yet to be availed with the copies of the proceedings from the date of his client’s arraignment, having taken over as defence counsel on December 4. “I was not in the matter when he was arraigned. In the circumstances we will be asking for a short adjournment to enable us to take th...

  BREAKING THE CAMEL'S BACK! By Zailani Bappa The great people of Bakura have finally spoken. It is the voice awaited nationwide to decide who owns Zamfara politics today. It all started like a teaser. The Bye-election in Bakura Constituency slated for end of last October was ordinary to the ordinary Zamfara person. It is one of 24 such unit elections in the state in terms of Democratic representation. However, every cloth has its own tailor. The People's Democratic Party in the State had the seat before it's representative died. (May his soul rest in perfect peace). In ordinary parlance, the election to fill into the vacant position is best left for the people of that unit to decide without a political fuss. But that's not how it was allowed to be. It was inadvertently catapulted into an object of statewide show political prowess, drawing a national face to it by the All People's Congress in the state. Yes, as the build up to the elections gathered, which was later...

*For Press Release* The Communique released at the end of the Northern Filmmakers Association of Nigeria (NFAN) Maiden Summit held at Lily Grand Hotel, Lokoja, Kogi State on 14th November, 2020 *INTRODUCTION* : Consequent upon the agreement of Northern Filmmakers to come together and operate under an umbrella body which will protect the interest of Filmmakers in the North, the members of the NORTHERN FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (NFAN) registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, held a Summit on Saturday, 14th of November, 2020 in Lokoja, Kogi State and the following decisions were reached: 1. That the Northern Filmmakers Association of Nigeria (NFAN) recognises Association of Movie Producers, Nigeria as a Mother body of Film Producers in Nigeria. 2. That the National Executives and State Coordinators are commissioned to operate fully as National Executives and State Executives with Executive Authorities headed by the National President at the National and State Chairmen/Ch...

  … Set To Increase Boats, Terminals, Jetties The Lagos State Government has urged residents to embrace water transportation as a means of decongesting the roads, just as it revealed that plans have been concluded to procure more boats to accommodate the increased customer patronage. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, made the appeal on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ forum held at Ojo Local Government Secretariat, Ebute-Ojo, Lagos. Ladi-Balogun stated that the Agency chose the riverine localities of Ojo and Oto-Awori to hold the sensitisation meeting on boat transportation because of the incessant traffic logjam caused by ongoing road construction projects within the axis. He said, "As the State government is paying priority to rehabilitate the road along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which comes with its attendant inconveniences to road users, it will be expedient at this moment for the people to make use of the waterways, especia...

  •Sanwo-Olu Inspects Project Site Amid Jubilation By Residents Barring any exigency, the long-awaited Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge in Lagos State will fully open to vehicular movement in about eight weeks, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu assured commuters in the axis. The project is said to be at 90 per cent completion; all civil works have already been completed on the bridge. The overpass ascends from Oba Ogunji Road and drops at Oke Koto axis of Agege. The bridge also opens to the old Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway through Abule Egba. When opened for use, it will bring an end to the discomfort currently being experienced by motorists plying Agege-Abule Egba. Sanwo-Olu, in company of his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State’s cabinet, went on an unplanned inspection of the project site on Wednesday and assessed the level of work done so far. The Governor was joined in a walk-through on the 1.7 kilometre-long bridge by a multitude of ecstatic residents, who expressed their appr...