Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Harry Maguire has accepted an apology from the Ghanaian Member of Parliament who previously ridiculed him. Maguire has often faced significant criticism for his performances after becoming the world’s most expensive defender upon moving to United back in the summer of 2019. Though such disapproval has come from all corners of the globe on various platforms, he would have been surprised to hear his name tarnished in Ghanaian parliament last year. In December 2022, MP Isaac Adongo claimed that Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was the ‘economic Maguire’ due to the Bawumia’s New Patriotic Party budget mismanagement. But in parliament on…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has tasked the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to seek ways of deepening the consumption of locally produced petroleum products. He also called for the establishment of modular refineries, as well as the renovation of existing ones “to create a multiplier effect which will include the creation of jobs for our teeming youths and more security for the country.” He spoke when the Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, led the management team on a courtesy visit to him at the National Assembly yesterday. Akpabio said the Red Chamber would partner…

The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, says it has sacked and demoted a number of staff found to have been involved in tickets racketeering. Fidet Okhiria, the NRC Managing Director, said this at the interactive session of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on the 2024–2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF/FSP, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the corporation was working with the security agencies to address the menace. James Faleke, the chairman of the committee, expressed worry over the meager N345 million revenue remitted by the corporation in 2023. “Our concern is that if we expect…

The Legal Attache of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, Mr. Jack Smith has applauded the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He gave the commendation on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in Abuja while on a courtesy visit to the corporate headquarters of the EFCC. Smith said that he made personal efforts to study the antecedents of Olukoyede and found out that he has impressive credentials to lead the EFCC.  “I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my home work and research and I…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged the Federal Government to use Nigeria’s diplomatic links with Finland to extradite Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa, whom the military has charged with instigating the unrest in the Southeast. On Tuesday, General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, claimed that Ekpa, who is currently based in Finland, was undermining the work of security officers in the Southeast. Speaking on Tuesday in the House of Representatives, Musa said that “Simon Ekpa is sabotaging our efforts in the Southeast,” adding that the agitator was using Finland as a shield. However, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, said…

The GCEO of NNPC Ltd., Mele Kyari said the Company has already made a robust plan for the supply of petroleum products especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, sufficient to last beyond the ember months and the new year festivities. Kyari disclosed this when he led an NNPC Ltd. delegation on a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at the National Assembly in Abuja, on Wednesday. “By the creation of the National Assembly, NNPC Ltd. is saddled with the responsibility of guaranteeing Nigeria’s energy security which is critical to national security. We have made…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after participating in the G20 German Summit in Berlin, Germany. Tinubu was received upon his return by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. After participating in the summit, the Nigerian leader met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Tinubu also said he witnessed the signing of two agreements between Nigeria and Germany at the German-Nigeria Business Forum on Tuesday in Berlin. The president said a major gas export deal and a…

The Lagos Coroner Court sitting at Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu, on Wednesday, said the most crucial aspect of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, is being conducted in the United States of America (USA). The state counsel, O. Akinde, told the Coroner Magistrate, Adetayo Shotobi, that the autopsy into the external body of the deceased had been completed. Akinde made this known following the insistence of other counsel to the father of the deceased, David Fadimu, that of TNKay Music Worldwide, David Nawoola, and representative of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has issued an appeal to the Heads of State and Government within the region, urging them to lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic. Military officers, led by the former Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, seized power in the Niger Republic in a forceful takeover back in July 2023. In protest against this coup, the Heads of State in ECOWAS imposed sanctions on the nation, resulting in a range of adverse effects on the populace. Senator Ali Ndume, addressing journalists after the opening session of the parliament on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, highlighted the severe impact of…

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has headed to the Supreme Court to contest the judgment of the Appeal Court sacking him from office. Recall that the Appeal Court had sacked Yusuf, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, over ineligibility to contest while declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the governorship election in the state. There has been confusion over the Appeal Court judgement that sacked Yusuf. The court has asked concerned lawyers to return certified true copies of its judgement for corrections. The Appeal Court had ruled that Yusuf was not…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has granted bail to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. He was granted bail in the sum of N300 million. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Hamza Muazu held that Emefiele should produce two sureties, who must have landed property in the Maitama District of the FCT. Emefiele was not in court during today’s proceedings, having been remanded at Kuje Prison last week. Another FCT High Court had two weeks ago ordered his release in a fundamental human rights suit he instituted against the…

Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, said the FCT Administration has pegged the cost of issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) at N5 million. Wike made the pronouncement at a meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said payment could be made within four months of land allocation, after which the C-of-O would be handed over to the applicant. He added that he would seek the approval of President Bola Tinubu to link applicants’ national identification numbers (NIN) to C-of-Os before issuance. Wike said the era where three or more people were allocated the same plot of…