Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has written to the Lagos State House of Assembly seeking approval for the reallocation of the amount of N234.669 billion from the 2023 budget total of N1.768 trillion. The governor, in a letter read by the Clerk of the House, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko, expressed his intention to reorder the budget in order to prioritize capital expenditure and provide relief measures to alleviate the impact of the current economic challenges faced by the residents of the State. Sanwo-Olu’s letter addressed to Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and the lawmakers, emphasized the increasing need for his administration to address the demands and aspirations of the…

A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja has handed down a five-year jail term to Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, the former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, for his involvement in embezzlement and misappropriation of organisation funds. The decision was made after Mohammed was found guilty on 14 counts out of 18 charges, including forgery, misappropriation of funds, and conspiracy. The eight-man panel, presided over by Maj.-Gen. James Myam, disclosed that 24 witnesses were presented by the prosecution counsels, while the defendant called upon two witnesses to testify in his defense. Maj.-Gen. Myam clarified that the first count against Mohammed…

Uefa has abandoned plans to reinstate Russian U17 teams into next year’s youth European Championships. Last month European football’s governing body announced it was exploring how to reintegrate the Russian youth team into the international setup, having suspended all Russian teams from Uefa competitions following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Now the organisation says that finding a way to reintegrate Russia’s U17 side has proven too difficult logistically. “No technical solution to allow Russian teams to play could be found,” a Uefa spokesperson said, who added that the “agenda point was withdrawn”. Uefa had argued that boys and…

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it has reduced its emergency response time from five to three minutes to reduce casualties and save lives and properties. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, made this known during a sensitisation campaign to commemorate the 2023 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports that the sensitisation was carried out at Bwari Area Council Secretariat, Abuja and the Palace of Esu Sa-Bwaya of Bwari (the Chief of Bwari), Ibrahim Yaro. The sensitisation with the theme, “Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future for All”…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said over 5.4 million Nigerians are on the voter register for the Nov. 11 governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun made this known in a statement made public. The statement read in part, “The Commission held its regular meeting today, Tuesday, October 10, 2023, and, among other issues, reviewed preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. “For the forthcoming elections, there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in…

The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the results of this year’s June/July Senior School Certificate Examination. In the examination, 61.60% of students were recorded to have scored five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement at NECO headquarters while briefing Journalists in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,205,888 students registered for the examination with 1, 196, 985 successfully seating for the exams, a number that comprises 616,398 males and 580,587 females. When compared to the results of the 2022…

As a result of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas terrorists of Palestine, the Lagos State government has airlifted 310 people who went to Israel on a holy pilgrimage back to Nigeria. This is as the state government has put on hold the airlifting of some intending pilgrims from Lagos to Israel, earlier scheduled for Tuesday (today). The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this in a tweet via his personal Twitter handle on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Sanwo-Olu thanked the Ministry of Home Affairs for evacuating 310 Nigerian pilgrims from the war zone. He shared the news with photos of…

Four Students of the Nasarawa State University (NSUK), Keffi were last night reportedly abducted by people suspected to be kidnappers in Angwan ka’are, a community in Keffi Local government Area of the state. The students who were said to be kidnapped outside the university campus at 10.30 pm Monday include: Rahila Hanya – SLT 100 Level, Josephine Gershon a Computer Science 100 Level, Rosemary Samuel of Business Administration 100 Level and Goodness Samuel of the department of Geography 100 also Level. Speaking when contacted, the University Head of Information and Protocol, Abraham Ekpo said the university authority was aware of…

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday spoke on the the discrepancies in his Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) certificate. One of the aides of the former Vice President, Dele Momodu gave the clarification in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). Momodu stated that the clarification was necessary following allegations of forgery against Atiku by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He noted that some members of the ruling party had questioned the name ”Sadiq Abubakar” in Atiku’s WAEC certificate as against his other credentials. Momodu said he forwarded the accusations to…

The Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Council has faulted the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which disqualified the APC candidate, Timipre Sylva, from the November 11 governorship election in the State. Justice Donatus Okorowo had on Monday, October 9, 2023 ruled that Sylva was not qualified to be in the Bayelsa governorship race for third time, in a lawsuit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/821/2023, and filed by Chief Demesuoyefa Kolomo, a member of the APC, on June 13, 2023. The plaintiff had approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to seek for the disqualification of the…

The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, Uefa has confirmed. The joint bid ran unopposed after Turkey withdrew to focus on a bid with Italy for Euro 2032, which was also confirmed at a meeting in Switzerland. Both bids ran unopposed but still needed official approval from Uefa. The UK and Ireland focused on Euro 2028, with Uefa’s approval, after they ended a plan to be Europe’s preferred candidate for the 2030 World Cup. It is understood that Cardiff’s Principality Stadium will host the opening match of the 2028 tournament with the final at…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed three more banks for the collection of fees under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme (NESS). The banks are Coronation Merchant Bank Limited, Paralex Bank Limited and Lotus Bank. The appointment was approved by the minister of finance, budget and national planning. “Consequently, all authorised dealers are therefore enjoined to bring the information to the attention of the exporting customers,” a circular signed by W.J. Kanya, for the director of trade and exchange department said. In 2021, the CBN appointed 19 banks for the same fees collection. The NESS is a statutory payment…