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3 Days To Handling Over: Buhari Receives Asset Declaration Form

– President Mohammodu Buhari Outgoing President Mohammodu Buhari has directed that all outgoing officials, elected and appointed, from the Vice President downward, must collect the assets declaration form, fill and return it as he has done. He said that his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of asset declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in public… []

How Fire Gutted Ganduje’s Residence in Kano

The personal residence of the outgoing Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, at Miyangu Street in Nassarawa GRA, Kano has been reported gutted by fire. The state fire service confirmed the fire outbreak to journalists yesterday, saying the outbreaks occurred last Monday. Spokesman of the state fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, explained that the fire was already under control by the time firefighters got to… []

Court Freezes ‘La Campagne Tropicana’s Accounts in 27 Banks Over N46.7m Debt

– Dr. Olawale Akinboye, CEO Lacampgne Tropicana Beach Resort Twenty seven commercial banks in the country have been ordered by the Federal High Court, in Lagos to placed Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts of a tourism company, ‘La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort’ over alleged N46, 798, 095.94 . Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order of Mareva injunction on May 17, 2023, while granting an Exparte… []

Court Orders Former Presidential Candidate To Pay N40m Over Suit Against Tinubu’s Inauguration

The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday dismissed the appeal by a former Presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, for being incompetent and lacking in merit. The court in a unanimous judgment also ordered the appellant to pay a total of N40 million cost to the four respondents in the appeal. According to the justices, Owuru’s suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect,… []

Full Text Address Delivered As Buhari Decorates Tinubu With Highest National Honour

– Tinubu and Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, outgoing president of Nigeria on Thursday decorated Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the incoming president and vice-president respectively with the highest and second highest national honours in preparation to May 29th swearing-in as president and vice-president. Speaking shortly after his investiture as Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) – the nation’s highest honour-and vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima as… []

Election Tribunal: CJN Clarifies Appointment Of 39 Additional Judges

– Tribunal Sitting The appointment of 39 additional judges to serve in election tribunals citing the avalanche of petitions from the 2023 general elections has been justified by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday. The 39 judges were on Thursday administered the oath of office by the CJN with a mandate to quickly rise up to the challenges posed by… []

Seun Kuti: Okotie Pleads With Police IG For Mercy

– Rev Chris Okotie Former Presidential candidate, Rev Chris Okotie,has urged the Inspector General of Police,Alkali Baba, to show mercy upon Afrobeat star,Seun Kuti over his case with the Police. The outspoken musician is in detention for slapping a Police man during an encounter in traffic recently. The matter has raised an uproar across the country. In a press statement issued in Lagos yesterday, and… []

Hilda Baci, Seun Kuti, Tiwa Savage And Tony Elumelu, Top African Social Chart

– Hilda Baci, Seun Kuti, Tony Elumelu On this week’s Africa Social Chart released by Top Chart Africa, reigning Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, better known as Hilda Baci, made it to number 1. The Social Charts uses Social Media and Google analytics to determine the most talked about personalities in Africa for the week. The May 8-15, 2023 data shows Hilda Baci as the… []

Gunmen kill US Officials In Anambra

– File photo of gunmen Four persons suspected to be officials of the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria were reportedly killed following attack in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. Their mission to the riverine area of Anambra State was not known, but it was gathered that their convoy came under fire by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Police Public Relations Officer in the state,… []

CBN Gives Access, Zenith, GTB, Others 30-Day Deadline To Delink Bank Accounts Without Verification Numbers

– CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to Nigerian banks to close bank accounts without BVN. According to the apex bank, the directive is aimed at promoting safer, more reliable, and more efficient banking and payment systems. Data from the NIBSS showed that 57.39 million customers’ accounts have been linked to their BVNs as at April… []

Ooni of Ife Unveils New Olori

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and new wife, Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda A new bride will join the existing five as Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, is preparing to receive Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda into his royal palace in Ile-Ife. Reports indicate that the wedding ceremony has already taken place, and a welcome party for the latest addition to the monarch’s… []

Buhari, Tinubu Condoles With Akinfeleye Over Wife’s Death

– Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, Late wife Carol Anike Akinfeleye President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the outgoing President, Mohammodu Buhari have commiserated with renowned scholar and professor of Mass Communication, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye over the death of his wife of many years, Mrs. Carol Anike Akinfeleye. In a condolence message to Akinfeleye, who is also a retired University of Lagos don, President Buhari prayed for God’s… []

Seun Kuti: Court Remands Singer In Police Custody For Another 48 Hours

– Seun Kuti Following the alleged assault on a police officer, a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, on Tuesday, remanded Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, in police custody for 48 hours to enable the Police to conclude its investigation. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, who presided over the matter, also ordered the Police to release the musician after the stipulated period on bail and also… []

Seun Kuti Spends Night In Police Custody, Awaits Arraignment

– Seun Kuti The Lagos State Police Command on Monday reiterated that Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, will be taken to court for arraignment for assaulting a policeman on duty in Lagos on Saturday as captured in a viral video. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin said the musician, who turned himself in on Monday and was handcuffed and detained spent the night… []

Seun Kuti Goes Into Hiding As PSC Calls For Immediate Prosecution Of Erring Singer

For alleged assault on a policeman on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday called for the immediate prosecution of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti. It frowned at the viral footage of Kuti slapping and pushing a Police Inspector and urged the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali, to ensure that the matter was followed to a logical conclusion. The PSC, in a statement… []

Universities Pledge To Absorb Returnee Students As Another Batch Of Evacuees Arrive Nigeria

– Nigerian Evacuees Some universities have pledged to support Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan as another 125 have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The evacuees arrived yesterday at 12.49 pm on a Tarco B737-300 aircraft from Port Sudan. The latest arrival brings the total number of evacuated Nigerians from Sudan to 2,371. Upon arrival, the returnees were processed by immigration… []

Abia Workers Jubilate As Ikpeazu Promises Payment of Salary

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has ordered the immediate payment of salaries to all workers in Abia State. The governor disclosed that he is highly committed to the welfare of the workers till his last day in office as Governor. Gathered that the state government was yet to pay March and April 2023 salaries due to a court order freezing all bank accounts belonging to the state… []

Fashola Elected Chairman of Shelter Afrique At 42nd AGM

– Babatunde Raji Fashola Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola who represented Nigeria at the company’s 42nd Annual General Meeting has emerged Chairman of Shelter Afrique (SHAF). He was announced the winner after an election held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Shelter Afrique is the only pan-African finance institution that exclusively supports the development of the housing and real estate sector in… []

Seplat Energy Crisis: Court Suspends CEO, Chairman, Others

There’s no indication that the crisis rocking Seplat Energy Plc may abate anytime soon. The crisis took a turn for the worse, yesterday, as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, suspended the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown, and Board Chairman, Mr. Basil Omiyi, pending the determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction filed by some aggrieved shareholders of the… []

Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Cautions All Parties Ahead Of Hearing Proper

– Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal All political parties involved in the ongoing Presidential Election Petitions have been cautioned by the Tribunal ahead of the hearing proper. The tribunal said it would not accept any unnecessary technicalities or sensational comments from lawyers to petitioners in the hearing. The tribunal on Monday held its inaugural session, a legal ritual that precedes the actual hearing of petitions seeking… []