Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s bid to return to office suffered a setback,Wednesday as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, dismissed an ex parte motion that sought for his immediate reinstatement. . In a ruling, Wednesday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, said it would not be in the interest of justice for him to grant such application without hearing from those that were dragged before the high court by the embattled CBN governor. . Consequently, Sanusi, was ordered to go and serve the relevant court processes on President Goodluck Jonathan, the Attorney General…
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The National Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, has called for the cooperation and prayers of party members to enable him and the party leadership to succeed. . He made the call on Wednesday in Abuja, when Gov. Sa’idu Dakingari of Kebbi led a delegation of the party stakeholders in the state on a courtesy call on him. . Mu`azu said that although the task ahead was not an easy one, it could be surmounted with prayers and cooperation of party members. . “Beyond paying homage to me, I will like to beg you to come on board…
The people of Nembe in Bayelsa East senatorial district, Bayelsa State, have warned prospective investors and buyers of oil wells and facilities owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company to investigate the non-payment of over $1bllion demanded from the company for damages inflicted on their communities by its over 50 years oil exploration activities. . The chairman, Nembe Kingdom Oil and Gas Committee, Chief Nengi James, gave the warning in Yenagoa following alleged planned sale of oil fields and other assets owned by Shell in Nembe. . He said that host communities of Nembe Kingdom were not against the proposed sale…
MEMBER representing Ethiope East and Ughelli North Local Government Areas on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Ominimini Obiuwevbi, has described the 2015 race for the Presidency as the collective aspiration of the people of the South-South, noting that President Goodluck Jonathan was just the symbol. . Obiuwevbi, shortly after a meeting with various groups and leaders from the council, said that “any attempt to say that Jonathan should not contest the presidency will show that our democracy was under threat.” . He advised Northerners to give their total support to the president to…
COALITION of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, threatened to mobilise the masses against re-election of members of the National Assembly should they fail to pass the Petroleum Industrial Bill, PIB, before the 2015 elections. . The CSOs, comprising Environmental Rights Watch/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA FoEN, Green Alliance Nigeria, GAN, the Host Communities Network of Nigeria, HOCON, and Students Environmental Assembly Nigeria, SEAN, had, on Tuesday staged a rally at the National Assembly for the final push of PIB. . Addressing journalists in Abuja, Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Ojo, said the essence of the briefing was to…
Pedestrians on Monday urged the Lagos State Government (LASG) to strengthen its enforcement on the adherence of motorists to `pedestrian crossings’ or `zebra crossings’, in busy areas of the Lagos metropolis. . The pedestrians made the plea in interviews in Lagos. . They advised the state government to come up with stiff penalties for motorists that failed to observe the road signs. . According to the pedestrians, motorists must be enlightened regularly on the benefits of adhering to the signs. . A sportsman, Toheeb Ariyo, said that most motorists plying the National Stadium road always violated the law. . “I…
Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia said on Tuesday said that the Southern Leaders Forum was designed to foster greater unity among the ethnic nationalities in the region. . A statement issued by Orji’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Ajunwa, said the governor made the remark in Umuahia after his return from the two-day forum, which took place in Calabar. . The governor noted that “hitherto, the South was polarised, but this singular meeting we held has brought all the southern leaders together so that we can discuss our differences, strengths and weaknesses. . “At the end, we harmonise and take…
The National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr Rafiu Salau, has urged politicians to always consider the ideology and manifesto of any political party before joining it. . Salau made the call in Abuja on Tuesday in an interview in Abuja. . He said that defection was a normal trend, but politicians should allow ideologies to be their guiding principle when considering to defect. . “Defection is normal in a democratic setting, especially a multi-party state like ours, but party ideology should be considered by politicians in deciding to leave or stay in a political party,” he said. .…
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited, NPDC, has distanced itself from publications alleging that denied receiving the sum of US$6 billion from its parent company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation being proceeds from NPDC’s oil and gas operations. . In a press statement by Mr. Victor Briggs, Managing Director of NPDC; the company stated that “the reports are misleading and do not reflect the contents of what was submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance” . Mr. Briggs posited that “For the avoidance of doubt, NPDC in its submission stated that the funding relationship between NNPC and NPDC provides for proceeds…
The Ogun Comptroller of Prisons, Mr Adams Babatunde-Lawal, on Tuesday said that no fewer than 24, 207 inmates lived in prisons across the state in 2013. . Babatunde-Lawal in Abeokuta said that the figure represented inmates in all the five prisons in the state. . According to him, the inmates were made up of 23,794 males and 413 females. . “We take good care of the inmates in all our prisons in line with the directives of our Comptroller General and we exhibit a high level of professionalism in handling them to prevent jail break. . “We have vehicles that…
The Police in Sokoto State on Tuesday confirmed the murder of a 56-year old man, Mallami Aliyu, by his 25-year-old son on Sunday. . The Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP El-Mustapha Sani, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Sokoto. . Sani said that the incident happened about 2a.m on Sunday. . “The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the Kofar Marke area of Sokoto city in Sokoto North Local Government Area. . “The 25-year-old … allegedly killed and buried his 56-year-old father, Mallami Aliyu,’’ he said. . Sani said the suspect had been…
The death toll from a school massacre in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday has risen to 43, a hospital source in the troubled northeastern Yobe state said. . “Ambulances have been bringing in bodies from Federal Government College in (the town of Buni Yadi,” a senior medical source at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital in Yobe’s capital Damaturu told AFP. “So far 43 bodies have been brought and are lying at the morgue,” he said, requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss death tolls. . Yobe’s police chief Sanusi Rufai told AFP that 29 people…
The Nigeria Police Force has paraded ten suspects arrested in connection with the torture, murder and sodomy of three females accused of stealing pepper in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. . The Police PPRO, Mr. Frank Mba, who briefed the press, also declared four other suspects at large wanted while promising that justice will be ensured in the prosecution of the suspects. . The event which is popularly known as the Ejigbo 3 took place in February 2013.
The Ondo State Government has announced the death of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Adesina Samuel Ajayi, representing Odigbo Constituency 11. . Dr. Rotimi Adelola, the Secretary to the State Government in a statement, said the death occurred in the course of a protracted battle with Cancer of the Urinary Bladder. . The late speaker during his life time, the statement said,was a bridge builder, a man of integrity and a reliable team player who placed the interest of the state above personal consideration. . “The Ondo state government received the news of the death of…
A former National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has emphasised the need for Nigerians to support those in leadership positions at all levels to ensure national development. . He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when the Goodluck Support Group, a political pressure group affiliated to the PDP paid him a courtesy call. . “Support your leaders because they are your embodiment of your originality, what we do not own we cannot take care off it. . “We need to believe and support our own to ensure good governance and development in all sectors,’’ Tukur said. . He…
The 2014 Appropriation Bill passed second reading at the Senate on Tuesday as Senators continue to ask for more funding for agriculture, judiciary, security and decried over bloating in non priority areas. . When the Senate resumed debate on the budget, several Senators, in their contribution, said that so many on-going projects had been neglected while areas that should have less appropriation had large sums. . Sen. Gbenga Kaka (APC-Ogun), in his contribution, said that it was appalling that the agriculture sector, which was capable of employing a teeming number of youths, had very little allocation. . “Agriculture is capable…
A mammoth crowd at the Liberation Stadium for the rally. Eleven individuals died following a stampede. . Mr Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has cautioned politicians against early campaign to avoid overheating the polity. . Idowu made the call in an interview with on Monday in Lagos. . He said that INEC had issued timetable which clearly indicated the timeline for commencing campaign by political parties and candidates in the country. . According to him, the commission has repeatedly warned political players to always abide by the provision of the Electoral Act…
The EFCC on Monday re-arraigned three pastors for allegedly defrauding Angel Estate Residents Association in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos of N7.9 million. . The defendants, David Eshiet, (44), Samson Ugbara, (47) and Adesanmi Aderoju, (43), were re-arraigned before Justice Kudirat Jose of an Ikeja High Court. . They are facing a six-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and uttering. . Reports have it that the defendants were previously arraigned on March 13, 2013 before Justice Olabisi Akinlade. . The trio had pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail in the sum of N500,000 each.…
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday in Ikeja met with the state`s delegates to the forthcoming National Conference on the state `s agenda for the conference. . The six delegates include a former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu and a former Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr Supo Shasore. . Others are Mr Rabiu Oluwa, Mr Waheed Ayeni, Prof. Tunde Samuel and Mrs Funmilayo Bashorun. . Fashola said at the meeting that the state would present its position on issues affecting it and the country strongly at the conference, with a view to getting…
The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Joseph Mbu, on Monday, gave a 24 hour deadline to motorists with tinted glass vehicles to obtain the necessary permit or be arrested. . Mbu, who gave the ultimatum at a news briefing on the security situation in the territory, warned that from Wednesday, Feb. 26, vehicles plying the territory without registration numbers would be arrested. . He said “I want to make this pronouncement now. If you do not have a tinted glass vehicle permit, formally approved by the Inspector-General of Police, and you are not permitted to have tinted glass…