The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Monday, lamented what he termed the devastating influence of unscrupulous, fraudulent and corrupt persons occupying judicial positions in Nigeria. The CJN spoke in Abuja during an induction course for new judges and khadis, organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI). The theme of this year’s course is “Inculcating Judicial Values in Newly Appointed Judicial Officers”. Justice Mohammed noted that the Nigerian judiciary is more than ever before, prepared to kick out bad eggs within its fold. According to the CJN, “the Nigerian judiciary is now more prepared and more poised…
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Three men, Lawal Akeem, Oyebamiji Oladiran, and Abiodun Habeeb, were on Monday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged possession of a fake Nigerian passport. The accused are facing a two-count charge bordering on possession of fake Nigerian passport. The prosecutor, P. O. Okebukola, of the State Security Service, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 16 at 9.30 a.m. at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. He said the trio conspired with another at large to forge a Nigerian passport. The offence contravened Section 363 (1), (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos…
Producers of local gin, known as Ogogoro, under the aegis of Okwagbe Distillers Union, Delta State, have appealed to the Federal Government not to ban the production of the alcoholic drink. Following the death of more than 60 persons in Rivers State last week over the consumption of the local gin and scores of others in Ondo State about two months ago, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, stated its resolve to commence the confiscation of Ogogoro and conduct sensitization across the country on dangers of its consumption. Reacting to the NAFDAC’s resolution, Chairman of…
The Oodua People’s Congress said it would pull out its men from protecting all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipelines nationwide from Monday evening. Yinka Oguntimehin, the spokesman for Gani Adams faction of the congress, said this in an interview in Lagos on Monday. Mr. Oguntimehin said that this became necessary because the corporation had yet to start paying for the work its men are doing. He said the corporation was, as part of the contractual agreement entered into, three months ago, expected to start payment. The spokesman said that the OPC personnel had continued to guard the pipelines with…
Outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has looked back on his tenure as head of the electoral body and come to the conclusion that his only regret would be being unable to create a special salary structure for staff of the commission. He made this known on Monday during a retreat organised for electoral officers of the commission where the 2015 elections were reviewed. The retreat was entitled “2015 General Elections: Lessons and Way Forward”. Jega also disclosed that the staff of the commission were subjected to difficult circumstances in the course of the…
The Ogun State Government has debunked a report listing it among states grappling with unpaid salaries, saying it was not owing any worker in the state. According to a statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration had never owed workers salary since inception. The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a story published in Vanguard newspaper today, Monday, 15 June, 2015, titled: ‘18 states bankrupt, can’t pay salaries’. The said erroneous report lists Ogun State as one of the 18 states. “We hereby state without any equivocation that since inception of…
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) said it would pull out its men from guarding all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines nationwide. According to Yinka Oguntimehin, spokesman for the Gani Adams faction of the group, the decision followed the delay in payment of the OPC members by the NNPC. As part of the contractual agreement entered into three months ago, NNPC was supposed to have started payment, Oguntimehin noted. “When we were given the contract on March 15, it was agreed that they will release money for OPC personnel for effective protection of NNPC pipelines nationwide. “We lost one man…
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Not many people are aware that Ayodele Fayose, the executive governor of Ekiti state has five grown handsome sons. Nigba is one of the sons of the Ekiti state governor and his wife Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose. Apart from Nigba, Joju, Rogba, Tomiwa, and Boluwatife are the other children of Fayose and his wife. The governor has managed to keep his children away from the public ever since he became a politician. Nigba and his brothers bear a striking resemblance with their father. Check out more photos below: Meanwhile his brother, Joju who shuttles between Nigeria and Europe loves to keep…
Basketmouth must be working on a project..He was transformed into an old woman and man..Looks believable especially as a woman…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Oyegun says President Muhammadu Buhari will not put the party first in choosing his ministers as he will be all out for the best people to execute the work at hand. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Oyegun noted that even Nigerians who are non card carrying members of the APC are likely to serve as Ministers in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Oyegun stressed that the background of such people do not matter as long as they are capable to deliver and serve the Nigerian people. “We…
A member of the Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Council, Akwa Ibom State chapter, Mr. Sunny Jackson, has warned against linking President Muhammadu Buhari with the relocation of the State Election Petition Tribunal from Uyo, the State capital, to Abuja. Jackson said that before Buhari was sworn-in as President, the tribunal had already been inaugurated by the judiciary and had started sitting in states where free and fair elections were not allowed. A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Uwemedimo Nwoko, had lampooned those behind the movement of the election petition tribunal from Akwa Ibom to Abuja,…
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has disclosed that the caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party are scheduled to meet tomorrow (Tuesday) in Abuja to take a final stand on the crisis that erupted following the election of principal officers of the National Assembly last Tuesday. Governor Al-Makura stated this yesterday in an interview with journalists in Lafia, the state capital. While regretting the crisis, he maintained that the governing party remains united and unshaken by recent political developments. He also expressed optimism that after the meeting, the party…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. (Dr.) Matthew Hassan Kukah, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against throwing the report of the National Conference in the dustbin, saying it contains some recommendations that could solve some national puzzles. He also advised that the report be quietly given to relevant government agencies in order to find areas suitable for implementation. The clergyman, who said this in a chat with Vanguard in Sokoto at the weekend, said though the confab was seen as former President Goodluck Jonthan’s weapon for political leverage, his successor would do well to ignore calls to jettison the…
A northern group known as the Patriotic Northern Coalition for Justice, Peace and Equity, has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to beware of some politicians and elements within the party, whose aim it said is to undermine the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The national coordinator of the coalition, Alhaji Babangida Sule Jnr, who made the call in Kaduna on Sunday, pointed out that the former Lagos governor is the bedrock of APC and still commands great respect in his region and in the party, adding that any plot against his interest will…
Bishop Matthew Kukah Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah is confident that President Muhammadu Buhari will improve the fortunes of the country. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Kukah noted that since Buhari was elected and not appointed, it is very unlikely that Nigerians would witness any unpleasant surprises. “Buhari was not appointed, he was elected. If he was appointed, there could be element of surprise. “What I am saying is that Buhari begged, cajoled and mobilised for our votes based certain clear principles that he articulated. “The man has given me a manifesto. My business is to study…
Former Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Labour Matters, Mr Bisi Fakayode, has given insight into the state government’s decision to restructure commercial motorcycle operations in the state, saying it was meant to curtail rising cases of theft and armed robbery. Speaking during the distribution of N2.5million empowerment items to members of the Okada Branch 3 of the Kwara State council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Sunday, Fakayode said instead of outright ban of motorcycles, the government reduced their groups to seven for effective monitoring of their operation. He said the programme also justified the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Coporation, NNPC, has said the invitation of some of its officials by relevant security agencies probing the crude oil swap deals was normal. In the last four weeks, it was reported that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS), have been asking questions and inviting some officials of the NNPC to shed more light on the swap crude oil-for-refined-products-exchange programme and Offshore Processing Agreement (OPA). In a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, the NNPC noted that “the invitation of the…
The Nigerian Bar Association in Ekiti State has condemned the current spate of kidnappings in the state, saying it has put the citizens in “extreme fear and angst”. The association particularly regretted the kidnapping of one of its members, Rev. Father Emmanuel Akingbade, at his residence around 8:30pm on Tuesday. In a statement on Sunday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Branch of NBA, Dr. Foluke Dada, enjoined the people to be “more vigilant and report strange movements and activities in their neighbourhood to security agencies in the state”. “We also call upon the Commissioner of Police in the State…
Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday burnt down houses in Babbangida, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State during an early morning attack, a resident, who gave her name as Maimunat Abubakar, said. Babbangida is the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state and shares border with Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. This is not the first time the local government headquarters would be coming under attack from Boko Haram. Abubakar, who fled with two of her children to Damaturu as a result of the attack, lamented that “the insurgents attack our town in the early hours of today…