Court Stops Obaseki’s Move To Impeach Deputy, Shaibu
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping the move by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach his Deputy, Phillip Shaibu, over their irreconcilable differences. Justice Mohammed issued the temporary order while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Shaibu praying the court to stop the move to ease him...
“Fathers Who Send Out Their Children As Almajiris Should Be Arrested”- Emir Sanusi
“Every day, wives are complaining about their husbands who claim their rights but abandon their responsibilities of marriage, women being divorced with their husbands not taking care of the children and those children ending up on the streets, drugs, political thuggery, violent extremism”. “No law that talks about consent in marriage, the rights of wives and husbands, domestic violence, rights...
Insecurity: National Assembly’s Resolutions No Longer Effective, Deputy Speaker Decries
Ahmed Wase, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Wednesday, decried that the Executive arm of the Federal Government does not recognize and implement resolutions passed by the parliament, particularly on the security cri...
COVID-19: Condom Scarcity Looms As Demand Increase
The world’s biggest maker of condoms, Karex Berhad, has warned of a global shortage as supply falls by almost 50 per cent. The manufacturer also disclosed that its stockpile is set to last for just another two months. According to Forbes, Karex produces five billion condoms a year, accounting for roughly 15 per cent of the world market. Group Chief Executive Officer...
Buhari Jets Out Sunday, To Attend UNGA In USA
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). This is according to a statement on Saturday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building...
NIMC Launches New Mobile App For SIM-NIN linkage
The National Identity Management Commission has launched a new Mobile Web Service (MWS) Application and improved National Identity Number (NIN) slips for public use. The launch was performed by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, through the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz. The Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, said the NIMC...
“If not for coronavirus we would have finished the Lagos-Ibadan rail” – Amaechi
The ongoing construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan rail project has been put on hold due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Federal Government declared on Thursday. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this during a live television programme on African Independent Television monitored in Abuja. The minister said the employees of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the contractor...
Ebonyi Speaker, 15 Sacked Lawmakers Not APC Members Says APC Group
A group of members of the All Progressives Congress under the umbrella of APC Legacy Members has alleged that Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, is not a member of the party. The group also alleged that 15 other members o...
FG Considers ASUU Payment Software, “UTAS”, Subjects It To Integrity Test
STRONG indications have emerged that the Federal Government may at the end of the day, accept demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU by jettisoning and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS and accepting the University Transparency Account System(UTAS) payment platform developed by the University Lecturers. According to the Federal Government, it may accept the UTAS...
Boko Haram: All kidnapped Children Will Be Freed – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari promised again on Monday that all children kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists would be set free during his regime. He spoke at a breakfast dialogue on ‘‘Stop the War on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts, Dividend of Silencing the Guns’’, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, held on the margins of the ongoing 33rd African Union Summit. Nigeria, Uganda, Norway,...
