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After Widespread Criticism, Prisons Service Redeploys Comptroller, Ekpendu Over Chidinma’s Beauty Pageant
Following the uproar generated over the beauty pageant conducted in the female section of Nigerian Prisons Kirikiri, Lagos, where murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu, emerged as Miss Cell 2022, the Comptroller of the facility, Mrs Lizzie Ekpendu has been redeployed. Ojukwu, the alleged murder suspect of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, was crowned ‘Miss Cell 2022’, on...
Nigerian Shot Stopper Disappointed To Miss World Cup Playoffs, Confident Super Eagles Will Beat Ghana
Maduka Okoye has expressed his disappointment after pulling out of Nigeria’s squad to face the Black Stars of Ghana in a 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs, reports says The Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper was forced to withdraw from the qualifiers after testing positive to coronavirus. Okoye was replaced in the squad by Enyimba goalie John Noble. “I was tested positive a day before...
Umahi Says He’s Not Worried About Sack Because He Enjoys Immunity, Insists Votes Garnered During Election Belong To Candidate
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has maintained that he has entertained fewer worries since the counter pronouncement by a Federal High Court in Abuja, ordering that he and his deputy, Eric Igwe, vacate their seats as governor and deputy respectively. He argued that asides from the immutable fact that he enjoys immunity as an elected governor, votes secured...
Ogun Court Orders Woman To Sweep Son’s School For Six Month After She Invaded With Thugs
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun on Wednesday ordered a 40-year-old housewife, Biola Joshua, to sweep Iju-Ebiye High School premises for six months for invading her son ‘s school with thugs. The police charged Joshua with conspiracy, assault and breach of peace. Delivering a ruling, Magistrate Shotunde Shotayo ordered the convict to sweep the school from 8 a m. to 11...
National Assembly Members Seek Reintroduction Of Coins To Fight Inflation
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to reinforce the use of coins in the country, as part of efforts to tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy. The matter was deliberated upon during plenary on Tuesday following a motion moved by a lawmaker, representing Toro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, Umar Lawal. It’s been decades since...
Court Sacks 20 Cross River Assembly Members For Defecting To APC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to...
Court Rejects Umahi’s Stay Of Execution Application
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out applications by Governor Dave Umahi, his deputy Kelechi Igwe and the 16 lawmakers seeking a stay of execution of their sack. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday struck out the applications after the applicants withdrew the applications. “Upon being informed that records of appeal have been transmitted, and application to withdraw of stay...
Buhari Nigeria’s Biggest Asset, Says CoS Gambari
The Chief of Staff, Cos to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has said that his boss is the biggest asset Nigeria has today, especially that the president is a man of his word. Gambari, a former minister of external affairs and longest serving Nigerian ambassador to the United Nations (UN), said this yesterday in Abuja at the public launch...
NYSC DG Vows To Prosecute Graduates Who Shun Mobilisation
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it is working with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to ensure that graduates who refuse to present themselves for the Scheme’s mobilisation after the completion of their studies are tried immediately. NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday during the signing of a Memorandum...
Obiano Not Released, Only Transferred To Abuja — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. In an exclusive chat with The PUNCH, the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday night hours after his handover to the new...
