Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu will chair the party’s National Caucus meeting today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, assured that the meeting will proceed as planned, dismissing concerns about a possible postponement. “No, nobody is postponing anything. The National Caucus and the NEC meetings will still be held Tuesday and Wednesday as scheduled,” Basiru stated. Last year, the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings were initially scheduled for September 11 and 12 in Abuja but were later called off without explanation. Although…

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has demanded the withdrawal of Justice Rahman Oshodi  of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja from his ongoing trial over alleged $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud. Emefiele’s legal team, led by Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused the judge of bias and urged him to recuse himself from further proceedings. The request was made during Monday’s hearing at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Justice Oshodi adjourned the matter till February 26, 2025, to rule on whether he will withdraw from the case. Emefiele is facing 19 counts bordering on…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been inaugurated as the Governor of Ondo State, commencing his first full four-year term following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in December 2023. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure, the state capital, two months after Aiyedatiwa won the governorship election under the banner of the All Progressives Congress. Aiyedatiwa took his oath of office as the seventh Ondo State governor just after his running mate Olayide Adelami. The governor thereafter rode in an open van around the complex, waving to cheers from supporters. Road to Govt House…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode on Monday says nobody should twist twist the words of former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) regarding the 1966 military coup. In a post on his Facebook page, Fani-Kayode said there was nowhere in IBB’s autobiography where he claimed that the 1966 was not an Igbo coup. He wrote: “It was heinously callous for Nzeogwu to have murdered Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife, Hafsatu, because not only were they eminently adored by many but also because they were said not to have put up a fight. From that moment…

The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the reinstatement of the sacked Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Barr Olalekan Onafeko. The order follows an ex parte application to the Court made by Onafeko through his counsel, Yusuf Nurudeen, in a case he filed against Lagos State Government, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission, The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Attorney-General of Lagos State and Mr. Ottun Babatunde. Onafeko was the Clerk of the House until January 13, 2025 when Hon. Mudashiru Obasa was removed as Speaker, with the…

Brad Sigmon, a 67-year old South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, which would make him only the fourth inmate in the U.S. to die by this execution method. Sigmon who is scheduled to be killed on March 7, informed state officials on Friday that he wishes to die by firing squad rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair, citing, in part, the prolonged suffering the three inmates previously executed in the state had faced when they were killed by lethal injection. Sigmon was the first South Carolina inmate to choose…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over a total sum of $132,362.43, N78,566,324.81 to American, Spanish and Swiss victims of local fraudsters. The Commission described the move as a gesture of its commitment to tackling economic and financial crimes and offering restitution to victims of fraudulent practices. According to a statement by the EFCC, the handover was performed by its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede,  on Friday at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. It added that the delighted Olukoyede observed that, “The event is a demonstration of the commitment of the federal government of Nigeria and that…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin-Ekiti. Tinubu had on Thursday in Abuja, assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. Oyebanji in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, on Friday, said that the new university would further enhance educational and technological advancement of the state and the country through manpower development. The governor also thanked Tinubu…

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Friday, swore in 15 new commissioners as members of the State Executive Council. The State House of Assembly had screened and confirmed 16 commissioner nominees, but one of the nominees, Princess Margaret Elayo, was unable to participate in the event due to unspecified reasons. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at the City Hall in Lafia, the state capital, Governor Sule urged the new commissioners to avoid corrupt practices while discharging their duties. He emphasized that his administration is built on accountability, transparency, and prudent resource management, warning that corruption would not be tolerated. The…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said the fire outbreak that started on a dry crude storage barge at Cawthorne Channel 1 in Rivers State has been successfully contained. In a statement on Thursday, NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the incident did not affect the operations of the flow station in the area. “Thanks to the swift response of our emergency teams and industry partners, the fire was successfully contained. The incident did not impact flow station operations,” he said. According to Soneye, no lives were lost in the incident. NNPCL spokesman also assured the…