Author: Amina Mohammed

King Charles III has congratulated the England football team on reaching the final of Euro 2024 and jokingly urged them to win the tournament without any nerve-shredding last-minute drama. Britain’s head of state sent the team his “warmest congratulations” after their 2-1 win against The Netherlands on Wednesday evening and his “very best wishes” for Sunday’s final against Spain. But he urged them to play with the nation’s blood pressure in mind after fans endured the suspense of a last-gasp equaliser in the second round against Slovakia, a penalty triumph against Switzerland in the quarter-final, and Ollie Watkins’ 90th-minute winner…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on public workers and officials to be accountable for their actions and decisions. This message was delivered by ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, during a three-day Strategic Retreat on Corruption-Free and Accountable Service Delivery in MDAs. The retreat, organized by the Centre for Economic Reform Initiative, was held in Abuja for public officials in MDAs. Represented by Mallam Hassan Salihu, an Assistant Director in the Public Enlightenment and Education Department, Dr. Adamu Aliyu emphasized that Nigeria has suffered significant losses due to a lack of accountability…

Liverpool star, Darwin Nunez, and other Uruguay players were involved in a brawl with Colombian fans. The brawl erupted after their 1-0 Copa America semi-final defeat on Wednesday. Uruguay striker, Nunez, unleashed a flurry of punches at Colombian supporters after jumping into the spectator seating at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium following an ill-tempered loss to Colombia. Uruguay central defender Jose Maria Gimenez said players had leapt into the melee out of concern for the safety of family members and loved ones watching the game. “This is a disaster. Our family was in danger. We had to go to the…

The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced its intention to cancel the certificates of incorporation of Bureaux De Change whose licences were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria earlier this year. In a notice on its website on Wednesday, CAC said the certificates would be cancelled within three months if the affected companies do not change the names and objects of such companies. “The general public is hereby informed that following the revocation of the operational licenses of 4,173 Bureau De Change companies by the Central Bank of Nigeria vide a Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (Vol. 111) No.…

The Lagos State Government, yesterday, commenced demolition of all marked shanties and other illegal structures erected along the Gbagada-Bariga drainage channel. This followed the expiration of a 48-hour quit notice issued by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab to owners of Illegal structures along water channels in the area. Recall that the Gbagada axis witnessed massive flooding following a heavy downpour last Wednesday, causing untold hardship on motorists and residents. Wahab, through his official X handle, attributed the menace by the squatters as a major factor to the perennial flooding in the area. He said: “Following…

The Supreme Court will today deliver judgment on the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the country. Whereas the apex court notified the Federal Government of the judgement date through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, state governors were informed through their respective attorneys-general. It will be recalled that a seven-man panel of the court, led by Justice Garba Lawal, had on June 13, reserved judgment on the matter, after all the parties adopted their final briefs of argument. The states, in separate preliminary…

Kylian Mbappe will be officially presented as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium next Tuesday, the Spanish giants announced. The confirmation came less than 24 hours after the former Paris Saint-Germain star and the France team were knocked out of Euro 2024 by Spain in the semi-finals. Mbappe, who will wear the number 9 shirt, will be presented at the Bernabeu at midday (1000 GMT) on Tuesday and will be welcomed by Real president Florentino Perez for the signing of his five-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday. France’s captain had a disappointing Euro 2024 and was hampered…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration has started the process of preparing the 2025 budget. This is as the governor insisted that the seats of Martin Amaewhule and the other state lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress remain vacant. Fubara stated that they will eventually return home because they desired it to be so when they voluntarily defected from the platform on which they won their election voluntarily. The governor spoke when he received on solidarity visit opinion leaders, women, and youths of Etche and Omuma Local Government Areas…

An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has revealed that the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele, and his wife Margaret, were not signatories to the account alleged to have been owned by them. Emefiele is standing trial over abuse of office and alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud, while in office. Ogbonnaya, who revealed this while being cross-examined by Emefiele’s Counsel, Mr Olalekan Ojo (SAN), also told the court that she had a Bachelor’s Degree in Archaeology and Tourism from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The witness said the signatories to the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, have reached an agreement to re-strategise and come up with a more mutually-beneficial Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to strengthen the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. This development came recently in Abuja when the Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Professor Olufemi Peters led a delegation of his management team to the headquarters of the EFCC on a courtesy visit. Speaking on the visit, Peters explained that NOUN had a long-standing relationship with the EFCC and the visit was meant to bolster…