Author: Amina Mohammed

As the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State rages, the embattled party chairman, John Ngbede has advanced reasons the immediate past governor of the state, Samuel Ortom was suspended. Speaking to journalists in his office at the party secretariat located along Otukpo road on Tuesday, Ngbede said that the former governor and his lieutenants wanted to take the party leadership by force. He added that the former governor and his cronies were trying to take the party back to the old order where malpractices held sway. While dismissing his suspension and that of his secretary and…

The Ondo state government has agreed to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. Speaking in Akure, the state capital, the State Head of Service HOS, Bayo Phillip, said that governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has given assurance that his administration would not do anything less than whatever is approved by the federal government as the national minimum for workers. Phillip said that the state government was ready “to implement the new national minimum wage as approved by President Bola Tinubu for workers in the state. While reiterating the commitment of the governor to the welfare of the state workforce, he recalled…

A Kano State Mobile Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 protesters for alleged vandalism of public and government properties during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The defendants are charged with criminal conspiracy, theft, unlawful assembly, inciting disturbance, trespass, and mischief by fire. The court was presided over by three senior judicial officers: Senior Magistrate Ibrahim Yola, Senior Magistrate Hadiza Bello, and Chief Magistrate Abba Dandago. After the remand order, the court adjourned the sitting until 19th August for a hearing. Earlier, the State Director of Public Prosecution, Salisu Tahir, informed the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences during…

Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Tuesday extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to the Freedom and Peace Parks in the Ojota and Ketu areas of the state. Sonaike made the order following an application by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, for an extension order having complied with the pre-action protocols for preemptive remedies ordered last week by another vacation judge, Justice Emmanuel Ogundare. Pedro who was represented in court by the Director for Civil Litigations, Mr Hameed Oyenuga, told the court that the service…

The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence. On Monday, six people were arrested and several police officers injured when they were attacked by rioters hurling bricks and fireworks in Plymouth, southern England. Officers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, were attacked as rioters attempted to set fire to a shop owned by a foreign national. Police said a man in his 30s was seriously assaulted during the disorder and that they are treating the incident as a…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Prince Tijani Ugbodaga as the Chairman of the Edo State Local Government Service Commission. In a statement, Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, said Prince Ugbodaga takes over from the former Chairman of the Commission, Chief Tom Uloko. He added: “The appointment takes immediate effect. “The government appreciates Chief Uloko for his service to the State and wishes him well in his future endeavour. “The swearing-in of Prince Ugbodaga will be held at a date to be announced soon.”

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N50m bail each to two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, who allegedly hacked MTN Nigeria Communication computers and stole airtime and data valued at N1.9bn. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted them bail after hearing two separate bail applications filed by the defendants. In addition to the bail sum, Aluko ordered the defendants to provide two sureties each, one of whom must be a civil servant in the federal or Lagos State employment, who must be grade level 14 and above. He said that…

The national grid has collapsed for the fifth time in the year, plunging many places into darkness. Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is yet to comment on the matter, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the grid collapsed around 2:55 pm on Monday. “We understand that some of our customers are still without power due to a system failure from the national grid at 2.55 pm today, 5th August 2024,” AEDC wrote on X. However, it assured customers that the distribution company is working with others to restore the system. “Please be assured that the system is…

Substitute Juanlu Sanchez struck a late winner as Spain came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 on Monday and reach the final of the Olympics men’s football. Morocco had led in the semi-final through a Soufiane Rahimi penalty towards the end of the first half at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. However, Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez equalised midway through the second period and then set up Sevilla right-back Sanchez to fire in the winner. It is Spain’s second consecutive appearance in the final of the Olympic men’s football. They had to settle for silver three years ago in Tokyo after losing…

The House of Representatives has resolved to dissolve the current ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committee investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil for domestic refineries, and other critical energy security issues. At the committee’s inauguration penultimate Monday, the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, speaking on behalf of the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, expressed concern over the resurgence of fuel queues at petrol stations, the increasing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, and the unavailability of crude oil feedstock for domestic refineries. Kalu noted that the investigation would also extend to other related issues impacting the sector, emphasizing…