Author: Amina Mohammed

The House of Representatives on Sunday congratulated Afam Osigwe, SAN, on his election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association. The legislative body also congratulated the nine other national officers of the association and the NBA representatives to the General Council of the Bar for their respective zones, following their emergence in the NBA 2024 election concluded on Sunday. In a congratulatory message signed by its spokesman, Akin Rotimi, the Green Chamber said Osigwe’s legal experience will go a long way in impacting the Nigerian community for good. The statement read in part, “With 25 years of distinguished service…

A former National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Mustapha, has resigned from the party and decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) In Kaduna State. Mustapha, also a former Head of the Civil Service in Kaduna, resigned from the PDP through a letter he wrote to the chairman of Gubuchi ward in Makarfi Local Government Area of the state dated July 15th, 2024. He explained that he voluntarily resigned his membership of the PDP based on personal reasons, appreciating the party for giving him the opportunity to serve in various capacities since he joined till…

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance and Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on Saturday, vowed to deal with oil companies which fail to participate in the ongoing investigation of the loss of $60b inflated cash calls by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s Joint Venture Agreements. Recall that the joint committee co-chaired by James Faleke (Chairman, Finance) and Alhassan Ado-Doguwa (Petroleum Resources), had in the past week, frowned at the absence of chief executives of companies and agencies earmarked for the probe at the hearings. It also chided the presentations made by the few who turned up, even as it…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for devolution of power to the states, rather than centralisation of governance powers and responsibilities. The governor said employing such a strategy to tackle the challenge of inflation ravaging Nigeria’s economy, would yield the expected result. Adeleke stated this on Sunday at the combined 10th undergraduate and 6th post-graduate convocation of the Adeleke University, Ede, where 1092 students were conferred with first degrees, masters and doctorate degrees, held at the stadium on the campus of the university. He observed that the government was experimenting with many strategies to tackle the challenge of inflation,…

The Lagos state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has raised concerns over the explicit content in rising singer Ayo Maff’s new song, “Last Week.” The song’s lyrics glorify drug use, with the artist boasting about using cannabis and running out of it by Saturday. On his social media, Hundeyin criticised the song, highlighting that half of the young people in prison are there due to drug abuse. He emphasised that drug use often leads to criminal behaviour and urged artists to consider the impact of their lyrics on their audience. The PPRO wrote: “He does what on Mondays and Saturdays? Help…

A fatal motor accident has claimed one life and left two others unhurt opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Nteje, along the Awka-Onitsha expressway in Anambra state. The crash, which occurred around 9:30 am, involved a Toyota Camry with registration number ABJ125JV and a Ford Explorer with registration number ZBL626RL. Eyewitnesses reported that the Camry driver lost control and collided with the Ford Explorer after crossing into its lane on the single-carriageway. He said one male adult lost his life, while two other male adults were rescued uninjured. He expressed condolences to the family of the deceased…

A few hours after police took down nine notorious kidnappers in Lagos, it was revealed that a popular Nollywood actor and producer based in Port Harcourt, identified as Ode, was among those killed. Despite skepticism, it has been confirmed that the actor was one of the kidnappers shot by the Commissioner of Police Special Squad in the Ladipo area of Lagos. Detectives are conducting extensive investigations to identify the nine kidnappers encountered at the Ladipo auto spare parts market, where they attempted to abduct a wealthy businessman. During the investigation, police recovered four mobile phones and other personal items from…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 general elections.‏ According to a statement issued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday, the court ordered INEC to ensure “the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence and other electoral offences against state governors and their deputies during the 2023 general elections.” The court also ordered INEC to “to promptly, thoroughly and effectively investigate…

Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have reportedly killed one of the kidnappers of the mother of famous Hausa singer, Dauda Rarara. After a sustained gun duel with the heavily armed kidnappers, one was shot dead while the other was apprehended. The names of the kidnappers were given as Hamisu and Bature. The former was killed while Bature is being treated of the gunshot wounds he sustained. Sources said the operatives at the weekend stormed the Makarfi deep forest in Kaduna State and engaged the bandits in their enclave when they were busy sharing the ransom cash paid…

The media team of Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections says the presidency is plotting to cage him. A statement signed by Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman says linking Obi to the planned nationwide protest is a ploy by the presidency to arrest him over the planned nationwide protest. The full statement reads “The attention of the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR has been drawn to the wild, wicked and baseless allegations by one of the Spokespersons in the Presidency, Bayo Onanuga accusing the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi of being…