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In Less than 24 hours to Ondo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replaced Olusola Ebiseni with Olorunfemi Festus as the Labour Party (LP) candidate. The commission in an update on its X social media platform, on Friday, said the replacement of Ebiseni with Festus was in obedience to a judgment of the Court of Appeal. The appellate court ordered INEC to restore the name of Festus as LP candidate in the Saturday election. The Commission said it was served with the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday Nov.…
The Magistrate, Ejiro Kubeinje, ordered the remand of the teenager in the correctional centre for boys at Oregun after he pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement. The magistrate, who refused to grant the defendant bail application, ordered that the case file be forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice. She subsequently adjourned the case until December 12, for mention. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, informed the court that the teenager allegedly committed the offence on November 1 at about 7:00 pm, at Mile 12 area, Lagos. Iberedem said that the…
Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Friday charged Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to man up and challenge the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju urged Fubara to confront Wike directly as a strategy to address the political crisis in the state, stating that the minister is not a god. Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the constitutional lawyer emphasized that there is nothing that can compel Wike to back down in a confrontation. He asserted that this reality is the necessity for Fubara to confront Wike directly and decisively. Adeyanju…
Speaking at the Shield Africa Summit 2024 in Abuja on Friday, November 15, CEO Mrs Osenaga Orokpo raised alarms about the sector’s declining workforce. “The average farmer is 60 years old, while the average African is 19. If we don’t act now, we are heading towards disaster,” she warned. To reverse this trend, Shield Africa announced the Shield Africa Farmers Academy, scheduled to launch in 2025. The academy aims to train 15,000 young farmers across Africa by 2027, equipping them with skills in sustainable farming, digital tools, and financial management. “This platform will create 15,000 to 20,000 direct and indirect…
Senator Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State, has approved six new appointments across ministries and agencies in the state. The six announcements were contained in a communication notice, signed by the Secretary to State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor on Friday. “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that the Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Dr. Iyamu. “He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Benin. He is also a holder of Doctor of Science in Petroleum Resources from…
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, November 15, CELT’s Executive Director, Henry Owolabi, criticised NNPCL’s Group CEO, Mele Kyari, for favouring fuel imports over domestic refining. Between October 1 and November 11, Nigeria imported 1.5 million metric tonnes of premium motor spirit, 414,018 metric tonnes of diesel, and 13,500 metric tonnes of aviation fuel. Owolabi condemned this practice, citing the Dangote Refinery’s capacity to process 650,000 barrels of oil daily as a viable alternative. “Kyari’s deliberate sabotage of our refineries is criminal,” Owolabi asserted, adding that the importation exacerbates Nigeria’s currency challenges. CELT claimed Kyari’s actions undermine…
The European Union (EU) has fined Meta the sum of $840 million over alleged unfair trading conditions and ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices. Giving details on the fine, the EU noted that Meta is guilty of breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to Facebook Marketplace. The EU further noted that Meta is abusing its users by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers that advertise on its platforms. This was contained in a statement by the EU competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, on Thursday. The statement partly reads, “This is illegal…
The late general’s casket, draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours, arrived at the cemetery at 3 p.m. in a white funeral wagon following a funeral service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The interment ceremony, attended by military brass and government dignitaries, lasted over two hours, with his body lowered into the ground at 4:41 p.m. President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Minister of Defence Abubakar Badaru, and Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa led a delegation of high-ranking officials to honour the distinguished soldier. President Tinubu described Lagbaja as “a dedicated patriot who served Nigeria with…
The Federal government has received 148 Nigerians including infants who were repatriated from Niger Republic. Their return back to the country was made public by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in a statement released on Thursday. In the statement, NEMA revealed that the returnees were repatriated from Niger Republic on Tuesday. Giving a breakdown, NEMA revealed that the repatriated Nigerians included 120 adult males, nine adult females, 10 male children, seven female children, and two infants. It further revealed that they were received by the NEMA Lagos Territorial Office (LTO), alongside other key stakeholders, with support from the International…
At the official ceremony in Abuja on Friday, the Executive Secretary of NCAOOSCE, Dr Muhammad Idris, urged the FCT Education Secretariat to enroll the children in various schools across the territory. Idris noted that 22,307 children were identified and removed from the six area councils of the territory. He also commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his unwavering support in ensuring free education for the children from Primary 1 to JSS 3. He called on other state governments to emulate this initiative to return out-of-school children to the classroom. “This administration is very serious about taking our out-of-school children…