By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The federal high court sitting in Dutse Jigawa state capital has fixed 24 and 25 of February 2022 for hearing in the N36b corruption charges brought against the former Jigawa state governor, Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Report from the state indicated that Senator Saminu Turaki’s trial resumed at a federal high court in Dutse, after years of evading arrest by security agents. Mr Turaki was earlier arrested and arreigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on 32-count charge. The former governor was arrested and arraigned by the EFCC before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of…
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By Tunde Olusunle Perhaps the highlight of the recent elevation of senior police officers into higher ranks, was the simultaneous promotion of a married couple of the force, to the rank of substantive police commissioner. Kehinde Patrick Longe, and his wife Yetunde, who were both deputy commissioners of police, moved up to the next rank, as contained in a press release from Police Service Commission, (PSC), Monday December 20, 2021. Instructively, husband and wife were enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), same day, March 3, 1990, as Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP). This was upon the successful completion…
A staunch supporter of the GYB2PYB agendaAlhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has alluded toPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion that the next president of Nigeria should be someone who can secure the country as an endorsement for Governor Yahaya Bello to succeed him. Ododo while referring to the statement by President Buhari who spoke during a working visit to Maiduguri the Borno State capital, said it fits into the aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state to become the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He stated this in Lokoja the Kogi state capital on Wednesday. He noted that the…
The Federal Government has constructed 974 roads covering 13,000km nationwide in six years the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Housing, Dr Babangida Hussaini has indicated. Hussain told our reporter that the projects were part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign promises towards boosting socio-economic activities in the country. According to him, despite the current economic hiccups, the government was able to embark on capital projects in addition to rehabilitation of thousands of roads worth hundreds of billions of naira in the six-geopolitical zones.Hussain explained that the projects passed through the rigours of due process before approval hence they are of…
By chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, OFR, Ph.d Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has theorized that the oil and gas found in the Niger Delta region belong to the federal government, and not to the oil-bearing communities. Legally speaking, Obasanjo can be said to be correct, because he was part and parcel of successive military juntas that cleverly and systematically inserted expropriatory and inhuman laws concerning ownership of oil and gas into our statute books. But, does that make such laws right or justifiable? No. I think not.bEx president Obasanjo should be told in vsry clear terms that there is such an…
Our Reporter A retired civil servant, Mrs Eunice Ajayi has called for greater recognition of the traditional institution as the nation continues to battle several existential challenges. Speaking Wednesday in Ihima when she received the traditional chieftaincy title, “Oza-Oiza” (Harbinger of Blessings) of Odumi Clan, Mrs Ajayi said the consistent neglect of the traditional institution over the years has eroded the strict moral codes that used to govern African societies. She said the erosion of such cultural mores and values is at the root of the various social vices across the country. “The country today faces a lot of challenges,…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has visited the site of the inferno at Next Cash and Carry in AbujaSpecial adviser on media to the minister Nneka Ikem Anibeze in a statement Said the Minister who visited the site of the incident for on the spot assessment of the damage at the facility.The minister according to her, described the losses as catastrophic and colossal. “This is a very unfortunate incident. It is catastrophic and a loss not just to the management of this company but to the government and the country at large.“Immediately…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has signed the state’s year 2022 appropriation bill of N145,896,072,913 into law. A statement by his chief press secretary Muhammed Onogwu quoted him after signing the appropriation bill into law, to have indicated that his administration has tried to stem corruption to the barest minimum in the state to usher in accountability. “We will continue to guarantee zero corruption in Kogi State. Corruption will never lead us anywhere, we tried our best to bring it down to the barest minimum, if not zero level in Kogi State.”I want to assure you that we will…
An auto crash that happened on Sunday morning along Obajana-Oshokoshoko-Lokoja road has claimed the lives of six persons The FRSC in Kogi State said the accident involved two vehicles, a commercial Toyota Haice with registration number KTN04YX and a DAF truck with registration number QAB 961 XA. 31 travellers were involved in the accident that took place at about 6am in the morning which left 17 people injured, while 6 persons were confirmed dead. 8 persons survived with no injuries.According to the FRSC Command in the State one of the vehicle lost of control, leading to the accident.Rescue operation was…
U.S. President Joseph Biden on Tuesday issued a new proclamation revoking the Omicron travel ban he endorsed in a previous proclamation on November 26. Tuesday the President will lift the ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due to fear of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. “The travel restrictions… are no longer necessary to protect the public health” and will end on Friday, Biden said in the proclamation. The White House had already said it would end the restrictions but Biden’s proclamation makes the decision effective at 12:01 am in Washington on Friday (0501 GMT).…