Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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BREAKING: El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over probe
Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over claims that his administration embezzled N432 billion and left the state with significant debt obligations. The former governor, on Wednesday, filed a fundamental rights enforcement case against the Kaduna State House of Assembly at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. El-Rufai, who…
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Kenya Protest Death Toll Rises to 13
The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament. The unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted and injured scores of people on Tuesday have…
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BREAKING: Six teenagers drown in river after Junior WAEC
Six teenagers have drowned in the Mbang River on Tuesday in Ribang, Mbang village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State. According to The PUNCH, the students were returning from a Junior WAEC exam around 5:30 p.m. when the incident occurred. The victims, identified as Manasseh Monday (16), Musa John (16), Pius David (15), Monday Ayuba…
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Reps Move to Sanction MTN, Airtel, Others Over CSR
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has threatened to impose sanctions on MTN, Airtel, and other companies for failing to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. Chairing a public hearing in Abuja on Tuesday regarding “a bill to regulate corporate social responsibility in Nigeria,” Oby Orogbu, the committee’s chairman, expressed strong determination.…
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Cholera: FG in Discussions with Gavi Over Vaccine Shortage
The federal government has initiated talks with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) to secure additional cholera vaccines, according to Jide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Idris confirmed this during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria,…
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Crude Oil Controversy: Group urges Tinubu to Sack NNPCL MD, Kyari
A coalition of ethnic nationalities youth leaders in Nigeria have called for the immediate sack of the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari. They accused the NNPCL of sabotaging the fixing of indigenous refineries, as well as frustrating the take off of the Dangote refinery. This formed part of…
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Bauchi Poly Students Stage Protest Against Robbery, Rape
Students of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi residing in Gwallameji, an off-campus community near the school, took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the alarming surge of armed robberies and rape cases in the area. The students during the protest blocked the federal highway along Bauchi-Dass Road. According to a press release by the Bauchi State…
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Band A: Court Restrains Ikeja Electric, NERC From New Tariff Implementation
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Ikeja Electric PLC and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from applying, administering, and/or implementing the purported tariff stipulated in the April 2024 Supplementary Order on Tariff Increase On ‘Bank A’ Feeders. In a ruling on Tuesday, the court held that the tariff comprises those published…
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Bandits impose N20m tax on Benue communities
The Caretaker Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Victor Iorzaa has confirmed bandits’ imposition of N20 million on residents of Logo, Katsina Ala and Ukum council areas. It was reported that bandits levied the N20 million as monthly tax to be paid by all the households in the area. Addressing newsmen, Iorzaa said: “It is…
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Cobbler Remanded for Assaulting Police Officer
An Ajah-based cobbler, Oluwaseun Jacobs, has been arraigned and remanded in prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Lagos State. In a press statement on Tuesday, Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer Mayowa Adejobi reported that the suspect committed the offense at Chevron Roundabout, Lekki, on June 22, 2024. Describing the assault on the…
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OAU Lecturers Protest Non-Implementation of 2009 Agreement by FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has expressed frustration over the federal government’s persistent refusal to implement the 2009 agreement made with the union. ASUU criticized the government for neglecting the educational sector, undermining the patriotic efforts of its members. This was highlighted during a peaceful protest on Tuesday…
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Lagos: Navy Intercepts 72 Bags of Cannabis
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has intercepted 72 bags of cannabis sativa in the Elegushi area of Lekki, Lagos State. Commodore Rafiu Oladejo, the commander of NNS BEECROFT, announced this in a statement signed on Tuesday by the base information officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim. The contraband was seized on June 5. Oladejo explained that…