Plateau State High Court Justice Nafisat Lawal Musa reinstated Abok Ayuba as Speaker of the state House of Assembly on Monday, more than 18 months after he was removed. Ayuba, who represents the Jos East constituency, was impeached on October 28, 2021, in controversial circumstances by some members of the state assembly and replaced by another lawmaker, Yakubu Sanda, who represents the Pengana state constituency. Dissatisfied with the process that led to Abok’s impeachment, two members of the House, Gwottson Fom of Jos South State Constituency and Tyem Pirfa Jinfa of Langtang North North Constituency, sought redress in court. They…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday apologised to the hijab-wearing candidates barred on Thursday by the Covenant University, owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, from sitting for the Mock-UTME at its campus in Otta, Ogun State. This was amidst the condemnations that trailed the action of the university management. The candidates were delayed from entering the premises simply for adorning hijab. In a 1:14 minute video seen by our correspondent, about four candidates wearing hijab were stopped from going into the university.The JAMB, in its weekly bulleting yesterday, apologised to the affected candidates…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state says those who purportedly expelled Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president, from the party are “impostors”. An exco said to be led by Ulebor Issac, a leader of a faction of the party in Delta, expelled Omo-Agege over “anti-party activities”. In a statement on Monday, Omeni Sobotie and Peter Akarogbe, Delta APC’s chairperson and secretary, said the working committee they lead is the authentic one. Sobotie was one of the state chairpersons inaugurated by the Mai Mala Buni-led caretaker committee in February 2022. “We are the legitimate and only recognised state executive committee…
The Senate Public Accounts Committee yesterday queried about 558 ministries, departments and agencies for failing to account for N969bn “intangible assets” in the 2019 budget. Members of the panel, while considering the 2019 report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, said there was no disclosure by the MDAs to enable audit confirm the assets. The committee’s vice chairman, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, said the details of the agencies involved were contained in the Auditor-General’s report. The report said: “Audit observed from review of notes 36 and 36A (Intangible) to the FGN Consolidated Financial Statement that the sum of N969bn was…
NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years – including the first woman and Black man to participate in a lunar flight. Three Americans and one Canadian will fly around the Moon next year, becoming the first astronauts to venture that deep into space since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972. The flight, dubbed Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024 and is a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half-century. The three NASA astronauts – Reid…
Nike, the country’s national team kit manufacturer, unveiled the Super Falcons jerseys for the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday, according to The PUNCH. The former African champions’ home and away uniforms for the Women’s World Cup, which begins on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, have been made public and shared on the Super Falcons and Nigeria Football Association social media pages. The light green — jersey, short and socks — is the home uniform, while the home kit jersey and short is black, with designs all over, and red socks. Nonetheless, the red socks are…
On Monday night, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stated that it did not pay N20 billion to ghost consultants, as claimed by an online medium. “NNPC Ltd read with dismay a report by an online platform alleging: paying N20 billion to ghost consultants and stealing multi-billion naira tax due to the Ogun State Government.” “NNPC Ltd wishes to state that as a responsible corporate organisation, it does not have or deal with ghost consultants. At NNPC Ltd, the process of engaging consultants whenever the need arises is clear and verifiable and follows global best practices. “It is therefore…
Australia said Tuesday it would ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed advice from the country’s intelligence agencies and would begin “as soon as practicable”. Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyes security alliance to pursue a government TikTok ban, joining its allies the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. France, the Netherlands and the European Commission have made similar moves. Dreyfus said the government would approve some exemptions on a “case-by-case basis”…
Mrs. Ifeoma Kalu, wife of the ex-governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has passed away. The federal legislator announced this via a post on his verified Facebook page on Monday. Senator Orji Kalu, who serves as the Chief Whip of the Senate, described Ifeoma as a virtuous woman who devoted herself to the service of God and humanity. She passed away at the age of 61. “With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to the eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61. “She was a woman of virtue who was committed…
Shakira is said to have left Barcelona for good after reportedly being served with an ‘eviction notice’ by her ex Gerard Pique’s dad. So is the pettiest split in showbiz finally over? Spanish media say the singer, 46, received a letter telling her and her parents to abandon the ex-couple’s former family home after she performed her diss song targeting Pique and his new girlfriend on the Jimmy Fallon late-night show last month. It’s the flat where Shakira famously set up a witch on her balcony to face her mother-in-law’s home, who lives next-door. Speculation was mounting on Monday in…
The current House Speaker has already started discharging the duties of CoS, having unofficially resumed with the President-Elect in France. Ahead of his takeover on May 29 as the 16th President of Nigeria, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has already begun team building, with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said to have been penciled in as his Chief of Staff. Also believed to being considered for some serious roles in the coming administration are his former Commissioner for Finance, Wale Edun and the Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, among other familiar faces currently being identified for different roles.…
PHOTOS: Portable Arraigned, show remorse In Cour Singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable is currently being arraigned at the High Court in Ifo, Ogun State. Portable landed in police custody on Friday, March 31, 2023 after displaying irrational behaviour and insulting Police Officers