Mu’azu Sambo, the minister of transportation, has refuted claims that he participated in the hijacking of a maritime contract at the Nigerian Ports Authority. Despite Two weeks before the current administration is set to leave office, Sambo’s involvement in a marine contract scam prompted his denial. At the commissioning of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Abuja Zonal Office in Abuja on Tuesday, said if a contract is beyond the threshold of the Nigerian Ports Authority, then it becomes the duty of the ministry to conclude the process of procuring that contract. According to him, if the procurement…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday barred journalists from the trial of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who is being tried for drug offences. The embattled former Head of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigerian Police Force is being prosecuted alongside four others. His co-defendants are ACP Sunday Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba and Inspector John Nuhu. Among other things, they were alleged to have unlawfully tampered with 21.25 kilogramme worth of cocaine that they seized from two drug traffickers and dealing in cocaine worth 17.55kg. During resumed proceedings on the matter on Tuesday,…
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora has asked the Federal Government to ban all foreign food commodities Nigeria can produce. Mamora made the call on Tuesday at the ministerial media briefing orgainised by the presidential communications at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, According to Mamora, the country is bereft of investors, hence most local inventions are rather dormant and useless. He said the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is having a challenge taking research outputs to the market, noting that when this is done it would be seen as doing something. Speaking on what has been done…
Former Deputy National Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has explained why he will not congratulate the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his victory at the February 25 election. George said this during an interview with Arise TV, adding that he bears no grudges against the former Lagos governor. This comes as the Tinubu’s camp paid a visit to the PDP chieftain on Saturday. Recall that a delegation led by Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), met with George in Lagos. The…
The Federal Executive Council yesterday licensed 37 new private universities. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this brought to 72, the total number of universities licensed by the Buhari administration since 2015. Adamu did not name the institutions, but said one of them was an online university, the first of its kind in Nigeria and owned by a woman from Bauchi State. Asked if the additional universities were expedient given the funding challenges of existing ones, Adamu said they were all private with enough funds to run them and they should not be denied the opportunity to exist. The…
Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told the United States to allow the court to determine those that undermined Nigeria’s democracy. US on Monday announced through the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, that it had placed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who undermined the 2023 general elections of February and March. “The United States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Nigeria and around the world,” Blinken said. “Today, I am announcing that we have taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections cycle.” Fani-Kayode while reacting…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who flew the flag of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the February 25 presidential election, met for four hours in Paris, France, on Monday, TheCable can report. At the centre of the discussion, TheCable understands, was the potential involvement of Kwankwaso in the in-coming administration as Tinubu plans to form a “government of national unity” — which means giving certain positions to opposition parties. The meeting also discussed issues around the election of the legislative leaders ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th national assembly. The All Progressives…
At least three people have been confirmed dead and multiple injured following a shooting in New Mexico, the United States. The San Juan county sheriff’s office confirmed the incident in a statement. Police said the suspect was killed, adding that two officers were shot. The shooting happened on Monday morning near a public park. “At this time, the details we have are that multiple officers from the Farmington Police Department were involved in an officer-involved shooting. One suspect was confronted and killed on the scene,” the statement reads. “The suspect’s identity is unknown and there are no other known…
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has kicked against the bill seeking to mandate medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years in Nigeria before relocating abroad. According to NAN, Ngige spoke to journalists after a federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Monday. In April, Ganiyu Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Lagos, sponsored the bill seeking to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 2004, to address the brain drain in the health sector. On Monday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced that it will commence a five-day warning strike on Wednesday, over…
The Christian Association of Nigeria set an agenda for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to address in the national interest on Monday. Tinubu, according to CAN, should put an end to unlawful marriages and coerced conversion to another religion in the North, against the preferences of the converts. According to CAN, Tinubu must be assertive in tackling ethnic and religious biases, adding that Nigerians should be able to gain access to economic and sociopolitical benefits in any part of the country where they choose to reside. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, stated these during the Church and Mission…
Three men charged with murder and attempted murder were remanded to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre in Lagos on Monday. Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed, and Hassan Kazeem, the defendants, were charged before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for the purported murder of one Alade Bello and the attempted murder of Lasisi Sikiru, who is still in hospital. They were charged with three charges of murder and attempted murder before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope. According to the prosecution, Haruna Magaji, the defendants committed the crime on April 14, 2023, around 2.46 p.m., in the Igbolodo village along Ketu, Omu Road in Lagos. Magaji told…
Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi insists the players are aiming for victories in their final two Premier League games. Even after the crucial, morale-boosting win at Brighton six days earlier, Sean Dyche’s side’s defeat at home to champions-elect Manchester City was not predicted, and it has not changed the equation. One win could be enough to keep them in the Premier League for another 70 years, but beating Wolves away and Bournemouth at Goodison Park would almost likely do it. Also Read: Barcelona win 27th La Liga title since Messi Exist A year ago the Toffees safeguarded their future in their…