Author: Alade Adisa

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced a Christmas bonus of 150,000 for each civil servant in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Monday Uzor, made this known in a Facebook post on Thursday night. According to the post, the state workers would receive the bonus before 1 pm on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. “Every worker in Ebonyi State Civil Service will receive ₦150,000 as a Christmas bonus before 1 pm on Tuesday… Gov. Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru,” the post read.

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) exploded and killed two suspected terrorists in Barikin Daji village of Talata Marafa Local Government while testing the devices in an established camp of extremists leader, Bello Turji, in Zamfara State, Northwest of Nigeria. According to Zagazola, a security analyst and counterinsurgency expert in Lake Chad, the incident occurred in Barikin Daji Village and Dan Bagudu Hills, both located in Talata Mafara Local Government Area. “The explosion is said to have resulted from an IED mishap during a high-risk testing exercise conducted by the bandits under the supervision of a key lieutenant of Turji, identified as…

Irked by it called lawlessness,the Federal Government has given a one-month deadline to developers along the Lagos shoreline to regularise their operations or face revocation and demolition. This order is contained in a statement issued yesterday by Mr Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in Abuja. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, issued the warning following an inspection visit to the Lagos Lagoon Estates and shoreline front. According to the minister, developments along the Lagos shoreline must comply with existing laws and regulations to ensure orderliness. He added that…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, disclosed on Friday that his call urging Nigerians to pray for divine intervention against efforts by powerful cabals working to hinder the success of private refineries in Nigeria earned him the wrath of some individuals in the country. Adeboye said this during the ongoing annual Holy Ghost Congress themed ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ at the Redemption City, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. While the cleric did not directly name those involved, he referenced a statement he made weeks ago during the church’s annual Abuja Special Holy Ghost…

The Ondo State 2024 Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has received five petitions challenging the declaration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the November election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, on November 17, declared Aiyedatiwa the winner of the election, having polled a total of 366,781 to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 117,846 votes. APC and its candidate won in all 18 local government areas of the state. Other respondents in the petitions are: APC, Aiyedatiwa and his running mate, Mr Olayide Adelami.…

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, pleaded not guilty to a fresh 19-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The former governor, who was brought before the court from Kuje prison, denied his alleged complicity in an N80.2 billion fraud. Specifically, the EFCC alleged that the defendant, who piloted the affairs of Kogi State from 2016 to 2024, used five proxies to acquire choice properties in highbrow areas of Abuja and Dubai. The anti-graft agency told the court that the properties were acquired…

The law firm of Afe Babalola has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi from the roll of legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024 was signed by a partner in the law firm, Ola Faro, who was also mentioned in Farotimi’s book, “Nigeria and its criminal justice system.” The petition is titled “PETITION AGAINST TOMILOLA TITUS FAROTIMI (ALSO KNOWN AS DELE FAROTIMI ESQ), A NIGERIAN LAWYER…

The Senate has issued a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch for persistent refusal to appear before the Senate Committee on Works despite earlier summons. The resolution of the Senate on the warrant of arrest against the MD of Julius Berger followed a motion moved by the Senate Minority Whip, Senator Osita Ngwu. Senator Ngwu in his motion co-sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Works Mpigi Barinada and Senator representing Cross River South, Asuquo Ekpenyong informed the Senate that Julius Berger Plc Julius Berger have persistently refused to…

Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has warned state governors bypassing the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy, threatening to charge them with a contempt of court suit if they continue to defy the judgment. the Attorney General stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents. The Supreme Court, on July 11, 2024, delivered a landmark judgment affirming the financial autonomy of the 774 local government areas in the country and stopping governors from further control of funds meant for the…

President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to creating a business-friendly environment, particularly in the energy and solid minerals sectors, during a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the State House on Wednesday. In a session focused on fostering bilateral trade and investment, Tinubu assured German investors of Nigeria’s readiness to remove administrative bottlenecks and leverage its abundant natural resources to drive industrialization and economic growth. President Tinubu described Nigeria’s economic reforms as designed to ensure long-term prosperity through sustainable frameworks, emphasizing that the nation is poised for industrialization through its rich resources. “We must enhance the possibility of becoming…