Author: Dave Oludare Oso

A few hours after his successor and the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, accused him of being behind banditry in the state, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has denied the allegations, stating that during his reign as governor, he tackled banditry and all forms of criminality head-on.In a statement signed by Dayemi Saka, Lead Partner at Lambert and Curtis, the Bello Matawalle’s office, while reacting to the allegations, expressed dismay that Governor Lawal has ceaselessly and baselessly accused the Minister of sponsoring banditry.The media office said Matawalle has always denied his involvement in banditry or…

In a most shocking development, the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle to resign his position and clear his name over allegations of sponsoring bandits, as well as money laundering while he served as governor.Matawalle is the immediate predecessor of Governor LawalSpeaking as a guest in an interview on Television Continental (TVC) on Wednesday, the governor said the right thing for Matawalle to do is to honorably resign his position and clear his name of the many allegations leveled against him if he has any integrity.Lawal said: “If I were…

Tertiary institutions in the country are about to suffer another spell of unwanted break as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike if their outstanding salaries are not paid within three weeks.The unions gave the Federal Government three weeks to clear up their outstanding and implement the 2009 agreements or they will withdraw their services and shut down universities across the country indefinitely.Chief among the unions’ demands are the payment of four months withheld salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances,…

The Federal Government has warned private-sector employers in the country over failure to pay the N70,000 minimum wage.The government stated that defaulters of the newly established minimum wage risk potential imprisonment.John Nyamali, Director of Employment and Wages of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, who represented the Permanent Secretary made the announcement during the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria, held in Ikeja, Lagos.He said, “The minimum wage is now a law, and as a result, it is a punishable crime for any employer to pay less than N70,000 to any of…

Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, and the chairman of the party, Dr Tony Aziegbemi were the only ones out of the 18 political parties participating in next week’s election that refused to sign the peace accord organized by the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee, Wednesday.The remaining 17 parties signed the peace accord.Former Head of State, Abubakar, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Convener of the National Peace Committee (NPC), Bishop Matthew Kukah, among…

Legendary Italian soccer player, Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci has died, aged 59.A statement by the Palermo hospital where he was being treated for colon cancer disclosed this on Wednesday.Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer and was admitted to Palermo Civico Hospital in September. Schillaci rose to international fame at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he starred for the national team, nicknamed Azzurri, scoring six goals to win the golden boot. Italy finished third in the tournament, but Schillaci’s personal efforts were rewarded, beating Lothar Matthäus and Diego Maradona to win the golden ball as the tournament’s best player. He…

Scion of late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Seun has knocked President Bola Tinubu over his decision to remove fuel subsidy. Speaking during a recent Instagram Live session, the outraged singer asked, he said contrary to the President’s claim that the removal of fuel subsidy was a “tough” decision he made for the overall interest of the country, it was a “wicked decision” that undermined the welfare of Nigerians. Kuti also slammed the Presidency over the decision to buy a $150 million jet while the educational sector is underfunded, arguing that the money spent on acquiring a new jet for the…

The world richest man, Elon Musk, mostly reputed for his electric cars and microblogging site, X (formerly known as Twitter) is at it again. This time he has, through his company, Neuralink invented a device that will enable those who have lost their eyes and optic nerve to see again. The device called Blindsight will also enable those who are blind from birth to see for the very first time. The business mogul announced this on Tuesday on his social media platform.The device will enable even those who have lost both eyes and optic nerves to see. He wrote ”Blindsight,…

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has left the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja after voluntarily turning himself in, without being interrogated.The EFCC had preferred 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences totalling N80,246,470,088.88.After he (Bello) refused to honour several invitations from the EFCC and many attempts to arrest him proved unsuccessful, the commission declared him wanted.The ex-governor thereafter fell completely out of public radar, prompting insinuations that he had fled the country.However, in a somewhat shocking scenario, Bello…

Contrary to reports that President Bola Tinubu directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso to resign from his position before departing for China, the Presidency has debunked the reports, saying no such thing happened. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who dismissed the reports on his official X handle on Tuesday, described the report as a “bundle of lies.”“It’s all lies. President Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign,” Onanuga said while dismissing the report. The report claimed that President Tinubu issued the directive to Cardoso before departing…