The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement on Tuesday, said the resignation of the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, was not included in the terms of settlement reached on the leadership crisis of the House. This development comes as Obasa, yesterday, held a peace parley to reconcile with his aggrieved colleagues barely 24 hours after his re-election. Furthermore,…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has firmly dismissed reports alleging that retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and murdered. In an official statement issued by the Police Public Relations Office, authorities clarified the circumstances surrounding Parradang’s death, urging the public to disregard unverified information that could spark unnecessary alarm. According to the statement, ”Parradang arrived at the Joy House Hotel at…

Immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of misappropriating public funds totalling approximately N700 billion. The former governor, who reigned from 2015 to 2023, was invited to the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday at around 12:30 p.m. to answer questions concerning suspected money laundering, fund diversion, and related financial improprieties. According to…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed two new Commissioners of Police for Oyo and Enugu states. While Mamman Bitrus Giwa, formerly the Deputy Commissioner of Operations in Kaduna and Imo states, will now oversee the Enugu State Command, Ademola Johnson, who previously served as the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, has been assigned to Oyo State. Also, the commision approved the appointment of six new…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28, arraign Mr Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a lawful summons contrary to the FCCPC Act. The company and its CEO will be arraigned…

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has assured that his administration will continue to provide adequate funding for all government-owned tertiary institutions in the state. He spoke at the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) in Okitipupa on Tuesday. Governor Aiyedatiwa commended the institution’s remarkable growth in recent years and pledged more support, including backing its plans to establish a new Faculty of Medical…

Seven individuals accused in connection with the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a final-year student, have pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them before Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The court proceedings took place on Tuesday. At the previous hearing, the defendants were remanded in a correctional facility due to the absence of their legal representatives. The case revolves around the tragic killing…

A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja. Citing sources, counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, said Parradang was abducted in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. Makama said after being trailed from a bank where he had withdrawn money, the assailants took the cash from him before eventually killing him. “The tragic incident has…

All hell broke loose at the Abia state House of Assembly, on Tuesday, as some operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly beat a policeman attached to the Assembly to pulp. The development almost turned to a free-for-all between the two sister security agencies as other policemen attached to the Assembly came out to defend their colleague. Vanguard reports that the DSS personnel numbering about four held a…

A proposed law allowing Nigerian polytechnics to confer bachelor’s degrees has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Lagos lawmaker Fuad Laguda of the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeks to amend the Federal Polytechnics Act of 2004. One of its key provisions is an amendment to Section 3 of the existing law, which would add representatives from the National Board…

The Federal Government has announced that it has put in place a new system for paying local government officials directly from Abuja under the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). This approach affects key officials in local government administration, with a total of eight to nine individuals receiving their salaries through the central payment system. Under this new arrangement, each local government will have a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman, along…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation. His appointment follows a thorough selection process and will take effect on March 7, 2025, the day the current officeholder, Oluwatoyin Madehin, is set to retire. Ogunjimi, 57, was initially announced as Madehin’s successor in December 2024. A committee later conducted a competitive selection process involving Directors of Accounts in the Federal Civil Service. The…