Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo has been impeached. Oluomo has been enmeshed in allegations ranging from financial fraud to leadership tussle at the state assembly. His impeachment may not be unconnected to the many allegations against him. In his place, Hon Oludaisi Elemide has been appointed as the new speaker. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on September 6, 2022, arraigned Oluomo before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475bn money laundering. Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at large)…
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Elder Statesman and Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari set the country back five decades in his eight years in office. Clark said the Buhari administration failed abysmally, lacked direction, was full of insecurity and recorded economic collapse. The South-South leader made the statement in reaction to the launching of a book “Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023)” written by Buhari’s former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The book was presented alongside five volumes of another book titled,…
A Nigerian man narrowly escapes being a victim of a crime he knew nothing about after an airport staff slipped drugs into his luggage to transport on his behalf. A video making the rounds on social media captured the drama that broke at an international airport between a passenger and an airport official. According to the passenger, the airport staff had slipped drugs in his luggage for him to help transport the contraband to his destination. When the passenger realized, all hell broke; causing an uproar at the airport while he confronted the staff who admitted to the crimes. The man expressed gratitude for escaping…
William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, turning up the heat on the host country whose hopes of reaching the last 16 remain in the balance. Captain Troost-Ekong, of Greek club PAOK, converted from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Abidjan, after a foul on Victor Osimhen was picked up following a VAR check. The Super Eagles then held on in front of a frenzied crowd to claim their first win in Group A after beginning their AFCON bid…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of the Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule. The state election petition tribunal had sacked the governor and declared David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the winner of the March 18, 2023 election. But the appeal court reinstated Sule and held that the tribunal wrongly relied on the evidence of eight of the PDP witnesses, whose statements on oath were not front-loaded alongside the petition. Reading the lead judgement, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun held that the appeal lacks merit.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. The appellants, Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party prayed the apex court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in the 99 polling units where elections were allegedly cancelled. The Appeal Court, Lagos Division, had in a split decision on November 24, 2023, affirmed Abiodun’s re-election. The majority judgment delivered by Justice Joseph Ikyegh dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP and its governorship candidate. Reading the lead judgement, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal. Punch
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. The court dismissed the appeals by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege, and the Labour Party and its candidate, Ken Pella, against the governor In the Omo-Agege appeal, the five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro said the appeal lacked merit and the appellant was unable to discharge the burden of proof placed on him. Pella’s appeal was also dismissed for lack of merit. The court of appeal in Lagos had affirmed the election of Oborevwori as the governor of Delta State, dismissing…
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was on Friday arraigned at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on 20 counts bordering on alleged corrupt practices and forgery. Dressed in an ash-coloured pair of trousers and a dark jacket, the ex-CBN governor arrived at the court premises accompanied by his team of lawyers and a few aides. Emefiele was first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on six counts of N1.2bn procurement allegations. The EFCC, on the leave of the court subsequently amended the charges pressed against Emefiele. When the amended 20 counts were…
Date: 2024-JANUARY -19 🎯TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF HIS MIRACLES 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/67tqHhDSJt0?si=p36qDBbgK3T-ULyO ✝️TEXT: John 2: 11-12(NKJV) 2:11. This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 2:12. After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. ✝️🗒️ STUDY: STUDY: Very often, success and glory, not problems and adversities, are the real tests of faith and humility that we face. It is very easy to get lost in the euphoria…
The Ivory Coast authorities have deported an Algerian supporter who was arrested for filming a video in which she used derogatory language towards the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations host nation. According to Actu Foot, Sofia Benlemmane was arrested, deported, and banned from the Ivory Coast for life, following the widespread video that depicted the country in a negative light. “Sofia Benlemmane, an Algerian supporter, was arrested yesterday at the stadium by the Rapid Intervention Brigade following comments made against Ivory Coast,” Maghreb sports platform reported. The incident was said to have involved Benlemmane who had travelled to Ivory Coast…