A former Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, and others have pleaded not guilty to a N5 billion fraud charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oduah and eight others were arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, by the EFCC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on Monday, reported that Justice Ekwo fixed the date after a counsel that appeared for EFCC, Hassan Liman SAN, prayed the court to allow the defendants to take their plea, having filed the charge against them since December 17, 2020. Arraigned alongside the ex-lawmaker,…
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The Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Professor Timothy Adebayo, said the poor state of Oyo-Ogbomoso road is gradually making it impassable for commuters with more portions of the road damaged. Speaking during a meeting with the academic and non-academic staff of ACU, Adebayo appealed to the Federal and Oyo State governments to come to the aid of commuters plying the road, stating that the asphalt covering the road surface and underneath native soil have been eroded. He said that because the road connects the west and northern parts of Nigeria, thousands of articulated and commercial vehicles ply the road…
Date: 2023-Jul-21 🎯TOPIC: LEARN TO CELEBRATE YOUR VICTORIES 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/xVeHkOQPp4g ✝️ TEXT: Esther 9:20-10:3(NKJV) 9:20 And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who [were] in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, 9:21 to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, 9:22 as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make…
A yet-to-be-identified man has lost his life in an explosion that injured no fewer than 48 persons in Johannesburg, South Africa. Although emergency responders had mobilized to the scene to commence rescue operation, as of the time of filing this report, the cause of the underground explosion that ripped open roads and damaged at least 34 vehicles on Wednesday evening was yet to be ascertained. According to Aljazeera, the company that supplies gas to that part of the city said it did not believe its underground pipelines were responsible for the explosion. Commenting on the development, the spokesperson for Johannesburg’s…
The first batch of petrol, 27 million litres imported by an independent marketer has arrived in the country, putting an end to a downstream monopoly market once enjoyed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The vessel, ST Nnene earlier billed to arrive last week, but was held down off Lome waters due to adverse weather, birthed at Ijegun-Egba on Wednesday following the official end to subsidies by President Bola Tinubu on May 29. ST Nnene, newsmen gathered, had cost Emadeb Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, Adebowale Olujimi, and its bank partners of $17m (about N13b) to hire. Five financial institutions-…
Protesters in support of the fuel removal on Thursday cause a bit of disruption at the National Assembly’s main entrance popularly known as Mopol gate. The protesters noted that they decided to hit the street to show solidarity with the President, Bola Tinubu, over the removal of fuel subsidy. According to the protesters, the president made the right decision by removing the ‘canker worm’ that has eaten deep into the economy. The President had during his inaugural speech on May 29, declared that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime as the current 2023 budget he glimpsed does…
A young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death inside a popular hotel (name withheld) in Awka, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday when some friends were spraying money on a birthday celebrant while he was dancing during a birthday party at the hotel. The deceased said to hail from Nnobi, in the Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel the following morning, where she was allegedly dumped. According to sources at the scene of the incident, trouble started when…
The naira appreciated against the United States dollar on the Investor & Exporter forex window on Wednesday, closing at 793.70/$. The local currency had earlier traded at N825 a week earlier on the I&E window. According to figures obtained from the FMDQ, the trading, which commenced at 778.07/$ on Wednesday reached a high of 853/$ before closing at 793.70/$. The trading also recorded a turnover of $87.19m as of the end of trading. Some Bureau de Change operators who spoke to our correspondent said the dollar was bought and sold at N820 and N825 at the parallel market. The Central…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an application by the Federal Government to protect the identity of the witnesses lined up to testify against an alleged terrorist collaborator, Tukur Mamu. The Kaduna-based cleric and publisher is facing trial in connection with the terror attack on a Kaduna-Abuja train in March last year, leading to the death of at least eight persons with scores abducted for ransom. Mamu, who was arraigned in March this year, is facing 10 counts bordering on terrorism financing, among others. He was accused of receiving ransom payments in the sum of $120, 000…
Charles III will make his first King’s Speech at the UK state opening of parliament on November 7, House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt told MPs on Thursday. The king, who became monarch last September, will outline Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s priorities for the year ahead, which will likely see a general election. “I can confirm that the state opening of parliament will take place on 7 November 2023,” said Mordaunt. Charles deputised for his late mother Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of parliament in 2022, but it will be the first time he has delivered the set-piece speech…