says new lawmakers must have political will for success urges for unity, passion for effective representation Lawmakers-elect of the Lagos State House of Assembly began a 3-day induction programme on Friday with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa advising them to eschew greed and selfishness while they represent their constituents. Dr. Obasa further tasked the members-elect to develop the political will to effectively perform oversight functions as part of their responsibilities. Declaring the programme open in Lagos, Obasa noted the importance of the legislative arm of government in a democracy adding that lawmakers have special roles to play in strengthening the institution. The…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has closed its case in a £2.6 billion alleged fraud charge slammed on an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, a consultant to the company and three of its directors. The Consultant is Abayomi Kukoyi (Trading under the name and style of Gladstone Kukoyi & Associates), while the company’s directors on trial are Prince Kingsley Okpala, Prince Chidi Okpalaeze and Prince Emmanuel Okpalaeze While closing its case before Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, the anti-graft agency called its last witness, Nathaniel John Webb, a…
Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel John, over the killing of his father, Monday John. Our correspondent gathered that Emmanuel, around 10pm on Tuesday, May 2, used a pestle to kill his father. The incident happened during a fisticuff between the deceased and Emmanuel’s mother, Mrs Mercy John. A police source revealed that a case of culpable homicide was reported to the Karshi Police Station by one Yusuf Ayuba, on Wednesday, May 3. According to him, Emmanuel is in police custody and will be arraigned in a juvenile court at the conclusion…
Authorities of the Imo State University, Owerri, have suspended a lecturer, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping one of his female students who reportedly arrived for a lecture late and for not attending the class in the departmental uniform. The spokesperson for the University, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, on Wednesday described the lecturer’s action as “barbaric and unbecoming.” In a viral video shared on social media on Saturday, the lecturer was seen assaulting a female student. The lecturer slapped the student for wearing a mufti to class and asked her to kneel. The lecturer queried…
Recall that Ichita was appointed the chairman of the committee, set up by Apugo on Wednesday. The committee stated that in a bid to discharge its duty speedily within the next 14 days, it would be holding a joint interactive session with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the relevant security agencies. The statement read, “The committee is expected to submit the report of its findings in the plenary session of the Abia State House of Assembly. “The Head of Service of Abia State and all accounting officers of the concerned ministries, departments and agencies of Abia State Government…
Several house owners in the Kuntuku V. Extension Layout in the Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja have dragged the Federal Capital Territory Administration to court for demolishing their structures without notice. They also claimed that the FCTA was yet to compensate them after the demolition, lamenting that the situation has worsened their hardship and rendered them displaced. The PUNCH had reported that over 20 houses were demolished in the area on September 1, 2022, by the FCTA. In a suit filed by their counsel, E. O. Abadaki at an FCT High Court, copies of which was obtained by our correspondent…
Sonia, the daughter of embattled former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu said she feels guilty that her parents were convicted because they were looking for ways to find a solution to her health condition. The Ekweremadu’s daughter stated this in an interview with BBC on Friday. Recall that in March 2023, a UK jury found that Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and a doctor, Obinna Obeta, criminally conspired to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney. The young man was said to have been falsely presented as Sonia’s cousin in a failed bid to…
Mbetobong Ibanga’s dream ended before it even began. One moment, he was billed to play for the Under-17 National Team in the 2011 African U-17 Championship organised by the Confederation of African Football in Rwanda. The next, a doctor told him that he had only five years to play football because of a strange knee injury. In 2006, a year after losing his father, Ibanga left his Calabar home with high hopes of playing for top clubs after being invited for screening in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He had earlier purchased a form to join one of the country’s football…