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Abbas, says contrary to insinuations, the lawmakers are not as rich as being projected to the public. Rep. Kingsley Chinda, the Minority Leader of the House, representing the speaker, said this at an interactive session with the House press corps organised by the ad hoc committee on Media and Public Affairs, in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, this arm of government isn’t as rich as being projected. “You have heard that members go home with N30 million every week or that we earn more than American lawmakers. “And when you tell people that these are not correct, we can’t…

A 25-year-old man arrested for falsely presenting himself as a lawyer, AbdulGafar Ayanrinde, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court. A statement by the spokesperson of Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde, Adeleke on Wednesday, said Ayanrinde committed the offences between 18th and 22nd May 2023 and was arrested by NSCDC operatives, on the 24th May. Adeleke further disclosed that Ayanrinde, having presented himself as a barrister at law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, duped five unsuspecting members of the public, and also stole an iPhone worth…

Nigeria’s highly acclaimed music award ceremony, The Headies, has set the stage ablaze with the highly anticipated release of its 16th edition nominations list on Wednesday. Celebrating the best of the best in the industry, the prestigious event showcases a diverse array of talented artists, both homegrown and international, who have left an indelible mark on the music scene throughout the past year. One name that stands out among the crowd is none other than the Grammy award-winning sensation Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, who secures a staggering 11 nominations, cementing his status as a true musical force…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Bukar Tijani as Secretary to Borno State Government. The Governor has also reappointed Professor Isa Hussaini Marte as Chief of Staff. The two appointments were announced by the Governor’s spokesman Malam Isa Gusau in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement noted that Zulum considered Tijani’s very high-level experience from his services as minister from July 2011 to September 2013 and as Assistant Secretary-General/Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Read the full…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives, seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation act to accommodate N500 billion for provisions of palliatives for Nigerians. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas read the president’s letter at plenary on Wednesday. He said the request became necessary to enable the government provide palliatives for Nigerians to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. “I write to request for the amendment of the 2022 supplementary appropriation act. The request became necessary among others things, to source for funds to provide necessary palliatives to mitigate the effects…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, has reportedly died, approximately a year after she experienced kidnapping debacle. Her death was announced by her colleague, Joseph Okechukwu, in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, CHANNELS TV reported. Posting a photo of the actress, Okechukwu captioned, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words. The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come to finish what we started only to hear you went to be with Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to deal with in recent…

A Nigerian fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-year and three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud. According to court palers, Woodberry was sentenced on July 11 by Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Gettleman said, “The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 100 months as to count.” Gettleman gave Woodberry instructions to present himself to the U.S. Marshal Service…

From October, France will pay a bonus to encourage people to have their clothes and shoes repaired rather than throwing them away, the government said. The move aims to cut down on the 700,000 tonnes of clothes thrown away by French people each year, two-thirds of which end up in landfills. “From October, consumers will be able to be supported in the repair of their clothes and shoes,” secretary of state for ecology Berangere Couillard said Tuesday during a visit to the Paris premises of La Caserne, a hub for responsible fashion. She invited “all sewing workshops and shoemakers to…

The Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Prof Kabiru Bala, has expressed dismay over the conduct of some academics engaged in electoral assignment. He said that despite the conduct of a few academicians who brag about assisting politicians to rig elections, more university lecturers should be engaged in electoral duties to strengthen sustainable elections in Nigeria. Prof Bala spoke in Zaria, Kaduna State, at the third International Conference organised by the Department of Political Science and International Studies, ABU, in collaboration with Mambayya House, Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies, Bayero University Kano. The VC said, “Academics…

A Kano State Sharia court has remanded a man (name withheld) from Dorayi Quarters in Gwale LGA of Kano State for allegedly having affair with his neighbour’s wife. The man was accused of taking the wife on outings whenever her husband was not around and that he had been convincing her to dump her husband for him. The police prosecution counsel told the court that after noticing the relationship between his wife and the accused, the husband divorced her. He said that after the divorce, however, the suspect gave the wife a room in his house to keep her luggage,…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr side has been banned from registering any new players after a saga involving ex-Leicester striker Ahmed Musa. Al-Nassr, per the Daily Mirror, has been banned from adding any new players to their squad this summer. The Saudi club failed to pay Leicester add-ons from a deal for Musa, who joined the club for £14 million ($18 million) in 2018. Musa won the league with Al-Nassr but was released in 2020. FIFA has now ruled that the club has failed to pay Leicester £390,000 in performance-related add-ons. Having been warned in 2021 that they would face a registration…

The Kano State Government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has taken a momentous stride in its dedication to education by officially inaugurating the 2023 National Examination Council (NECO) in the state. The governor ceremoniously declared the commencement of the examinations at Rumfa College, where final year Senior Secondary School Students in Kano gathered in anticipation of this crucial milestone in their academic journey. Deputy Comr. Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, representing Governor Abba, underscored the significance of this event, emphasizing that education is the bedrock of progress for any nation across the globe. In a statement delivered to the press by…

Some Civil Society Organisations have demanded immediate resignation or sack of the Kano Anti-Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji for alleged partisanship and incompetence. The rights groups also demanded that a re-visit to the recommendations of the 2006 white paper report that exposes the land scandal of the than former governor of the state Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for fairness sake. Speaking Tuesday at a one-day Conference on Good Governance Appraisal in Kano, organised by some Civil Society Organisations, victims of demolition and others stakeholders, various speakers decried actions taken so far by Governor Abba Yusuf in the state. In a…

Katsina State government has assured the 7,000 S-Power teachers employed by the state on a casual basis that all of them will be considered for one engagement or another depending on their individual capabilities. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, gave the assurance when he received the representatives of the teachers in his office on Tuesday. The S-Power teachers were engaged by the immediate past administration of Governor Aminu Bello Masari as the replica of the federal government’s N-Power scheme, where they were posted to various primary and secondary schools. However, on the expiration of…

Barring a change of mind by the beneficiaries, no fewer than 14 sitting senators, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, will draw pensions and other benefits worth N5.6 billion from their states, for the duration of the 10th Senate. Except the former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Gbenga Daniel, who has requested that he be exempted from pension largesse, none of the other 14 senators has publicly recluse from binging on state’s lean resources. Besides the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), other beneficiaries of ex-governors’ pensions are: Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Ibrahim-Hassan Dankwambo (Gombe),…

16-year-old Nigerian born athlete, Ebuka Nwokeji, has been lined up to represent England in the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad & Tobago. The British born Nigerian athletics star has a unique story that transcends borders. Having attended parts of his primary and secondary education both in Nigeria and the UK, he was able to experience the best of both worlds. From a young age, he showcased his athletic abilities, leaving an indelible mark as a sprinting sensation in both countries. Winning almost every race he has competed in; Nwokeji was quickly recognized as a good talent catching the attention…

Two weeks after the end of hajj in Saudi Arabia, over 1,000 pilgrims from Oyo State are reportedly stranded in the country following the uncertainty about their return to Nigeria. It was gathered from the camp of the pilgrims that plans to take them back to the country havd run into hitches. Commenting on the development, the state’s chairman, Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board, Professor Sayed Malik, said efforts of the board to ensure the timely return of the pilgrims were obstructed by logistic problems. “We planned to take our pilgrims back to Nigeria immediately after their return to Makkah from…

A former student of the Department Public Administration of Ameer Shehu ldris College of Advanced Studies, Zaria, Halima Ibrahim Ndanusa has claimed that a serving senator from Kaduna State used her result to gain admission into a university. Ndanusa, who appeared before the election petitions tribunal, said she was in deep shock when she discovered that a serving senator altered her names on her diploma certificate, which she acquired from the college in 2013 to allegedly gain admission into Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Ameer Shehu College of Advanced Studies is an affiliate of ABU, Zaria. The witness attended the…

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), in the country have asked the head of Kano Anti-corruption Commission, Barr Muhuyi Magaji, to resign, alleging partisanship and incompetence as basis for their demand. They said with the appointment of a partisan and card carrying member of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), the state anti-corruption commission has completely been politicised. The rights groups also demanded that the recommendations of the 2006 white paper report that exposed the land scandal of the then former governor of the state, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, should be revisited for fairness sake. At a one-day conference on Good Governance…

Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has called for more Tertiary Education Trust Fund intervention projects at the Yusuf Maitama Sule University and the Kano University of Science and Technology in Wudil. Yusuf made the call in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the executive secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono. He stressed the need for a robust collaboration between the Kano government and the fund to ensure improved education delivery. “The purpose of my visit is to ensure continued collaboration between the Kano government and TETFund in terms of projects and other educational assistance to these two universities. Read the…