The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed petitions written against a retired Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili and 25 other Judicial officers who were accused of professional misconduct in the discharge of their duties. This is contained in a statement issued by NJC Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja. The council explained that the petition against the judicial officers were dismissed at a meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Odili was not investigated by the council on the ground that she had retired as a judicial officer while 25…
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(NAN)Sen. Dino Melaye, a star witness of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party has told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) that the final result of the presidential election was wrongly computed and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Melaye, the 22nd witness of the petitioners made the assertion on Friday in Abuja. Led in evidence by the petitioner’s lead counsel, Mr Chris Uche, SAN, Melaye who told the court that he was PDP’s National Collation Agent, identified himself as a businessman and a politician. The witness said that the presidential result, as announced by INEC…
The Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital (GOUNI), Enugu, says it has taken over the Ntasiobi Ndi N’afufu Hospital owned by the Catholic Church, Enugu as its Teaching Hospital. The Chief Medical Director of the Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital, Prof Cajethan Nwadinigwe made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Enugu on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that former Ntasiobi Ndi N’afufu hospital was renamed Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital by the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga. Nwadinigwe said that he had been mandated to reposition the hospital to serve the people of Enugu…
The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested eight suspects alleged to be involved in several bank robberies in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ogundare Dare, told newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti that four suspects were also arrested for receiving stolen properties, and four others for sundry crimes. He said that the notorious robbery gang was allegedly involved in attacks on several banks in the state, including banks in Oye and Iyin where lives were lost in 2018 and 2019. The CP said that the gang members were arrestedby the Command Rapid Response Squad (RRS)…
The Lagos State Government on Friday began process toward removal of distressed buildings in the Alaba International Market in Ojo Local Government of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the enforcement team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Task Force embarked on the joint exercise. The team which went round to re-seal several buildings that had been marked with previous multiple quit seal notices by LASBCA, said the measure was to prevent disaster. They advised occupants on the need to move out of the structurally defective buildings which they said…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, has intercepted 104 parcels of Indian hemp, 359 sacks of diazepam and 70 packs of tramadol in the state. The Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, made this known while handing over the drugs to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. “On 11th June, based on a tip off from well meaning citizens about a vehicle conveying offensive goods into the country, the command’s officers and men swung into action. “At about 10am through stop and search along Kamba-Kyangakwai road, the officers and men were able to…
GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd. on Friday said it had paid N100 million to Enyimba International Football Club of Aba for winning the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Championship Play-offs. Nelson Ine, Project Director of The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF), said this in a press statement by TNFF’s Head of Media and Publicity, Andrew Ekejiuba, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ine said both officials and players of the team expressed gratitude to GTI, strategic partners to NPFL, and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) for the prize money. “On behalf of GTI Asset Management…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal office, has arrested a staff of Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta in Ogun, and 47 others for alleged involvement in internet fraud. This is contained in a statement signed the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 48 suspects were arrested in Ogun and three in Oyo State. Uwujaren said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday at Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta, following intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities. He said that items recovered from the suspects…
Kenya has presented its 3.68 trillion shilling (25.8 billion U.S. dollars) budget for the 2023/24 financial year, which aims at the country’s economic turnaround. Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning Njuguna Ndung’u, presented the budget statement on Thursday evening before the National Assembly in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Ndung’u said the government wants to transform the economy and mitigate climate change effects for improved livelihoods of citizens. While projecting an economic growth of 5.5 per cent this year, up from 4.8 per cent in 2022 he said “the growth outlook over the medium term will be reinforced by…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has strengthened its support towards the private sector to enable it to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a statement posted on its website, the ECOWAS Commission said it organised a regional capacity building workshop from June 6 to 8 June in Abuja in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) towards that end. The workshop was for the Master Trainers from Business Associations on the AfCFTA. The statement said that Mrs Massandjé Toure-Litse, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic…