A former Minister of Works, Hassan Lawan has been said to have compromised his ministerial position in the manner the Lagos-Ibadan expressway contract was awarded, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was told on Tuesday. Domnic Abishigh, a former Assistant Director in the Ministry of Works, while testifying as a prosecution witness told Justice Adamu Bello. The director told the court that the execution of the second River Niger Bridge across Brutu and Bagana in Nasarawa and Kogi, was aborted as the result of the compromise in 2009. According to the witness, the witness ex-minister, Mr. Lawan conveyed the…
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Members of the House of Representatives loyal to the Bamanga Tukur-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday threw the plenary into a rowdy session when it was announced that the national chairman of the new PDP, Abubakar Baraje would address the House. As soon as the letter signed by the group’s national secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola was read, members threw caution to the wind as both pro and anti Tukur engaged in shouting match and screaming on top of their voices. The fisticuffs that ensured threw the House in confusion for about 30 minutes. It took the ingenuity of speaker Aminu…
PDP Must Remain United- Mark The leadership of the ‘New PDP’ led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje in company of the seven aggrieved governors on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly to present key demands that they considered crucial to the resolution of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The splinter group demanded among other things, recall of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State from suspension as well as his recognition as the elected chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). The reversal of the dissolution of the Party Executives in Rivers and Adamawa states, removal of Bamaga Tukur…
Shop owners and workers at the Retail Market in Ogba, Lagos State on Tuesday staged a peaceful demonstration to express their displeasure at the news of the proposed demolition of the market. The protest, which started with a meeting of the shop owners at the market, also saw the protesters carrying placards from Ogba to the Lagos State Television on Agidingbi Road and the Alausa, Ikeja seat of the Lagos State Government. The Ojodu Local Council Development Authority is proposing to demolish the market, they claimed. As early as 8am, many of the shop owners and workers had gathered within…
Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has commended Airtel Africa, for creating a veritable channel for youth empowerment through the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) Football programme. Speaking at the opening ceremony of ARS Africa Championship in Lagos on Monday, the Minister congratulated Airtel for not only uniting Africa by hosting 16 countries, but also helping to shape the future of the continent to greater prosperity through the Football programme. The Minister, who was represented by Yemi Idowu, Chairman of Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM), said the professional experience and networking opportunities that will be gained by the budding African stars through…
By: Gracious Akujobi The Competitions Department of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed how Akwa Starlet forward, Utibe Archibong emerged the Top Scorer of the 2013 Federation Cup competition (men’s event), putting to rest needless speculation in a section of the media as to the winner of the trophy. NFF’s Director of Competitions, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said on Tuesday morning that he was disappointed that some reporters filed stories of an inexistent controversy without seeking to establish the facts by contacting the NFF. “It is a shame that some people went to press and on the airwaves to weave a…
By Gracious Akujobi The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hailed the draws which pitched the Supers Eagles against Ethiopia in the final play-off for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil General Secretary of the NFF, Musa Amadu opined that the Super Eagles now have brighter chances of qualifying for the world cup. “It is a good draw and I am excited that we are playing the lowest ranked team among the last 10 teams in the race for the world cup ticket. They are ranked 93 in the world and 25 in Africa. “We have met them twice in AFCON…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will cease to be the Lender of Last Resort for the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) payment system in the country by December 2016. The CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi disclosed this at the opening of the International Conference on Payments System and launch of the revised Nigerian Payments System Vision2020 Strategy document, in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, the decision was one of the key recommendations of the revised Nigerian payments Systems Vision 2020. Sanusi said: “It is pertinent to note that the key recommendations resulted from a much higher target for…
Bangladesh’s top court has rejected the appeal of an Islamist leader against his war crimes conviction, increasing his life sentence to the death penalty. In February Abdul Kader Mullah, of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was convicted by a special tribunal of crimes during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. The life sentence imposed at the time sparked angry street protests. His supporters said the charges were politically motivated but his opponents said that sentence was too lenient. Thousands staged vigils in Dhaka demanding the death penalty for Abdul Kader Mullah, who had been convicted of charges which included overseeing massacres…
A gunman who died after killing 12 people at a naval installation in Washington DC has been identified as a former Navy serviceman. Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth, Texas, died in a gun battle with police during the rampage at Washington Navy Yard. Eight others were injured in the attack, which began at around 8:20 local time (12:20 GMT) on Monday. US President Barack Obama ordered flags be lowered to half mast at the White House and on Capitol Hill. He said he mourned “yet another mass shooting” and condemned the “cowardly act”. No motive is known for the…