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Alleged Fraud: Maina Collapses in Court during trial (photo)
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina on Thursday collapsed in court. The Federal Government is prosecuting Mr Maina on a 12-count charge of fraud and money laundering before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The former pension boss collapsed when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was addressing the court on his no-case submission before Justice Okon Abang. Maina’s counsel was praying the court for an adjournment to enable him to get records of the proceedings of the court to enable him prepare for the no-case submission he intends to file on behalf of…
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‘Don’t embarrass yourself, honour NASS invitation – Falana tells Buhari
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to honour the invitation of the National Assembly. The president had scheduled to appear before the lawmakers on the spate of insecurity in the country but later cancelled. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, described the invitation to the president as unconstitutional, adding that it was the right of Buhari to engage the National Assembly or not. Reacting to this, Femi Falana advised President Buhari to avoid embarrassment and honour the invitation he had earlier accepted. According to the senior lawyer, the national assembly is constitutionally empowered…
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FG reduces Data Price by 50 percent
The Federal government has announced it has reduced the price of data by 50 percent. This was confirmed in a statement by Mr Femi Adeluyi, the technical assistant of the Minister of Communication and digital economy, Dr Isa Pantami in Abuja on Thursday, directing the Nigerian Communications commission (NCC) to put in place measures to that effect. Following the new directive, the price of data of 1GB has been reduced from 1000 naira to 487 naira beginning from last November. See the statement below; “The Honourable Minister had inaugurated a Committee that developed the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020-2025) on…
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The Senate dissociates itself from the House of reps invitation to President Buhari
The senate has dissociated itself from the House of Representatives’ invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari. The House of Representative had offered an invitation to the President to address it on the increase in the spate of insecurity in the country. The President had accepted the invitation but later cancelled. According to the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, it is unconstitutional and an aberration for any arm of the National Assembly to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it. The Chairman of Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru (Osun Central) yesterday told newsmen that the senate…
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Govt lied, no Agreement on strike suspension date – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has stated that the union did not reach any agreement with the Federal Government to suspend its ongoing strike. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday following the remark from the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige that ASUU had promised to suspend the strike on December 9. According to Ogunyemi, there was nothing in the government’s offer on November 27 to suggest the end of the nine-month strike. He said; “Therefore, the ASUU leadership did not reach any understanding with the government to suspend the…
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Lawmaker rebukes Malami for asking Buhari to snub Reps’ summon
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu has disagreed with the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on the powers of the National Assembly to Summon the President. Okechukwu blamed some highly placed political actors in the All Progressives Congress, APC, of pressurizing President Muhammadu Buhari not to appear before the lawmakers. The attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami in a statement earlier in the week said the House lacks the powers to summon the President to interface with it on the rising insecurity, adding that it was “outside constitutional…
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I have no case to answer on allegations against me – Maina
Former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he has no case to answer in the allegation filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Maina through his counsel, Anayo Adibe, had told Justice Okon Abang, that he would be filing a no-case submission. He was also cross-examined by the ninth prosecution witness (PW9), Rouqquaya Ibrahim, an EFCC investigator. Justice Abang on Wednesday adjourned the case until Friday (Dec. 10) for Maina’s lawyer, Adobe, to address the court orally and for the prosecution counsel, Abdullah, to respond to the…
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National Assembly has no power to summon Buhari – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has stated that the National Assembly has no constitutional power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari. Malami stated this on Wednesday in a statement titled ‘Buhari’s Summon: NASS Operates Outside Constitutional bounds.’ The AGF expressed that, “National Assembly has no constitutional power to envisage or contemplate a situation where the president would be summoned by the national assembly on the operational use of the armed forces.” He also noted the right of the President to engage the National Assembly and appear before it is “inherently discretionary in the President and not at the behest…
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Insecurity: National Assembly lacks constitutional power to summon President Buhari – A.G, Abubakar Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the National Assembly lacks the constitutional power to summon President Buhari. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution summoning the president over the deteriorating state of security across the country. A tweet posted by President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Monday evening December 7, stated that the President will be meeting with the lawmakers on Thursday, December 10. However, in a statement released today December 9, Malami said it was outside the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to summon the president over…
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“Don’t send me to my early grave. The pressure is unbearable” Eniola Badmus tells those criticizing her over her weight
Eniola Badmus has said the pressure people put on her because of her weight is “so unbearable” and she begged the critics not to send to to her “early grave”. The actress said she’s constantly bullied for being plus size. She pointed out that a lot of people become depressed because of this and when they die, the best the critics would do is “put up RIP on their pictures”. “Y’all need to see the amount of body shaming I receive everyday of my life,” she added. She said in conclusion, “Na chubby I chubby, I no steal your meat.” See her…
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NCC suspends SIM sale, registration
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunications companies to halt the sale and activation of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) following an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde on Wednesday, he said the directive will be in effect until the audit is completed adding that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, instructed the NCC to conduct the exercise. He said there might be an exemption if the federal government approves. NCC warned that non-compliance by network operators could lead to withdrawal of operating license. The inspection is to…
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Border closure made no impact on Banditry, Insurgency – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has expressed that the land border closure by the federal government was of no use as it failed to contain insecurity in the country. Shehu Sani said this following President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark on Tuesday that the land borders of the country were closed to control the smuggling of weapons and drugs and will be opened as soon as possible. Reacting to this in a tweet, Senator Shehu Sani stated that the closure of Nigeria’s borders only unleashed hardships and sufferings on the border communities. He wrote: “The Closure of Our Country’s borders made no…
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