Seasoned journalist & former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has raised concerns over the American International School Abuja’s acceptance of a $760,000 advance fee for former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s children’s school fees. He made this known on Friday, 26 April, 2024, on Channels Television’s programme InsideSources With Laolu Akande. Akande, a Nigerian-American, who himself practiced journalism in leading US newspapers before relocating to Nigeria, said “Unknown to many people, besides the several other billions which Bello is alleged to have stolen, the EFCC has also secured a refund of over $760,000 paid in by his nephew, Alli Bello who…
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A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained” by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive Originating Motion. Justice I. A. Jamil, delivering a ruling in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, ordered…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has linked the emerging fuel scarcity being witnessed in some parts of the country to logistics issues, reports thegazellenews.com The petroleum however stated that the matter has been resolved. This was disclosed in a press statement by the company on Thursday, 25 April, 2024. The full statement from the company reads this: “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) wishes to clarify that the tightness in the supply of Premium Motor Spirit currently being experienced in some areas across the country is as a result of logistics issues and that they…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The German police on Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 announced the arrest of eleven suspected members of a criminal syndicate from Nigeria, the Black Axe, during nationwide raids, DW reports. All 11 suspects are said to be Nigerian citizens but most of them have been in Germany for many years. They are said to be behind dating platforms where victims are swindled after a promise of marriage. Authorities said the gang worked hand in hand with scammers who transferred money to them in Nigeria as “financial agents”. The crackdown which targeted 19 properties, according to the report, is part…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implored the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that would ensure a functional justice system that will support a rapidly growing economy, guarantee basic human and political rights of individuals as well as provide security and justice to all Nigerians. According to him, much can be achieved when institutions of government, including the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary, unite to acknowledge their challenges and brainstorm with a view to profering solutions to the problems bedeviling Nigeria. President Tinubu gave the charge on Wednesday, 24 April, 2024, when he declared open the National Summit on Justice, 2024,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has disclose that it arrested a father writing exams for his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board warned that it has improved its technology check for those engaging in all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking in Kaduna on Wednesday, 24 April, 2024, the JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede who inspected the UTME centres in Kaduna, expressed satisfaction over the 2024 examination, which had 1.94 million students this year. He, however, frowned at few cases of impersonation, adding that some people now have multiple National Identity…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Barely 24 hours after one of Dana’s airline craft with registration number 5N BKI which skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on the morning of Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has suspended Dana Airline operations due to concerns surrounding the safety and financial viability of their operations. Recall that there was tension at the airport on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 when a Dana Air plane overshot the runway. The incident happened around 9:30am prompting runway 18L to be closed while all domestic arrivals and departures were…
Barely 24 hours after one of Dana’s airline craft with registration number 5N BKI which skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on the morning of Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has suspended Dana Airline operations due to concerns surrounding the safety and financial viability of their operations. Recall that there was tension at the airport on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 when a Dana Air plane overshot the runway. The incident happened around 9:30am prompting runway 18L to be closed while all domestic arrivals and departures were temporarily diverted to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the female football event of the summer Olympics in Paris, reports thegazellenews.com On Tuesday, 9 April, 2024, the Super Falcons played a goalless draw with their South African counterparts, Banyana Banyana and qualified on 1-0 aggregate score having won the first leg played in Abuja on Friday, 5 April, 2024. It was a cagey affair in Pretoria, but the Falcons proved to be the technically better team with Uchenna Kanu coming closest to breaking the deadlock in Pretoria but her effort from the right was deflected for a corner by…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 11 April, 2024, as additional holiday to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr celebration reports thegazellenews.com. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Interior quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as announcing the additional holiday. The Federal Government had earlier declared Tuesday, 9 April and Wednesday, 10 April, 2024 as public holiday in anticipation that the Ramadan fasting would end on Monday, 8 April, 2024. But with the moon not sighted anywhere in Nigeria, and the Ramadan extending to 30 and ending on Tuesday, 9 April, 2024, the Federal Government had to extend the holiday.…