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Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest), over alleged abuse of the Naira. The judge struck out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between Cubana and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had arraigned Okechukwu on April 17, on a three-count charge of allegedly spraying and tampering with the Naira notes during a social event at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of…

The Sokoto state government has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to always cross check facts before commenting on sensitive national matters. Responding to the warning publicly made by the Vice President at the Northwest Security summit in Katsina on Monday, the state government said the Vice President should have contacted Governor Ahmed Aliyu to verify the news which made rounds on the purported plan to depose Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar before going public. In a statement signed by the spokesman of Governor Aliyu, Abubakar Bawa, the government urged the Vice President to always have full knowledge of issues of national…

A middle-aged man who attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was electrocuted. The man whose identity could not be ascertained had found his way into the power-generating building and had begun disconnecting the installations that supply power to the Lagos airport before he met his Waterloo. Confirming the incident on Monday, FAAN Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku said the agency is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that all loopholes that will allow unauthorised persons into the airports are blocked. The FAAN boss spoke at the commissioning of…

A judge of the Borno State High Court, Justice Haruna Mshelia, was, on Monday, abducted at Jiba town, along Biu-Maiduguri road in Borno State. The judge, working at the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri, was abducted alongside his wife, driver and orderly. They were together in the same vehicle when the incident reportedly occurred. Reports confirmed that the vehicle was stopped by a team of insurgents on the road, which took them hostage and whisked them into the Sambisa Forest. The state police command, speaking through its spokesman, Nahum Daso, confirmed the abduction to The Punch on Monday night.…

Bandits have killed Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). The university disclosed this tragic incident in a statement on Monday. According to Leadership, Professor Saidu was attacked and killed while travelling from Sokoto State to Kaduna State. The university described his passing as a significant loss, noting his integrity, religious devotion, dedication, and courage. “The death has occurred of Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto,” the university’s statement read. “He was attacked and killed by bandits on his…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been elected as the new chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum. Meanwhile, the governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, emerged as the Vice Chairman of the forum. The announcement came following a meeting held on Monday, where governors from across the southern states convened to elect new leadership at the presidential lodge in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Abiodun succeeded the late Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, the former governor of Ondo State, who died in December last year. The Southern Governors’ Forum functions as the collective umbrella for the governors representing the…

  About 50 members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and Political Parties known as concerned federal lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invoke section 174 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999(as amended) and section 107(1) of administration of criminal justice Act, 2015 for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention to aid the restoration of peace in the South East. The lawmakers who hail from different Political Parties and geopolitical zones…

Gov Otti commends Sen Kalu’s  contributions to Abia state From Kenneth Udeh Abia Governor Alex Otti on Friday applauded the legislative impacts of former Governor of the state Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his constituency and the state. The Labour Party Governor (LP) commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lawmaker for periodically offering him pieces of advice which has no doubt been helpful in moving the state forward stressing that the former Abia Governor has been supportive in his administration. Otti stated this during Kalu’s courtesy visit to his Nvosi, Ngwa private residence in Abia State. In a brief chat…

From Kenneth Udeh Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has just received Former State Governor Senator Orji Kalu at his Nvosi, Ngwa private residence Abia State. The Abia-North Senator arrived at the home of Otti at exactly 5pm , the Senate Committee Chairman on Privatisation and Commercialisation was accompanied by a few of his close Aides. Decked in his usual white attire and a Red hat , Kalu alighted from his Black Prado Jeep and exchanged warm pleasantries with the State Governor who was already awaiting Kalu’s arrival at the entrance. In a brief address with newsmen Kalu informed that…