Author: Akintayo Adams

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was earlier cleared of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court has lauded the court judgment. This was contained in a statement titled ‘I have been vindicated’, and made available to newsmen shortly after the court exonerated him. The statement read, “Today, the Federal High Court, Abuja, Coram Inyang Ekwo, J upheld the No-case Submission I made to the spurious charges levied against me by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the official role I played in the implementation of the 2006 Settlement Agreement entered into by the…

Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election. Hours before the official start time of 7 a.m., people started lining up at polling stations across the first 21 states where votes were being held, spanning from the Himalayan mountains to the tropical Andaman Islands. Nearly 970 million voters, which accounts for over 10% of the world’s population, will participate in these staggered elections to elect 543 members to the lower house of Parliament for a five-year term. The voting process will continue until June 1, with the votes set to be counted on June 4. The election in…

Soccer legend, Zinedine Zidane, is closing in on his first job in management since leaving his post as manager of Los Blancos in 2021. According to reports by MD, Bayern Munich are close to sealing a deal with the French icon. Julian Nagelsmann was Bayern’s top choice to take over from current manager Thomas Tuchel, who will leave the club this summer. However, he chose to extend his deal with the Germany national team. It was gathered that most of the terms are settled, and Zidane has already discussed transfers with the German side who have promised significant reinforcements in defence. Zidane has…

The technical crew of Kano Pillars, led by Abdul Makaiba, has been issued a three-match ultimatum by the state government to reverse the team’s fortunes. Sai Masu Gida has experienced a downturn in form during the latter part of the current season. In their most recent game, the four-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bendel Insurance. Before their recent loss, Kano Pillars faced back-to-back defeats, including a 2-1 home loss to Shooting Stars and a significant 5-0 defeat against reigning champions Enyimba. The ultimatum begins with this weekend’s home fixture against Gombe United. Following that,…

The electronic gates (e-gates) mounted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja have been put to test by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to the minister, the installation is 99 per cent completed, and the e-gates would be deployed for operations by next week. Addressing the media, he said the e-gates were being deployed to put an end to human interfaces, reduce bureaucracy and make movement of passengers in and out the country easier than it has ever been. 29 of the e-gates would be deployed in Lagos, four in Enugu and Kano while Port-Harcourt would have five.…

A former Chief of Defense Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, rtd., says Nigeria’s security challenges has dragged it farther from investors which is a slap on the face of our leaders, who, he called on, as a matter of urgency, to redeem the battered image of the country by addressing the security challenges ravaging the nation. According to him, Insecurity has made the country a laughing stock across the world. He made the observation on Friday at the annual Nwonyo Fishing and Cultural Festival in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State. “No person or group of persons will want…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have revealed the details of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, issued a communique at the end of the meeting, which revealed 15 resolutions made by the party’s NEC. According to the communique, the 98th NEC meeting thoroughly “assessed the state of affairs of the nation and the party and resolved as follows: “NEC commends all the organs of the party for their collective resilience, steadfastness and commitment towards the unity, stability and sustenance of our great party despite daunting…

Deji Ajare, a human rights lawyer, in a letter, addressed to the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly,  Umar Yusuf, urged the house to begin impeachment proceedings against the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. According to the lawyer, Ododo shouldn’t have been in the way of EFCC laid siege at the house of erstwhile governor of the state, Yahaya Bello. Furthermore, he called on the house to ensure cooperation with the anti-graft agency. “In the light of the above allegations and the inherent potential breaches of statutory duties imposed by…

Elon Musk, the owner of micro-blogging site, has issued a stern warning to users on the incessant practice of engagement farming. Numerous X users have been reported to be engaging in farming practices to boost their earnings through the platform’s content creator monetization program. Musk took to the official handle on the platform to issue the statement which is believed to be part of his ongoing efforts to combat the proliferation of bots and fake accounts. Join our WhatsApp community via https://goquick.ly/cj8q2 for instant and latest news updates.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has advised candidates writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, to be vigilant and refrain from giving their details to fraudsters. The Board helmsman, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave the advice when fielding questions from journalists during the monitoring exercise at the JAMB Professional Centre on Friday, in Bwari. “Today’s examination is very important to us because we have done so much engineering that we have been trying to do in the last seven years and we are only successful today for the first time,” he said. “Those who are fraudsters, who are…