The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the activities of criminal elements running “one chance operations” in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The House also summoned the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, the Director General of DSS, Adeola Ajayi and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Peter Okpara. This resolution followed a motion moved by Ismaila Haruna on Tuesday during plenary. In the motion, Mr Haruna lamented the high level of criminality in the FCT, stating that his aide was recently killed in a “one chance” attack. He informed his colleagues that his late aide entered a one-chance…
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A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom. This followed the completion of his five-year jail term in Kuje Prison. In January, the Supreme Court had affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel affirmed the 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld Lawan’s sentencing to five years in respect of only count three on the three-count…
Confederation of African Football, CAF President, Patrice Motsepe has spoken tough on the inhuman situation the Super Eagles of Nigeria faced recently in Libya. Speaking during CAF’s 46th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa, on Tuesday, Motsepe also revealed that appropriate action will be taken at the end of the investigation. Recall that Super Eagles players and their officials were subjected to harsh treatment in Libya ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier in the October International break. The team’s flight to Benghazi was diverted to a small airport, Al Abraq, away from Benghazi Airport and the…
The Nigerian Immigration Service has transferred popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, to the Force Criminal Investigation Department annex in Alagbon, Lagos State. NIS had arrested Bobrisky at the Seme border while trying to escape to Benin Republic. The crossdresser was arrested on Sunday and transferred to FCID on Monday where he is currently detained. Confirming this, the spokesperson for the FCID, Lagos, Mayegun Aminat said: “He is detained at FCID Alagbon. He is with us and we are to get a remand to keep him in custody today.” This comes amid the House of Representatives investigative hearing over his…
The Nigerian Senate has vowed to address challenges confronting steel development, saying that there was a need to also call for stakeholders’ conferences to look into those challenges, given that the steel sector is critical to the socio-economic development of the nation. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Steel Development, Patrick Ndubueze, stated this during the Committee’s oversight visit to the Minister of Steel Development in Abuja, on Monday. The lawmaker said, the Ministry of Steel Development remains a vital agency of the government that galvanizes the industry in line with the vision of steel development for the country,…
A Kano State Hisbah Board official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has retracted an earlier report that led to widespread allegations of misconduct against Jigawa State’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara. The allegation which dented the image of Sankara, has now been removed, clearing his name of any inappropriate behaviour with a married woman, Tasleem Baba Nabegu. The accusations led to the Commissioner’s suspension by the Jigawa State Governor. Dakata gave the clarification in a recent interview, stating that Sankara was not involved in any immoral act. “When we arrived at the scene, we found Tasleem in her car making a…
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has insisted Manchester City have the edge in the Premier League title race despite their vulnerability to counter-attacks. The champions remain unbeaten this season but are in second place on the table, one point behind leaders Liverpool after eight games. Last season’s runners-up, Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 2-0 at Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta’s side are four points off the top. The Gunners host Liverpool on Sunday but before that game, City could go top with victory at home over winless Southampton on Saturday. Carragher feels Pep Guardiola’s men remain favourites to claim…
Daniel Bwala, an erstwhile aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused governors of attempting to destroy the nation’s democracy. DAILY POST recalls that sixteen state governments had filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of the establishment of the country’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to Bwala, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the move signals the governor’s plot to frustrate democracy in the country. He made this statement on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. He further stated that the governors have not…
More details have emerged of how popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was arrested at Seme Border on Monday. Witnesses told NAN that Bobrisky arrived at the departure axis of the border post around 1.30am on Monday in a black Mercedes Benz SUV. According to the sources, Bobrisky was first stopped by Port Health officials on duty but the driver didn’t stop until he got to the Immigration checkpoint. “Idris handed over his passport to the driver for stamping at the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS post. “The immigration surveillance officer, identified as Yusuf, while going through the passport,…
The Nigerian military has warned bandits terrorizing Zamfara and other contagious states to surrender or die from troops’ firepower. This is as it expressed commitment to taking the fight against banditry to the terrorists in their enclaves. Theatre Commander of the newly established Operation Fansar Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Soyele, issued this warning during a visit to Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State at the Government House in Gusau, the State capital. According to him, the only option the terrorists have is to surrender. Recall that Zamfara has been the epicentre of banditry and its people continue to face deadly…