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The Southwest Youth Advocacy Network has accused Finance Minister Wale Edun of hindering the federal government’s fight against poverty, urging President Bola Tinubu to address controversial decisions made by Edun. In a statement signed by convener Comrade Seun Adeaanu, the group expressed deep concern over the proposed relocation of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) and other reported actions by the minister. “The decision to transfer the NSIP from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Ministry of Finance and Coordinating Economy is unacceptable and warrants appropriate action,” stated the group. “They deemed this move insensitive, particularly…

A  former Army officer sentenced to life imprisonment during the era of the late General Sani Abacha, shared his experience a quarter-century after the incident.  Fadile, an ex-intelligence military officer, spoke exclusively to journalists on Saturday, vividly describing his unexpected release on March 4, 1999. Having spent his prison term at the then-Argungu prison, now known as the Kebbi State custodian centre, Fadile revealed that he faced court-martial for advocating a non-violent composition of an interim government to replace the military junta led by his then-friend and boss, Abacha. Speaking of the moment of his liberation, Fadile recounted, “25 years…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has used the occasion of his 82 birthday to narrate the many times he escaped death by the grace of God. Adeboye who said he is still alive because God is wonderful spoke at the Redemption Camp, off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun, on Saturday. The RCCG over who spoke amidst celebration of his 82 birthday by the congregants recalled many scary moments he escaped death especially when travelling alongside his wife. In one of the incidents, Adeboye recalled that many years ago, an accident could have…

The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service says it has not reduced the quantity and quality of food rations for inmates. Spokesman of the command, Mr Godfrey Longdiem, stated this in Jos on Saturday while reacting to media reports that inmates at the Jos Custodial Centre protested over shortage of food on Friday. He added that instead, the command was planning to supplement inmates’ meals because of current hike in prices of foodstuffs. “The command wishes to clarify that it has no intention or plan to reduce the quantity or quality of inmates’ ration, but to supplement their meals…

Abuja housewife and businesswoman Jane Ebi, has told a Customary court that that her husband, Monday, is hot-tempered, wicked, and has a bad attitude of getting drunk and following different women or anything under the skirt. Ebi, dragged her husband to the Jikwoyi customary court seeking divorce of her marriage to Monday. While justifying why she want the marriage divorced, the businesswoman, told the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, on Friday that her husband has the habit of “following everything under skirt”. She also alleged that her husband had been trying to get her out of the way by killing her.…

An Abuja businessman, Mr Ojo Owo has told a Customary Court that his wife, Muyibat boasted that she will destroy, kill or cripple him and reduce him to nothing. Owo, in his claims in the divorce petition he filed at the Customary Court on Friday, said his wife boasted that when she finishes with him, his family will not recognise him. He also told the court that his wife once attempted to stab him with a knife. “One night, my wife took the kitchen knife and attempted to kill me over a little misunderstanding. “She boasted that she will destroy,…

An Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Mr Amos Ekundayo, told a Federal High Court in Ibadan how a gang of rice smugglers attempted to kill him after shooting him in the head. Ekundayo was led in evidence by Mr Michael Osug, the prosecution in the case filed against two suspected rice smugglers; Waliu Ayodeji and Lateef Odugbemi before Justice E.K. Akpan on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayodeji and Odugbemi were apprehended on May 22 2023 at Igbo ora area of Oyo State. They had pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, unlawful importation of foreign rice…

Daud Olatunji In a sensational turn of events on Wednesday, Ibadan witnessed intense arguments among three men vying for the paternity of two children, both claiming to be married to the same woman, Taiba Raman. Raman, at the center of the controversy, admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship with all three men simultaneously.  The root cause of the dispute traces back to the men fulfilling Raman’s mother’s condition of settling her debts before becoming her lawful husbands. According to the conflicting accounts, each man asserted that he cleared Raman’s debts, thereby rightfully marrying her.  Complications arose when two men…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has unveiled the hitherto undisclosed contributions of the late Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe to Nigeria’s unity and progress.  The Sultan, also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), expressed deep sorrow over the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and son Herbert Jnr on February 9, 2024, in the United States. In a condolence letter delivered by a high-powered delegation led by the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Bambado II, the Sultan praised Wigwe’s patriotism, highlighting his role in fostering…

In a recent development, three individuals operating as illegal bureau de change (BDC) operators have been handed a three-year jail sentence in Kano.  Identified as Umar Ibrahim, Muhammad Abubakar Yakubu Garba, and Muhammad Tijjani, the trio pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in foreign currency dealings without the required license. The sentencing was carried out by Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Kano on February 28, 2024.  The charges against them, as stated by Justice Yunusa, outlined their illegal activities under Section 57(5) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020. Upon pleading guilty in…