A HIGH Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Garki has barred the Department of State Services and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged trumped-up allegations of terrorism and sundry offences against him. Meanwhile, the court has ordered an accelerated hearing in the matter and abridged the time of both the respondents and the applicant. Also restrained by the court order are the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Central Bank of Nigeria, who are…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari joins world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele who died on Thursday. The world’s greatest ever football player succumbed to death after suffering a debilitating bout of cancer. He won three World Cups and scored over 1,281 goals, becoming the original football icon in a long career for which he was named the “Player of the Century” in the year 2000. In a tribute to the football legend on behalf of all Nigerians, President Buhari said, “May he rest in peace. He led a good…
THE Nigerian Army has rescued a female Lieutenant, P. P. Johnson abducted by unknown gunmen terrorising the South-East part of the country. A trending video showed the officer being tortured by the gunmen after she was abducted in her hometown, Ihube. She was said to have travelled to her hometown for the Yuletide season. “She was just conferred with the rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. She passed out on December 17 after being commissioned from the Direct Short Service Course,” a military source said. “She was kidnapped at her home in Ibube. She travelled home for the Yuletide…
REAL Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has insisted that Lionel Messi is not the best footballer in history. Ancelotti stated this during a press conference on Thursday. According to him, there have been many greats like Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stefano and Johann Cruyff, who have played the game. He said: “Messi the best in history? He’s a great player but I can’t say who’s been the best. “There have been so many wonderful players… Maradona, Di Stéfano, Cruyff.. I don’t know.” Messi is being widely regarded as the greatest of all time (GOAT), after he ‘completed’ football by winning the…
SHELL will pay 15 million Euros (N7, 235, 195, 000) ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company last week Friday said in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth. The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case brought by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills and was ordered to pay for damages to farmers. The money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi and…
THE Vice-Chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, Prof Sagir Abbas Adamu has reappointed Prof Rabi’u Muhammad , popularly known as Chanhu as the Director of the Sports Directorate of the University. The re-appointment was contained in a letter issued to the Physical and Health Education Professor, with reference number, BUK/R/APP/01, dated 12 December, 2022. “Prof Rabi’u Muhammad is to serve for only two ears,” the letter reads in part.
NIGERIA and other oil-producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are to expect dwindling oil revenues in the coming years as the world transitions from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, the International Monetary Fund says in a new report. In a new report titled “Savings from Oil Revenues Could Help Africa’s Producers Manage Price Swings,” the fund urge oil exporters in sub-Saharan Africa should target buffers of around 5 to 10 per cent of gross domestic product to manage large swings in oil prices. According to the report, most oil exporters in the region have not accumulated enough savings to insure against…