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SENATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country. The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights …

COURT GRANTS EX-AVIATION MINISTER, DAUGHTER, OTHERS N100M BAIL A former Aviation Minister, Hadi Abubakar Sirika on Thursday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) denied alleged corrupt practices involving N4. 135 billion brought against him by the federal government. Sirika was arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji alongside his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law Jalal Sule Hamma and a …

WHY NORTHERN ELITES ARE UNHAPPY WITH TINUBU The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, says members of the elite in the northern region of the country are unhappy with President Bola Tinubu because of his “misfit and weak appointees” as well as his “anti-people policies”. The political analyst, who featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, …

BREAKING: HOUSE OF REPS HALTS IMPLICATION OF CYBERSECURITY LEVY The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately halt the implementation of the cybercrime levy in compliance with the provisions of the cybercrime Act. The House, on Thursday, said the circular by the CBN was prone to misinterpretation by Nigerians as it negates the spirit …

BREAKING: HOUSE OF REPS HALTS IMPLICATION OF CYBERSECURITY LEVY The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately halt the implementation of the cybercrime levy in compliance with the provisions of the cybercrime Act. The House, on Thursday, said the circular by the CBN was prone to misinterpretation by Nigerians as it negates the spirit …

BLACKMAIL WON’T SAVE YOU, FG REPLIES BINANCE The Federal Government has reacted to the claims by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Binance, Richard Teng, that some Nigerian officials demanded bribe in cryptocurrency payments to end current fiasco. Teng made these claims in a blog post published by foreign media platforms on Tuesday adding that Binance counsel declined the offer. Reacting …

UNN INAUGURATES FIRST VACCINE RESEARCH CENTER IN ENUGU The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday inaugurated a Vaccine Research Centre (VRC) for the development of vaccines for diseases that disproportionately affect Nigeria and Africa. The centre is located at the Coal City Garden Estate in Enugu and equipped with funds from the United States National Health Institute and Belinda …

WHEN DID OFFICE OF NSA BECOME REVENUE COLLECTOR?– PETER OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has decried the newly introduced Cyber security Levy by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. Obi said the taxes the current administration of Tinubu had imposed on Nigerians are too many and aimed at milking a …

DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER SLUMPS ON DUTY, DIES IN HOSPITAL A policeman said to be the Divisional Police Officer attached to the Akanu Ibiam Airport Police Command in Enugu reportedly slumped on duty on Wednesday and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The DPO whose name was yet to be ascertained when filing this report reportedly slumped at the police …

KIDNAPPED DAPCHI SCHOOL GIRL, LEAH SHARIBU, MARRIED TO TWO BOKO HARAM LEADERS, HAS TWO KIDS – ‘REPENTANT’ TERRORIST Nigeria’s forgotten schoolgirl from Yobe State, Leah Sharibu, has married at least two Boko Haram leaders including Ali Abdallah who has now become a chief judge of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad basin, a “repentant” terrorist …

HOTEL PRESIDENTIAL: ENUGU GOVT DISMISSES CAVEAT EMPTOR, SAYS CONTRACT WITH PRIMEVIEW HOTELS ALREADY REVOKED The Enugu State Government has dismissed a caveat emptor published on Hotel Presidential in various national dailies by Mr. Gbolahan Elias, SAN, on behalf of Primeview Hotels Limited. The state made its position known in a statement entitled “Setting the Record Straight: Re: Hotel Presidential”, issued …

RIVERS CRISIS: ONE HOUSE, TWO SPEAKERS, AS PRO-FUBARA GROUP ELECTS OWN SPEAKER The political crisis in Rivers State has taken a whole new twist as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for …

EFCC DRAGS BUHARI’S EX-MINISTER, DAUGHTER TO COURT OVER FRAUDULENT CONTRACTS Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, is set to face trial on Thursday before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, over allegations of abuse of office and fraudulent contracts awarded during his tenure. Sirika, who served under the administration of former President Muhammadu …

TONGUES WAGGING AS PRESIDENCY FAILS TO RELEASE TINUBU’S PICTURES AFTER OVERSEAS’ TRIP In a rare and unusual circumstance, the presidency did not release any picture of President Bola Tinubu’s return trip to Nigeria after two weeks abroad. Since Tinubu took charge of the country a year ago, his aides and presidency officials have consistently released pictures and videos of his …

FG DIRECTS IMMEDIATE REOPENING OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY The Federal Government has directed that processes for the resumption of academic activities at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, should commence immediately. Vice Chancellor, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe who disclosed this during a chat with Vanguard in his office on Monday, said that the processes would commence on Tuesday …