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Some lawyers, who on Monday initiated contempt proceedings against the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi over the continued detention of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, have raised alarm over alleged threat to their lives. Speaking on Wednesday at the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the lawyers claimed that the DSS was threatening to link them with terrorism activities by allegedly referring to them as lawyers to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). One of them, Tijani Ahmed referred…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is about to share N1.959 trillion being revenue generated in June 2023 among the Federal, State and Local Governments on Thursday. The technical and plenary meetings of the FAAC will be held on Thursday to formally approve the amount that will go to the federal government, state and local governments. According to reports, “statutory collections make up N1.7 trillion of the federally collected revenues, followed by N293 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT) and N12 billion from electronic money transfer charges. Senior Special Assistant Media and Publicity to the President, Temitope Ajayi while reacting to the…

enate President Godswill Akpabio has said the removal of fuel subsidy was geared towards the survival of the country. This is even as he assured Nigerian workers of the readiness of the government to review the salaries of its workers as a move towards cushioning the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. Akpabio made this assertion while receiving the Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji and members of the National Assembly from the state during a courtesy visit on Tuesday. According to a statement from the media unit of the Senate President, Akpabio also noted that the removal of fuel subsidy…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over his failure to appear in court to explain circumstances surrounding the 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Paris Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who ordered Emefiele to appear on the next adjourned date, said he was minded to exercise restraint in the proceeding to give the ex-CBN boss an opportunity to explain himself. The development followed an intervention by Emefiele’s Counsel, Audu Anuga, SAN, praying the court to give his client another opportunity…

Former Premier League striker, Wayne Rooney has named Manchester City as probably the best football team of all time, Rooney said this while suggesting it would be difficult for his former club Manchester United, who finished third in the Premier League last season, to win the title because they are competing with Pep Guardiola’s side. Manchester City won the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League in a single season, being the second club to achieve the historic feat after Manchester United. Manchester United is also returning to the Champions League and also lifted the Carabao Cup to end their…

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has charged the new Commissioners in the state to see real service to the people as their goal. This is as he reminded them that he values honesty, integrity and living above board in public service. Governor Adeleke who gave this charge at the swearing-in ceremony for new Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries on Wednesday, at the State Secretariat, Abere also warned them that corrupt conduct will be heavily sanctioned. In his words, “Your goal must be real service to the people. I value honesty and integrity in public service. You must be above board.…

Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in England last week. “Lorient are happy to announce today the signing on a two-year deal of the French international left-back Benjamin Mendy,” the Ligue 1 club said in a statement. Mendy, 29, was cleared of sex offences last week, ending a three-year court process. The player, who would have faced a lengthy jail term if convicted, had previously being cleared in January of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault following a six-month…

The House of Representatives has waded into the hike in the price of a litre of the premium motor spirit (PMS) across the country. The decision followed the adoption of a motion under matters of urgent national importance at the House plenary session presided by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu. As a result, the House summoned the Group chief executive officer of the Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari and the operatives of the independent marketers in the country. The development is coming against the backdrop of the increase of PMS often referred to as petrol from…

The immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, attended the Katsina Development Fund 2023 Retreat hosted by the state governor, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda. The event which took place at the Katsina State Government House is Buhari’s first official function since handing over power to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29. Buhari was received at the venue by Governor Radda who also approved the appointment and posting of his 14 new Special Advisers and 9 Heads of Agencies and Parastatals of Katsina state’s civil service. Confirming the appointments, Radda’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed in a press statement said they…

Ahead of the awaited delivery of judgement by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal ( PEPT), the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has expressed confidence in the ability of the judiciary to deliver a fair judgement that will be acceptable to the parties concerned. Director of Strategy and Research of the PDP presidential campaign Council, Pedro Obaseki, in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, expressed confidence that the judges will summon the courage to address issues raised by the opposition parties in the 2023 Presidential election Obaseki who specifically referred to the petition by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM)…