A group of lawyers with the name Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), has advised the National Assembly (NASS) members not to indulge in actions capable of portraying them as usurpers of executive functions. Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, convener of COPA gave the advice on Wednesday in a statement following Tuesday’s rowdy session as Lawmakers and Festud Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour trade words over sharing of 774,000 employment slots. Olajengbaesi while reacting to...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday refused to admit Bala Hamisu, popularly known as Wadume to bail. The court refused Hamisu bail along with six others standing trial for kidnapping, possession of firearms and dealing in prohibited firearms, contrary to Section 27 (1)(a)(I) and (1)(b)(iii) of the Firearms Act. The trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, refused to admit the defendants to bail on the ground that she had already ordered an accelerated hearing on...
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, as the chairman of its screening committee, for the Ondo State governorship primaries. The appointment is contained in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) in Abuja on Wednesday. Akobundu said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) approved the nomination of Dogara and four others to serve on the screening gubernatorial committee. Other members...
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry. He said flights would commence at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. According to him, the Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri and Kano airports will...
The Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational permit of transporters who flout safety protocols. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, announced this in a statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. Saraki was quoted as giving the warning when she chaired a virtual meeting with the Forum of Nigerian Transport Commissioners. She said that it had been resolved...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its new highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 26, 484. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said, as at July 1, Nigeria recorded 13 deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC also said that Nigeria reported a total of 603 deaths in 35 states...
The Innoson Group of Companies has handed over an IVM G-20 Smart vehicle to Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation to support the fight against breast and cervical cancers in the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 7-seater IVM G-20 Smart vehicle was purchased by the foundation at a significant discount from the vehicle manufacturing firm. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Nnewi on Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer of Innoson, Mr Innocent...
The Governor of Anambra State Dr. Willie Obiano has appointed Tony Oneweek Muonagor the Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Arts, Culture and Tourism. The appointment which is effective from today, 1st of July 2020, has been described by some as a case of putting a round peg in a round hole. Hon. Tony Oneweek Muonagor, popular for his gyration genre of music, served between 2011 and 2015 as the member representing Idemili North constituency...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably. WHO gave the warning on Wednesday in an update of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters. It said that sweat could make the mask become wet more quickly which made it difficult to breathe and would promote the growth of microorganisms. “The important preventive measure during exercise is to...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 172 Nigerian evacuated from Uganda and Kenya arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10:20 am local time on Wednesday. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Gabriel Odu of its Media, Public Relations, and Protocol Unit. He said that the evacuees arrived via @flyairpeace Flight B777-200 from Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. According to him, some of the evacuees disembarked at the airport...
