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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned political players in the state against violence, vowing that anyone who harms another in the name of politics would pay for the crime. Fubara issued the warning during the flag-off of the construction of Elele-Omoku Road in the oil-rich South-South state on Thursday. He admonished local government chairmen in the state to conduct themselves and remain peaceful till the end of their tenure. “When we left Aleso the other day, some people went there and attacked our people. There is no need for it. Nobody has the monopoly of violence. I…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation, which requires financial institutions to demand and collect the social media handles of their customers, as part of the standard Know-Your-Customer procedure, is not a breach of the right to privacy Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Chris Eke, seeking a declaration that the regulation as contained in Section 6(a)(iv) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations, 2023, is undemocratic, unconstitutional, null and void, to the extent of its inconsistency with Section 37 of…

The senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the North West Development Commission. The upper legislative chamber passed the bill on Thursday after Kaka Shehu, chair of the special duties committee, presented a report on it. Shehu said the intent of the bill is to stimulate socio-economic development in the region. “The intent and purpose of the bill is structured for the socio-development of the north-west geopolitical zone,” he said. “It is recommended that the senate do approve of the bill.” Speaking after the consideration of clauses in the bill, Jibrin Barau, deputy senate president, said the legislation seeks…

Emirates Airlines says it will resume services to Nigeria from October 1, 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai.In a statement on Thursday, the airline, with its hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said flight services will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, said, “We are excited to resume our services to Nigeria. The Lagos-Dubai service has traditionally been popular with customers in Nigeria and we hope to reconnect leisure and business travellers to Dubai and onwards to our network of over 140 destinations. “We thank the Nigerian…

The inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup will take place between January and February of 2026. The football governing body announced the date at its 74th Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. The first edition of the competition will involve 16 teams, however, FIFA did not specify how they would qualify or the venue for the tournament. The tournament is scheduled to be held every four years. “To facilitate the continued global development of women’s clubs and based on requests from the confederations to provide ample playing opportunities on a yearly basis, it was further proposed that an…

The scheduled arraignment of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, failed to go on Thursday at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, owing to the absence of his counsel. Trial judge, Justice Adenike Coker subsequently adjourned till June 13 for the planned arraignment. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka are facing an amended 5-count charge of murder, attempt to kidnap and conspiracy. They allegedly killed one Peter Nweke on Aug 27, 2013, along Third Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos State. The duo were also alleged to have killed one Chijioke Ngozi, and attempted to murder and eventually…

The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has transferred the corruption case involving the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje; and seven others to a different court. The case, which was previously under the jurisdiction of Kano High Court number 4, presided over by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, will now be heard by Justice Amina Adamu at Court 7, located on Miller Road. Confirming the transfer, the court’s spokesman Baba Jibo Ibrahim stated, “The office of the CJ of the state has the power to direct and transfer a case at any stage so…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the successful rescue of seven abducted students from Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi State. This is part of the ongoing rescue operation and efforts to combat insecurity A statement by the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, SP William Aya, on Thursday said the development brings the total of rescued students to 21 Describing how its team rescued the students from their abductors, he said it deployed the air component of police security apparatus made up of a helicopter crew specially trained for aerial surveillance,…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara says his political detractors have been defeated, adding that those previously distracting him from his job now sleep with both eyes open. Fubara stated this when he received the national and state leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, May 16. The governor expressed happiness with assurances of brotherly support from the IYC, urging Ijaw Nation to key into the celebration of the Issac Adaka Boro Day and “ongoing liberation” Rivers State is enjoying. Fubara noted that Boro genuinely stood for equity, justice, and fair play, and pursued…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Friday, May 17, 2024, will chair a high-level dialogue on advancing the gains made within the first year of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The event is part of efforts by the Tinubu administration to leverage international cooperation in delivering on the promises of the Renewed Hope Agenda. Deputy Chief of Staff to the President in the Office of the Vice President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, disclosed this at a press conference held at the Presidential Villa Abuja. He said the event will examine the work done by the administration in the past one year…