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Train Crash: Lagos Bus Driver Opens Up, Admits Accident Caused By Mechanical Fault
The driver of the Lagos State Government Staff bus who was blamed for the incident that led to a train colliding with a bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line, on the Agege motor road, Lagos Thursday, has appealed to victims of the accident to forgive him. While some survivors said the 44-year-old driver, Oluwaseun Osinbajo, had his earpiece on while driving and ignored the directive of the Flag Officers at the rail line, he however, blamed the cause on a mechanical fault in the bus.
Naira Crisis: States Plan Contempt Proceedings Against Attorney-General Malami, Central Bank Governor, Emefiele
Some state governments are planning to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over their refusal to implement the Supreme Court judgment on the naira redesign policy of the Nigerian government.
Only Electoral Body, INEC Can Determine Mode Of Collating, Transmission Of Results - Court
The judgement was on a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1454/2022 filed by the Labour Party (LP). The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results.
Nigerian Government To Shift 2023 National Census To May
Nigeria’s population is estimated to be about 216 million according to the UN population agency, UNFPA. The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the postponement of the 2023 gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections will affect the conduct of the 2023 Housing and Population Census. Recall that the census which would hold after 17 years was scheduled for March 29 to April 2 in all 774 local government areas of Africa’s largest population.
Junior Doctors In UK Prepare To Strike Over ‘Poor Pay’, Overwork
Junior doctors across England plan to go on strike on March 13 for three days, to protest over pay and burnout that risk driving staff out of the health service. Junior doctors are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience, who work under the guidance of senior doctors and represent a large part of the country's medical community.
BREAKING: Workers Shut Down Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund Offices Nationwide To Protest Against Salary Adjustment Delay
Workers of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) have shut down the offices of the agency across the 36 states of the federation and its head office in Abuja over a delay in the implementation of their salary adjustment. The aggrieved workers under the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (NUBIFI), stormed the NSITF offices as early as 8.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Sacks Shekarau, Affirms Hanga As NNPP Kano Central Senatorial Candidate
Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgment, written by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, faulted the appeal by the INEC and thereafter dismissed it. The Supreme Court has sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau while affirming the nomination of Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate for Kano Central Senatorial District in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly election.
Citizen Journalists, Student Observers Laud Initiative On Youth Participation And Election Coverage
Under the partnership, trained reporters, student journalists and observers were deployed across the country to promote increased youth participation and report the conduct of the elections in their locality. Young Nigerians have praised the 'Go Out & Vote Now (GOVN)' initiative which involved them in the coverage of the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections held on February 25th.
Alleged $9.6Billion P&ID Fraud: Produce British National, James Nolan Or Forfeit N50Million Bond Each, Nigerian Court Tells Sureties
Justice Modupe Oso-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja, has ordered sureties for a Briton, James Richard Nolan to produce him before the court in September 2023 or risk forfeiting their bonds to the Nigerian government.
Edo Was A Mafia State Run By Powerful Gangs With Government Backing Under Oshiomhole -State PDP Chairman
Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has described the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole as the proprietor and enabler of land-grabbing in the state. He said all the efforts Oshiomhole and his lackeys are making to hoodwink the people and cajole them into getting back into government through the backdoor will be resisted by the people through the ballot on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Malaysia Ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Charged With Corruption, Money Laundering
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been charged with abuse of power and money laundering in connection with the awarding of government contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The charges were filed after Muhyiddin was questioned by investigators from Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency for a number of hours on Thursday over a government support programme that his government introduced to help building contractors during the coronavirus lockdown.
Nigerian Troops Arrest Boko Haram Commander, Wife, Four Children; Nab 35 Terrorists’ Suppliers Of Food, Other Items
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops arrested a Boko Haram commander, his wife and four children in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. This was made known by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, on Thursday during the biweekly briefing in Abuja. Danmadami said, “Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI in the North East zone of the Country have sustained and continued to dominate the Joint Area of Operations.
Ogun State Labour Party Endorses Re-Election Of Governor Abiodun Of APC
The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming March 18 governorship election. The endorsement by the Ogun State leadership of the Labour Party led by its National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, was announced by Governor Abiodun on his Twitter page, describing it as a big win for him and his party. Labour Party does not have a governorship candidate in the state.
Why Labour Party, PDP Can’t Witness Reconfiguration Of BVAS Machines - Nigerian Electoral Body, INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why political parties are not allowed to witness the backup or reconfiguration of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), had sought an order of the court restraining the INEC from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection was conducted and certified true copies (CTC) of them issued.
UN Asks Nigerian Government To Investigate Killing Of Over 30 Fishermen, Farmers By Terrorists In Borno
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to investigate the killing of over 30 fishermen and farmers by suspected terrorists on Wednesday in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mathias Schmale, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, which noted that several people were injured while others were missing during the attack by the armed group.
UPDATE: Death Toll Rises To 36 In ISWAP Terrorists' Attack On Fishermen In Borno
The death toll in the latest attack by Islamic State of the West African (ISWAP) militants on fishermen in Borno State has risen to 36. Earlier reports suggested that 26 persons died after the terrorists attacked fishermen on the field at Makdolo, a border between Gamborun and Dikwa on March 8, 2023. However, latest figures show that more deaths were recorded in the early hours of Thursday, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert disclosed. Some of the victims were buried on Thursday.
Nigeria’s Inter-Party Advisory Council Dissociates Self From Endorsement Of Governor Wike’s Stooge, Fubara
The Nigerian Inter-Party Advisory Council has distanced its members from the purported endorsement of the governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Siminialaye Fubara in Rivers State. This was stated in a press statement issued on Friday by Yusuf Dantalle, the group's National Secretary, announcing the dissolution of the state council for acting contrary to the national body's directive to maintain neutrality and impartiality throughout the election process.
An IDP On The Ballot: The Example Of Barnabas Nyitor, By Rex Elanu
One of the events that put Nigeria on the map of countries at war, is the Herders/Farmers crises that took the North East and North Central by storm. The violence was purely a failure of governance as whereas Lake Chad has dried up, and herders embarked on a wild and ruthless exodus taking their cattles to find water, thereby displacing farmers and outrunning villages, settlements, and towns.
Chatham House, American Ambassador, Electoral Body, INEC Have All Said Election That Produced Tinubu As ‘President-Elect’ Not Perfect -Buhari’s Aide, Femi Adesina | Sahara Reporters
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has affirmed that there were irregularities in the just concluded Saturday elections. On 1 March, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, declared Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress winner of the presidential election.
Nigeria's President-elect, Tinubu Accuses Peter Obi Of Using Pro-democracy Group NADECO To Discredit His Election
Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi of allegedly sponsoring one Lloyd Ukwu, a United States-based Nigerian who is the Executive Director of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), to smear him and discredit the February 25 presidential election.
I Didn’t Rig Presidential Election Against Peter Obi In Rivers State; I Have No Reason To Lie, Governor Wike Tells Ohanaeze
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has told Ohanaeze Ndigbo that he owes no one apology over allegations of rigging in the presidential and legislative elections of February 25 in the state. There have been allegations of rigging against the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in his state. But Wike reacted to the allegations on Thursday night when Ohanaeze delegation that was in Rivers State confronted him over his alleged role in Peter Obi’s loss in the election.
Youths Ask Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC To Arrest, Prosecute Deputy Senate President, Omo-Agege Over Alleged Pipeline Surveillance Contract Scam
A coalition of former Niger Delta agitators of Urhobo and Isoko oil-rich ethnic nationalities of Delta state has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and prosecute the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege for allegedly diverting the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC Ltd) pipeline surveillance contracts in the region meant for the youths of the two ethnic nationalities.
#JusticeForPejuUgboma: Coroner Indicts Lagos Hospital Of Negligence In Death Of Chef, Says Tragedy Avoidable
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based chef, Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, has determined that her death was avoidable. The inquest revealed that the chef died as a result of medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. In May 2021, SaharaReporters reported that #JusticeforPeju trended on Twitter as thousands of Nigerians called for an investigation into her death and for the prosecution of anyone found responsible.
Xi Jinping Secures Unprecedented Third Term As China’s President In Ceremonial Vote
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reelected for the third term of five years in office in what has been described as an unprecedented official endorsement by the country's political elite on Friday. His reelection will solidify his control of the country and make him the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since its founding in 1949.
Nigerian Police, Department Of State Services Should Prosecute INEC Chairman, Others For Electoral Offences - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Director General of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) to probe the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, and other officials of the commission for electoral offences. This, the PDP said should be a natural follow-up to the INEC chairman’s resignation from office.
Several Shot Dead, Three Seriously Injured At Jehovah’s Witness Church In Germany
At least eight people have been shot dead and three others seriously injured in an attack on a Jehovah's Witness building in the German city of Hamburg. The shooting was said to be carried out by a lone gunman who may be among the dead, although this has yet to be officially confirmed, Sky News reports. Shots were fired at the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the Gross Borstel district, with police alerted at 9.03 pm on Thursday.
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