Russian President, Vladimir Putin has revealed reason behind military offensive operation in Ukraine.
Reports have it that explosions rocked some parts of the the country and Ukraine’s foreign minister warning a “full-scale invasion” was under way.
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Reacting to the offensive operation, Ukrainian President,Volodymyr Selenkskyy declared martial law and assured the citizens not to panic, adding that, the country is ready for everything.
The operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the early hours of Thursday stormed the Lekki residence of two marlians musicians, Zinoleesky and moh bad.
In a video that has now gone viral, some of the operatives were seen jumping fence into the residence.
One of the accused was heard saying ; “Did I steal? ‘
The operatives were accused of storming the residence without search warrant, the allegation is yet to be addressed by the agency.
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has nominated Senator Hassan Muhammad Nasiha Gusau as the new Deputy Governor of the state.
This follows the impeachment of Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.
The governor sent a letter to the state Assembly, seeking the screening of the deputy governor.
Speaker of the House, Honourable Nasiru Muazu Magarya, read the governor’s letter at plenary on Wednesday.
When he appeared before the assembly, the nominee was asked to “bow and leave” in line with the tradition of legislative houses.
The lawmakers resolved to confirm the deputy governor based on his “track record as a politician, seasoned administrator and his wealth of knowledge an experienced in public life”.
The deputy governor designate will be sworn in later on Wednesday.
First elected a senator in 2007, he currently represents Zamfara Central in the National Assembly.
He lost his seat to Senator Kabiru Marafa in 2011, but returned to the red chamber in 2019 when the Supreme Court voided the elections of the candidates of All Progressive Congress following their failure to conduct primaries in the state.
However, when Matawalle defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2021, he joined him.
Gusau fell out with Matawalle when the governor dumped the PDP for APC.
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday impeached Mahdi Gusau, the state’s deputy governor.
Mr Gusau was impeached at the plenary following acceptance of a report by Chief Judge Kulu Aliyu, who was asked to probe charges of corruption and disloyalty against the politician.
Mr Gusau had declined to join the APC after Governor Bello Matawalle moved to the ruling party, prompting immediate attempts by lawmakers and the governor’s supporters to force him out of office.
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The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, FMHDSD, through its subsidiary, National Investment Management System, NASIMS, has kicked off the biometric enrollment of N-Power Batch ‘C’ Stream II.
Applicants who didn’t make the stream one list are strongly encouraged to login to NASIMS portal to confirm their application status.
Applicant will be required to access the portal through the login details sent to their respective email at the point of registration which includes the password.
Upon their successful login, they are expected to click on the tab ‘verification’, if the applicant scales through the screening a congratulatory message will pop.
Applicants are advised to visit any nearest cybercafé where the biometric enrollment can be successfully completed.
Also, applicants are advised to keep checking their email accounts and the NASIMS portal for the next directive.
It sshould be noted that, the ministry overseeing the affairs of N-Power, FMHDSD, is yet to give official release on the latest development, but applicants who didn’t make stream I list have stared confirming their status on NASIMS portal.
The Federal Ministry of Finance building in the Central Area of Abuja is on fire.
Fire fighters have arrived at the scene to put out the fire.
The fire reportedly started around 11pm on the previous night, badly affecting the building’s third floor.
Similarly on February 10, the headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) was burnt.
It was learnt that the fire started from the office of the Special Adviser to the FMBN Managing Director, Ahmed Dangiwa, and later moved to the boardroom of the bank
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The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige during the ongoing closed-door meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja said the union’s claim that the Federal Government had refused to implement the memorandum of agreement it signed with the union was not true.
According to Ngige, he was shocked when the union went on strike despite the moves by the National Inter-Religious Council co-chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev Supo Ayokunle.
A statement to keep the public abreast of the meeting was issued by the ministry’s spokesperson, Charles Akpan.
The statement quoted Ngige as saying “But I must tell you that on the government side, they were taken by surprise in that before then, NIREC met with you (ASUU) and reported to the President. Having met with you (ASUU) and having given the details of their meeting with you, we sincerely hoped we won’t again take this route of industrial action.
So, the government side is taken by surprise – Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and all are taken aback.”
“It is my mandate to apprehend industrial disputes and this has been apprehended so we can discuss, and later expand to what is called tripartite plus meeting, involving members of NIREC who are top religious and traditional rulers, we cannot push aside. And that is as soon as we are done and agree on issues here.”
“It should not be one month strike. In fact, there is nothing like one month strike or warning strike in labour parlance. Strike is strike. We want this to end as soon as possible, as we sort out all grey areas in the agreement as the ILO Principles At Work allows for renegotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreement. So we go back to the draft agreement. We must avoid another situation where our children bear the brunt of two elephants fighting.”
“I did a correspondence on the report by NITDA on UTAS to you in December 2021 and you sent your observation in a reply in February 2022. I made that available to all the parties involved, that this is the observation from ASUU. So, as far as I’m concerned, it is work in progress. I’m not the Minister of Education. My Ministry is not your direct employer, but I take these proactive measures to fast track agreements and ensure we meet up the timelines.
“Apart from that, all the issues in the agreement are being religiously implemented, including but not limited to the payment of Earned Academic Allowances through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation in November/December 2021. So, most of the issues in 2020 agreement, which moved over to 2021, and for which we met in October 2021, to take progress report on, are all works in progress. So it is wrong for you to say nobody is doing anything on the MOA.”
ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke in his speech blamed the Federal Government for the ongoing strike, alleging that apart from not implementing the 2020 MOA, government also failed to convene the regular implementation monitoring meeting as agreed.
ASUU insisted that calling off the industrial action depended entirely on the Federal Government as members were determined not to shift ground until their demands are met.
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has approved date for the installation of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd substantive Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The approval of the ex Lawmaker was contained in a circular issued from the Office of the state Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The the circular with Ref No: CB 211/10/155 and dated 22 February, 2022,
was addressed to Senator Lekan Balogun and a copy sent to the Executive Chairman, Ibadan South-East Local Government Area.
Titled “Installation Ceremony: Olubadan Of Ibadan”, the correspondence to the Olubadan-elect announcing the date was in reference to an earlier later from him as regards the issue of installation.
“I wish to refer to a letter No.IBSELG.243/17 of 16th February, 2022 on the above subject and inform you that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Oyo State has approved Friday, 11th of March, 2022 as the date of the Installation of the New Olubadan of Ibadan.
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has zoned its chairmanship to the North ahead of the 2023 elections.
Governors Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi announced this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to a Daily Trust report, Mr El-Rufai said the party has agreed to swap the current vacant positions in the National Working Committee, NWC, between the Northern and Southern parts of the country ahead of March 26 national convention.
By implication, the chairmanship position, which has been held by former Governors John Odigie-Oyegun and Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State from the South will now go to the North.
Mr El-Rufai said: “We have agreed a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones and essentially, we swapped. Northern zones will take positions that Southern zones had in the last eight years and vice versa.
“So, it’s a very simple, equitable and fair formula. We will now go back and consult at the zonal level, and look at the positions that are available and the process of the convention preparation will start in earnest. So by the grace of God on the 26th of March, we will have done a national convention.”
The brief meeting that took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja were attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 19 governors, including those of Yobe, Kano, Kogi, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Lagos, Imo, Ogun, Borno, Niger, Gombe, Osun, Kebbi, Plateau, as well as Deputy Governor of Anambra State who left the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the APC last year.
A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano state on Tuesday refused to grant an interlocutory injunction, filed by Coca-Cola company, seeking to stop Pop Cola from conducting its business, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
Coca-Cola had filed a lawsuit against Mamuda Beverages Nigeria limited, manufacturers of Pop Cola, claiming that the Kano-based company had imitated its trademark.
It then prayed for an interim injunction to restrain the defendant (Pop Cola), its employees or agents from using, affixing or displaying on any beverage product, vehicle, stationary, advertisement, putting to commercial use, in any manner or form for the purpose of commercial benefit or otherwise, the ‘ribbon devise’ and the special script in which the Pop Cola has been depicted in its advertising materials that is similar to Coca-Cola, ribbon devise, pending the determination and hearing of the case.
When the matter came up on Tuesday, counsel to the Pop Cola, Offiong Offiong, SAN, argued that his client had invested enormous amount of money in trading and promotion of its products, adding that counsel to the Coca-Cola had failed to support his claim with supportive legal authorities.
Mr Offiong further submitted that the claim of Coca-Cola against Pop Cola was not for legal right but competitor war.
In his ruling, Justice Muhammmad Yunusa ordered for accelerated hearing instead of granting the interlocutory injunction.
Mr Yunusa argued that although granting interlocutory injunction is at the discretion of court, it is important for the judge to hear facts from all parties for determination of substantive suit.
“I hereby ordered accelerated hearing rather than granting interlocutory injunction,” Mr Yunusa ordered.
He then adjourned the case to April 25 for accelerated hearing.