Author: Aminu Imam

Just In! Nigeria’s Supreme Court building gutted by fire in Abuja

Aminu Imam

A section of the Supreme Court building was gutted by fire on Monday morning; but there were no casualties. According to a spokesperson for the Court, Festus Akande, the cause of the fire was electrical issues from one of the Chambers of Justice. Akande stated that the fire, which it reported started around 6 a.m., was put out with the use of fire extinguishers. Although, the cause of the fire incident is still unknown as at the time of filling this report,, some persons were seen around the apex court…

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Nigeria lost N1.96tr to crude oil theft in 2021 – NEITI 

Aminu Imam

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, (NEITI), says Nigeria lost about N1.96 trillion to oil theft, sabotage and oil production adjustment in 2021.  NEITI, which disclosed this in its recent ‘2021 Oil and Gas Sector Report’, explained that 68.47 million barrels of crude oil were lost in the year under review.  Figures from an international statistical firm, Statistica, showed that the average cost of crude oil in 2021 was $70.86 per barrel. Also, according to data from a global rate monitoring firm, Exchange Rates UK, the average exchange rate of the…

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Zamfara: Tinubu directs security agencies to rescue remaining female varsity abducted students in Gusau 

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were recently abducted by terrorists.   Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said while condemning the reprehensible act of abduction, the President asserted that there is no moral justification for such heinous crimes against innocent victims whose only ‘offense’ was their pursuit of quality education.   The statement said, “While the President wholeheartedly commiserates with all families directly impacted by…

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“Probe missing NNPC $15bn oil proceeds, N200bn for refinery repairs” – SERAP urges Tinubu 

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion of oil revenue, as well as the N200 billion budgeted to repair the NNPCL refineries, which have been reported as missing between 2020 and 2021.  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) made the call yesterday, on the heels of a report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, (NEITI).  SERAP urged Tinubu to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the missing and unaccounted for public funds, and to ensure their effective prosecution…

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Kaduna: Ginger pandemic wipes out N10bn farmlands in 7 LGAs 

Aminu Imam

… Nigeria’s 4th position as the world’s ginger producer threatened  No fewer than seven local government councils of Kaduna State affected by an outbreak of fungi pathogens infection that wiped out N10 billion worth of ginger, covering 2,500 hectares of farm land in seven local government councils of Kaduna State, threatening Nigeria’s fourth position as the world’s ginger producer.  An assessment tour of ginger farms in some affected local government councils over the weekend by the Executive Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC), Dr. Ezra…

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Zamfara Bandits: CNG demands abducted Gusau varsity students’ urgent release 

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG), has called on the Federal Government to increase its effort at releasing the abducted students of the Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State.  The group, through its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman,  made this call yesterday, at a world press conference  in Abuja (FCT), following the recent abduction of scores of students at the University, including another nine construction workers engaged within the university by terrorists.  The CNG urged President Bola Tinubu to demonstrate his commitment to addressing the insecurity in northern Nigeria, by hastening the release…

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North-Central APC warns Wike against harmful actions that’ll bring disrepute to Party in region 

Aminu Imam

The North-Central Forum, under the aegis of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), has issued a stern caution to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, warning him against taking actions detrimental to the party or the region.   Speaking in Jos, the Plateau State capital during an emergency meeting, the chairman of the forum, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, emphasised the importance of collective efforts to ensure the Party’s success in various legal stages, including tribunals, Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.  The Forum’s chairman highlighted that they have received…

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FG awards 470km Abuja-Lagos superhighway contract to company owned by Kenny Martins 

Aminu Imam

A company owned by the chairman of the defunct Police Equipment Fund (PEF), Kenny Martins, named: Advance Engineering Company (AEC) Network Ltd., has won the concession to construct the proposed 470km concrete-built Abuja-Lagos Greenfield superhighway on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement.  The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos at the weekend.  According to him, the highway shall be completed in four years, and will last for 100 years. He said the road will be built by a private sector consortium…

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Abuja FCT residents decry rising insecurity, demand urgent action 

Aminu Imam

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have described the rate of kidnapping and robbery within the city centre in recent time as alarming.  Some of the residents who spoke to newsmen yesterday described the spate of insecurity in the FCT as worrisome, alarming and unacceptable. They urged security agencies and the FCT Administration to take urgent measures to save residents from criminals.  According to the former President of Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association, Joshua Orogun, the increasing rate of insecurity the FCT, has been allowed to linger for over 15…

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Criminal Negligence: Northern Peoples Group drags Buhari Tinubu to ICC

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam A voluntary organisation that promotes peace and development in northern Nigeria, the Northern Peoples Group,, Northern Peoples Group says it intends to file a formal communication with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague against former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a press statement it issued on Sunday, the group disclosed that it plans to request the ICC to look into the atrocities perpetrated by the former President and his Service Chiefs against the Northern Nigerian peoples, pursuant to Article…

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