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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, Wednesday, declared that governors do not have the constitutional powers to ban mining activities. Alake made the statement during a pre-event press conference in Abuja ahead of the 8th edition of the annual Nigerian Mining Week 2023 slated for October 16-18,2023 in Abuja. He pointed out that the governors know that mining remains exclusively for the federal government in the Constitution, hence it is not under the purview of a State Governor as far as the enactment laws, and regulations of operations of solid minerals are concerned. Therefore, the Minister cautioned…

A Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom has lost custody of his 16-year-old son to the government after flogging him with a belt. This was revealed by a child rights advocate known as pepstalk1 on her Instagram page on Wednesday. She narrated that the Nigerian doctor flogged his son after he caught him and his friends invited over to study together watching an inappropriate video. His friends reportedly informed the police and told them that while the father was beating his son with a belt, the doctor repeatedly said, “Is this how you want to become a doctor?” She…

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to initiate a convenient home delivery service for Nigerian passport applicants, eliminating the need for individuals to queue at immigration offices nationwide. This groundbreaking development is set to enhance the passport application process. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, disclosed this innovation on Monday during the opening ceremony of the University of Lagos’ International Week, themed ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership.’ Tunji-Ojo explained that as of January next year, Nigerians can complete their passport applications online. Furthermore, in February 2024, passports will be delivered directly to applicants’ homes, offices, or preferred locations through…

The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, on Monday, sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. Harrison held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judge also held that the convict shot the deceased at close range. Justice Harrison ordered the defendant to open his defence as a ‘prima facie’ has been made against him. In his…

Elder statesman and legal icon, Afe Babalola, on Thursday said if there was anything called life after life, his prayer would be to return to life as a farmer. The 94-year-old Babalola, who is the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, expressed this view at the opening ceremony of the 2023 annual edition of Afe Babalola Agric Expo, (ABAEX-2023) in Ado-Ekiti. He described farming as the most profitable and energy charging profession if well pursued. Babalola instituted ABAEX eight years ago to give millions of naira annual cash reward and tools as well as encourage more farmers’ to participate…

Kevin McCarthy will not run for speaker again after the House ousted him from the top leadership post in a historic vote on Tuesday, a move that threatens to plunge House Republicans into even further chaos and turmoil. The House will now need to elect a new speaker. There is no clear alternative to McCarthy who would have the support needed to win the gavel, but the race for a potential successor is already underway. The vote to oust McCarthy and his decision not to run for the speakership again marks a major escalation in tensions for a House GOP…

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, appeared before a UK Court on Monday. The ex-minister, who was charged with receiving bribes in the form of cash, luxury goods, flights on private jets and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts, was arraigned at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. According to Reuters, she spoke only to give her name, date of birth and address. She was not asked to formally enter a plea, although her lawyer Mark Bowen told the court she would be pleading not guilty. Diezani seeks to stop auction of seized assets 26 bidders grab…

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, October 5, to hear the appeal of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. His lead counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), disclosed this to our correspondent on Saturday. Also confirming the development, IPOB’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said all appeals filed by Kanu would be heard on Thursday. On October 13, 2022, that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, delivered a judgment in an appeal filed by Ozekhome on Kanu’s behalf. The judgment further challenged some parts of the Federal High Court ruling. In the end, the Appeal…

The federal government has said that the N25,000 provisional wage increment announced for low-grade workers is now applicable to all levels of civil servants. Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, announced the development on Sunday evening. Speaking at the end of the four-hour meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the State House, Abuja, Gbajabiamila said the government team and the labour leaders have reached some resolutions. The meeting was called by the federal government to avert the planned nationwide indefinite strike by the labour to protest…

The United States District Court in Northern Illinois has given Chicago State University (CSU) 48 hours starting from Saturday to release President Bola Tinubu’s academic records to an opposition candidate in Nigeria’s February presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. In a ruling delivered on Saturday, the judge, Nancy Maldonado, after dismissing Mr Tinubu’s objection, gave the university until 12 noon on Monday to release the documents to Atiku. Ms Maldonando dismissed Mr Tinubu’s objection to the 20 September decision of a magistrate judge of the court, Jeffery Gilbert. The judge on Saturday fully affirmed Mr Gilbert’s ruling ordering the CSU to release…