BREAKING: Ex-Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun Cleared Of NYSC Certificate Scandal
The former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has been cleared of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate controversy, which resulted in her resignation in 2018.
Naija News reports that Adeosun was the plaintiff in the suit, while the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) was the sole defendant.
In a ruling on Wednesday on the originating summon with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/303/21 brought by Wole Olanipekun, SAN, on her behalf, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the NYSC certificate based on the constitution is not a mandatory requirement for holding a political office in the country.
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to talk about Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi over his alleged link to bandits.
The Peoples Democratic Party Governor stated this while reacting to the rearrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Diri while speaking on Channels TV said the Islamic cleric has become untouchable, adding that it was very unfair.
The Bayelsa State Governor said, “Two things I have to say.”
“First, they should give him [Nnamdi Kanu] a fair hearing so that the trial will not be done in a way that everyone (especially the Igbo) will see it as oppression.”
“Second, as we talk about the IPOB, what about the boys (bandits and herdsmen) organising killings in the North and in the whole country? What of Sheik Gumi? He has become somebody no one can touch. That’s very unfair.”
Gumi recently warned the Buhari administration against the killing of bandits, insisting that the criminals are victims too.
He further stated that no school is safe in the North West for now until the government negotiates with the bandits.
Gumi’s statements raise questions on why the federal government has not arrested him.
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police has warned persons planning to celebrate cultism day on July 7, 2021, that they won’t be allowed to do so.
The Command in a statement in Osogbo by its public relations officer, SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin on behalf of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode warned such people to shelf their plans or face the consequences.
The statement warned that police and other security operatives in the state won’t allow the planned celebration to hold as it is an unlawful gathering.
The statement further urged parents and guardians to warn their children and wards against participating in any such activities as security operatives have been ordered to reject anything that may threaten the peace of the state.
It however assured law-abiding residents of their safety in the state.
The statement issued on Tuesday reads: “The intelligence that availed the police command revealed that Cultists are planning to mark July 7 2021 to celebrate cultism. In view of this, the Commissioner of police CP Olawale Olokode, psc, warned cultists and other unscrupulous elements in the state to stop the plan or any of such action (s) forthwith.”
“Consequently, the State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agents and local security outfits will not tolerate any unlawful gathering or assembly that will jeopardize the peace of the state as the plan to mark 7/7 may lead to bloodletting and destruction of properties.”
“Therefore, the Commissioner of Police has given marching order to the Area commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical units to be at alert and nip in the bud any act capable of truncating the peace of the state.”
“The CP advised parents and guardians to caution their wards to be law abiding, and desist from any act or unlawful gathering/ assembly before, during and beyond the said date, as the State Police Command will arrest and prosecute defaulters.”
“Also, hoteliers, recreation/ event centres and landlords/landladies are by this announcement warned not to allow their facilities to be used for any cult related activities/meetings, as owners of such facilities are liable for prosecution.”
“The CP advised the good people of the state to go about their lawful daily activities while the Command has taken necessary security measures to forestall any likely breakdown of law and order.”
“Finally, the citizens are urged to be security conscious, vigilant, co-operate and collaborate with the security agents by giving useful, credible and timely information and report any suspicious movement or activities of cultists and other criminals through these numbers: 08039537995 & 08123823981.”
Meanwhile, the lawmaker representing Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, Yakubu Barde has urged the federal government to legalize guns to allow Nigerians to defend themselves.
Expressing worries about the growing cases of insecurity in the country, the lawmaker suggested that if criminals know that the person they want to attack also has a means of defending himself/herself, they would think twice before launching such an attack.
Barde spoke on Tuesday at a media briefing in Abuja against the backdrop of the recent abductions in Kaduna State.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Maryam Katagum, who slumped at an event in Bauchi State, has been discharged and moved to Abuja.
Society gazette gathered that the Minister was at an official assignment in the state – the launch of an empowerment programme held at Sanin Malam Plaza when she suddenly slumped on Monday.
She was thereafter rushed to the Trauma Centre of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical attention.
An eyewitness disclosed that the Minister upon arrival at the event had been touching her head occasionally and looked general uncomfortable and withdrawn.
The minister, who hails from Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, had been in the state since Saturday and had many personal and official engagements before Monday when she slumped.
When the PUNCH visited the trauma centre on Tuesday, the newspaper was told by one of the security men at the gate that the minister was moved from the trauma center to the amenity ward of the hospital where she spent the night.
At the amenity ward, a nurse said that the minister had been discharged.
The nurse said, “The minister was brought here yesterday for medical care. She spent the night here and has been discharged.
“She suffered from exhaustion and was discharged about 9am because she was stable. She has been taken back to Abuja.”
Angry parents of abducted students of Bethel Secondary School in Maramara, Chickun LGA of Kaduna state have chased away govt officials led by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan.
It was gathered that Aruwan and the government officials had come to express sympathy over the abduction of their children.
Recall that bandits on Monday morning invaded Bethel Secondary School in Maramara Chickun LGA of Kaduna State and abducted scores of students.
The affected secondary school is a boarding school located on the outskirts of Kaduna.
Two soldiers were also said to have been killed as they engaged the bandits in a shootout.
The security guard in the school, Daniel Muhuta, while speaking on the development said, “I escaped narrowly. They came around 1.00 am and started shooting. I was at the back of the school domentary when I heard shooting and decided to pin down.”
About 26 of the abducted students have reportedly been rescued by the police.
The bandits later contacted the school management where they disclosed that they have 121 students in their custody.
They however assured the school that the abducted students are in good health and not to worry.
The incident is the second abduction in the state within the last 24 hours.
The development comes just hours after bandits abducted babies, female nurses and security guards from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre (NTLC) in Zaria, on Sunday.
Kaduna
parents chasing El-Rufai’s commissioner
In a trending video seen by SaharaReporters, Aruwan, who is the commissioner in charge of internal security was chased away by some parents of the abducted students during a visit to the school few hours after the attack.
The commissioner was forced back into his official car as the parents rained abuses and curses on him and the Nasir El-Rufai-led state government.
“Go home! Go home! We don’t want you here, Go back, we don’t want to see here,” they were heard shouting in the video.
Arrangements have been made in Arigidi Akoko in Ondo State for another burial ceremony as a sign of respect to late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, better known as TB Joshua.
Society gazette understands that the late founder and senior pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations hails from the community, and hence the Akoko people are ready to pay him their last respect.
The Monarch of Arigidi Akoko, Oba Yisa Olanipekun, disclosed this on Tuesday, July 6. The traditional ruler said sympathisers would also gather at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Arcade ground in Igbatoro Area of Akure, the state capital to watch the burial event.
Recall that burial arrangements had commenced in Lagos for the late SCOAN spiritual leader. In this regard, the people of Arigidi Akoko are reportedly set to virtually participate in the burial activities.
Oba Olanipekun said, ”All activities on the burial held in Lagos State will also be replicated in Arigidi Akoko”.
In the same vein, the youth leader of the community, Mr Sola Adojutelegan said the Akokos had benefited immensely from the benevolent and humanitarian activities of Joshua, which made him an unforgettable human being.
Addressing the youths, a relation of the late pastor, Chief Adebisi Kura said the late pastor had many unfulfilled projects for Akokoland. He appealed to the government to immortalise his name.
Meanwhile, fire incident occurred yesterday at the Synagogue Church of All Nations located in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, Naija News reports.
This is as families, church members and many others are observing a candle procession in honour of the late founder of the Church, Prophet Temitope Joshua, better known as T.B Joshua, Naija News reports.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde be remanded in prison custody.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Tuesday, ordered that Ojerinde be kept in a correctional facility pending the hearing of his bail application, scheduled for July 8.
Justice Egwuatu gave the ruling after Ojerinde, dressed in white native attire, was arraigned on an 18-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, in which he was accused, among others, of complicity in the diversion of public funds estimated at over N5.2billion.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) said Ojerinde committed the alleged offences, contained in the charge, from 2003 when he served as the Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO) till 2021.
Ojerinde pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
His lawyer, Peter Olorunnishola (SAN), subsequently informed the court about a bail application he filed and served on the prosecution.
Olorunnishola however sought time to react to the counter-affidavit filed by the lawyer to the prosecution, Ebenezer Shogunle, which the defence lawyer said was served on him late.
Shogunle, who did not object to Olorunnishola’s request for time, opposed the defence lawyer’s application that his client be allowed to remain on the administrative bail, earlier granted him by the ICPC, pending the hearing of his bail application.
A court in Austria has given judgment to the case between Maureen Badejo and an Austrian MFM PASTOR kayode Owoduni Omowanile.
If you will recall sometime last year, Maureen Badejo was running her mouth by levying fake allegations on different pastors of MFM around the world including the General Overseer of the ministry by slandering and alleging fraud and theft by means of peddling fabricated stories.
Anyway, to cut the story short, she was sued by one of the accused and the Judgments is what you will find below.
I would like to warn people who engage in evil journeys just to enrich themselves that the road may look rosy but the end there of is destruction.
Kindly find attached the judgments of the Vienna Commercial Court with the suit number 17 Cg 50/20i – 31
FEMI OYEWALE
The Police Service Commission (PSC) is reportedly considering the former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, for promotion.
According to TheCable, the PSC wants to promote Magu to the rank of assistant inspector-general (AIG).
But the Presidency is said to be worried about the “defiance” of PSC which may create the impression that Ibrahim Magu is being rewarded despite the damning report by a presidential panel on him.
Magu, who was promoted to commissioner of police in 2018, had been recommended for removal as EFCC boss by the Justice Ayo Salami panel, which also asked that he be prosecuted over allegations of abuse of office.
The panel had specifically recommended that Magu should be removed “for failing to properly account for N431,000,000.00 security votes/information fund released to the office of the Executive Chairman of EFCC between November 2015 and May 2020”.
He was also accused of causing “disappearance of evidence, stoppage and suppression of cases under investigation and prosecution, and omitting to arrest suspects” in cases involving a former deputy senate president and a former MD of Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC).
The panel recommended that Magu should be referred to the inspector-general of police for “necessary disciplinary action”.
However, since the panel submitted the report in November 2020, only a few of the recommendations have been implemented.
A new chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, was appointed in February 2021 while several police officers were recalled to the headquarters.
Magu, who has been in limbo since his probe by the panel, is believed to be in the good books of the PSC chairman, Musiliu Smith, a former inspector-general of police from Lagos state.
The Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has confirmed the fire incident during the candlelight service for its founder, Prophet T B Joshua on Monday.
SCOAN in a statement released in respect to the incident disclosed that the fire incident was a minor electrical fire at a storehouse within the complex.
The church noted that the situation was quickly brought under control without any injuries.
SCOAN added that it worked with relevant government agencies including the Lagos State Fire Service, whose members were on the ground.
The church thanked God for his protection and assured the public that there is no cause for alarm.
The statement read, “In the late evening of Monday 5th July 2021, there was a minor electrical fire incident at a storehouse within The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations complex.
“The incident was quickly brought under control without any injuries.
“As part of the preparedness for the weeklong services celebrating the life and legacy of Prophet TB Joshua, The SCOAN has worked closely with relevant government agencies including the Lagos State Fire Services, whose members were on the ground at the time of the incident.
“We thank God for His continued protection. We assure the general public that there is no cause for alarm and the services celebrating the life and legacy of Prophet TB Joshua will continue as scheduled.”
