She stated this at the 21st anniversary of Chief Gani
Fawehinmi annual lecture held at Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Recalled that Dele Farotimi accused the legal luminary in
his book titled ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’, of using his
influence to corrupt the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Fawehinmi-Biobaku noted that his allegations did not only
defame the elder statesman but also the sanctity of the Supreme Court and the
integrity of the judiciary.
The Dangote Petrochemical Refinery has attributed its recent adjustment in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to the rising cost of global crude oil.
The refinery increased its ex-depot price from ₦899 to ₦955 per litre, according to a statement issued on its X handle on Sunday, 19th January 2025.
INCREASE IN PUMP PRICE NOT FROM US ― DANGOTE
— Dangote Group (@DangoteGroup) January 19, 2025
We wish to clarify that the recent adjustment in our ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) is directly related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices. As crude remains the primary input in the production of… pic.twitter.com/4vwEksacab
Explaining the decision, the statement read: “The recent
adjustment in our ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) is directly
related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices. As crude
remains the primary input in the production of PMS, any fluctuation in its
international price inevitably impacts the cost of the finished product.”
He disclosed this during a media chat in Abuja on Sunday
while responding to the emergence of John Azuta Mbata as the President-General
of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
Azuta Mbata was elected as Ohanaeze’s President-General in
Imo State a few weeks ago. His emergence followed the death of former
President-General Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and the completion of his tenure by
Fidelis Nze Chukwu.
Speaking about Mbata, Wike declared: “I’m an Ikwerre man,
not an Igbo man. I don’t have a problem with Igbo people.
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed that the United States should get a 50 percent ownership of TikTok.
Trump made the proposal just less than 24 hours to his
inauguration as the 47th President of the US.
The suggestion is coming just hours after the ban on TikTok
came into effect in the country.
Recall that the Supreme Court in the US had
ruled that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect on Sunday.
Addressing journalists in Akure, the Ondo capital, on
Saturday, Wilfred Afolabi, commissioner of police, said 14 children between the
ages of one week and seven years were rescued.
The suspects were identified as Lukman Isiaka, 42; Abosede
Olanipekun; and Sabira Izuorah, 62.
The arrests followed a report by a mother whose 18-month-old
child was abducted in Akure.
Umahi spoke on Friday when he appeared before the senate
committee on works to defend his ministry’s budget.
The minister said the cost of road repairs has increased
when compared to what was expended in the previous administration.
“I have not failed in many of my life engagements but I am
feeling frustrated with fixing roads in Nigeria with funds that are not in any
way tangible for what is required,” he said.
The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has amplified the narrative about Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son to become the next Governor of Lagos State.
Conversations about Seyi succeeding Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu started late last year when a socio-political organisation, Friends
of Seyi Tinubu (FOST) endorsed him for the number one political office in the
state.
Speaking in an interview with Seun Okinbaloye, Olawande, who
described Seyi as his leader and mentor, said the president’s son has the
capacity to lead Lagos State.
The minister argued that Seyi is not too young to be a
governor, adding that he is (Seyi) a well-trained young man, who has supported
and elevated many young Nigerians even when his father was not the president.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria and his principal, President Bola Tinubu at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, scheduled for Davos, Switzerland.
A statement by the Presidency on Sunday noted that the Vice
President will join other world leaders, top business executives and
representatives of development partners at the meeting to discuss the state of
the world economy with the view to improving its conditions.
While in Davos, Shettima will hold bilateral meetings with
other leaders as well as participate in workshops and forums slated for the
annual gathering.
Among events slated for the VP include, a workshop entitled
‘Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets’,
organised by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World
Economic Forum to boost the flow of capital into Africa’s frontier markets, to
scale solutions that build a prosperous, inclusive and resilient continent.
Joseph Aremo, chairman of the Ondo State Independent
Electoral Commission (ODIEC), announced the results on Sunday in Akure, the
state capital.
Aremo said the APC also won the councillorship positions in
the 16 LGAs.
He noted that while rescheduled election is being held in
Ondo west LGA, results are being expected from Owo LGA.
The deal began after nearly a three-hour delay during which
Israeli strikes killed at least 19 Palestinians.
Israel delayed the truce, saying fighting would continue
until Hamas mentioned the names of the first three hostages set to be released.
Hamas blamed a “technical” hold-up for the delay.
The ceasefire began after Israel confirmed the names.
Badenoch spoke on Thursday while delivering her first speech
of the year at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing
research on economic and social issues.
Speaking on the importance of building trust and touting the
Conservative Party as the right group to fix Britain, the politician likened a
possibility of the UK becoming like Nigeria if the system is not reformed.
“And why does this matter so much to me? It’s because I know
what it is like to have something and then to lose it,” Badenoch told the
audience.
Oyedele spoke on Saturday at The Platform,
an event organised by The Covenant Nation to facilitate national development.
According to Oyedele, the implementation of the tax reform
bills will commence in July.
“I need to talk about the tax reforms. Part of the expectation is we expect the tax reforms to be approved, particularly the tax reform bills in 2025,” Oyedele said.
Strong indications have emerged that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), has concluded arrangements to dump his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Even though the Senator has not made an official
announcement of his defection, when Vanguard contacted him on the development,
asking if there were plans for him to leave the PDP for APC, he simply replied
thus, “soon”.
Nwoko has been a vocal critic of Delta State Governor
Sheriff Oborevwori.
He may be moving to the ruling party to join his
predecessor, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, following his frosty relationship with
PDP leaders in the state.
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate
of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr Peter Obi has called for
implementation of measures that would end the recurring tanker explosion on the
country.
Obi made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to
the recent tragic incident along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government
Area of Niger State, where several lives were lost on Saturday.
Aa truck loaded with Premium Motor
Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol lost control and eventually caught fire,
claiming at least 73 lives.
No fewer than 50 people were also critically injured in the incident.
The former Minister who has been in the United Kingdom, UK,
since she left the shores of Nigeria claimed that the money linked to her in
the media as a loot actually belonged to a Nigeria’s oil magnate, Kola Aluko.
Breaking her silence in the matter through her counsel, Prof
Mike Ozekhome SAN, Mrs Alison Madueke insisted that there was nothing like
“Diezani Loot”, since she had no hand whatsoever in the issues surrounding the
forfeiture of the money by the owner.
Stating her position, the former minister said the $52.5m
came from a vessel seized by the American government from Kola Aluko and which
was later sold and proceeds returned to the federal government of Nigeria.