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A former Senior Special to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has queried the justice system of the country that looks bent to favour some people. Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, had Monday urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, to order the resumption of the trial of Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, which was adjourned indefinitely to enable the embattled senator to recuperate. This was contained in a copy of the letter obtained by The Punch dated June 4, 2015, and with reference number DPPA/INVEST./023/18, which was sent to…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Tuesday, debunked media reports that it has dumped the Multi-Year-Tariff -Order, MYTO, framework used in determining end-user tariffs based on revenue requirement of the electricity industry. NERC, in a statement by Mrs. Vivian Mbonu, its Head, Media Unit, in Abuja, while describing the reports as inaccurate, said, “There are no plans to dump the Multi-Year-Tariff-Order, MYTO, methodology.” The statement reads, “As part of the periodic evaluation of software models utilized by the Commission, the Commission plans to review the MYTO financial model to ensure its integrity and consistency of the platform with approved tariff…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court Tuesday turned down request to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and its governor, Godwin Emefiele, to disclose how much was expended on President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical treatment in the United Kingdom last year. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice John Tsoho, held that under section 14(1) (b) of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, such information, being personal in nature, could not be disclosed by a public institution. The judge held that section 14(2) of the Act stipulated that such information could only be revealed with Buhari’s consent,…

Illegal fishing is threatening about 10 percent of the world’s population who directly depend on fisheries for their livelihoods. With the world population standing at 7.6 billion, this means that 760 million fisherfoks are under threat by the scourge. For many developing countries like Nigeria, fish is the most traded food product. Fisheries also provide jobs for young people and women, but the sustainability of this important socio-economic sector is highly threatened by illegal fishing. Worried, a growing number of countries are signing up to a global agreement that helps stop illegal fishing, as the international community this Tuesday marks…

Elder statesman and former Minister of Steel, Wantaregh Paul Unongo, Monday, alerted that the country is sliding into a no-state owing to the ceaseless killings in Benue State and other parts of the country. Unongo’s reaction came on the heels of last Sunday’s attack on Kwande, his home local government area, by suspected militant herdsmen that left eight dead, many injured and several property destroyed. The elder statesman, who spoke shortly after leading his kinsmen from Kwande to a meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, urged the federal government to stand up to its responsibility by ending the bloodbath…

A total of two pregnant girls and 58 women used as s3x slaves were freed from Boko Haram captivity on Sunday during a joint operation carried out by military troops and Civilian Task Force in Borno State. They were among the 148 hostages rescued by the troops of 21 Brigade, in Modu Kinetic, a remote village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, were also 75 children and 15 men. A statement yesterday by Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Public Relations of Theatre Command Operation, Lafiya DoleThe statement read: “Troops of 21 Brigade supported by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force deployed in Operation…

Factional state chairmen of All Progressives Party, APC, and a horde of their supporters who besieged the party’s secretariat in Abuja Monday and attempted to gain entrance into the inauguration hall were shut out. With the development, the factional chairmen in Oyo, Bayelsa, Enugu and Delta states who had earlier accessed the hall, were shown the way out, while Oyo State Unity Forum, led by Communications Minister, Adebayo Shittu, were booted out. Among the members of the Unity Forum locked out were Sen. Munsorat Sumonu, and some members of the House of Representatives who chanted solidarity songs and who protested…

Lionel Messi, the two-time world champions Argentine is expected to play at Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium on Saturday night in a World Cup warm-up match. But, the Palestine Football Association head is angry, urging fans to burn pictures of the Argentina striker and replicas of his shirt if he plays against Israel in Jerusalem next weekend. Again, the Palestinians are not happy that the match will be held at a stadium in west Jerusalem. The game has attracted huge interest among the Israeli fans, mainly because of Messi’s planned participation. Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub wrote on Sunday to Claudio…

Bukola Saraki, the nation’s Senate President has distanced himself from the bank robbery incident of April 2018 in Offa, Kwara State that claimed more than 33 lives. This is sequel to invitation by the police to defend himself on his alleged involvement leveled against him by some suspects in the recent fatal bank robbery incident. In a Twitter account Monday, Saraki stated “There’s no way I could’ve been associated with armed robbery against my people.” This refutal followed confessions by the suspects in the incident who told journalists Sunday that they were working as political thugs for Bukola Saraki, Senate…

Electricity Generating Companies, Gencos, weekend accused the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, of rubbishing the Federal Government’s and stakeholders’ efforts at ensuring stable electricity across the country. The Gencos, under the auspices of the Association of Power Generation Companies, APGC, were reacting to comments by TCN, that power generating companies falsify their capacity declarations for financial claims. In a statement in Abuja, Mrs. Joy Ogaji, Executive Secretary of the APGC, Mrs. Joy Ogaji, described TCN’s allegation as malicious, baseless and an exhibition of ignorance of the electricity market proceedings. Ogaji noted that it was important to state for clarity sake,…