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Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday signed into law the Anti-Open Grazing and Anti-Kidnapping, Abduction, Cultism and Terrorism bills. Ortom said at the ceremony in Makurdi that the anti-grazing law would put to an end to incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. The governor lamented the killings and destruction of property in clashes involving farmers and herdsmen over the years, and promised to promote ranching since it had proved to be the best way of rearing livestock globally. “Now that the bill has been signed into law, the law will take its course on anyone that goes against…

The federal government and a group of undisclosed private firms are shortly expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which would enable them invest over N100 billion in the reconstruction of the decrepit Wharf Road in Apapa, Lagos State, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed. Fashola said in a statement from his media aide, Mr. Hakeem Bello on Sunday in Abuja that the design and other requirements for the reconstruction of the road have been concluded and all that was left was for the MoU to be signed for the approval of the…

A High court in London has awarded former Delta state governor, James Ibori, a nominal £1(about N400) as damages over his claim of unlawful detention by British Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb agreed that Ibori, who spent years in UK jail for money laundering, was unlawfully held for one day, 18 hours and 10 minutes between December 20 and 21 last year. She however ruled, in a way that mocked Ibori’s claim, that he is only entitled to a nominal £1 of the sum. Ibori had claimed £4,000 in damages. She said the Home Secretary “failed to have…

Peter Oguebie, managing director, Petrus Ogu Nigeria Limited, who is also a witness in the trial of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, on Monday, May 22, 2017 told Justice A. S. Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja that his company sold a property worth N600million to the former naval chief through a family company, Harbor Bay International Limited. Jibrin is facing trial alongside Rear Admiral Bala Mshelia, Rear Admiral Shehu Ahmadu (all retired) and Habor Bay International Limited on a 4-count charge of criminal conspiracy preferred against them by…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by a factional leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Ali-Modu Sheriff, asking the court not to hear a motion by his challenger, Ahmed Makarfi. Mr. Sheriff had asked the court to refuse hearing on the application filed by Mr. Makarfi, challenging the February 17 judgement of the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt which made Mr. Sheriff leader of the PDP. At the opening of the hearing on Monday, Mr. Sheriff’s lawyer, Akin Olujimi, said the application was an abuse of court process because Mr. Makarfi ought to have requested the leave of…

The Coroner Inquest set up by Osun Government to investigate the cause of the death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has fixed May 29 to release its findings. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara made this known during the court’s sitting on Monday in Osogbo. Ayilara said that the court commenced sitting on May 10, and 10 out of the 15 respondents summoned by the court had appeared before it. “This court summoned 15 persons to appear before it in an advertisement which was published on May 11 in two national newspapers, the Tribune and TheNation. “However, only 10 out of…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has been invited as a special guest of the Canadian Government to grace the country’s 150th Independence Anniversary celebrations in July this year. The special invitation was conveyed to the Ife monarch in his palace on Sunday by a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP), Ramesh Sangha. Delivering the invitation, the Canadian MP said that the invitation was aimed at forging stronger ties between Canada and Nigeria. Sangha, representing Brampton Central in the Canadian Parliament, said he would collaborate with Federal Government in the areas of economy, youth empowerment, health services, agriculture, science and…

Stan Kroenke has reaffirmed his desire to stay in control of Arsenal, declaring himself a “committed, long term investor.” The US tycoon Kroenke has been clear in his stance that he is not interested in selling the club on the back of Alisher Usmanov’s £1billion offer . The Russian oligarch made the bid to buy out Kroenke’s shares last month. Usmanov had a bid rejected and Kroenke will not entertain any future bids. Sources have told Mirror Sport that Kroenke believes Arsenal can be successful under his stewardship, taking trophies to the Emirates. Kroenke’s son Josh is also playing an…

A consignment of imported poultry products estimated at millions of naira smuggled into the country was set ablaze at the weekend in Ibadan by the Compliance Team of the Controller General of Customs (CGC). The said 250 cartons of imported poultry items smuggled into the country, according to the representative of CGC Compliance Team, Mr. Chukunalo Okolo, was intercepted along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. Speaking at the weekend during the destruction, Okolo said the items worth millions of naira, were conceived in 500 cartons of fish before it was intercepted. “On March 13, 2017 around 11.35a.m. while on surveillance along the…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Mohammed Musa Bello, at the weekend fired the management of the Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) embroiled in a probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for stealing and corrupt practices. FCTA said the management of AICL failed to make remittances in the last 10 years from any of its subsidiaries, including Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML), Abuja Urban Transport Limited, Abuja Leasing Company (ALC) and Abuja Property Development Company (APDC). The minister sealed the fate of the Group Managing Director, Dr Musa Ahmed Musa, who was first asked…