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The senate has called for the resignation of Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for failing to appear before the upper chamber today. The senate also declared Ali unfit to hold public office and condemned a letter written by Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to explain why Ali cannot appear before them. Malami in the letter told the lawmakers that the comptroller-general could not appear the lawmakers because the matter of his uniform was in court. The resolutions of the upper legislative chamber was sequel to prayers moved by Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia…

Hajia Iyabo Salmot-Mohammed, the Chairperson of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Kwara, has blamed the current recession in the country for the high rate of divorce cases. Salmat-Mohammed, who is also a legal adviser to Ilorin West Local Government, made the observation in Ilorin on Tuesday. She said that the current economic situation in the country had incapacitated several men from meeting their obligations at homes. READ: Man says wife is drunk, seeks divorce This situation, she said, had led to crisis among couples, especially young couples, which had increased statistics of divorce cases in Nigeria. Salmat-Mohammed called…

The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), on Wednesday failed to appear before the Senate, contrary to a directive of the upper chamber. The senate had on Thursday asked Ali to appear before it at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in Customs uniform to explain the rationale for directing that vehicle owners should be pay duty on their cars. Prompted by Ali’s seeming disrespect by refusing to appear before the senate as directed, senators at exactly 10.32 a.m. went into a closed-door session apparently to assess the situation and make a resolution. The senators had on Thursday, turned…

Manchester City will play Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in the United States on 20 July. A venue is still to be decided for the game, which will form part of the annual International Champions Cup. It will be the first Manchester derby to be played outside the United Kingdom. City should have played United in the Chinese capital Beijing last July but the match at the Bird’s Nest was cancelled due to heavy rain. City will face another Premier League rival, Tottenham, in Nashville on 29 July before playing Spanish giants Real Madrid in Los Angeles on 26…

A limited liability company, Sebis International Company Limited, and its Managing Director, Mr. Sebastian Mokwe, have renewed their legal battle against First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB), over an alleged loss of business. In an amended statement of claim the company and its Managing Director have jointly approached a Federal High Court, Lagos, demanding the sum of N249, 914, 214.11 million, as specific damage and breach of banking contract byP the bank. The plaintiffs are also seeking a court declaration that they are not in any way indebted to the bank. And a declaration that the bank mismanaged their account…

The recession biting Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world has affected the cost of living in Lagos, the commercial capital of the West African country. According to a Cost of Living Index compiled by The Economist Lagos has dropped 16 places on the index, making it the second cheapest city to live in on the list of 133 cities. Lagos is one better than Almaty in Kazakhstan, which ranked last on the index. Like Lagos, London has tumbled down the rankings of the world’s most expensive cities as the fall in Sterling since the Brexit vote made…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, says he will not honour the invitation of the Senate on Wednesday. Ali told State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, that his position was informed by the fact that the case is in court. He said that since the matter was already in court, it would amount to contempt of court for him to appear before the upper chamber of the National Assembly as it had demanded. “The case is in court already. Somebody has sued us. I have gotten my writ of summons…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it has uncovered multi-million naira assets owned by some vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities. A statement by Comrade Chinonso Obasi, NANS’s National President, on Tuesday in Abuja said the association had duly written the anti-graft agencies. Obasi said that NANS was delighted to have made a breakthrough in whistle-blowing as an anti-corruption tool. NANS had on January 22, made public its resolve to take advantage of the whistle-blowing window to join in the fight against corruption especially in higher institutions. “After mobilising our state chapters throughout the country, NANS wishes to inform Nigerians…

EMOTIONS ran high on social media, Tuesday, when some notable Nigerian entertainers remembered one of their departed colleagues, Olumuyiwa Osinuga, popularly known as Nomoreloss who died last year. The multi-talented singer and comedian, best known for hit songs such as ‘Iyawo Asiko’ and ‘Let Them Say” died on March 21, 2016, after losing the battle with typhoid fever. Some of his colleagues who took to the social media to pay tribute to the late singer were Basketmouth, Daddy Showkey, Ill Bliss, Nikki Laoye, Yaw, Niyi Agboola among others. Daddy Showkey wrote on his Instagram page, “Forever in our hearts,” while…

The Nigeria Union in South Africa, on Tuesday said five Nigerians had been attacked in Polokwane, Limpopo Province of that country in renewed xenophobic attacks. Mr Collin Mgbo, Secretary of the Union in the Province, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on telephone from Polokwane that three of the five Nigerians attacked were in critical condition in the hospital. “I received a call that a Nigerian was attacked at Ivy Park in Polokwane on March 15. I got to the scene and saw that the Nigerian was almost dead, his house was looted and burnt,” he said. Mgbo said…