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The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Nationwide Emergency Communications Service. This was just as the upper chamber approved 112 as the toll-free number for emergencies. The passage of the Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number (Establishment) Bill, 2021, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Communications. The report was presented by Senator Biodun Olujimi on behalf of the chairman of the Committee, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In her presentation, Olujimi explained that Clause 2 of the bill seeks to establish the Nationwide Emergency Communications Service. According to the lawmaker, the agency when established, would be…

The custodian of the masquerade who allegedly killed a muslim worshipper, Moshood Salawudeen during one of its processions has been denied bail by an Osun State Hight Court in Osogbo, on Tuesday. The masquerade custodian, Kayode Esuleke and his sin Ifasola Esuleke were arraigned along with two other traditionalists, Kola Adeosun and Akeem Idowu, on September 14, 2021. They were charged with 13 counts, including murder, attempted murder, malicious damage, assault, breach of public peace, engaging in a public fight, among other charges. The group had been remanded at the National Correctional Centre in Ilesa, pending the court hearing on…

Big Brother Naija Season 6 housemate, Nini has been asked to leave the house for 24 hours. This was revealed on Tuesday afternoon during Nini’s diary session. Nini had told Big Brother that she missed being with her family and loved ones and has fallen into an emotional crisis as a result. However, Biggie gave a secret task to prank other housemates that she will be leaving the house for 24 hours. She was told not to reveal this secret to the rest of the housemates. Nini is expected to leave the house through a secret exit at midnight. BBNaija: Tega…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. The president made the request through a letter sent to the Senate. The letter was read by the Senate president, Ahmad Lawan in the National Assembly, Abuja, on Tuesday. According to the letter, dated Septemebr, 16, Buhari stated that his request was necessitated by a meticulous review of the administrative structure of both the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, and the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. President Buhari highlighted three sections of the act which he desires to be amended. They include: the appointment of…

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Mohammed Ibrahim and his accomplice, Ibrahim Abubakar for allegedly defrauding one Mohammed Gaji of the sum of N16, 000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Naira) under the guise of conducting spiritual prayers to make him (Gaji) rich. They were arrested at Sabon Bolori, behind Chad Basin, Borno State, in the course of investigation into a petition written against Mohammed Gaji, alleging that he misappropriated N22.2million given to him by the petitioner, Mohammed Alhaji Bukar to establish a cattle ranch business. But rather than invest…

The trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over an alleged N1.4bn oil fraud, could not continue today, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja due to the absence of the defence counsel. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Peters and his company on a 21-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, diversion of Federal Government funds and forgery. The trial, which began in October 2015, was slated to continue today, with the executive chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, in court to…

The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated that the Federal Government will not expose the sponsors of Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria. Adesina said that rather than naming and shaming them, the Buhari-administration’s focus is to prosecute them. The President’s media aide stated this following the revelation of a report by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that six Nigerians were direct sponsors of Boko Haram/ISWAP activities in the country. The UAE disclosed the identities of the suspects on Monday September 13, 2021. The Nigerians listed include Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf,…

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced a 33-year-old herder based in Tanzania, Tunde Olagunju and two others to various jail terms for offences bordering on love scam and cybercrime. The two other convicts are Hassan Gafar Olarewaju, 29, and an Ilorin-based bricklayer, Ojo Basit Adewale. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 20, 2021 arraigned the trio on separate charges, to which they pleaded guilty. Following the plea of guilt entered by the defendants, Aliyu Adebayo who prosecuted for the EFCC in the case…

-Past honorees include Ava DuVernay and Gina Prince-Bythewood Months away from its 2022 cinematic release, director, producer, writer and show-runner, Tope Oshin’s new film is already making waves. The film which stars Tope Oshin in the lead role as well as Tina Mba, Sam Dede, Tim Shelburne, Omowumi Dada, Barbara Walsh, Angel Unigwe and Daniel Effiong alongside Moyo Lawal, has become the first African film to receive the ReFrame Stamp, an initiative by the Sundance Institute, Women In Film, and IMDBpro. The stamp which was first awarded in 2018 is intended as a mark of distinction for projects that have…

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has narrowly won Canada’s election, but it failed to secure a majority. This is Mr Trudeau’s third federal election win, but his critics say the poll was a waste of time. The Liberals are projected to win 156 seats, short of the 170 seats needed for the majority Mr Trudeau was seeking with his early election call. The Conservatives have held onto their main opposition status and are expected to win about 122 seats. “There are still votes to be counted but what we’ve seen tonight is millions of Canadians have chosen a progressive plan,” Mr…