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Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to transmit a bill to the National Assembly to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Lawan made the call in his remarks moments before he referred the President’s request for the amendment of the 2022 Appropriation Act to the Committee on Appropriation after the bill scaled second reading. According to him, a request seeking an amendment to the PIA would enable the National Assembly extend the subsidy regime in the Petroleum Industry Act to be in line with the President’s request for an additional N2.557 trillion naira to…

The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested a pickpocket that claims he makes N80,000 from stealing phones and other paraphernalia from commuters. This was disclosed by the Taskforce chairman, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who said the agency will make the state inhabitable for all criminal elements. Speaking on Wednesday at the headquarters of the agency, Safety Arena, Bolade Oshodi, he said the agency arrested two suspected serial pickpockets who disclosed they make N80,000 daily from their operations, using commercial vehicle (Danfo) as a guise. The suspects, Sodiq Olagoke, 25, and Lucas Patrick, 26 were both arrested by operatives of the agency in…

Roman Abramovich’s future as Chelsea owner is in doubt after a Swiss billionaire claimed he has been offered the chance to buy the club. Hansjorg Wyss told Swiss newspaper Blick that Abramovich “wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly” after the threat of sanctions was raised in Parliament. Abramovich gave “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to its foundation trustees following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Chelsea have chosen not to respond to the claims of 86-year-old Wyss. “You have to stop asking me these questions, I have no answers for you!” Thomas Tuchel ran out of patience with reporters’ questions about…

Everton have suspended their commercial sponsorship arrangements with Russian companies owned by Alisher Usmanov following the invasion of Ukraine. Russian billionaire Usmanov has had his assets frozen by the European Union. Usmanov-owned USM Holdings, which has Everton owner Farhad Moshiri as its chairman, sponsors the training ground. Usmanov also has an exclusive naming-rights option on Everton’s new stadium which is due to open for the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season. Digital and telecommunications company Megafon is owned by USM and sponsors Everton women’s shirts. The multi-year deal was agreed in October 2020, while Yota, part of the Megafon…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have showered encomiums on Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye as he turned 80 on Wednesday. In a personal message to Adeboye, President Buhari said, “I join members of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and the Christian community, to celebrate with Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on his 80th birthday, today March 2, 2022. “I especially rejoice with his beloved wife, Pastor Foluke Adenike Adeboye, and the entire Adeboye family, and join them in gratitude to God as the respected General Overseer turns an octogenarian. He added that, “I recall my private and public…

The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills to establish a Federal University in the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. They are the FCT University of Science and Technology Abaji (Establishment) Bill, 2022; and Federal University of Environmental Technology, Koroma/Saakperwa Tai Ogoni, Rivers State (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The bills were passed after the consideration of two separate reports presented by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Vice Chairman of the Committee, Senator Sandy Onuh, in a presentation on behalf of the chairman, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the bill to establish the Federal Capital Territory University of Science and…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described Pastor Enoch Adeboye as a man divinely chosen by God to lead the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Dr. Obasa, who said this in a message congratulating Adeboye on his 80th birthday on Tuesday, added that Pastor Adeboye’s leadership style has resulted in massive growth, progress and expansion of the church making him one of the most popular religious leaders across the globe. The Speaker also thanked the General Overseer for his advice to leaders, encouragements and contributions to the efforts to have a…

Lawan gives Appropriation Committee one week to turn-in report A bill seeking to amend the 2022 budget has scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill seeks to amend the 2022 budget by making provision in the sum of N106,161,499,052 for capital expenditures and N43,870,592,044 for recurrent without increasing budget deficit. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North). President Muhammadu Buhari, in a letter to the National Assembly dated 10th of February, 2022, underscored the need to remove all capital projects that were replicated in the 2022 Appropriation Act. He disclosed that 139…

Episode 4 of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria aired at 8 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022, on GloTv, Globacom’s streaming app and there was a dramatic shift in the dynamics as viewers were treated to the acrobatic and dazzling displays put up by BGirls as female contestants took to the dance floor to battle their way past the qualifying rounds. Sure-footed, confident, and talented, the BGirls were fun to watch as they thrilled with mesmerizing dance moves before enjoying the thrills of victory or ruing their mistakes following their qualification or disqualification respectively. BGirl Cruxy was one…

President Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader “has no idea what’s coming”, as Western nations tightened an economic noose around Russia, whose invading forces bombarded Ukrainian cities and appeared poised for an advance on Kyiv. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled the fighting since Putin ordered a full-scale invasion nearly a week ago, with a miles-long Russian military convoy north of Kyiv readying to advance on the capital. Yet, Russia has failed to capture a Ukrainian single major city and Western analysts say Moscow appears to have fallen back on tactics which call for devastating shelling…