Good morning in Nigeria. Welcome Naija News Thursday, February 20, 2025, Nigeria’s top newspaper headlines
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday convened sponsorship of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) event in Nigeria’s allegedly sponsored Boko Haram in Nigeria.
The Senate also convened leadership from the Department of National Services (DSS), the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and other relevant security agencies to attend closed-door meetings to discuss the matter.
The decision to summon intelligence chiefs followed the order of emergency national security, which was ordered by Senators of Bornonan Senate District, representing Ali Ndume during the plenary meeting on Wednesday.
Ndume believes that the allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have been used to sponsor terrorist activities in Nigeria are too serious to ignore, especially given the atrocities committed by the insurgents and how they have survived for many years.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio agreed with his observations but believed that safety issues should not be discussed in the market, so the invited safety chief will meet with the legislators behind closed doors.
The National Judicial Commission (NJC) said Benue’s chief judge Maurice Ikpambese is still in office.
Naija News reported that Justice Ikepenbi was removed from office by the state House of Representatives in Tuesday’s resolution.
In a statement Wednesday, the NJC said dismissed judicial officials must comply with the constitutional provisions.
The council revealed that it received a petition against Justice Ikepems only on Wednesday morning.
Mudashiru Obasa, spokesman for the Lagos State Capitol, denied that reports had linked him to guns allegedly found in his office.
Naija News reported that the online report said that during a visit to the General Assembly on Monday, Department of State Services (DSS) operators found 47 pumping rifles.
Some versions of the report say the weapons were found in Obasa’s office, while others suggest they are in the office of his former chief security officer.
The former speaker saw the allegations as “contamination” and “malice” attempts to undermine his reputation in a statement signed by Obasa on Wednesday and released through his aide.
He argued that the claim of weapon discovery was an afterthought, with the aim of proving his alleged illegal attempt to evacuate him from the office.
Obasa also noted that he has been abroad since December and did not return until January, when he had been appointed by that time.
He stressed that his removal was ruled in court and that the latest allegations were part of his efforts to discredit him.
The presidency convenes 2023 Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on his position and recent claims about closing the Onitsha Bridge market.
Dada Olusegun questioned Peter Obi’s special closure to the market in a statement on Wednesday by special assistant Bola Tinubu on social media Benefit.
He condemned the former presidential candidate’s insistence on reopening and accused him of allowing professionals to do their jobs.
According to Olusegun, some guilty businessmen in the market should be imprisoned for endangering humanity, and Obi should be more interested in protecting the lives and health of millions of Nigerians.
Naija News recalled after Obi Naija News, whose government and security authorities shut down for several days, closed within a few days that Obi called on it to reopen to allow the businessmen and shop owners involved to earn a living and survive.
According to him, the decision by regulatory and security agencies to completely close the market is affecting innocent businessmen who make a living from the market.
The former Anambra governor also filed a second appeal, calling for the immediate reopening of markets in Onitsha, Anambra, which have nothing to do with illegal drug dealings.
Obi made a new call on Tuesday, and he regretted the region’s business, while traders relying on sales are further struggling.
In response, the President’s Media Assistant, in his account on the X platform, emphasized the need to allow the National Food and Drug Administration and Control Agency (NAFDAC) to do its work without unnecessary intervention.
He stressed the need to protect Nigerians from eating fake and harmful food, drugs and other items.
Osan State Governor Ademola Adeleke met with top British diplomats and accused police inspector IGP Kayode Egbetokun of enforcing and imposing illegality on the state’s local council.
Naija News reported that this was announced in a statement issued Wednesday by spokesman Mallam Olawale Rasheed.
Adelake accused the police boss of working with All Progressive Conferences (APCs) for illegally occupying the Osan local government.
Adeleke reiterated his preparation for peaceful, free and fair elections on Saturday, saying Osun, a peaceful nation, faces attacks on security forces rather than protecting the rule of law rather than protecting the rule of law They are busy helping and teaching the process of invasion of democratic infringement.
In his speech during his visit, Deputy High Commissioner Jonny Baxter emphasized the importance of democratic processes and the rule of law.
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced that the person behind the jail of his political ally Bashir Saidu will be before or before the 2027 election clear.
El-Rufai revealed on Wednesday through its official account that Saidu had been released and now threatened at home when security agents were at home fifty days after being detained.
The former governor claimed Sadiu’s arrests and prosecution were politically motivated.
He also claimed that some police officers played illegal roles in the kidnapping of Saedu, while some judges from the federal and state high courts intentionally obstructed and delayed bail.
El-Rufai vows that all facts will be made public later.
The federal government of Nigeria has imposed a new lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchanges, which has been obliged to pay $79.51 billion and $231 million, demanding payment of economic losses related to its operations in the country.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court in Abuja as a plaintiff, with the case number FHC/ABJ/CS/1444/2024.
The agency also seeks unpaid income taxes that are not paid in 2022 and 2023.
Binance and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, were charged with violating Nigerian law for failing to register on the FIR for tax compliance and allegedly contributed to economic instability during the review period.
The latest lawsuit marks the third legal action currently in Nigeria against Binance, which has previously accused the company of tax evasion, money laundering and foreign exchange violations.
Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court of Abuja is hearing the cases.
As part of the monetary claim, the government is seeking a 10% penalty for unpaid taxes in 2022 and 2023, as well as an annual interest rate of 26.75% per year, which is the tax rate for the Nigerian loan rate, and on January 1, 2023. January 1, 2024 respectively.
General Christopher Musa, the National Defense Staff (CDS), illuminated the recent application for visas to the Canadian High Commissioner.
Naija News reported that Mousa won the medal at the just-concluded Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday when he accepted the armed forces of the Nigerian contingent. He said the military met all the requirements and passed all the requirements, And all procedures were passed. visa.
He said the reason for refusing visas is best known to the Canadian Embassy.
Mousa added that most of the people who have negative comments about Nigeria’s participation in sporting events speak from an ignorant point of view.
Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham vs. referee Jose Luis Munula Monte in recent La Liga against Osasuna Jose Luis Munuera Montero’s speech was suspended for two sessions.
Bellingham received a straight red card in the first half, and Montero pointed out in the report that England International allegedly used inappropriate language.
When Bellingham refuted the claim of insulting the referee, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) decided to implement two games against the young midfielder. As a result, Bellingham will miss the important fixtures for Girona and Real Betis.
In response, Real Madrid plans to appeal the decision, believing the red card is too high. The club argued that despite Bellingham’s reaction was enthusiastic, it did not justify such a major punishment.
Controversial Nigerian musician Habeeb Okikiola (renamed Portable) is now detained by the commander of the Ogun State Police Department.
Omolola Odutola, spokesman for Ogun Police Command, was confirmed in a statement Wednesday.
As Naija News reported earlier, the portable was transferred on the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Lagos State.
The Lagos Police Department spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development, adding that the singer is moving to Ogun State Command.
The latest news from Odutola confirmed that the portable person had arrived at the Ogun headquarters of the Nigerian police force.
She added that due process will be followed in the investigation into his matter and will provide the public with the necessary updates.
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