Day: October 18, 2021
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Why I won’t withdraw lawsuit against PDP -Secondus
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Uche Secondus, says he has no intention of withdrawing the case challenging his removal from court. Mr Ike Abonyi, his Media Adviser disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Abonyi said that Secondus was in court to seek justice as well as save the party…
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Ondo-Owned University Students’ Union Leaders In Alleged Multi-million Naira Fraud
The students’ leaders in a petition sighted by SaharaReporters accused Obagunwa and former Senate President, Amodu Abiola of joining hands to defraud the union. The petition was signed by Comrade Akkinlalu Funmilola, ex-Vice President; Comrade Taiwo Oluwagbogo, ex-General Secretary; Comrade Adegbeyeni Oluwafemi, ex-Public Relations Officer; Comrade Oseni Ridwan, ex-Welfare Director; Comrade Emoruwa Ade, ex-Social…
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Court restrains Oluwo from removing Otun-Ajanasi
An Osun State High Court, sitting in Ikirun, has restrained the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi from removing an Islamic cleric, Shayk Asiru Imran, as the Otun-Ajanasi of Iwo. Justice A. Adegoke also ordered the Oluwo and members, Board of Trustee, Iwo Central Mosque against restraining Shayk Imran from worshipping or performing his duties…
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Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi, Free Inmates
Attacks on police stations in the South-East region of Nigeria continued on Monday as unknown gunmen attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen “stormed the station around 2 am, releasing all the suspects in custody in the police facility”. Some operational vehicles…
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Court order immediate release of ex-Gov Odili’s seized passport
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the immediate release of the international passport of a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, which was seized by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that there was no legal justification for…
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FG assures farmers, investors on implementation of Fertilizer Quality Control Act
The Federal Government, weekend, assured farmers and investors on implementation of Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 to boost food production. Giving the assurance was the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, at the ‘Training of Inspectors and Laboratory Technicians/Technologists on Implementation of the National Fertilizer Quality Control Act…
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STATE OF THE NATION: We need a new constitution before 2023 — Afe Babalola
LEGAL icon and elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, yesterday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to give the country a new constitution before the 2023 general elections. Speaking with Vanguard in Ado Ekiti, the foremost educationist and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Ekiti State, said that Nigerians are desirous of a new constitution.…
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Kogi Govt attacks EFCC over panic withdrawal of suit instituted against the state
The Governor Yahaya Bello administration yesterday challenged the Economic and Crime Commission (EFCC) to make public report of the investigations on the purported N20 billion bailout funds over which a Lagos High Court reportedly froze the state’s account in August It insisted that the alleged cash which the bank had undertaken to the EFCC to…
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IPOB rejects dialogue with INEC over Anambra election October 18, 2021
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, rejected dialogue with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, warning it not to drag its name into the November 6, 2021 Anambra State governorship election. The pro-Biafra group also described as laughable, the statement by the Nigerian Police that it is coming to Anambra State for the…
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Gov El-Rufai Proposes N233bn As 2022 Budget
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has presented the 2022 draft budget of N233 billion to Kaduna State House of Assembly, with a capital expenditure of N146 billion and recurrent spending of N87.6 billion. Giving a further breakdown of the N233billion budget estimate, the governor disclosed that it has a capital to recurrent ratio of 63% :…
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EFCC goes after Obi, Oduah, NPA boss, others over pandora papers
There are indications that the Economic and Crimes Commission has commenced investigations into the alleged tax evasion by some Nigerians named in the Pandora Papers. It was gathered that a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has already been summoned for questioning by the commission over his secret assets and financial deals exposed…