Abia ThinkTank

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Apr
18
2024
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Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test

Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test

Health, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has ordered that singer late Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, be served notice of a pending DNA test application, by substituted means. A statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, disclosed this on Wednesday, April 17. Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, in the application filed by the legal team to the family sought an order to serve Wunmi by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent.…
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Apr
18
2024
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Naira Abuse: Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail

Naira Abuse: Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
Naira abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum. Earlier, the celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial. Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira by allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. He was alleged to…
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Apr
18
2024
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Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension

Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension

Judiciary, Kano, News Flash, Politics
Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension A Kano State High Court has affirmed the suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The court, while granting an ex parte order, also restrained Ganduje from further parading himself as a member of the party. The order was granted by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, on Tuesday, a copy of which was cited by Daily Trust. The order followed an ex parte motion filed Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani by their counsel Ibrahim Sa’ad. The plaintiffs, who identified as executive members of APC Ganduje ward, said they brought the…
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18
2024
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Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title

Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title

Culture, News Flash, Northern Nigeria
Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title NEWSFormer EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title Abdulrasheed Bawa, the fourth Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Tafidan Jega’, by the Jega Emirate Council of Kebbi State. According to Arewa PUNCH, the former EFCC chairman was honoured with the ‘Tafidan Jega’ title, his uncle, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya Bawa, a former Executive Director, Services, of the Kaduna Refining and Petro-chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, bagged the ‘Cigari Jega’ title. Bawa was appointed by former President…
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Apr
18
2024
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Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators

Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators

Crime, Human Rights, News Flash, South West
Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators About 29 Yoruba Nation agitators were, on Wednesday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for their involvement and roles in the failed invasion of the Governor’s Office and the state House of Assembly. The case, with charge number Mi/520c/2024, is between the Commissioner of Police and the 29 suspects. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, some masked persons suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, to hoist their flag before the joint security personnel demobilised them. They were arraigned on seven counts of…
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18
2024
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CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50%

CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50%

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash
CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50% The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a review of the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for banks, from 65 percent to 50 percent to align with the current monetary tightening. The CBN disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday titled ‘Re: Regulatory Measures to Improve Lending to the Sector of the Nigerian Economy’, signed by Adetona Adedeji, its acting director of the banking supervision department.
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18
2024
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Ododo Takes Yahaya Bello Away As EFCC Officials Leave Residence

Ododo Takes Yahaya Bello Away As EFCC Officials Leave Residence

Crime, News Flash, North Central
Ododo ‘Takes Yahaya Bello Away’ As EFCC Officials Leave Residence Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have left the Abuja residence of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. The EFCC operatives had earlier restricted movement in and around Bello’s house situated on Benghazi street, Wuse Zone 4. After a few hours, Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, arrived at the Bello’s residence and was later seen leaving with his predecessor. An EFCC official could be overheard while speaking with his superior on the phone saying Bello was inside Ododo’s car that departed. Shortly after Ododo departed from…
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18
2024
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Gov Otti Lectures At Johns Hopkins University

Gov Otti Lectures At Johns Hopkins University

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
GOV OTTI LECTURES AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Affairs (SAIS) welcomes Dr. Alex Otti OFR, Executive Governor, Abia State, Nigeria, to discuss: State Governance and Economic Transitions: Meeting the Challenges. Friday, April 19, 20244:30 - 6:00 pmJHU Bloomberg Center - Theater555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 This is a FREE event but registration is required. Please go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-governance-and-economic-transitions-meeting-the-challenges-tickets-881031257207?aff=oddtdtcreator
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18
2024
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President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School

President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School

Education, FGN, News Flash, Presidency
President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the 13th convocation ceremony of NOUN on Saturday, at the university’s Convocation Arena, Jabi, Abuja. Before now, NOUN graduates in 2017 were assured by the former vice chancellor of the institution, Abdallah Adamu, that they…
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18
2024
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EFCC Warn Groups, Politicians Against Obstruction Of Their Operations

EFCC Warn Groups, Politicians Against Obstruction Of Their Operations

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash
EFCC PRESS STATEMENT We Will No Longer Tolerate Obstruction of Our Operations The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission wishes to warn members of the public that it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offence to prevent officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. Culprits risk a jail term of not less than five years. This warning becomes necessary against the background of the increasing tendency by persons and groups under investigation by the Commission to take the laws…
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