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Sep

25

2023

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Revealed: What Fire Did To Presidential Election Petition Appeal Documents – Supreme Court Spokesman

Abuja, Judiciary, Politics

What Fire Did To Presidential Election Petition Appeal Documents – Supreme Court Spokesman Festus Akande, the spokesperson of the Supreme Court, has confirmed that the incident on Monday morning was a result of an electrical fault. He specified that it only impacted one chamber of the Apex Court. In his statement, Akande explained, “The fire started around 7.30 am when some of the staff of the court were already within the premises. The staff on the ground were able to douse the fire with the fire equipment on hand.” Akande reassured Nigerians that the documents pertaining to cases in the…

Sep

25

2023

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Wike Revokes 21 Plots Of Land In Abuja, Gives 3-Month Grace To 21 Embassies, 168 Others

Urban Planning/ Lands, Abuja

Wike Revokes 21 Plots Of Land In Abuja, Gives 3-Month Grace To 21 Embassies, 168 Others (See List) Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has revoked 21 plots of land in Abuja’s Central Business District CBD and also gives 3-month grace to 21 embassies, 168 others. He said the lands were revoked “for continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy to wit non-development”. Some of the allottees affected by the revocation include Lowe Lintas, Tourist Company of Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, CFA Motors, Chidol Properties among others. FCTA, Muhammad Hazat Sule, said…

Sep

24

2023

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3 Teenagers Arraigned For Causing Nuisance Around Wike’s Abuja Residence

Abuja, Crime

Three Teenagers Arraigned For Causing Nuisance Around Wike Abuja Residence According to the prosecutor, the defendants were warned against their actions but they failed to listenNyesom wikeThe judge, Malam Aliyu Kagarko, ordered that the defendants be remanded in custodyHe held that he must see their relations before granting them bailThree teenagers have been dragged to court for allegedly causing a public nuisance around the house of FCT minister, Nyesom Wike The teenagers were arraigned by the FCT police before a Grade l Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja. Nasiru Abdullahi, 18, Usman Jabrin, 17, and Aliyu Adamu, 18, all of whom…

Sep

23

2023

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CBN: Why Cardoso Must Win War Against Dollar, Strengthen The Naira Against Dollar To Prove His Mettle – Barr. Oladotun Hassan

Abuja, CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy

CBN: Why Cardoso Must Win War Against Dollar, Strengthen the Naira against Dollar To Prove His Mettle. The newly appointed governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Michael Cardoso, has been told he is in for a serious task In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng Oladotun Hassan, a legal practitioner and public affairs analyst, said Cardoso must win the war against the dollar. He stated that Cardoso's role is way beyond just an appointment, but it is a task he must take personally to prove a point that the Naira can be valuable. As Nigerians watch Olayemi Michael Cardoso…

Sep

22

2023

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Peter Obi, Former Governors, Ex- Senators, Others, Lose Lands In Abuja As Wike Issues Revocation Order On 165 Properties In One Batch

Abuja, Urban Planning/ Lands

Peter Obi, former govs, ex-senators lose lands in Abuja as Wike issues revocation order A report by The Nation indicates that many prominent Nigerians, some former ministers, ex-governors, non-serving senators, top politicians, and others, have lost the land allocated to them in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The revocation order was issued through a public notice and published as an advertorial due to failure to develop property or contravention of relevant laws. Among those affected are ex-governors/Senators Liyel Imoke and Joshua Dariye. Imoke was Cross River State Governor, while Dariye was served in Plateau State. Also on…

Sep

22

2023

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Tragedy: Missing Female University Student Found Dead In Abuja

Crime, Abuja

Tragedy: Missing Female University Student Found Dead In Abuja A university student, Blessing Karami, declared missing on September 11, has been found dead. Relatives of the 26-year-old student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) had raised an alarm over her whereabouts after she left her workplace in Garki, Abuja, without a trace. The deceased elder brother, Genesis Moses Karami, said her decomposing body was found in the bush in the Karmo District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “We saw her decomposed body in the bush here at Karmo; it’s not something we can move; we have to…