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Jun

2024

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of N12.18 Billion Abuja Properties Linked To Emefiele

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of N12.18 Billion Abuja Properties Linked To Emefiele The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has permanently forfeited to the Federal Government properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 (billion) and N1.04 billion linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order of final forfeiture after hearing a motion filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its counsel Chineye Okezie. The judge had on June 5, 2024, upheld the anti-graft agency’s motion filed an argued by its counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), for an interim…

Jun

2024

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Atiku Visits Buhari In His Hometown, Daura

News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Politics

Atiku Visits Buhari In His Hometown, Daura Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura. A former presidential aide, Buhari Sallau, shared a video from the visit on his X account with the caption, “The former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar visited former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura.” The purpose of the visit is yet to be disclosed.

Jun

2024

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Cholera: Death Toll Rises To 35, Suspected Cases Hit 417 In Lagos

Health, Lagos, News Flash

Cholera: Death Toll Rises To 35, Suspected Cases Hit 417 In Lagos The Lagos State Government says the number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 following the last update, which reported 401 suspected cases and 15 fatalities. At the last count, the government said Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recorded the highest numbers. But in the latest update in his Instagram handle on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said the number of confirmed cases in the nation’s commercial capital is now 417. “As of June 20, 2024, an additional…

Jun

2024

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Church Of God Mission Int’l Set To Build A University In ABIA, Commends Gov Otti For Doing What He Says He Will Do

Abia State, Education, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

CHURCH OF GOD MISSION INT’L SET TO BUILD A UNIVERSITY IN ABIA, COMMENDS GOV. OTTI FOR DOING WHAT HE SAYS HE WILL DO. The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti, OFR has assured the Church of God Mission Int’l of the State Government’s Support to enable them realize their vision of establishing a University in Abia State. The Governor gave the assurance on Saturday 22nd June, when he played host to the Head of Cabinet Bishops of the Church of God Mission international, Bishop Feb Idahosa who paid him a courtesy visit alongside other leaders of the Church…

Jun

2024

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No Project In ABIA Will Be Named Alex Otti – Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

Ex-Governor Onunaka Sam Mbakwe PhD just got a Successor - Governor Alex Chioma Otti (OFR) took over from where Dede Mbakwe stopped in visionary and purposeful Governance. His many projects just within this one year of his administration is a testimony that he may even surpas Ex- Governor Onunaka Sam Mbakwe PhD in purposeful governance Lets continue to enjoy the new narration in good governance as they unfold.

Jun

2024

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Joseph Goebbels Was Right – The Lies Of Abia PDP Collapsed Under Their Own Weight On The 18th March, 2023 And The Truth Of The Labour Party Under Dr. Alex Chioma Otti Triumphed: Uche Aguoru Battling With The Messenger To Cover The Message – By Ctz Ukoha Njoku Ukoha (CPS To Gov Otti)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

Joseph Goebbels Was Right - The Lies of Abia PDP Collapsed Under Their Own Weight on the 18th of March, 2023 and the Truth of the Labour Party under Dr. Alex Chioma Otti Triumphed: Uche Aguoru Battling With The Messenger To Cover The Message. The first 240 words of Mr. Aguoru's history class essay was just about Joseph Goebbels while avoiding the import of the quote. The day Joseph Goebbels was referring to in his famous quote has come and gone. The lies of the Abia PDP just like the lies of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party has come and gone…

Jun

2024

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Rivers Crisis: Fubara Removes Rivers Traditional Council Chairman, Names Replacement

News Flash, Politics, South South

Fubara Removes Rivers Traditional Council Chairman, Names Replacement Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has removed Eze Sergeant Awuse as the Chairman of the State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers Council. The governor made this announcement on Friday during a special meeting with the traditional rulers at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital. Fubara, thereafter, appointed Eze Chike Wodo, as the new chairman of the council, saying that the office could not remain vacant. Speaking at the meeting, the governor said Awuse has not been leading the council effectively for a while due to…

Jun

2024

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Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor

Culture, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Kano, News Flash

Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has given reasons why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the State Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to remove the deposed 15 Emir of Kano from the Nasarawa mini palace where he is staying. Speaking in a telephone interview with The Punch on Friday, the police commissioner said obeying the governor’s eviction order…

Jun

2024

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Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop downplaying the hardship currently being suffered by citizens with his view that it’s not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Obi noted that rather than face the reality that we are the poverty capital of the world and the most insecure people and take decisive steps to stem the situation, the government is trying to play the ostrich even when the people are overwhelmed by the situation. The…

Jun

2024

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ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FGN Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects

Education, FGN, News Flash

ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FG Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concerns over the establishment of more universities without adequate funding for the existing ones. Chairperson of the ASUU chapter at the Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, Dr Melemi Abatcha, stated this at a press conference in Damatiru, the state capital on Thursday. He said that politicians have treaded universities, especially at the state level, as personal initiatives and constituency projects. Abatcha also emphasized on ASUU’s ongoing concerns regarding insufficient funding for universities and the challenges faced by academic…