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Nov

2024

Court Remands Yahaya Bello In EFCC Custody Till December 10

Court Remands Yahaya Bello In EFCC Custody Till December 10 The federal capital territory (FCT) high court has remanded Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello was arraigned on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering on Wednesday. Justice Maryanne Anenih, who issued the order on Wednesday, said Bello and others should remain in EFCC custody until December 10 when she planned to rule on the ex-governor’s and the co-defendants’ bail applications. Earlier, Bello was arraigned along with Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge brought…

Nov

2024

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Yahaya Bello Finally Arraigned By EFCC Over N110 Billion Fraud

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

EFCC Finally Arraigns Yahaya Bello Over N110 Billion Fraud The immediate former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja for the hearing on alleged N110 billion fraud preferred against him. Bello was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in April 2024. He reported at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday and was quizzed. Since filing the charges against the former governor, the commission has not been able to bring him to court for arraignment. The commission had initially filed 19 charges against Bello, along with his nephews…

Nov

2024

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Igbo National Centre(INC) Throws Her Weight On Bid For Rivers State To Present The Next President General (PG) Of Ohaneze Ndigbo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics, South East, South South

Igbo National Council (INC) WorldwideLeadership Center: Press Statement INC THROWS HER WEIGHT ON THE BID FOR RIVERS STATE TO PRODUCE THE NEXT PRESIDENT GENERAL (PG) OF OHANAEZE NDIGBO The Igbo National Council (INC) has thrown it's support on the bid for Rivers State to produce the next President General (PG) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the forthcoming January 2025 Ohanaeze Ndigbo Elections. INC took this bold step in view of the on going rumours and speculations that there are forces within the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that are planning and strategizing to undermine and shortchange Rivers State from producing the next President General…

Nov

2024

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Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Honours EFCC Invitation, Lands In Custody

Crime, News Flash, Politics, Security

Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Lands In EFCC Custody Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. It was gathered from sources close to the EFCC that he went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo. This followed the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency. It was also reliably gathered that the former governor drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office…

Nov

2024

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Lagos 2027: Seyi Tinubu’s Campaign Team Ignores Critics, Releases Biography Of President’s Son

News Flash, Lagos, Politics

2027: Seyi Tinubu’s Campaign Team Ignores Critics, Releases Biography Of President’s Son The campaign team of Seyi Tinubu has launched a biopic on the president’s son in preparation for his 2027 governorship ambition in Lagos state. A documentary of the younger Tinubu has been making the rounds on various social media platforms, over the weekend. The video highlights the president’s son’s biography, focusing on his education, career, and humanitarian activities as a Nigerian. It also documents his involvement in youth development in the country. The biopic comes on the heels of some groups’ endorsements of Seyi Tinubu as a potential…

Nov

2024

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Otti Is Doing Nothing: A FairyTale From A Former ABIA Government That’s Not Proud Of It’s Achievements – By Ferdinand Ekeoma (SA Media & Publicity To Gov. Otti)

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

OTTI IS DOING NOTHING: A FAIRYTALE FROM A FORMER ABIA GOVERNMENT THAT'S NOT PROUD OF ITS ACHIEVEMENTS In a piece captioned "A Governor Who Knows What He Is Doing", the Spokesman of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Onyebuchi Ememanka made a failed and fatal attempt to dismiss the achievements of the Alex Otti led-government in the education sector through a funny comparison with the achievements of Otti's brother-Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Mr. Peter Mba. Because there is a good working relationship between Governor Otti and Governor Mba geared towards driving the economic well-being of the South East, we would…

Nov

2024

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Future Of ABIA State In The World: A Post LGA Election Dissection (Part 2) – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Future of Abia State in the World: A Post LGA Election Dissection (Part 2) We certainly live in interesting times. Twenty-four hours ago, I published a detailed analysis on how Abia State operates in the international sphere under Governor Otti's leadership. The article, titled "The Future of Abia State Post LGA Election Dissection Part 1," generated significant pushback from a particular Abia-based platform. Some members of this platform claim to speak the truth and have Abia State's best interests at heart, yet they criticize the government and governor using some times unkind words. Ironically, when I responded in kind, the…

Nov

2024

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Seyi Tinubu: Lagos Can’t Serve Father, Son – PDP

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Lagos, News Flash, Politics

Seyi Tinubu: Lagos Won’t Serve Father, Son – PDP The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that citizens would resist any attempts to impose Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, as the next governor of the state. This statement follows recent endorsements of Seyi as a potential successor to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in 2027 by some groups. One of such groups, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, issued an endorsement on Tuesday in Owerri, Imo State, suggesting that Seyi would be welcomed to run for governor in Osun or Imo states, where his family is…

Nov

2024

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CAGraM Set To Launch The First AI Powered Anti Rigging System Codenamed; 2027 Anti Rigging RoboCop

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Breaking news… CAGraM set to lauch the first AI powered anti rigging system codenamed; 2027 anti rigging RoboCop The CONSOLIDATED ALLIANCE for GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION CAGraM, a powerful political movement powered by innovative technologies is set to disrupt the political space in Nigeria through its AI powered Robo system to be launched in February 2025. This will be the first of such high tech system to be deployed in Africa and promises to stamp out election rigging in Nigeria. It will be recalled that CAGraM launched the first membership Smart Card in Nigeria earlier this year and the revolutionary political organization…

Nov

2024

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Labour Party Opens Up On Alleged ‘Agreement’ With Tinubu Over 2027 Presidency

News Flash, Politics

Labour Party Opens Up On Alleged ‘Agreement’ With Tinubu Over 2027 Presidency The Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that the party leadership is partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. The reports alleged that the LP has agreed with Tinubu to deliver his second term if he decides to contest. However, in a statement released on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Mr. Obiora Ifoh, dismissed the claims as baseless and unfounded. Ifoh said the party has consistently denied allegations of any partnership or collaboration with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead…