Former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja where he was serving a 12-year sentence following an order to that effect by the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Mohammad Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered his release on Tuesday following his conviction last […]
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Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a 78-year-old grandmother and widow by persons suspected to be ritual killers in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate and mysterious.” Abutu said the investigation had begun into […]
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CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele summons Army, Police, EFCC on unaudited Accounts The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over unremitted $3.3billion from the $21.3billion collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as foreign Tax in 2015. The office of the auditor general had forwarded query against the […]
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and the National Assembly’s leadership headed by Ahmad Lawan for going ahead to approve the whopping sum of N27 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly’s Complex, an amount that is ten times higher than what was utilized to build […]
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far realised N135 million from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to six Edo governorship aspirants participating in the party’s primaries slated for June 22. The party placed N22.5 million fee on governorship aspirants form in Edo and Ondo States. The APC National Organising Secretary, Mr […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the refund of a total of N148,141,987,161.25 to five states of the federation, being funds spent by the states on federal road projects. Disclosing this to State House Correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the memo for […]
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Against the release of new pump prize regime, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed members to maintain the new prize band of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fixed between N121.50k and N123.50k per litre. Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Monday released three new price modulation for sales of PMS, advising major […]
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Accuses executive, legislature of collusion The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the decision of the federal government to slash the 2020 budgetary allocation to basic healthcare from N44.5 billion to N25.5 billion. Similarly, the party also kicked against reduction in the budget of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) from N111.7 billion to N51.1 billion […]
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says PDP would win A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State, Tony Erewa, has said that the “incumbency factor” will not work for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in the October 10, 2020 governorship election. Speaking with journalists in Abuja shortly after obtaining his nomination documents, Erewa said the coming election would […]
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reiterates zero tolerance to gender-based violence Edo State Government has said it is working with consultants in domesticating a Sex Offenders Register, as part of the government’s stance against rape and other forms of gender-based violence. Chairperson, Edo State Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team (SGBV-RT), Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, who addressed journalists in Benin City, […]
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