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NIALS lauds Olukoyede on progress in fight against corruption
The Director General of the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS, Professor Abdulqadir Ibrahim Abikan has applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on his rising success in breaking the scourge of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the plaudits in Abuja when he led the management…
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PTAD seeks EFCC’s collaboration on forensic document analysis
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has sought the collaboration of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on knowledge sharing and forensic analysis of documents to combat pension fraud. This request was made in Abuja on Wednesday by the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Tolulope Odunaiya while on a Courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola…
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Lagos Lawmaker empowers constituents with grinding machines, cash, hair dryers at Ramadan lecture
A Lagos Lawmakers, Hon. Lukmoh Olumoh, has empowered some of his constituents with working tools such as grinding machines, hair dryers and cash to enhance their businesses. Olumoh who represents Ajeromi-Ifelodun Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, distributed the working tools during his 34th Sheikh Sadallah AbdulSalam Olumoh Jokogbowo Ramadan lecture series in Ajegunle, Lagos. He explained…
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Angry protesters shut Ondo Governor’s Office over killing of five farmers
There was tension in Ondo State as protesters have shut the Governor’s Office at Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, over the killing of five farmers by alleged armed herdsmen. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the victims. The fresh killings come barely two weeks after no fewer than…
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Rivers Assembly backs state of emergency rule, slams Fubara
The Rivers State House of Assembly has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state following the protracted political crisis that has gripped the state for over a year. The Assembly in a statement by its speaker Martin Amaewhule also blamed the suspended governor of the state Siminalayi Fubara for his ‘despotic and tyrannical actions’…
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Minister Matawalle justifies Rivers emergency rule
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was imperative. On Tuesday, the crisis in the state took a new twist following the president’s declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and members…
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Rivers: PDP Governors ask Tinubu to reverse Fubara’s suspension
The Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the suspension of Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara. PDP Governors’ Forum described Fubara’s suspension as a “grievous mistake” and an “atrocious and retrograde decision”. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum,…
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Sanwo-Olu appoints Oluwaloni as Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA Acting Chairman
By Adeola Ogunrinde Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Oladipupo Oluwaloni as the Acting Chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA),after a prolonged absence of the substantive chairman, Bolatito Shobowale. The former Chairman Shobowale had been away from office for over six months on medical grounds and experts’ efforts to fast-track her resumption have failed to yield…
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Defection hits SDP as ex-VP candidate, Kano governorship candidate, supporters move to APC
The Social Democratic Party Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Yusuf Buhari, along with the party’s Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, and their supporters, announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday. Their defection was facilitated by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin. They were formally received in Abuja by Barau, the…
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We’re “seriously alarmed” by Rivers emergency rule – PANDEF
The Pan Niger Delta Forum has expressed alarm over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, by President Bola Tinubu. The President made the declaration in a national broadcast on Tuesday evening, where he also announced the suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state House of Assembly. The…
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