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SERAP drags NNPC to Court over alleged missing $2.04bn, N164bn oil revenues
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) over failure to account for the alleged missing USD$2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues. The suit followed the allegations documented in the recently published 2020 audited report by the Auditor General of the Federation that the NNPC failed to remit the…
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BREAKING: 4 dead, 6 vechicles burnt in Ogun gas explosion
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Four persons have died in a gas explosion at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Also, six vechicles were burnt to ashes as residents scampered for safety . The explosion was believed to have been triggered by an accident involving a gas tanker. An eyewitness said a vehicle manovered along the road railings, leading to…
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APC, PDP members will join NNPP soon- Ogun Chairman
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Chairman of New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) Barrister Femi Aina, has said that some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were coming to join the party soon. Aina made this disclosure during NNPP executive meeting in Abeokuta. He said that many people were willing and ready…
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LG polls: Oyo APC calls for cancellation
The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has called for the cancellation of the local government election, describing it as a “Sham”. Oyo APC said the election was capable of disreputing the State if allowed to stand. The party said Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) would need to reschedule the election for another day when ready to conduct…
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Navy to move Training Command headquarters from Lagos to Rivers
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has said the Nigerian Navy and Rivers State are conjoined twins who cannot do without each other. Ogalla said arrangements to relocate the Naval Training Command headquarters from Lagos to Onne in Rivers State had been finalised. He disclosed this when he led a delegation of top officers of Navy…
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DELSUTH Resident doctors begin one week warning strike
Resident doctors at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH) have started a one-week warning strike. The doctors downed tools over what they describe as the government’s insensitivity to major issues affecting the provision of optimal care for patients and the training of resident doctors in the state. President of the Association of Resident Doctors, DELSUTH, Dr. Harrison Udjah, while…
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NCWS recognizes Borno First Lady, others for exceptional contribution
By Innocent Raphael In a distinguished gathering at the biennial convention of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), some Borno State officials were honored for their exceptional dedication to advancing the status of women, girls, and youths in the region. Representing the state’s first lady, Her Excellency, Dr. Falmata Babagana Umara Zulum, Hon. Zuwaira Gambo received the Award of…
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Ganduje accuses Kano govt of orchestrating protests against him
By Innocent Raphael The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has accused the Kano State government of orchestrating protests against him. Ganduje said the State government wanted him removed as national chairman. According to a statement released on Friday by Ganduje’s Special Assistant on Civil Society and Support Groups, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, the Kano State…
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Bello denies paying children school fees from Kogi govt coffers
Former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he did not pay the fees of his children with monies from the coffers of the Kogi State Government. A statement signed by Bello’s media office director, Ohiare Michael, on Friday, stated that the court was yet to prove the allegations made against the embattled former governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Bello: Court summons EFCC Chairman for contempt
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some…
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