$1.6bn oil fraud: Omokore’s fate  to be determined  Feb 7, as court delivers judgment

Crime & SecurityNews$1.6bn oil fraud: Omokore’s fate  to be determined  Feb 7, as court delivers judgment

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja, will on Tuesday, February 7, deliver judgment on the trial of Jide Omokore, an ally of a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. It would be recalled that Omokere, alongside  Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo was prosecuted on a nine-count criminal charge for diverting about $1.6bn alleged to be part of proceeds of sales of petroleum products belonging to the Federal Government. Omokere and his...

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2023: DG NILDS charges security agencies to arrest, and prosecute violators of the electoral act

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: DG NILDS charges security agencies to arrest, and prosecute violators of the electoral act

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

….Journalists tasked on credible election reports by German foundation Ahead of the 2023 general elections the Director General (DG)  of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman has called on law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute offenders of the 2022 Electoral Act. The DG said that in Abuja on Monday while addressing participants at a training workshop for the National Assembly press Corps organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)...

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Census: FG Awards Over N85bn Contract To Zinox Technologies

BusinessNewsNigeriaCensus: FG Awards Over N85bn Contract To Zinox Technologies

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

National Population Commission (NPC) an agency of the Federal Government has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project. The contract, worth over N85bn, was recently awarded to Zinox after ratification by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).Zinox, which has already commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) devices...

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Court halts PDP’s move to suspend, expel Gov. Wike

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt halts PDP’s move to suspend, expel Gov. Wike

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

Justice J. K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop any untoward action aimed at suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from the party. The order was made upon an ex parte motion filed by Wike against the entire hierarchy of the PDP. Respondents in the motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023, dated and filed on February 2, are the PDP, its National...

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Old naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaOld naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

…As political party chairmen secure order barring a move to shift cash policy An Abuja Federal  High Court has restrained  President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and twenty-seven listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending, or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date. In a Motion by five out of the eighteen...

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NYSC Certificate Forgery: Enugu PDP Denies Allegation Against Guber Candidate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNYSC Certificate Forgery: Enugu PDP Denies Allegation Against Guber Candidate

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

The allegation of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate forgery leveled against the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic  Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has been denied by the party’s campaign council in the state. While describing the allegation as the conjecture of an indolent opposition and the last kick of a dying horse, the campaign council stated that the opposition party in Enugu State has since come to terms with the...

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Naira Redesign: three Northern States drag FG to S/Court

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNaira Redesign: three Northern States drag FG to S/Court

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 7, 2023

Considering the hardship posed to citizens in Nigeria regarding the naira redesign, three States in the Northern part of the country, Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara, have instituted a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN). According to the report the suit was filed on behalf of the plaintiffs by their lawyer, Abdul Hakeem Mustapha...

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2023: Atiku Alleges, Tinubu Has Plans To Acquire FG Properties Across Country

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Atiku Alleges, Tinubu Has Plans To Acquire FG Properties Across Country

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2023

Atiku Abubakar,  the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  has alleged that  Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has planned to acquire federal government properties across the country if he emerges president in the 2023 general elections. The allegation was contained in a press statement on Sunday released by Phrank Shaibu, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, in a reaction to Tinubu’s claim that Atiku sold off government properties...

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2023 VP Ticket: PANDEF Asks Okowa To Respond To Clark’s Questions

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 VP Ticket: PANDEF Asks Okowa To Respond To Clark’s Questions

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2023

…Gives Okowa 48 Hours To Retract Attacks On Clark The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed concern over the reaction of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections regarding the statements made by the leader of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark over the issue of his (Okowa)  emergence as the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of...

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Fight against poverty: UNICEF hails FG, Gombe over policy implementation

ChinaNewsNigeriaPoliticsFight against poverty: UNICEF hails FG, Gombe over policy implementation

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, has hailed the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Gombe State Government for domesticating the social protection policy that is geared towards bringing families out of extreme poverty. Munduate made the commendation at the launch of the policy in Gombe State recently where she stated the UNICEF’s commitment towards working, providing knowledge and technical advice, having had the social protection experience. The policy...

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