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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside an interim forfeiture order on 40 landed properties linked to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The court, which had issued the order on 4 November, 2022, but ruled on Friday that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani as a member of the party. This was contained in a statement on Friday by the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, saying the suspension is with immediate effect. He explained that the decision to suspend Nnamani is based on allegations of anti-party … [Read more…]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, has filed a writ of summons at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over corruption allegations. Keyamo, who is also the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, also named the Code of … [Read more…]
The Organised Labour has called on Nigerians to reject the new hike price of petrol from N170 per litre to N185 per litre introduced by the Federal Government. The FG officially increased the price of petrol by 8.8 per cent as the ex-depot price also shot up from N148 per litre to N167. In a … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, former minister of information and national orientation and the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, delivered a lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was received in the school by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Patrick … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked media reports alleging that its president physically assaulted some civil servants on Wednesday at the Congress’ Headquarters. The NLC described the report as an untrue and malicious allegation sponsored by some miscreants posing as workers’ representatives with the aim of spinning false narratives. It claimed to have video … [Read more…]
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has taken a bold step towards promoting uniformity in the application of road tax laws in the state and across states in order to avoid double or multiple taxation. The administration through the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), yesterday, launched the Single Inter State Road … [Read more…]
…. FEC okays 2023 budget proposal The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, approved the proposal for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Of this amount, N215.3 billion would be spent on … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has presented cheques amounting to N13billion to the families of deceased and injured Police officers. The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, presented the cheques to the families of Police officers killed between 2012 to 2019. The IGP said about 6,184 families of slain and injured personnel will benefit from … [Read more…]
Jamaica’s Olympic sprinting icon, Usain Bolt has lost millions of dollars in his account with Stocks and Securities Ltd, an investment company based in Kingston. The lawyers of the track star said they are prepared to file a lawsuit if that will make it possible to recover the $12 million that mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s … [Read more…]
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, yesterday, engaged in fisticuffs with the chairman of NLC/TUC Good Homes Scheme, Chief Emeka Anuna, threatening to sack his wife from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), now known as International Trade Union Congress (ITUC). Anuna and a handful of federal civil servants had protested in … [Read more…]
The Edo State government has said that two traditional rulers and five other persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 20 passengers from Igueben train station in Edo state on January 7. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this yesterday in Benin while briefing journalists shortly after the state … [Read more…]