Author: Alex Enemanna
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Maina released from Correctional Centre
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is being prosecuted on money laundering charges, has been released from the Kuje prison in Abuja. A lawyer in his defence team, Ademola Adedipe, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. Adedipe said Maina had been in detention since November 2019 following…
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Kogi West: Again, Sen. Adeyemi floors Dino Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi has defeated him challenger, Dino Melaye at the Appeal court. The Abuja Division of the Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by former senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, challenging the victory of, Senator Smart Adeyemi, at the November 2019 by-election. The Justice Ibrahim Saulawa-led three-man bench,…
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AIB releases findings on Osinbajo’s helicopter crash
The Accident Investigation Bureau on Tuesday explained why an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and 11 other passengers onboard crashed in the Kabba area of Kogi State. The copter operated by Caverton Helicopters Limited with registration number 5N-CML crashed on February 2, 2019 upon landing on a football field in Kabba with…
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Lai Mohammed insists FG’s anti corruption fight not waning
The Federal Government on Tuesday said the current regime’s anti-corruption war was not waning but alive and well. It then asked those who feel otherwise, especially leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, to dare the law and bear the consequence. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this at a press…
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Ex—appointees lampoon Obaseki
The commissioners representing the three senatorial districts of Edo State in the Edo State Oil Gas Producing Area Commission (EDOSOPADEC), who announced their resignation on Monday, have visited the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at his campaign office in Benin. They pledged their solidarity and condemned Governor Godwin Obaseki for…
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Amid tears, Kim Kardashian reunites with Kanye West
Kim Kardashian, popular American Media personality, has reportedly reunited with her husband, Kanye West, days after the Grammy Award winner tendered a public apology to her following divorce claims. The KUWTK celebrity flew to Wyoming this week for a reunion with her husband, after trying to reach him repeatedly without success and sources say it…
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Buhari in a crucial meeting with APC governors
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC also known as Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, are in a crucial virtual meeting. The meeting which started about 11:25am, is being attended physically, by the Chairman of the PGF and Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, while…
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Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July 2020 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration, the Islamic festival of sacrifice. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola announced this in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja and signed on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Georgina Ehuriah.…
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Independent panel absolves Adesina of corruption
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development, Akinwumi Adesina, of corruption allegations, according to AFP. Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant suits and bow ties, became the first Nigerian to helm the AfDB in 2015 –…
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Bayelsa governorship: Deputy governor faults suits seeking his disqualification
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has queried the competence of a petition challenging his qualification to contest the November 16 2019 governorship election in the state. The governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement (LM) in the election, Vijah Opuama, filed the petition before the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which now sits in…