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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has called on Nigerian youths to consider joining the Nigerian Army as a profession which he described as a noble profession. The Army Chief stated this in his remarks as part of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2024, Headquarters 8 Division where the Division conducted a Public
Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian former president has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison. Toledo was sentenced on Monday for taking $35m bribes from a Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht, in exchange for letting it win a contract to build the road that connects Peru to western Brazil. DAILY POST reports that the 78-year-old
Bribery: Ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo bags 20 years jail term
Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian former president has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison.
Toledo was sentenced on Monday for taking $35m bribes from a Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht, in exchange for letting it win a contract to build the road that connects Peru to western Brazil.
DAILY POST reports that the 78-year-old who governed the Andean nation between 2001 and 2006, was arrested in California in 2019, and extradited to Peru in 2023.
Toledo denied the money laundering and collusion charges against him during the year long trial.
Also, two other ex-presidents, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, are being investigated in the Odebrecht case.
Bribery: Ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo bags 20 years jail term
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to his elder cousin, Dr. Naheemdeen Ade Ekemode, who passed away at the age of 80. In his tribute, the President shared fond memories of their childhood and highlighted Dr Ekemode’s lifelong contributions as a gynaecologist who practised for over 50 years. This was contained in a statement signed
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President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to his elder cousin, Dr. Naheemdeen Ade Ekemode, who passed away at the age of 80. In his tribute, the President shared fond memories of their childhood and highlighted Dr Ekemode’s lifelong contributions as a gynaecologist who practised for over 50 years. This was contained in a statement signed
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgement in a case filed by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, challenging a Federal High Court ruling that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from releasing monthly allocations to the state. The initial ruling, delivered on October 30 by Justice Joyce AbdulMalik of the Federal High
Appeal Court reserves judgement in Rivers State FAAC allocation dispute
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgement in a case filed by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, challenging a Federal High Court ruling that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from releasing monthly allocations to the state.
The initial ruling, delivered on October 30 by Justice Joyce AbdulMalik of the Federal High Court, faulted Governor Fubara for presenting the 2024 budget to a four-member Rivers State House of Assembly.
Justice AbdulMalik ruled that this action violated constitutional provisions and deemed the disbursement of monthly allocations by Fubara since January a breach of the constitution.
The ruling also issued an injunction restraining the CBN, the Accountant General of the Federation, Zenith Bank, and Access Bank from granting Rivers State access to funds from the Consolidated Revenue and Federation Accounts.
During Friday’s proceedings, a three-judge special panel, led by Justice Hamma Barka, heard submissions from the parties involved.
Fubara’s appeal sought to overturn the lower court’s decision and lift the restriction on state allocations.
The panel also consolidated five related appeals stemming from the initial judgement.
Justice Barka announced that the judgement would be reserved and communicated to all parties at a later date.
Appeal Court reserves judgement in Rivers State FAAC allocation dispute