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- July 9, 2024
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Prioritise High-impact Cases, Obi Tells EFCC
Prioritise High-impact Cases, Obi Tells EFCC Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has urged the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prioritise high-impact cases, so that it can restore public trust. He added that the commission would strengthen institutions, ensure leadership that saves enough funds for healthcare, education, and infrastructure, pulling
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- July 9, 2024
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Hon Oko-Jumbo Remains Rivers Assembly Speaker – APP
Hon Oko-Jumbo Remains Rivers Assembly Speaker – APP The Action Peoples Party (APP) has thrown its full support behind Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo as the legitimate speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The opposition party declared that the Oko-Jumbo-led assembly is the only constitutionally recognised law making body for the oil-rich state. Following last week’s court judgement, the parallel assemblies held plenary
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- July 9, 2024
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Edo Guber: PDP Group Seeks National Vice Chair’s Sanction
Edo Guber: PDP Group Seeks National Vice Chair’s Sanction The Edo State PDP Youth League (EPYL) has asked the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to immediately summon and sanction the party’s national vice chairman (South-South) Chief Dan Orbih for anti-party conduct. The group said Orbih should be sanctioned for jubilating over what it called the erroneous media report that
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- July 9, 2024
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Kano NNPP Condemns Expulsion Of Governor Yusuf, Kwankwaso
Kano NNPP Condemns Expulsion Of Governor Yusuf, Kwankwaso The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the purported expulsion of the former presidential candidate of the party Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the suspension of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf from the party. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of NNPP, on Sunday, allegedly affirmed the six months suspension of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, and
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- July 8, 2024
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Pro-Wike Lawmakers Bounce Back, Writes Fubara Over ‘Constitutional Breaches’
Pro-Wike Lawmakers Bounce Back, Writes Fubara Over ‘Constitutional Breaches’ A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has written Governor Siminialayi Fubara, highlighting his actions that allegedly breached the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). LEADERSHIP reports that the faction comprising about 27 members had been limbo since when a Rivers State High Court ruled
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- July 8, 2024
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Kano Emirate Tussle: NNPP, Not Tinubu Will Suffer Election Loss In 2027 — APC
Kano Emirate Tussle: NNPP, Not Tinubu Will Suffer Election Loss In 2027 — APC Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said in view of the prevailing dispute over the Kano Emirates, the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will suffer re-election in 2027, and not President Bola Tinubu as speculated in some quarters. The State Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Abbas, said in a statement that
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- July 8, 2024
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EFCC Places Ex-Gov Bello On INTERPOL Watch List
EFCC Places Ex-Gov Bello On INTERPOL Watch List The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. Recall that the ex-Governor had earlier been put on the watch list of Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The anti-graft commission said the recent action followed an
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- July 8, 2024
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LG Polls: Akwa Ibom APC Ready For Contest – Stakeholders
LG Polls: Akwa Ibom APC Ready For Contest – Stakeholders The main opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, has declared its readiness to make the forthcoming local government elections a tough duel against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Therefore, ahead of the contest, which the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has fixed for October 26, 2024, to be conducted
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- July 8, 2024
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Why Anti-corruption War Can’t Be Won – Asikpo
Why Anti-corruption War Can’t Be Won – Asikpo A former political adviser to the late Governor Abubakar Rimi of Kano State (1981-83), Dr Asikpo EssienIbok, has lamented what he described as endemic corruption in Nigeria, noting that the challenges of corruption and its attendant effects on the system have become so deep-rooted to be eradicated. He recalled that the seed of corruption had
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- July 8, 2024
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Edo: Smear Campaigns Against Ighodalo Futile – PDP
Edo: Smear Campaigns Against Ighodalo Futile – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the smear campaigns and frivolous litigations aimed at distracting its candidate in the September 21, 2024 Edo State Governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, are all efforts in futility as he is the undisputed choice of the majority of the people of Edo State. The PDP, in a statement
