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Gbajabiamila gets praise for excellent performance
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Taiwo Alao, on Tuesday described the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila as ‘’a man of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity’’. He also urged Femi Gbajabiamila’s critics to stop advertising ignorance and living in a fool’s paradise.’ ‘It…
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EFCC ARRAIGNS LAND AGENT, GODFREY OSCAR OPARA, FOR N25.4M LAND FRAUD
The Port Harcourt’s Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, arraigned a land agent, Godfrey Oscar Opara before Justice P .I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The defendant was arraigned on four- count charges bordering on obtaining money…
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HENRY OVIE EBIRERI: PUBLISHER, WRITER, POLITICIAN AND BUSINESSMAN
Henry Ovie Ebireri is a political communication specialist, social media consultant and full-time writer. Born in Midwest Nigeria and grew up in Sapele. Ebireri began his career writing for various magazines before joining a daily newspaper as reporter\researcher. He quickly moved up the ranks and spent several years as the newspaper’s…
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ACCOUNT FOR OVER N40 TRILLION LGA ALLOCATIONS OR FACE LEGAL ACTION, SERAP TELLS 36 GOVERNORS, WIKE
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 state governors in the country and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to “disclose details of federal allocations meant for local governments in your state and the FCT and the actual disbursement of the allocations…
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UNDERSTANDING THE SCHISM BETWEEN THE ORODJE OF OKPE KINGDOM AND THE OKPE UNION BY PROF. O. IGHO NATUFE, PRESIDENT GENERAL, OKPE UNION WORLD WIDE
January 25, 2024 Introduction On January 10, 2024, the College of Physical Education Mosogar chapter of the National Association of Okpe Students (NAOS) organized an Okpe Cultural Day to promote Okpe Culture and Okpe Identity. They invited the National Leadership of the legitimate Okpe Union as well as the illegal Okpe Union imposed by…
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$500,000 BRIBE FROM FEMI OTEDOLA: SUPREME COURT DISMISSES FAROUK LAWAN’S APPEAL
The Supreme Court has upheld the five years sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola. His appeal sought to set aside the February 24, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which sentenced him to a five-year jail term and…
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EFCC ARRAIGNS HARUNA GORA PAMA AND KADIRI JAMES ON TWO-COUNT CHARGES OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND OBTAINING BY FALSE PRETENCE TO THE TUNE OF N36, 247, 937.72
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, arraigned the duo of Haruna Gora Pama and Kadiri James, before Justice Tijjani G. Ringim of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri. They were arraigned on two-count charges of money laundering and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of…
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NDLEA INTERCEPTS 1,274 PARCELS OF COCAINE, COLORADO IN LAGOS, 5.6M OPIOID PILLS IN KANO
Operatives of different special units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted large consignments of Cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis, concealed in containerized household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos. Following coordinated intelligence and months of tracking of the…
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TRUMP WINS NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY AS REMATCH WITH BIDEN APPEARS INCREASINGLY LIKELY
Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable. The result was a setback for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who finished second despite investing significant time and financial…
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A PEOPLE’S ORODJE; BEING A TRIBUTE BY THE OKPE UNION TO ORHORO I, THE LATE ORODJE OF OKPE, ON THE 20TH YEAR MEMORIAL OF HIS PASSING.
Tomorrow 20th January, 2024, marks the 20th Anniversary of the transition unto glory of His Royal Majesty, Orhoro I, J.P; OON, the Orodje of Okpe in Delta State of Nigeria. He was the second Orodje of Okpe Kingdom of the modern era. The first Orodje of Okpe of the modern era, Esezi II had…