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May 10, 2023 Press Statement  PDP Grieves, Mourns Adagunodo, National Vice Chairman (South West) …Says He Lived a Patriot The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family is grief-stricken over the death of our National Vice Chairman (South West) and former Osun State PDP Chairman, Hon. Soji Adagunodo. Hon. Adagunodo was a very courageous leader, dedicated and fearless partyman, true democrat, brilliant lawmaker, selfless administrator and grass root mobilizer who dedicated his resources, intellect and energy towards the wellbeing of the people in line with the ideals of the PDP. As a Student Union Activist, two-time member of the Osun State House of Assembly, State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, PDP Osun State Chairman and later National Vice Chairman (South West) of our great Party, Hon. Adagunodo distinguished himself in all spheres as a statesman with uncommon commitment to duty. As the National Vice Chairman (South West), he worked tirelessly with other PDP leaders in the effo...

*INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION* *PRESS RELEASE*  *THE COMMISSION’S POSITION ON THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF APGA* The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to posters and statements being circulated by an amorphous group accusing the Commission of refusal to obey the judgement of the Supreme Court purportedly recognizing one Chief Edozie Njoku “as the authentic National Chairman of APGA”. The Commission views the circulation of the posters and statements as cheap blackmail aimed at hoodwinking those not abreast of the details of the case. We wish to state that the issues in question are about facts, the law and due process not amenable to hysteria and appeal to sentiments.  It is noteworthy that the suit in question started from the Jigawa State High Court, initiated by one Alhaji Rabiu Garba Aliyu against Chief Jude Okeke and three others. Chief Edozie Njoku was not a party to the suit. One of the reliefs sought is a “Decla...

KINDEY FOR CASH: IRANIANS ARE DESPERATELY SELLING THEIR K!DNEY IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE ECONOMIC DOWNFALL  Iranians selling kidneys due to country’s economic crisis — Report Amid a deepening economic crisis, many Iranians are reported to have turned to sell body organs to overseas buyers out of poverty, Iranian news warns. Reports claim people are selling kidneys, liver, cornea, bone marrow, sperm and ovum to support their families or pay for medical bills, fetching £5,500 ($7,000) to £12,000 ($15,000) per organ. Iran International cited local news in saying middlemen inside the million-dollar industry would buy the organs to send on to countries including the UAE, Turkey and Iraq. There is no evidence of action being taken to stop the online black market, usually with buyers procuring organs through coercion or deception. In 2019, Iran’s opposition party went on to claim the government had endorsed the practice of people living in poverty selling their organs. One victim told local...

DEPORTED NIGERIAN MAN RE-ARRESTED IN THAILAND AFTER SNEAKING BACK IN A Nigerian man, Harrison Chinonso Onyema, was arrested on Wednesday after sneaking back into Thailand through water after being deported from the country for possessing cocaine.  According to Thailand Post English, the 40-year-old Onyema was arrested by the Phuket Immigration and Chalong police station team on Wednesday in Phuket, for illegal entry. The report stated that the police searched Onyema's apartment but did not find anything illegal on the premises. On checking his ID card, it was discovered that the suspect had been arrested for possessing drugs and overstaying in 2018 and deported. It added, ” Mr Harrison had been arrested for a Type 2 narcotic (cocaine) case and had been in the Kingdom in excess, causing him to be deported many years ago but secretly escaped into Thailand again through the natural border checkpoint on the Cambodian border." After no information was found on any travel the suspec...

Why There’s Shortage Of Nigerian Passport – Official The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has named the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as one of the reasons for the scarcity of passport booklets In the country. The Comptroller-General of NIS, Idris Jere, disclosed this on Tuesday while appearing before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the production of passport booklets in Nigeria. Mr Jere noted that major components for producing booklets are sourced from overseas, hence the need for foreign exchange (forex) from the CBN. He informed the lawmakers that the lack of forex has affected the production of booklets. “Foreign exchange regulation policy of the government and CBN’s refusal to grant access to forex for importation of the passport booklet………we generate forex from the sale of passport but we do not have access to buy the same booklet and that is a challenge for NIS. “The factors responsible for the scarcity of passports include the...

Middle Belt Forum: Peter Obi Won Plateau State With 1.2million Votes, Not 466,272 A member of the Middle-Belt Forum (MBF), Adakole Ijogi has claimed Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi got far more than the votes the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared for Plateau State. Even though Peter Obi won Plateau State during the presidential election, the official results declared by INEC said he scored 466,272 votes. When asked in an interview on Kaftan TV if he envisaged Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would win the presidential election, considering the fact that he told the people of the Middle-Belt to rally round Obi? Adakole Ijogi said, “well, the election outcome are still being contested. I strongly disagree with some of the results that they called. For instance, I was in the situation room, the results from Plateau was highly doctored. Labour Party and Peter Obi got up to 1.2 million votes but what was declared was less than 600,000 votes. The same thing go...

Peter Obi Disowns Obidients Who Insult Pastor Adeboye, Others Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has strongly condemned followers using 'obidients' to insult elders and prominent Nigerians all in the name of politics. According former Anambra Governor who is hopeful of recovering mandate at tribunal; the use of subterfuge by people masquerading as Obidients to abuse and insult eminent personalities like Most Reverend Pastor Enoch Adeboye or anyone else is most unacceptable. Obidients are by and large, law-abiding citizens. While differences of opinion are normal, calculated efforts to create ethnic or religious chasm all in the name of politics should not in any way be tolerated. As a person, I eschew name-calling, insults, and abuses, likewise most of my supporters. The suggestion that some in the fringes engage in such conduct casually overlooks the fact that the political opposition deploys such methods to gain undue advantage and create confusion and bad bloo...

EFCC Arrests, Detains Ex-Minister Of Power, Mamman Under Buhari For N22billion Fraud Sale Mamman, a former Minister of Power, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an alleged N22 billion fraud. Mamman, who was minister under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and is being detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, sources revealed. The arrest is connected to investigations into alleged corruption in the execution of some power projects. Mamman is accused of conspiring with staff of the ministry in charge of the accounts of the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects to divert N22 billion and share among themselves.  

El-Rufai At 63, Wife Welcome New Baby  The Governor of Kaduna State , Nasir El-Rufai and his wife, Hajiya Aisha Ummi Garba El-Rufai, have welcomed their fourth child, a baby girl together. The Governor’s sons, Bashir and Bello, shared photos from the ceremony held to welcome the addition to their family. More photos below. 

Gbajabiamila mourns Lady Jane Amechi Nnamani The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has mourned the demise of the wife of the former President of the Senate, Sen. Ken Nnamani.  Lady Jane Amechi Nnamani, who died in Enugu after a brief illness, was aged 58. The speaker described the Late Mrs Nnamani as a great mother, a philanthropist and a community leader, whose influence extended beyond her family and community. Gbajabiamila sent his deepest condolences to the family of Sen. Nnamani, the people and the Government of Enugu State.  He equally prayed to God to give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.  

LAGOS ARRAIGNS EZE NDIGBO ON TERRORISM CHARGES On the 9th day of May, 2023, the Hon. Attorney-General of Lagos State represented, by Mr. Jonathan Ogunsanya (a Deputy Director in the State Ministry of Justice), arraigned Frederick Nkemdilim Nwajago (Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos) on a nine-count Charge before Hon. Justice Y.A. Adesanya (Mrs.), in Suit No. LD/21505C/2023 – The State of Lagos Vs Frederick Nkemdilim Nwanjago. The Defendant was arraigned for the offences of attempting to do Acts of Terrorism under Section 403(2) of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015; Participation in Terrorism Meeting to Support a Proscribed Entity, Attempt to finance an Act of Terrorism, Preparation to Commit an Act of Terrorism under Sections 12(c), 18, 21, 29 & 12(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022, amongst others. The Defendant pleaded Not Guilty to all nine counts. The matter was adjourned to the 4th and 5th of July, 2023 for trial.

ARMY WAR COLLEGE NIGERIA CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PARTICIPANTS OF COURSE 7/23 As part of its efforts to showcase the richness of the world’s cultures and the essential role of intercultural dialogue in achieving peace and sustainable development, the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) on 6 May 2023 organized an International Day Celebration for the participants of Course 7/2023  in Abuja.  In his address, the Special Guest of Honour Major General AA Fayemiwo, the Chief of Account and Budget (Army) while going round various stands, appreciated the enlightenment on the history and activities of various allied nations, stressing that, cultural diversity is a driving force for development, not only to economic growth but also a means of leading a more fulfilling intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual life. General Fayemiwo thanked the Commandant, Members of the Faculty and Staff of the college for their sacrifices towards actualizing and sustaining the vision of the col...

*ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CP ECHENG ECHENG TODAY 10TH MAY, 2023 AT THE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, AWKA* _JOINT SECURITY FORCES NEUTRALIZE DEADLY GANG OF FIVE, RECOVER TWO ROCKET LAUNCHERS, FOUR AK47 RIFLES FOUR MAGAZINES, ONE PUMP ACTION, LIVE AMMUNITION, AND OTHERS_ Good evening gentlemen of the press, you are welcome to another briefing to provide you with an update on achievements recorded by the Command in our fight against crime and criminality. The battle against the insurgents in Anambra State is focused and it will remain sustained until such a time security stability is fully restored in the state. There were some major positive developments today 10/5/2023, following so much credible information to the Police Command from the residents of Anambra, we have identified some of their criminal hideouts/camps. The Police operatives attached to Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu in the earlier hours of today while in an attempt to rescue two of ...

'I WILL NOT DEPEND ON ABUJA, ALLOCATION TO RUN ENUGU' 10th May, 2023      |      2:33 PM Enugu State governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah, spoke to newsmen on his readiness to hit the ground running from May 29 and his plan of creating 40,000 jobs for the youths every year. MUYIWA ADEYEMI was there. By May 29, you would be sworn in as governor of Enugu State. How soon will you hit the ground running and what should the people expect in your first 100 days in office? Ordinarily, the first 100 days are honeymoon, especially when you are coming in with a lot of expectations and you have the opportunity to make an impression because you are riding on a high level goodwill. But that is not going to be the case for us because we have made some specific promises to the people of Enugu State with timelines. Some of the promises, even in the course of the campaign have been reduced to actionable timelines. For example, we told Ndi Enugu that within 180 days, pipe borne wat...

 BENUE APC SUSPENDS GEMADE, SHIJA, OTHERS  10th May, 2023     The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State Wednesday, May 10, 2023, suspended two former governorship aspirants, Senator Barnabas Gemade, Professor Terhemba Shija, and five others for anti-party activities.   The State Chairman of the Party, Comrade Austin Agada who announced the suspension of the duo and the five others during the party's expanded executive committee meeting in Makurdi disclosed that those suspended had worked with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to ensure that APC did not have a candidate following their rejection by the people at the primaries. Comrade Agada explained that having failed in their initial mission they were still conniving with the PDP to frustrate the victory which the Benue people freely gave to the Governor-elect, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia. He lamented a situation where Senator Gemade could not win even his polling unit in the ...

 Tinubu Jets Out Of Nigeria 19 Days To Swearing-in May 10, 2023 The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit. This is coming Two weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to London, Saudi Arabia and Paris. So This Happened (202) Reviews Lagos Bizman’s Arraignment Over Wife’s Death,… This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. According to the statement, Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions. During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and other key allies with the goal of marketing investment opportunities in the country and his administration’s readiness to enable a business-friendly climate through policies and regulations. The statement read, “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community includi...

 EFCC Arraigns Ma’sha Allah  Intl  Promoter, Usman for Alleged Multi-million Naira Fraud in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, arraigned one Muhammed Usman and his firm, Masha Allah International Resources Limited, on a five count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing before  before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.  He pleaded "not guilty" to the five counts.  Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, Ahmed Yerima, prayed the court for a trial date "to enable the prosecution assemble its witnesses and for an order of the court remanding the defendant at a custodial facility.” The defence counsel, J.H. Bashir, however, pleaded with the court for the defendant to  be remanded in the EFCC custody, adding that “ We are in the process of bringing a formal bail application before the court with same to be served on ...

Man Arraigned for Diversion of N7m Bank Loan in Kaduna The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday May 9, 2023 arraigned one Nur'deen Olaitan Amodu-Ode. beforeJustice Daruis Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on charges bordering on criminal breach of trust. The defendant allegedly diverted a credit facility granted to him by his bank for the purchase of shares, and which was to be repaid within 180 days, for personal use. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him, prompting the prosecution counsel, Moses Arumemi to ask for a date for trial to commence. But the defence counsel, A. Adama moved the application for the bail of the defendant. Justice Khobo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5, 000,000.00 (Five Million Naira) and one surety in like sum who must be a resident of Kaduna and must deposit his international passport with the registrar of the court. The case was adjourned to July 4, 2023 for ...

Court Dismisses Anambra State Government's Suit Challenging EFCC's Power to Probe its Finances A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has dismissed a suit filed by the Anambra State Government challenging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC's power to investigate its finances, describing it as factually and forensically lacking in merit.  The State government had approached the court presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba to determine whether under the Federal System of Government, with the constitutional doctrine of Separation of Powers, "the appropriation, disbursement and or administration of funds belonging to a State Government is subject to investigation by the EFCC being an agency of the Federal Government" In a suit number FHC/ AWK/ CS/ 22/ 2022 filed by Government of Anambra State ( 1st Plaintiff) and Attorney- General of Anambra State( 2nd Plaintiff) against the EFCC( 1st Defendant) and Attorney - General of the Feder...