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Supreme Court affirms Otti as winner of Abia Gov Poll

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Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, has been declared the valid winner of the governorship election held in Abia State on March 18 by the Supreme Court. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, dismissed two separate appeals that sought to nullify Otti’s election victory. In its lead judgement that was read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the apex court held that the appeal of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okey Ahiwe, and his counterpart in the All Progressives…

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Supreme Court reverses sack of Kano Gov, Yusuf

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The Supreme Court has restored Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the valid winner of the governorship election that held in Kano State on March 18. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, on Friday, vacated the concurrent judgements of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which sacked governor Yusuf and declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as winner of the gubernatorial poll. In the lead judgement that…

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Bandits invade Abuja, abduct 23

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23 persons have reportedly been abducted by bandits numbering about 40 in the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday. Kawu shares boundaries with Niger and Kaduna states. Speaking about the development, the Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who is the deputy speaker in the council, said the gunmen arrived in the community on Wednesday, from the Kuyeri Forest in Kaduna State. He explained, “They divided themselves into groups and some went into the palace of the district head, Abdurrahman Ali, where…

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CBN sacks boards of Union, Keystone, Polaris banks

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The Federal Government yesterday took over three commercial banks – Union, Polaris and Keystone – following the dissolution of their management and boards by the Central Bank of Nigeria.    In a statement signed by the Acting Director of corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali, the bank said the action became necessary due to “non-compliance of these banks and their respective boards with provisions of sections 12(c), (f), (g) and (h) of Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020”.     “The banks’ infractions vary from regulatory non-compliance, corporate governance failure,…

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Court grants ex-minister, Agunloye N50m bail

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A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been granted bail in the sum of N50m by a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, on Thursday. The court had ordered his remand in the Kuje Correctional Service pending the hearing of his bail application over an alleged $6 billion fraud in connection to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station. Agunloye served as minister between 1999 and 2003 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Agunloye before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie on…

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Globus Bank staff commits suicide inside office toilet

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On January 8, 2024 at about 1pm, a 32 year-old lady identified as Amarachi Ugochukwu who worked as a marketing staff of Globus bank, Ikorodu, Lagos, was found dead in the staff toilet. According to report, she had left her phone on her table and the phone kept ringing which made her colleagues to start looking for her, after which the office toilet door was noticed to have been locked behind. After several taps on the door without response, it was forcefully opened and her motionless body with an empty…

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Tinubu reduces presidential entourage for foreign, local trips by 60%

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President Bola Tinubu has directed that all the entourage to state and International events be drastically reduced by 60 per cent. The President has also directed that on every local trip of the government, the security details will be drafted from the host state. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the new directive, the President will now travel with only 20 officials unlike before the number was over 50 people, the Vice President will now travel with…

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Soldier criticising Sanwo-Olu in viral video arrested

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The soldiers who spoke against the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of one of their colleagues for driving one way, in a viral video, have been apprehended. This was made known by the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja in a viral video currently in circulation, Lagbaja noted that the action of the soldier caught riding one-way did not represent the entire Nigerian Army. The Army Chief, who was seen addressing journalists, said the soldiers criticising the governor were fake, adding that the real one among…

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Threat to life: Tiwa Savage files petition against Davido

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Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has filed a petition against Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over an alleged threat to her life. Savage in a petition addressed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, and circulating online, alleged that the ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner threatened her over a social media exchange. She asked the police boss to hold Davido responsible if anything untoward happened to her, adding that Davido had asked their mutual connections to warn her.…

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Zenith, Providus, Jaiz banks CEOs in trouble over N44 billion fraud

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The Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors of Zenith Bank, Providus Bank, and Jaiz Bank are currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes in connection with the N44 billion fraud allegedly uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. It was gathered that the senior bank executives are currently being quizzed by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja as of 4.55 pm on Tuesday. The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, is currently being held and is undergoing interrogation by the EFCC over…

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