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• Austria, Poland, Brazil, Ukraine, Niger also write for Mutual Legal AssistanceAt least 10 Nigerian businessmen and companies have been declared wanted by no fewer than seven countries including the United States, United Kingdom and Austria following their indictment for alleged multi-million dollars fraud.As a result, the US, UK, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Brazil and Niger Republic have between March and June written the Nigerian government through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, seeking Mutual Legal Assistance, MLA for the extradition of the indicted businessmen.Saturday Sun quoted a source at the AGF office…
Obaseki wasn’t on APC’s ballot at primary poll, comparison with Nwosu’s case is a show of ignorance – PDPThe Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed the unfounded insinuation that Governor Godwin Obaseki risks the Supreme Court verdict delivered on Mr. Uche Nwosu, the factional candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Imo State, who was disqualified for standing for election on the platforms of two political parties.In a statement, the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chris Osa Nehikare, said those who are making the claims to muddle the…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the South-West Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party and announced a new caretaker committee.In a statement on Thursday night by Kola Ologbondiyan, Publicity Secretary of the party, the newly-constituted committee has Mr Dayo Ogungbenro as its chairman while Mr Daisi Akintan will serve as secretary.Other members of the committee are Chief Taiwo Abayomi Kuye, Chief Adeola Ogunrinde, Mrs Oyebola Fadeyi Awolowo, Prince Nekan Olagbegi, Mrs Funmi Ogun and Honourable Owokoniran Olabisi Wahab.“The action of the NWC is pursuant to Sections 29 (2)(b) and 31(2)(e) of the PDP…
The Federal High Court sitting in Benin, on Thursday adjourned the trial of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Sept. 19, Edo governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others, till July 7.Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four others were supposed to appear on Thursday before Justice M.G. Umar over charges bordering on alleged N700 million money laundering case filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The Court had in its last sitting in Benin on June 18, 2020 validated the corruption charges against the defendants and adjourned the case to July 02, 2020 for further hearing.The four other…
PPPRA has fixed the pump price band of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol at between N140.80 and N143.80 per litre for the month of July.Ita Enang want discussions on PPPRA’s price modulation of petroleum productsThe Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), has fixed the pump price band of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol at between N140.80 and N143.80 per litre for the month of July.Executive Secretary of the Agency Abdulkadir Saidu disclosed this in a memo to all Petroleum Products marketers released in Abuja on Wednesday.The memo was titled `Advised price for Premium Motor…
Seven hundred and ninety new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria.Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 26484 after 790 new infections were put down on WednesdayThis was released by NCDC on its Tweeter Handle on Wednesday night.790 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;Delta-166Lagos-120Enugu-66FCT-65Edo-60Ogun-43Kano-41Kaduna-39Ondo-33Rivers-32Bayelsa-29.
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika,says domestic flights suspended since March 20, will finally resume on July 8.Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of AviationThe Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8.Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry.He said flights would commence at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.According to him, the Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri and Kano airports will reopen to flights on July…
Nigeria has recorded 561 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,694.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle.NCDC said that the 561 new confirmed cases were from 19 states, with 17 deaths as at Tuesday.The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 200 new cases and Edo was second with 119 new infections.Others were Kaduna-52, FCT-52, Niger-32, Ogun-19, Ondo-16, Imo-14, Plateau-11, Abia-8, Oyo-8, Bayelsa-7,…
COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur BurataiThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the combined troops of the Armed Forces in Zamfara to go deep into the bushes where bandits are hiding to deal with them.Buratai gave the charge when he paid an operational visit to the troops deployed at Sector 2 Forward Operation Base, Zurmi in Zamfara State on Tuesday.He said that the asymmetric nature of the ongoing war against banditry in the region required painstaking effort towards identifying the hideout of the criminals.Buratai also urged the troops to remain focused in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities, adding…
The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has fixed 21st July, 2020 to give final judgement on Ogun PDP matter before the court having heard all adoption of processes and arguments by counsels to all parties in the matter today, 30th June, 2020.