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Shiloh is a Place of curse – Daddy Freeze comes at Oyedepo
Controversial on-air personality has queried the reason for the annual organisation of the Shiloh program. He took to his Instagram page to express that according to the Bible, Shiloh is a place of curse, hence he sees no reason it is seen as Christian gathering by a lot of people.
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I have never requested for or collected Pension as a former Governor – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he has never requested or collected pension from Rivers State as a former Governor. He made this revelation following a court order that bogus pensions be recovered from former governors. He also pointed out that being a minister, it does not seem right to also collect pensions, instead, he advises that the money be used for development of the state
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Being in the ruling Party is not a Guarantee against Justice – Nwagwu speaks on Orji Kalu’s Sentence
Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, Chairman, Partners for Electoral Reforms (PEF) has shared that being in a ruling party does not save one from facing the full course of the law. This comes after Orji IUzor Kalu was convicted of N7.2bn fraud and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. “The judgment is a good boost for the anti corruption fight, especially against the background of all the noise about once somebody is in the All Progressives Congress (APC) the person cannot be brought to justice, he said “It is a good signal that even if you join the ruling party you will not…
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Court orders transfer of El-Zakzaky from DSS custody to Correctional Facility
A Kaduna state high court in a ruling on Thursday ordered the transfer of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and Zeenat, his wife from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) to a Correctional Centre in the state to make it easy for their lawyers and doctors to have easy access to them. El Zakzaky and his wife were arrested since December 2015 as the case was adjourned till February 6, 2020.
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Udom Emmanuel, Loses Father
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has lost his father, Gabriel Nkanang. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on research and documentation, Mr. Essien Ndueso disclosed this on Wednesday night in a release made available to journalists in Uyo, the state capital. May his soul rest in peace.
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Breaking: Sowore regains Freedom from DSS custody
It has been reported that the convener of the #Revolutionnow protest has finally been released from DSS Custody. This comes after several protests and pleas from various bodies. He has been granted bail twice, satisfied bail conditions but was still kept in DSS custody.
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Court sends Senator Kalu, 2 others to 12 Years imprisonment for N7.66bn Fraud.
A court sitting in lagos has sentenced former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu and two others for N7.66bn fraud levied against them by the Economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC). His co-accused are Slok Nigeria limited and Mr. Udeh Udeogu(Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Kalu’s tenure as governor). He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.
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Senate increases, passes 2020 Budget
The senate has passed the budget for the year 2020 following an increment from N10.33 trillion presented by President Buhari on October 8 to N10.6 trillion (10,594,362,364,830). In the report presented by Jibrin, N560.47 billion is for statutory transfers. While the daily oil production rate at 2.18 million per barrel was maintained, it however, increased the Oil Benchmark Price to $57 per barrel against the $55 proposed by the Executive.
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FG Files Suit against Ifeanyi Ubah Over False Claims, N135b Debt
The Federal Government has filed a suit against Ifeanyi Ubah senator, representing Anambra south, over alleged false claims and indebtedness of N135 billion to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria. The lawmaker was supposed to be arraigned on Wednesday at a federal high court in Lagos, but his case was adjourned till February 2020 over his absence. One of the charges reads: ”COUNT 1, That you, Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah, and Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, sometime between 2012 and 2018, conspired in making false claims in relation to the actual values of certain assets transferred to Asset Management Corporation…
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Buhari approves appointment of Nine new Permanent Secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Communications in the Office of the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Olawunmi Ogunmosule The new permanent secretaries were drawn from the six geo-political zones as well as Borno, Niger and Ogun States. The statement read in part: “The appointees are – Engr. Musa Hassan (Borno), Ahmed Aliyu (Niger) and Olushola Idowu (Ogun). “Others are – Andrew David Adejoh (North-Central), Umar Idris Tijjani (North-East), Nasir Sani Gwarzo (North-West),…
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People I used to respect have changed’ — Simi speaks after tackling Keyamo over Social Media Bill
Nigeria’s R&B singer Simi, says that many people whom she used to respect have changed after attaining a status of influence. The 31-year-old vocalist said this in a tweet on Wednesday barely two days after she had slugged it out with Festus Keyamo, over his stance on the social media regulation bill. “Lot of people I used to respect have changed a lot. Some found power and lost the plot. Some just got stupider,” she wrote. While Simi never established a connection as to who her rant is addressed to, the comment comes not long after she had challenged Keyamo…
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Police parade Mount Zion Pastor who allegedly raped 15-year-old Girl after deliverance.
Police in Anambra State on Wednesday evening paraded the General Overseer of Mount Zion Ministries, in Obosi, Evangelist Chukwudi Chukwumezie, also known as Agudo Jesus for raping a minor. According to witnesses, the pastor has been involved in several rape cases involving Minors and was said to have lured the victim to his church, with the prophesy that she had a bright future but was hindered by evil spirits. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, who paraded the suspect, told journalists that the police obtained a medical report, showing that the victim (name withheld) had a…
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