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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested former Governor of Anambra state Willie Obiano. Obiano was arrested hours after the official inauguration of his successor Prof Charles Soludo in Awka. Information available to the NPO Reports show that the Governor had been on the watchlist of the commission for about 8 months now. He was arrested at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport Lagos .
The new governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy, Dr. Gilber Ibezim have been sworn in today. Soludo was sworn in at exactly 9:48am while his deputy was sworn in at about 9: 38am. At a simple ceremony held at the Government House, Soludo was spotted in a while short top on a black trouser . The event was devoid of extravagance. Shortly after the swearing ceremony, the former Governor, Willie Obiano, was seen out of the Government House. The new governor later inspected a guard of honour mounted by the security agencies. In his speech,…
Following its National Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party has pegged its nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential aspirants at N40m. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this to Correspondents shortly after the NEC meeting on Wednesday evening at its national secretariat, Abuja. For governorship aspirants, the forms would sell for N21m. Aspirants seeking seats in the national Senate and House of Assembly would pay N3.5m and N2.5m respectively to obtain both forms. Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for States House of Assembly aspirants would sell for a total sum of N600,000.…
A Fox News cameraman and a Ukrainian journalist traveling with him were killed on Monday in Ukraine when their vehicle came under fire outside Kyiv, according to the network and Ukrainian authorities. The cameraman, Mr. Zakrzewski, 55, and the Ukrainian journalist, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, 24, were traveling in the same vehicle as the Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was also injured in the attack in the town of Horenka. Mr. Hall remained hospitalized in Ukraine; Fox News has not shared additional details about his condition. Mr. Zakrzewski was a veteran reporter at Fox News who reported from many war zones. He had…
Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, has berated former Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman over his outbursts against him. In a statement on behalf of the Governor, Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, also decried Lukman’s outburst against Governor Mai Mala-Buni, APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Chairman. Lukman had accused the party leadership of extortion from aspirants ahead of the APC March 26 National Convention and also asked that Bello be prevented from getting the presidential ticket of the party. The former PGF DG also alleged that Bello was yet to begin payment of N30,000 minimum wage…
Nigerian Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students on Tuesday threatened to overrun seat of government in Abuja should the Federal Government resolve its issues with the university teachers. Sunday Asefon who is the President of the association said on Tuesday that arrangements have been concluded to mobilise millions of students to the Federal Capital Territory for an indefinite occupation of the FCT according to him, “until our universities are reopened.” He said the government has not demonstrated enough good faith in its negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of of Universities. Asefon said as part…
The All Progressive Congress on Tuesday began the sale of nomination forms for those expressing interests in various positions within the party. According to the party, a national chairmanship aspirant will be expected to pay N20m. Aspirants for the office of deputy national chairman will pay N10 million, while other positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party will aN5 million each. The sale of the forms which was supposed to have started on Monday, March 14, will close on Friday. The party had fixed March 26 for its National Convention which had been bedeviled by crisis of…
A socio-political group in Osun State, the Progressives Minded Forum, has accused the state government of sponsoring some individuals and a particular civil society organisation, The Masterminds, to discredit the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. According to PMF, there was a failed government sponsored civil attack on Aregbesola on Monday when the minister was in Osogbo to commission the 72-unit Federal Mortgage Housing Estate in Abere, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. The group, in a press release signed by its Coordinator, Sunday Oriowo, on Tuesday, accused some government officials of mobilising some people who were to disguise as…
NIPOST Unveils New Logistics Apps, POSTAGY, Says Analogue Operations a Thing of the Past The Nigerian Postal Services on Tuesday said it has left behind analogue operations, boasting it is leading a new tech-driven initiative to ease business in Nigeria. NIPOST said it now has capacity to harness all emerging technological innovations to transform services to meet demands of the new generation. Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, while speaking at the unveiling of POSTAGY, a new logistics application, in Lagos, said NIPOST has moved with the global trend in businesses and is coming up with fresh…
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps,Major-Shuaib Ibrahim has cautioned corps members against acceptance of car ride from strangers and boarding of vehicles from unauthorised parks to avoid falling victims to criminals disguising as commercial drivers. The D G gave the warning Tuesday morning in a zoom meeting he had with all the corp members across the country during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream One orientation course at the scheme orientation. Ibrahim advised corps members to avoid boarding vehicles from parks other than the officially approved parks in their host communities. He advised them to…