A Federal High Court in Benin, presided over by Justice Babatunde Quadri, has reserved judgement for the 19th of July, 2024 in the legal tussle for the validity of the Labour Party (LP) governorship primary election conducted on February 23, 2024. Imansuangbon had approached the Federal High Court in Benin …
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Sixteen of the twenty-nine directors heading different units of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have been disengaged, according to a report by PREMIUM TIMES. The report said only nine departmental directors were left at the regulatory institution. It stated that the most senior deputy directors in affected departments were …
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Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed reports about his age and record of service doing the rounds in the media as false. He said he would not be distracted from rendering quality service to the nation. He stated that he was committed to …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission has presented budget proposals of N1.911 trillion for 2024 to the Senate Committee on the NDDC. Presenting the proposals to the committee chaired by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the 2024 budget was anchored on the theme: “Budget of …
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FIV Mara Movéis, a three-year-old Nelore cow from Brazil valued at US$4 million, is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records. The price realised for the cow, weighing 1100kg or twice the weight of an average adult of this breed, is three times that …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has through the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, recovered 20 properties, 10 vehicles, and three princely wristwatches from two brothers, Olisaebuka Eze and Onyeka Nnadozie Eze, for a petitioner, Arthur Eze. In a final forfeiture ruling on Friday, June 7, 2024, by a …
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The United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. The proposal sets out conditions for a “full and complete ceasefire,” the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of dead hostages’ remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners. Fourteen of the 15 Security Council …
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The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has announced plans to inaugurate a more accessible e-visa application channel for short visits in line with the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020. Nandap said this in her address delivered at the graduation ceremony of the 12th Command Course of …
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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark …
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THE leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed contempt charge against the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, over his alleged refusal to obey court orders. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on Monday filed Form 49 titled: “Notice to Show …
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