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Julius Abure Absent As Senator Usman Emerges Labour Party Caretaker Chairman
Former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, has emerged as chairman of the national caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP). This decision was taken on Wednesday at the Labour Party’s extended stakeholders meeting held at the Banquet Hall of Abia State Government House in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The party's former chairman, Julius Abure was conspicuously absent at the well attended event. Usman, who defected to LP during the 2023 general elections, heads the caretaker committee consisting of 29 persons. She was elected senator to represent Kaduna South Senatorial District in the April 2011 elections on the platform of…
NCC: September 14, 2024 Is Final Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage Compliance
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced September 14 this year as deadline for full compliance with the NIN-SIM linkage policy. It has therefore directed all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to complete the mandatory verification and linkage of SIMs to NINs by that date. In a statement signed by its Director of Public Afdairs, Reuben Muoka, the Commission said significant progress has be recorded in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity (NINs). To date, over 153 million SIMs have been successfully linked to a NIN, reflecting an impressive compliance rate of 96 per…
Finance Commissioner Found Dead In His Bedroom
The Borno State Finance Commissioner, Ahmad Ali Ahmad, is dead. He was found dead in his bedroom on Monday morning. A statement by the Borno State Government on Monday has also confirmed the incident. There was no indication of the cause of death. Ahmad The statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, also said the late Commissioner would be buried by 5 pm on Monday, August 26, 2024, at his family residence on Damboa Road, behind the Indimi residence in Maiduguri.”
Another Nigerian Jet Seized In Canada As Aggrieved Investor Moves To Confiscate Assets In 5 Countries
Another Nigerian government executive jet has been seized by an aggrieved investor, this time in Canada. The jet, a Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10, was previously seized from Dan Etete, a former petroleum minister, and had been stored in Canada. Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, a Chinese company, successfully repossessed the private jet valued at $57million from the Nigerian government. The company, which has been seeking to confiscate Nigerian assets, received the necessary paperwork for the transfer of custodianship from Canadian authorities in Montreal.This development comes after a Canadian court ruled in favour of Zhongshang, granting the company permission to seize…
List Of 20 Kidnapped Medical Students Out, As Abductors Threaten To Kill Victims If N50m Ransom Is Not Paid
Kidnappers of 20 medical students of the Universities of Jos and Maiduguri have demanded a ransom of N50 million. They also threatened to start killing some of the students from Sunday if they did not get the money on Saturday, 17 August, 2024. The students were heading to the annual convention of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) in Enugu State when kidnappers cornered them on Thursday. They were ambushed and taken by gunmen around 5:30 pm in the Otukpo area of Benue State. The kidnappers last Friday granted their victims access to their phones to enable…
Kidnapped Anambra Commissioner, Wife Released After 24 Hours – Report
The kidnapped Commissioner for Youth Development in Anambra State, Patrick Mba, and his wife Chizoba, have been released by their captors. According to PUNCH newspaper, a top government official said they were released on Saturday. “The kidnapped commissioner of youth development and his wife have been released today,” the source added. The official, who pleaded anonymity in order to give the information, said the government would issue an official statement soon. Mba and his team were attacked on August 16. One of his aides was killed in the process. They were said to be travelling to Abuja to attend the…
BREAKING: Anambra Commissioner, Wife Kidnapped; Aide Murdered
By Johnson Nwankwo The Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon Patrick Aghamba, has been reportedly kidnapped. He was kidnapped alongside his wife while his special assistant, A. B. Affiah, was killed by the assailants. It was gathered that they were ambushed in Kogi State while they were travelling Abuja. Details….
Presidential Aircraft: Ogun Moves To Vacate Seizure Order, Faults Legal Process By Zhongashan
Ogun State Government, on Thursday, faulted the judicial process that led to the provisional attachment of three Nigerian government owned aircraft in France by the Judicial Court of Paris on 7th March and 2nd August, 2024. It would be recalled that a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, had sought several orders from the court over an aborted underlying contract between the company and Ogun State Government, which was initiated in 2007. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the Ogun State government described the latest development…
Tribunal Sacks Enugu PDP Rep: Finally, LP’s Agbo Floors Simon Atigwe
Our Reporter The bye-election petition tribunal sitting in Abakaliki has declared Hon Dennis Agbo of the Labour Party as the winner of the Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency rerun election. The tribunal held that the Independent National Election Commission wrongly declared the candidate of the PDP, Engr Simon Atigwe, the winner. The rerun held on February 3rd, 2024 following the verdict of the Court of Appeal in Lagos that there should be a re-contest of the election at few polling units where the results of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress were not entered in the result sheets. LP's Agbo…