Day: October 25, 2022

2023: “I’ll campaign with Buhari’s award” – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared he will use the honor bestowed upon him by President Muhammadu Buhari to campaign in the 2023 elections. Wike made this statement at a dinner and reception held in his honor to commemorate the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” on Monday, in Port-Harcourt. He said that the support and encouragement he received from the state was what enabled his administration to achieve the successes it had in infrastructure development while dedicating the award to God. He said, “We must all work together. Traditional…

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US Embassy Abuja Security Alert: DSS calls for calm

Aminu Imam

…Says measures in place to forestall such incidence The Department of State Services (DSS) has said there is no cause for alarm over the US embassy alert on terror attacks in Abuja. The intelligence agency was responding to the security alerts issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) on the possibility of increased terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Recall that reports during the weekend had it that the US Embassy raised the alarm in a security alert issued to its nationals, saying targets may include, but are…

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Court orders final forfeiture of Diezani’s Abuja homes, cars

Aminu Imam

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854, Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama Districts of Abuja and are valued at $2,674,418 and N380 million respectively. The luxury cars are a black BMW saloon and a black Jaguar saloon car both valued at N36 million.…

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2023: “Presidential contest not for comedians”, Atiku tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told his All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent, Bola Tinubu, that running for president of the country is not for comedians. The PDP candidate’s media aide, Paul Ibe, said this in an interview yesterday, in response to a recent comment by Tinubu about his principal. While speaking on Sunday at an interactive session with members of the Tijjaniyyah sect at the Kano Government House, Tinubu had said he won’t be a part-time president who will share his time between Dubai and…

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CBN set to scrap ATM cards, others, unveils National Domestic Card Scheme

Aminu Imam

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the introduction of a National Domestic Card Scheme, which becomes effective January 16, 2023. According to reports, the Managing Director of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems Plc, (NIBSS), Premier Owoh, stated this during the Committee’s meeting on Thursday. The move is aimed at promoting stability, inclusion, and growth in the financial and payment system and will be delivered in conjunction with the Bankers Committee and other financial ecosystem stakeholders. The card scheme was also expected to foster innovation within the Nigerian domestic market,…

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CCB Board members petition Buhari over Chairman’s alleged abuse of power, financial misconduct

Aminu Imam

Six federal commissioners at the Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB), have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing the Bureau’s chairman, Muhammad Isah, of financial misconduct, abuse of power, and serial breach of procedures. A copy of the petition, dated 29 August, was signed by six members of the bureau’s board – Emmanuel Attah, Samuel Ogundare, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, Olayinka Balogun, and Ben Umeano. It was also gathered that the petitioners sent a similar petition to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Patrick Akinyelure, and his House of Representatives…

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“National Assembly can only expose but can’t punish corrupt officials”, Says Ahmed Lawan

Aminu Imam

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, lamented that the National Assembly is incapacitated in the fight against corruption and waste of public resources because the 1999 Constitution did not give the parliament the needed legislative power to do so. He said this while responding to a lecture delivered by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, during the 6th convocation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies-University of Benin (NILDS-UNIBEN) held at the National Assembly, Abuja. Bankole delivered his lecture on the theme: “Challenges of…

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“Kanu is a flight risk, threat to national security” – FG tells court

Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division was yesterday told that the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is a flight risk and a threat to national security. The Federal Government, through its counsel, David Kaswe, disclosed this, while adopting an application seeking the stay of execution of the October 13, 2022 judgement of the Court of Appeal which discharged the IPOB leader of the seven-count treasonable felony charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. In the application, filed on October 18, the Federal…

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Rishi Sunak set to become UK’s new Prime Minister after winning party race

Aminu Imam

Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s first prime minister of colour today, Tuesday, after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak, 42, will become the country’s youngest leader in modern times – and its third in less than two months – as he takes over during one of the most turbulent eras in British political history. He replaces Liz Truss, who…

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