Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has advised the incoming governor, Dr. Alex Otti to prioritise children’s education. This was even as the former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has cautioned against child abuse and other social vices. So This Happened (193) reviews Adeleke’s… Ikpeazu in his message to Abia children on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day Celebration, assured them that he is confident that successive administrations in the State will continue to prioritize their welfare through education and strong moral values. The governor described them as “resilient, strong, brilliant and innovative…
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The Supreme Court has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of cyberbullying. The apex court stated this on Friday delivering judgment in an appeal filed by the PDP, seeking to void the election of President-elect, Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. Justice of the supreme court, Inyang Okoro, while delivering the judgment noted that the PDP was using social media to mislead the public. Okoro held that the appellant tried to mislead the apex court by claiming that the lower court found that there was indeed a double nomination. Delivering…
Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, has begun pre-hearing of the petitions challenging the declaration of Pastor Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship poll held in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The three- member panel headed by Honourable Justice Adekunle Adeleye treated two governorship petitions during the commencement of the pre-hearing session on Friday, May 26, 2023. Those treated were the joint petitions All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Obong Akanimo Udofia, and the Young Peoples Party (YPP), and its candidate Senator…
Seyi Tinubu, son of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has explained the motivation behind the “Renewed Hope Concert,” organized to celebrate the inauguration of his father on May 29. Seyi said the concert was put together to celebrate the youths who voted for his father. Recall that the concert was held at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Thursday night. The event had, among other artistes, Pasuma, Buju, Waje, Asake, Fireboy, Kcee, Timaya, Naira Marley, Tony Tetuila, and Seyi Vibes perform at the concert. In a statement, Seyi was quoted as saying that the concert was also geared…
The strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors resulted in a loss of 128 working days between 2016 and 2023, Saturday. Resident doctors spent about four months on industrial action under the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari, to press home their demands. The strikes were a result of government’s failure to meet the demands of the doctors over the years. Our correspondent gathered that the doctors, under the leadership of Dr Muhammad Askira, embarked on an 18-day strike in 2016. Dr Askira listed some of their demands as payments of members’ salaries and appropriate placement of…
A flight Finally, Nigeria Air Lands In Abuja to Nigeria Air has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Meridian spy had reported that Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, insisted that Nigeria Air would fly before the tenure of Buhari ends. Speaking in a Channels Television interview, Sirika had said, “On the question of Nigeria Air, on Friday in two days, Nigeria Air plane will land in Nigeria as part of the processes to commence operation. We will on that day unveil this aircraft, the livery and everything in Nigeria’s colours, belong to Nigeria Air and we will…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday 29th, 2023, work free for all workers in the country, to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. The declaration was made by the Hon. Minist)er of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja on Thursday on behalf of the Federal Government. The Minister felicitates with all Nigerians on the momentous occasion, commending them for their faith in democracy as expressed in the nationwide election that produced the President and his Deputy being inaugurated and indeed in all elections across the nation. He enjoins them to continue to support…
Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, a well-known Nigerian street musician, has revealed that he declined to perform at President-elect Bola Tinubu’s inauguration concert because the event’s organizers gave him N5 million instead of N10 million for his appearance. Wande Coal, KCee, and other artists performed during the Renewed Hope Concert, which slated in Abuja on Thursday night. Tinubu and the Vice President-elect Senator Kashim Shettima also graced the concert. Lamenting on Friday, Portable said his efforts for campaigning and working for Tinubu before he emerged the winner of the presidential election was not appreciated by the organisers of the…
Court imposes N17m on lawyer, Pastor, others for Frivolous suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration A Federal High Court in Abuja has imposes a fine of N17m on three litigants including a pastor and their lawyer for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Justice James Omotoso imposed the fine on Praise Ilemona, Pastor Paul Issac Audu and Dr Anongu Moses who jointly instituted the suit praying for an order to halt the Monday, May 29 swearing-in of Tinubu as new President. The three litigants are to jointly pay the President elect…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N173.31bn to beneficiaries under its 100-for-100 Policy on Production and Productivity since the commencement of the intervention. According to the bank, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this in Abuja after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. He said, “Under the 100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity, the Bank disbursed the sum of N13.81bn to three projects in the manufacturing sector. “This brings the cumulative disbursement under the facility to N173.31bn, disbursed to 81 projects comprising 45 manufacturing, 23 agriculture, five healthcare, and eight services sector projects with an estimated 23,343…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has filed a lawsuit against the Chief of Army Staff over “the extra-judicial killing of Inspector Monday Orukpe at the Trade Fair section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway Area of Lagos State in August 2022 in the course of his official duties”. The suit was filed on Thursday on behalf of Mrs Favour Monday for the enforcement of her husband’s fundamental human rights to life, the dignity of the human person, private and family life and presumption of innocence. Mrs Monday has four children with Inspector Monday Orukpe: Divine Monday (15 years old), Emmanuel Monday…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40M on a former Presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru for filing frivolous suit to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29. The Appellate Court ordered the politician to pay the fine of N10M each to President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Tinubu whom he made 1st to 4th defendants in the suit.. Justice Jamil Tukur who read the lead judgment of the three man panel of the court held that Owuru embarked on…