The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked the Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Michael Enoyong, who recently emerged as the governorship candidate following a court order issued by a Federal High Court. Following the sack of Enoyong, the court ordered the mandate of Pastor Umo Eno, who had earlier emerged as the winner of the primary conducted by the party, be restored. The court in addition ordered Enyong to pay the sum of N1 million to the appellant as a cost. Enyong, who was reported to have emerged as the candidate of the party…
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Ahead of the general election, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of zone 13, Awka, Anambra State, Abutu Yaro, has been drafted to Rivers State. Also, deployed to the state for election duties are four Commissioners of Police who are to be supervised by Yaro. The incumbent Rivers State CP, Okon Effiong, was redeployed to Enugu State. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Iringe-Koko said while Effiong is away, one of his colleagues redeployed to Rivers, CP Aderemi Adeoye, would…
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig. Gen. YD Ahmed, today, has said about 200,000 corps members will be deployed as adhoc staff during Saturday’s presidential election, the Brig. Gen. YD Ahmed, made this known at a press conference on the preparedness of the Scheme, ahead of the elections. “The Scheme on Tues inaugurated a ‘Distress Call Centre’ at the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja, as part of ensuring the safety of corps members during the poll. “About 80 percent of the adhoc staff to be deployed for the exercise are our corps members,” he said. Ahmed,…
Naira Notes: CBN refutes Press Statement Shared by Aisha Buhar The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has refuted a purported press statement posted on the Instagram page of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. In the press statement, it was alleged that the old N500 and N1000 notes should remain legal tender for the next 70 days, till May 1, 2023. While debunking the story, the CBN shared another release, labeling the one shared by the First Lady as “Fake New”. “For the avoidance of doubt, and in line with Mr. President’s broadcast of February 16, 2023, the CBN has directed…
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday rocked Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing three people and sparking fresh panic after a February 6 tremor that left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 were taken to hospital, while in Syria White Helmets said more than 130 people were injured and that some already damaged buildings had collapsed. Also Read: Turkey Earthquake: Nigerian students undergoing Post-trauma analysis, says NANS Monday’s quake hit the Turkish town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was strongly felt by AFP…
Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has charged the judiciary and government agencies to be more proactive in handling corruption cases and dispensing justice in order to have a less corrupt society. The organisation stated this during the presentation of a five-chapter publication titled, “Impunity Galore: A Chronicle of Some High Profile, Unresolved Corruption Cases in Nigeria.” Also Read: Alleged N3b Fraud: Ali Bello, three others admitted to N2b bail HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, noted that there had been a lot of development in the fight and campaign against corruption, which also made the organisation reflect on the…
The Federal High Court, Abuja has admitted Ali Bello, nephew to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, and three others to a N500 million bail each in their alleged N3 billion fraud trial. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, yesterday, held that the charges were bailable, adding that the bail is to enable the defendants prepare adequately for their trial. Bello was on February 8 this year, arraigned alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege and Iyadai Sadat, on an 18-count criminal charge. Following their not guilty plea, the presiding judge adjourned till February 13 for hearing of their bail application, while ordering their…
The FCT Administration (FCTA) has directed all secondary and primary schools in the territory to proceed on mid-term break effective Wednesday, February 22. In a circular dated February 17, the Director of Quality Assurance of the FCTA, Uzoanya M. E., said the break would run from Wednesday, February 22, to Monday, February 27.
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria on Monday warned its members nationwide against being used as political thugs to disrupt the elections. While declaring that it has no preferred candidates in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, the organisation explained that it had yet to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent National Electoral Commission for the movement of logistics during elections because it was not invited. The President of RTEAN, Musa Maitakobi, raised these issues while answering questions from journalists during its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He was responding to questions over alleged…
IBM is set to help developers build GraphQL APIs quickly with less code, following the acquisition of StepZen Inc, developers of GraphQL server. According to the firm, this marks its first acquisition of 2023, following 30 acquisitions since 2020. It stated that the rising adoption of hybrid cloud has resulted in data storage everywhere, and since APIs serve as the essential connector between different data sources and applications, businesses were relying on and creating more APIs than ever before to get the data they need to power their applications and experiences. Also Read: Nigeria is Best Global IT Talent Factory…
A group, Palladiun in partnership with Nigeria Network of NGOs has developed information systems and public directory for civil society organisations to boost their operations in the country. This was made know in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday by the Communications Lead, Nigeria Network of NGOs, Oyindamola Aramide. The statement read partly, “To promote accountability, transparency, and legitimacy for civil society, and the media on the Civil Society Public Directory and Management Information System (MIS), platforms being developed to capture and provide information on the operations of civil society organisations in Nigeria while strengthening the capacity…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to go out and vote massively for APC during the 2023 general elections in spite of the hardship caused by the currency swap policy. The former Lagos state governor made the appeal today while speaking at the presidential rally in Lagos. With President Muhammadu Buhari present at the rally, Tinubu who spoke in Yoruba said: “O so wo, ko so wo, e jade ke dibo” (Money or no money, go out and vote). Tinubu, however, thanked Buhari massively at the rally. According to the Jagaban…