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Day: May 20, 2024

Lawyers go extra mile to defend criminals in court for money – Magistrate

The Chief Magistrate said that lawyers had a role to play to address insecurity in the country. A Chief Magistrate in Anambra, Mike Anyadiegwu, has urged lawyers to review how they entertain and defend criminal matters in court to curtail the spate of insecurity in the society. Anyadiegwu made the call while addressing lawyers at…

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Anambra Govt hands over teacher to police for beating pupil to coma

The commissioner said it was a criminal offence to run a private school without registration or government approval. The Anambra Government said it handed over a 30-year-old teacher to Police for allegedly beating an eight-year-old pupil to a coma at Landmark School, Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner…

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Don’t allow PDP go into extinction in Nigeria – Chieftain begs members

Okoye was optimistic that the party could have credible leadership if its internal democracy was worked on. George Okoye, a Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has urged stakeholders not to allow the party to go into extinction in the country’s politics. Okoye, also a former member of the State Assembly, told…

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Gov Eno spends ₦120bn on road infrastructure in Akwa Ibom in 1 year

The commissioner said that the governor recently spent ₦400 million to empower no fewer than 800 entrepreneurs in the state. The Governor Umo Eno-led government has said that it expended ₦120 billion on road infrastructure within its first year in office. The Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in Uyo on Monday while speaking…

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Dangote needs 35 visas to travel within Africa, French investors move freely

Dangote said moving around the African continent has become a big challenge because he needs to shuffle his passport over different embassies to get visas. Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, has vented his frustrations over the obstacles he confronts as an investor, revealing that he needs 35 different visas on his Nigerian passport to travel…

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Rivers crisis: Councilors sound alarm over destabilisation threat

Governor Fubara was lauded for his dedication to service delivery and his proactive, peace-focused policies. The Rivers State Councillors’ Forum has expressed worries about alleged plans by certain local government area (LGA) chairmen to disrupt the state’s peace through protests. The forum suggests that these protests are being incited by Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent salary…

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Jonathan’s call for truce in Rivers crisis commendable – PDP chairman

Jonathan said that destabilising Rivers would adversely impact the Niger Delta region and could also trigger political crises across the country. The Lagos State PDP Chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan’s call for a truce in the Rivers political crisis as commendable. Aivoji made this remark in an interview with the…

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Reps surprised by reported state of presidential fleet, probe challenges

The committee said that the invitation was to ascertain the state of the presidential air fleet in Nigeria. The House of Representatives Committee on National Security (NSA) and Intelligence, has met with the Commandant, Presidential Airfleet and the National Security Adviser over the challenges facing the presidential fleet. Speaking at the meeting in Abuja on…

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Kano mosque attack not related to terrorism or politics, Gov Yusuf

He said that the suspect would face the full wrath of the law and be charged in a Shariah court. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has promised to ensure justice for victims of the recent attack on a mosque in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which…

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FG says only applicants from federal institutions can access student loan

NELFUND said the loan application process has been streamlined to ensure easy access for all eligible students in federal institutions. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) Akintunde Sawyer has disclosed that the first phase of the student loan disbursement can only cater to a maximum of 1.2 million applicants from federal…

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