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Labour Party Secretary, 14 Others Decamp To NNPP In Ebonyi
No fewer than fourteen (14) executive members of Labour Party, LP, including the State secretary have defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Ebonyi State. DAILY POST gathered that the LP members are aggrieved over the running of the party in the State. It was also learnt that the Presidential candidate of the NNPP, Musa Kwankwaso received the former...
Kaduna Government Denies Attack On Kaduna-Abuja Road
The Kaduna State Government has said that its attention was drawn to a widely circulated message raising alarm on an alleged blockage of the Kaduna-Abuja road by bandits, which was not true. Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State said in a statement on Thursday that the Kaduna State Government wishes to firmly debunk this message,...
Court Set Aside Conviction Of EFCC Chairman, Bawa
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Thursday put aside the contempt proceedings and all the directives of conviction for contempt against Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Chizoba Oji set aside the proceedings today after hearing an application brought by Bawa. The application was brought pursuant to Section 6(6)...
We Don’t Use POS For Collection Of Fines, Says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it does not use nor permit the use of Point of Sale machines nor receive payment for fines of traffic offences on patrol points. This was contained in a statement signed and made available by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday. FRSC explained that rather, it made use of a digitalised E-ticketing...
Arrest, Put EFCC Chairman Bawa In Kuje Prison Now – HURIWA Tells IGP
Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) has called for the arrest and imprisonment of Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The rights group is backing the call for the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to without further delay, put the EFCC boss behind bars. Recall that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja...
Abia CP Bala Visits Army Brigade Commander In Ohafia, Seeks Synergy (Photos, Video)
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Abia State, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the 14th Commander in charge of the 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Adegoke Moses Adetuyi at the Brigade Headquarters Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks in Ohafia. He said the visit is to create a good relationship with the...
Flooding: Nigeria Won’t Witness Food Shortage — FG
The Federal Government has again debunked claims that the nation would experience food shortage in 2023 because of the recent flooding in the country. Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House. He stated that the government is working to decrease inflation rate...
Rep. Onuigbo Chairs GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit In Egypt, Urges Integrated Action To Address Climate Change (Photos)
Rep. Sam Onuigbo, Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State and the Head of Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE International) in Africa says the world must explore means of integrating actions on combating or mitigating climate change, biodiversity governance, desertification and land degradation, with addressing critical Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty, food...
Over 1500 PDP Members Decamp To APC In Jigawa State
Over one thousand five hundred supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ilirowa village, Buji Local Government, Jigawa State. Receiving the decampees on Monday, the State Assembly member representing Birnin Kudu constituency Siraja Muhammad Kantoga appreciated their decision to dump the PDP. The member, who was represented by his co-ordinator, Nura...
EFCC Says Chairman Bawa Did Not Commit Contempt Of Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday insisted that its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, did not disregard the order of the court. The clarification was made in a statement the commission posted on its Facebook page. The commission opined that the ruling has created a ‘wrong impression of the person of the Executive Chairman of the EFCC as encouraging impunity'. READ ALSO:...
