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The immediate-past chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdurasheed Bawa, has been released from detention. Bawa was arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) on June 14, 2023, hours after his suspension from office as EFCC Chairman by President Bola Tinubu over alleged abuse of office. Since his arrest and detention, the Secret Police didn’t formally prefer any charge against him or say his specific offence. He was released on Wednesday night from detention.

Labour Party accused the Minister of State, Labour, Nkiruka Onyejeocha of trying to fuel crisis in the party. It also alleged that Onyejeocha has brokered an unholy alliance with some expelled members led by Chief Lamidi Apapa to ensure that crisis within the opposition party was sustained perpetually. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, while addressing Journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, wondered “what connects the Minister of States for Labour, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha and the Labour Party that she will go at length to instigate and fund crises within the party.” He explained that Labour Party was “aware…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two new Chief Executive Officers in Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in line with the recommendations of the Honourable Minister, H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola: Managing Director / CEO, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) — Alhaji Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji Executive Secretary / CEO, Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) — Mr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima Alhaji Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji is a graduate of Banking and Finance and holds a Master's degree in Public Administration and Business Administration. He is an Economist with industry experience of more than 28 years before…

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver judgement on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in the cases of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. The PDP presidential candidate and his LP counterpart have lodged appeals challenging the September 6 ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that upheld Tinubu’s electoral victory. The judgement date was confirmed by all parties involved on Wednesday. At its last sitting on Monday, the apex court reserved judgement filed by Atiku…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC,) has removed the names of the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva and his deputy, Joshua Maciver from the list of qualified candidates for November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The development was conveyed in an amended list of governorship candidates for the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States published on the INEC website on Tuesday. A statement by Rose Oriarian-Anthony, Secretary to the Commission, said the exclusion of Sylva and his deputy from the list followed a recent order of court. “INEC published the…

Chief Edwin Clark, the Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on President Bola Tinubu to move for the amendment of the 2000 Act establishing the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. This, he said was to remove Non-Niger Delta Oil Producing States of Abia, Imo and Ondo from the nine states that make up the NDDC. The nine states are Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Cross River and Akwa Ibom. The elderstateman made the call at a news conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Clark, in the first instance, the inclusion of the three…

The Registered Trustees Of One Love Family Caring [Aka One Love Foundation] in pursuits of its avowed goal of public interest litigation filed a Fundamental Rights enforcement Suit at the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the interest of its members and every Nigerian resident in Edo state and Delta state against the World Bank Group and the International Development Association (IDA). From a certified true copy of the Court processes sighted by this Reporter, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor was party to the Suit for himself and on behalf of the Peoples and each Citizen of the Federal Republic of…

GOV AKEREDOLU RECEIVES SOUTHWEST GOVERNORS, HARPS ON CONTINUOUS COLLABORATION Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON, on Tuesday, 24th October, 2023, met with Governors from the region to discuss issues of interest. The Governors present at the meeting were Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Prince Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Engr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Mr. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti. Governor Akeredolu, who appreciated the Governors for their solidarity, harped on continuous collaboration among the Southwest States. Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde said the Forum is praying for Governor Akeredolu, adding that…

The federal government has received 108 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Niger Republic. The repatriation was announced in a statement by Alexander Oturu, the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI)’s South-West zonal coordinator, on Tuesday. The commission said the Nigerians included 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and three infants. “The migrants were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency camp where the NCFRMI and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees,” said the statement. “Before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them…

The Trustees of One Love Caring Foundation popularly known as One Love Foundation and Trustees of Initiative for Rural Development, Information and Legal Advocacy (RUDILAC) have joined hands together to call on the court to sack the new chairman of Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukayode who was confirmed by Senate of the National Assembly on Friday 20th day of October 2023. The reliefs sought against the new EFCC chairman include a declaration that the appointment of Olukayode as the Chairman of EFCC in in breach of Section 2 (1) (A) (i), (ii), (iii) of the Economic Financial…