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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted the former Head of the Rapid Response Team, Abba Kyari, to a N50 million bail in a charge filed against him and two others by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and two of his siblings – Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari – in respect of which they were arraigned last month. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Thursday, July 6, 2023, granted conditional bail to Abba Kyari at the sum of N50 million with two sureties…

The office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has blamed some technical challenges for the delay in the payment of June salaries to some government workers. According to the Director of Press, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, the office is working round the clock to ensure that the problem is resolved. Mr Mokwa said that the delay was caused by technical challenges with the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS), one of the salary platforms. “As we speak, the directors and the consultant in charge of the platforms are in a crucial meeting, working round the clock to resolve the problem.…

The Jack-Rich family has reacted to online publications accusing Mrs Elizabeth Jack-Rich of having sexual relationship with Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. In a letter to Nigerians, signed by High Chief I.J. Ibiwari on Saturday, the family said the reports were nothing but a fabricated sponsored piece by political scallywags, aimed at injuring the future of Mrs Jack-Rich and her innocent children. ''With honour, we appreciate your understanding, and for detesting the avalanche of the most injuriously preposterous insult melted on the family by political scallywags. ''These bunch of drunks with no employable skills outside political office…

Alex Otti, governor of Abia State, has submitted a list comprising 19 names, including his former deputy governorship candidate in the 2015, 2019 gubernatorial elections, Prof. Uche Eme to the state assembly as commissioner nominees. The list was forwarded exactly one month after he was sworn in as governor of Abia State alongside his Deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu. The names of the nominees are: 1. Prof Monica Ironkwe 2. Kingsely Anoribe 3. Prof Eme Uche 4. Philemon Asonye Ogbonna 5. Mike Akpara 6. Ngozi Okoronkwo 6. Okey Kanu 8. Ikechukwu Uwaoma 9. Chaka Chukwumereije 10. Uzo Nwachukwu 11. Prof Joel Friday…

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, the President of Belema Oil Producing Limited, and former presidential aspirant, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed shock over a recent publication, credited to a former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.   Jack-Rich described the report as provocative, malicious, preposterous, unwarranted, distasteful, and unsubstantiated publication by politically sponsored agents.   The online media had reported that a certain Mr Jackson Ude, had on his Twitter handle, accused Jack-Rich of allowing his wife, Elizabeth to have sexual relationship with Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu.   Ude also alleged that the…

Construction firms and other essential service providers have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to order the Ministry of Finance to release funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), enable them to return to project sites across the country. Acting under the auspices of Federation of Construction Industry, the contractors said that projects scattered across the country should not be allowed to stall due to non-release of budgetary allocation to facilitate the completion of the projects with few days to the expiration of the extended period for the implementation of the 2022 budget", the contractors said. Yusuf Muhammad, in a statement…

Member representing Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has congratulated Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-El-Kabir, urging Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love and sacrifice for the good of the country. Osonwa, while congratulating all Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of the Eid-El-Kabir celebration, he said: "As we celebrate Eid El Kabir, let us reflect on the symbolic lessons of sacrifice, faith, and obedience to the Almighty. May this special occasion deepen our devotion to Allah and inspire us to be kinder, more generous, and more compassionate to those…

In reiterating his avowed pledge to offer his constituents effective service, the member representing Obingwa-West state constituency in Abia state House of Assembly, Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr again has said he is poised to change the narrative as a representative of the people. . Hon. Erondu Jnr made this pledge on Sunday during his inauguration thanksgiving at United Evangelical Church (UEC) Umuaro, Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA) Abia State. The lawmaker who last week returned from an induction workshop in Akwa-lbom state expressed gratitude to God for his victory at the 2023 general polls, maintaining that he would never…