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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North/West senatorial district in 2023. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment on Thursday, held that INEC acted illegally for refusing to accept and publish Akpabio’s name even when it was sent to it by the APC as its candidate. Details Shortly…  

Okon-Aku community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State has said that the Senator Representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu wiped away their tears when he was governor by constructing the Okon-Aku Ohafia road. The community expressed their “greatest gratitude” to the former governor for wiping away their tears during a town hall meeting with him. The President General of Okon-Aku Development Union, Dr. Kalu MC. Umeh regretted that all efforts by the community to get previous governments before Kalu's administration to construct the road yielded no result until Kalu arrived in 1999, saying that "they only…

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 arrested two owners of yahoo schools : Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK) and seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The yahoo school owners, Osagie Ogiemwonyi and Onukwugho Favour and seven of their "students" were arrested at their centres following actionable intelligence worked upon by the Commission. The seven others are Destiny Ohikwugbe, Chata Okoro, Ighodaro Omede, Ehigie Idemudia, Lawrence Daniel, Raymond Ogiemwonyi Oghosa and Henry Philip Items recovered from the suspects include a Mercedes Benz GLK, Lexus…

The Ambassador of the European Union in Nigeria, Samuela Isopi and Heads of Missions of the EU member states, on Tuesday met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Pictures from the meeting were shared on the Twitter handle of the delegation. The pictures were captioned, “Amb. #SamuelalsopiEU and Heads of Mission of EU Member States today met with presidential candidate of #NgLabour, #PeterObi as they continued their consultations with key political actors ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 election.” See photos:

The State Security Service, SSS, has alleged that its preliminary investigation established the offences of logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism against Tukur Mamu. The SSS, in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 filed before Justice Nkeonye Maha of a Federal High Court, Abuja, also alleged that the investigation established Act of terrorism financing against Mamu, the former terrorists’ negotiator. On Tuesday, reported that Justice Maha granted the motion ex-parte moved by counsel for the SSS, Ahmed Magaji, seeking an order to detain Mr Mamu for 60 days in the first instance, pending the…

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, showed up at the Court of Appeal to witness the case of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja. Sowore shared pictures from the court via his Twitter handle. He wrote, “At the Court of Appeal in Abuja today with #FreeNnamdiKanuNow lawyers #EjioforBar as they argue to have all charges against #MaziNnamdiKanu dropped. There can't be peace in a society where there is no justice! #WeCantContinueLikeThis.” See photos: