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He lamented that the sit-at-home order was having a negative effect on the economy of the Southeast. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dismissed ordering Monday’s sit-at-home order currently being observed across the Southeast. Kanu disclosed this when he received the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and two Bishops in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He lamented that the sit-at-home order was having a negative effect on the economy of the Southeast. The lawmaker spoke at the Investiture of Jasper Nduagwuike as the 16th President of the Enugu…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has told former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar that people of the state are not happy with him for abandoning them during their trying times. Governor Ortom said this while receiving the former Vice President and his campaign team on a visit. Governor Ortom was emphatic that as the holder of one of the highest chieftaincy titles in the Tiv Area Traditional Council, the ‘Zege Mule U Tiv,’ meaning the big shelter of the Tiv nation, the people were not happy that the presidential aspirant didn’t visit the state or send relief materials when…

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has begun fresh moves to impeach the state’s deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gasau. The deputy speaker of the House, Musa Bawa, at Friday’s plenary submitted a document requesting the impeachment of the deputy governor. Mr Bawa, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Public Account, moved a motion for the consideration of the request. He said: “I stand here before our able leader, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, to submit this document for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Zamfara State.” The speaker, Mr Magarya, acknowledged receipt of the document. “We will treat the document…

The Commandant-General of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has withdrawn all officers attached to the lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller. The directive by Audi was in a letter dated February 02, 2021, addressed to the lawmaker. “Following the directive of the Commandant General on the necessity of the deployment of the Command personnel for an urgent National security assignment,” the letter read. “On behalf of the State Commandant, I hereby withdraw the personnel attached to you, this is to meet up with the urgent National…

President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to the Senate has sought the confirmation of the appointment of 4 commissioners for the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Also, the president in a written communication to the upper legislative chamber had sought confirmation for the appointment of Executive Directors of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The president’s confirmation letters were read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during the plenary session, on Wednesday in Abuja. Those nominated to be appointed as NERC commissioners by the president include Dr. Yusuf Ali (North-Central),…

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, on Wednesday warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, concerning the future of his political career. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele revealed that he foresees nemesis coming after Tinubu due to some things he did in the past. Ayodele said the politician had planted some unpalatable seeds that are now ripe for harvest. He explained that Tinubu hijacked power from some leaders in the course of his political career and the same thing is about to happen…

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court (Abuja) on Wednesday imposed a fine of N200, 000 on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over the failure of the Federal Government’s lead counsel to show up for the trial of four co-defendants of Nnamdi Kanu The judge ordered that each of the defendants be paid the sum of N50,000 by the AGF for the inconveniences they suffered due to the absence of the lead counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Shuaib Magaji Labaran. Justice Nyako ordered that the N200, 000 must be paid…

THE Founder and President of One Love Foundation and human rights activist, Chief Patrick Eholor, Friday, who sued the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, and the Nigerian Police force for banning all EndSARS protests in Abuja in an ongoing fundamental enforcement rights suit at the FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja is now scheduled for definite hearing and adoption of all court processes on the 3rd March 2022. This was made known by the legal counsel for Patrick Eholor, Ihensekhien Samuel Jnr, who filed the said suit at the FCT High Court. Samuel Jnr said: “This suit was…

The fundamental rights enforcement case filed by Glory Okolie, One Love Foundation and supported by more than 51 civil society groups came up afresh and denovo for hearing on 31st January, 2022. Glory Okolie is the innocent girl, who was illegally detained and held in cell by the IGP IRT unit of Nigeria Police Force for more than 150 days on a bogus allegations for spying for IPOB. When the case came up, there was no legal representation for either the Nigeria Police Force, IGP, and, who were joined in the said suit as the first, second respondents and neither…