Corruption Allegation: AITA, PATAI Demand Urgent Response from MD North East Development Commission [NEDC]
By Deshi Munkuwe In line with their commitment to combating the war against corruption, two Abuja based anticorruption NGOs; Almushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA) and Peoples’ Advocacy for Transparency and Accountability (PATAI) have urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to respond to their memos to the Commission on allegation of massive mismanagement of N146,191,606,649.25 budgeted for the...
Why Appeal Court refused Obi’s prayer to scan election materials
The Appeal court on Wednesday refused to grant Mr Peter Obi’s application scan and make copies of the election materials from INEC ‘s database. The three-member panel held that granting the order sought by obi will hamper the elections slated for Saturday. The Justice Joseph Ikyegh-led panel faulted Obi and the Labour Party (LP) for repeating their request to be allowed...
Naira pain: Buhari can be prosecuted after May 29, says SAN
Rasheed Adegoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in this interview with SOLOMON ODENIYI speaks on the continued disregard for Supreme Court orders on the new naira policy by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele Five days after the pronouncement of Supreme Court that the old notes should circulate till December 31,...
INEC presents Certificates of Return to 325 Reps members-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 House of Representatives election in Nigeria. Their Senate counterparts received theirs on Tuesday. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, presented the certificates to the members-elect at the National Collation Centre in Abuja. Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats,...
IWD 2023: Six trailblazing women bank executives in Nigeria
International Women’s Day celebrated every March 8 has been globally set aside to commemorate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality by all groups, organisations and countries across the world. IWD started over a century, with the first gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. In...
IWD 2023: Six top Nigerian women in music and arts
IWD 2023: Six top Nigerian women in music and arts It is no longer news that Nigeria has talent in abundance, particularly in the music industry. After entering the music arena, some of the female acts have made their presence known and positioned themselves well at the top echelon of the music chart with several back-to-back hits that have earned...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The fresh move by some Deposit Money Banks to re-circulate old N500 and N1,000 notes suffered a setback on Tuesday as motorists, fuel stations, retailers, traders, and other categories of bank customers rejected the old currencies. The development came a day after some commercial banks began the disbursements of the...
Osun APP scores Adeleke high after 100 days in office
The Osun State chapter of the Action Peoples Party has applauded the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, for his excellent performance since he assumed office. The Chairman of the party, Oluseye Odesola, disclosed this in a congratulatory message, in celebration of the governor’s 100 days in office. “The leadership of Osun State Action Peoples Party is also using this opportunity to...
INEC: reset of BVAS a must for governorship poll
•Court decides today on LP’s legal battle with election agency The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that the reset of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines must be done before Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections can hold across the federation. The electoral agency explained that it required adequate time to reconfigure the BVAS machines before the...
Four major parties rigged presidential poll – ADC candidate
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Dumebi Kachikwu, in an interview with FRIDAY OLOKOR, analyses the February 25, 2023, presidential election and believes that all the four major political parties rigged the poll in their strongholds There have been controversies over the failure in the use of technology, particularly, BVAS ( Bimodal Voter Accreditation System ) during the...
