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Akwa Ibom Debunks Allegation Of Poor Quality Roads

November 25, 2019 9:22 am

Akwa Ibom State government has debunked claims by some House of Assembly members that roads constructed by Governor Emmanuel administration have failed.

Two members of the Assembly, Victor Ekwere and Mark Esset, had confronted the Commissioner for Works, Ephraim Inyang-Eyen with the allegation that about 97 percent of all roads constructed in local government areas by Emmanuel’s administration collapsed immediately after their inauguration.

While putting a lie to the allegation, Inyang-eyen said a problem with one or two out of the 57 roads currently being constructed across the state did not amount to 97 percent of the supposedly failed roads, …

Air Peace: Allegation Against Allen Onyema False

November 23, 2019 7:19 am

Ejiro Eghagha, AirPeace Chief of Administration and Finance has denied allegations made against her by the US Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia in relation to purchase of Aircraft, Aircraft spares and Aircraft maintenance for her employer.

Eghagha insists that none of the allegations involve any third party funds but relate to funds belonging to her employer and utilized in the Airline business.

This response is coming a few hours after news involving the Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline broke.

He is being charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving

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Osinbajo Begs Nigerians to Endure Pain of Border Closure

₦90bn Allegation: You Can’t Waive Immunity, Lawyer Tells VP

September 26, 2019 12:05 pm

Lagos-based lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo lacks the constitutional power to waive his immunity.

Effiong said this in a statement while reacting to Osinbajo’s vow to waive his constitutional immunity to pave the way for the “most robust adjudication” over an allegation that he took ₦90bn from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to fund the 2019 general elections.

The lawyer said the Supreme Court had ruled in the matter of Bola Tinubu vs I.M.B Securities Plc that a person holding any of the executive offices that has immunity cannot waive it.

He said, “Based on the extant constitutional …

N90bn allegation: I will waive my immunity – Osinbajo

September 26, 2019 4:13 am

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has personally reacted to an allegation that he took N90billion from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to fund the 2019 general elections.

The allegation was made by a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Timi Frank.

The VP said he would waive his constitutional immunity to pave the way for the “most robust adjudication” over the matter.

His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, said on Wednesday that Osinbajo made the declaration in a tweet.

It reads, “In the past few days, a spate of reckless and malicious …

COZA pastor rape allegation: Why Busola kept silent earlier

July 9, 2019 11:08 am

Sexual assault or rape has dependably been an issue, as of late, the conduits have created an avenue for more ladies to recount to their ordeals. This got to show you that every teenager has a story to tell.

This group of people(young ones) are really defenceless at that age which makes them more vulnerable to their predators.

On certain occasions, these supposed rape incidences happened years and even decades ago, just like the viral stories of Mrs Busola Dakolo versus Abiodun Fatoyinbo – the COZA Pastor accused of assault by the former.The incident brought up a lot of reactions

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Christian elders investigating Fatoyinbo’s rape allegation

July 7, 2019 2:12 pm

Christian elders have waded into the rape accusation against Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo by celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) revealed this on Sunday in a statement by its Acting General Secretary Joseph Daramola.

CAN advised the general public to allow the investigating team by the elders to come out with their findings.

According to a statement on Sunday by the Acting General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, the Christian body has resisted the temptation of jumping into any conclusion since the truth will soon be uncovered.

CAN said: “Since …

Mother-daughter killed over witchcraft allegation in India

June 29, 2019 10:18 am

An Indian mother and daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the country’s remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday.

The 50-year-old woman and her young daughter were beaten by their neighbours before being attacked with knives on Wednesday night in West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand state.

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a cover-up to commit the crime.

“One of the accused told the villagers that the women were …

Court stops Ganduje, agency’s action against Emir Sanusi

₦3.4billion: Sanusi denies allegation by Kano State Govt.

June 9, 2019 12:59 am

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II on Saturday denied allegation by the Kano State Government that he mismanaged N3.4billion public funds.

Sanusi, in his response to the query issued him by government earlier in the week, said the total amount he met in the accounts of the Kano Emirates Council on his assumption of office was N1,893,378,927.38.

In the response signed by Abba Yusuf, Acting Secretary of the emirate council, the emir said:

“I am directed to refer to your letter No.SSG/OFF/03/V.1.dated June 6,2019 to which was attached a copy of the report of the Kano State Public …

SAN challenges AGF to prove bribery allegation against CJN

February 20, 2019 8:58 pm

A senior lawyer Mr Joe Agi SAN has challenged the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, to come up with evidence to support his claim that the $30,000 he (Agi) deposited in the account of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen was a bribe to compromise the $3.18 billion Paris Club case.

Mr Agi in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja explained that though he convinced the suspended CJN to open the said domiciliary account with the Standard Chartered Bank ten years ago with initial deposit of $30,000, …