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HURIWA ‘Resignation Is Not Enough’ – HURIWA Calls For Ex-CJN's Arrest

‘Resignation Is Not Enough’ – HURIWA Calls For Ex-CJN’s Arrest

June 28, 2022 12:17 pm

In lieu of his recent resignation from office, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been told to arrest and detain the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad immediately.

This was after Muhammad had tendered in his resignation as the CJN on Monday, whike citing some health issues.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, had also revealed that the resignation of Muhammad was not actually enough to clear him of corruption allegations which had been levelled against him by the 14 justices of the Supreme Court.

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Don’t Bribe Our Personnel, Follow Them To Office –FRSC

January 26, 2020 1:12 pm
Mrs Uche Chukwurah, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State, has told Nigerians to follow personnel who demand bribe to the office.

She warned officers and men of the corps to refrain from taking bribes from motorists or risk being sacked.

NAN reports that Chukwurah gave the warning on Sunday at a thanksgiving service organised by the Corps at St. David’s Anglican Church, Ibadan for successes recorded in 2019.

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The sector commander said that the punishment for any officer caught collecting bribe was termination of appointment.

“Any

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“Option C” Investors Storm Office To Demand Their Money

January 25, 2020 1:19 pm

Tens of Lagosians stormed the LASU Road office of late Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, to demand the money they invested in his Ponzi scheme.

Oko Oloyun, a popular Lagos-based trado-medical expert, was murdered on Thursday 23 January 2020 around 4:30pm on the road while travelling to Iseyin, Oyo State. He was reportedly attacked by some hoodlums at Igboora.

Following his demise, people who invested money in his Ponzi scheme, known as “Option C” stormed the Head office of his company to demand how to retrieve their money. The investors were the more confused as his two …

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ICPC Officials Invade Pinnacle Office In Abuja

January 21, 2020 2:29 pm
The Management of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, a licensed Digital Switch-Over operator in Nigeria, has lamented the alleged illegal invasion of its Abuja office by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

The invasion, which it described as despicable, unwarranted, and illegal happened on Wednesday at the company’s office located on Charles De Gualle street, Asokoro, Abuja with the ICPC officials allegedly citing an “order from above.”

The operatives of the ICPC had reportedly stormed the office with fully armed policemen in four vehicles, 3 Hilux vans, and a car, garbed in ICPC jackets that authenticated

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Breaking: Enugu LG Polls: PDP Office Set Ablaze

January 18, 2020 10:44 am
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, office in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, was early Saturday set ablaze by unknown arsonists.

NAN reports that this is coming amidst rising tension over the forthcoming local government election in the State.

This is as many aspirants in Nsukka Council Area, under the platform of the party, have been crying out over the alleged hijack of the process by the party hierarchy, in favour of a particular candidate.

Barely 24 hours ago, some youths in the area also took to the streets, during which some of them were arrested and now being

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We Remain In Office By Law –Sacked LG Chairmen Dare Makinde

January 1, 2020 5:26 am
Local government chairmen who were sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) have declared that they remained in office by the provision of the law of the land.

They made this declaration via a statement signed by ALGON Chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, a copy of which was made available to THISDAY in Ibadan on Tuesday.

THISDAY recalls that Makinde had in May shortly after his inauguration asked the Chairmen who were elected during the administration of the immediate past Governor, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi to hand over the

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Christmas Break: Govt Workers Shun Office On Friday

December 27, 2019 3:35 pm
There was low turn out of workers on Friday at the state secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun capital, after the Christmas celebration.

A NAN correspondent, who monitored resumption in some of the government establishments and offices, revealed that only few workers reported at work after the two-day public holiday declared by the Federal Government to celebrate Christmas and Boxing Day.

At Olorunda Local Government Secretariat and the State Secretariat, Abere, both in Osogbo, only a handful of workers were seen discussing with each other while most of the offices were not opened for business.

A civil servant, who works at

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Reps Approve ₦9.4bn To Complete Customs Head Office Complex

December 20, 2019 9:26 am

The House of Representatives on Friday approved the budget of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) with the approval of N9.4billion to the commission to complete the Customs Head Office Complex.

The House Committee on Supply approved a total budget of N283.1billion of the Customs for the year 2020.

The approval is coming in the wake of the controversial N37billion approved for the renovation of the National Assembly in the 2020 budget.

According to the budget of the service, the N9.4billion will be from the target surplus of revenue made by customs.

The report reads, “That the Share of Target Surplus

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200 Days In Office: Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu Rate Low

December 16, 2019 2:16 pm

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to wake up to the challenges as he clocks 200 days in office.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, the ADP candidate scored Sanwo-Olu low across all sectors of governance, saying that “the governor could have done better.”

“Sanwo-Olu needs to find his spine, he needs to find his backbone, he needs to find his will and execute what he said he will execute if elected the governor of Lagos state when we had that famous pre-election debate.

“The governor needs to wake …

FG, Auditor’s Office, Assembly In Breach Of Fiscal Rules

November 28, 2019 2:12 pm
The Federal Government, National Assembly and Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation’s acclaimed pursuit of transparency and fiscal discipline is being threatened. The threat is coming from the non-presentation of the 2017 audit report on the accounts of the federation, nearly two years after the end of the fiscal calendar.

The 2016 report came with damning findings against the government and its agencies, including the National Assembly. It showed lapses, serial violations of fiscal laws, government’s poor handling of the situation, and the involvement of nearly all agencies. Despite this, none of the state actors seems concerned about the

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Olujimi Takes Oath Of Office To Replace Adeyeye In Senate

November 14, 2019 9:08 am
The Senate on Thursday administered the oath of allegiance to Sen. Abiodun Olujimi, the senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District.

The administering of oath of office to Olujimi was sequel to the judgment of Court of Appeal in Kaduna, declaring her as the winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial District election.

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna had affirmed the judgment of the election petitions tribunal declaring Abiodun Olujimi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the 2019 National Assembly election for Ekiti South Senatorial District.

The court had nullified the victory of All Progressive Congress (APC) …

Paying Political Office Holders To Promote Poverty

November 10, 2019 1:47 am

It is quite obvious, after all, that public office holders in Nigeria, especially those, who hold high offices of state, perceive the country’s treasury as one massive grilled Ostrich delicatessen at their culinary disposal that must be cut into palatable pieces to satiate their gluttonous appetite.

It is no more mind numbing or conscience searing in most homes in Nigeria to hear and read of unspeakable heist of the country’s economic patrimony by office holders; it has become the accepted tale.

In his analysis of the relationship between prebendal politics and federal governance in Nigeria, Mr. Rotimi Suberu opined that, …

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