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ICPC Quizzes NDDC Officials Over Alleged Corruption

Imo Senator Converted Project To Private Hotel -ICPC

December 10, 2019 1:22 pm

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused an unnamed senator representing Imo State of diverting a constituency project to his personal hotel.

The ICPC Commissioner in the state, Udonsi Arua, made the allegation during the celebration of the 2019 United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day in Owerri, the state capital.

He further alleged that another federal lawmaker, who procured tricycles and buses for constituency project, also packed them in his residence without giving them to his constituents.

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Delivering a goodwill message on behalf of the ICPC Chairman, …

Senator Sues Ebonyi Over ₦361m Debt

December 10, 2019 6:36 am

Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Chief Obinna Ogba, has dragged the Ebonyi government to state High Court, Abakaliki Division, for allegedly refusing to pay an outstanding balance of ₦361,718,875 million owed his hotel, Salt Lake Hotels Limited, Abakaliki.
In suit No. HAB/15/2015, which was brought before Justice Elvis Ngene, Senator Ogba who is the Chief Executive Officer of the hotel, asked the court to order the defendant to pay the said debt.
Ogba claimed that the debt accumulated from accommodation bill owed his hotel from 7th February, 2011 to 30th September, 2014.

 

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FG Owes Pensioners Over ₦400bn, Says Senator

December 4, 2019 4:29 am

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Ibrahim Shekarau, has claimed that the federal government currently owes retirees over N400 billion in accrued pension.

Shekarau said this at the second annual National Assembly retreat with the Pension Funds Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) held in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State late on Monday.

He said the committee would work with the federal government to offset all the arrears, “even if it would be the only achievement that the ninth National Assembly would be remembered for.

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“Government owes the accrued …

Akeredolu, Senator Ajayi Boroffice In Fresh Battle

November 10, 2019 3:33 pm

It would be wise if every human were to obey the injunction to let sleeping dogs lie. When dogs sleep, it is not because they have lost their bark and bite; rather, the situation often merits a period of prolonged rest, after which the famous fang is unleashed once more on their unsuspecting victims.

Such is the developing situation between interested parties in the fortunes of Ondo State a few months before the landmark elections that would shape its political destiny for the next four years. The chief antagonists in this particular play are the governor of the state Chief …

Ex-senator Files ₦3bn Suit Against Police, IGP, Others

Ex-senator Files ₦3bn Suit Against Police, IGP, Others

November 4, 2019 12:20 pm

A former Senator for Enugu North Senatorial District between 1999 and 2007, Senator Fidelis Okoro, has dragged the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria  Police Force and the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court,  over the alleged killing of his son, Mr John Chukwuemeka Okoro, by a police officer, Mohammed Yusuf. 

The 31- year-old late Chukwuemeka Okoro, was  alleged to have been shot by a policeman  in Gudu area of Abuja  on August 11, 2014

According court documents, the incident occurred when the deceased, who just came back from London then where …

Senator Ngige Donates ₦1million To Onitsha Fire Victims

October 21, 2019 2:47 am
  • Assures them NEMA will come with relief materials

The Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige has issued a cheque of ₦1 million to the victims of Onitsha fire disaster at Ochanja market in Anambra State.

Ngige who was at Ochanja market to commiserate with the traders on the fire incident in the market last Wednesday described the fire as a disastrous and huge loss both humanly and materially.

He said that the money was his personal donation to enable the families of those who lost their lives to commence burials and to care for medical bills of …

Illegal Mining: Minister, Senator Accuse State Governors

Illegal Mining: Minister, Senator Accuse State Governors

October 19, 2019 5:57 am

The searchlight was beamed on the activities of some state governors yesterday as the duo of a Minister and Senator accused them of sharp practices costing the nation a fortune.

Mines and Solid  Mineral Development Minister, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite and Chairman, Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Senator Tanko Almakura, in their various submissions accused governors of covertly supporting theft of the nation’s resources through illegal mining in their states.

Speaking at an interactive session with the committee, the minister said the challenge of illegal mining was being supported by some state governors who provide …

Senator Abaribe Speaks On Ndigbo, Kanu, Biafra and Nigeria

Senator Abaribe Speaks On Ndigbo, Kanu, Biafra and Nigeria

October 12, 2019 3:19 am

Speech by; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in Mississipi, USA.

“What I will say here today may come as a surprise to many of you. For those that I will rub the wrong way, I apologize in advance. However, “Ndigbo si na owu onye nke mmadu na ghu ya ahu na agbata ukwu”. If I fail to say the truth about the existential challenges that we face today in our country Nigeria, and how we believe we should face them, then I would not be true to myself and to you who sent me to represent you in the red chamber.
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Senator Akinfenwa

Former AD National Chairman, Senator Akinfenwa, Dies At 89

October 4, 2019 2:16 am

A former National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, is dead.

An indigene of Erin Ijesa in Osun State, Akinfenwa, aged 89, died in his Ibadan home, on Thursday.

Confirming the death of Akinfenwa to Nigerian Tribune, a former AD chairman in Osun State, Hon Olapade Fakunle, said, the former AD national leader enjoyed good health till he breathed his last.

According to him, “Senator Akinfenwa left his Osun home on Monday, but only complained of having malaria symptoms on his way, and as he arrived in Ibadan, he went to his doctor, who asked him …

US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia's FaceApp

US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia’s FaceApp

July 18, 2019 12:16 am

US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app developed in Russia, in a letter sent on Wednesday.

The viral smartphone application, which has seen a new surge of popularity due to a filter that ages photos of users’ faces, requires “full and irrevocable access to their personal photos and data,” which could pose “national security and privacy risks for millions of U.S. citizens,” Schumer said in his letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and FTC Chairman Joe Simons.

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Why we’re yet to prosecute Senator Abbo – Nigeria Police

Why we’re yet to prosecute Senator Abbo – Nigeria Police

July 8, 2019 12:58 am

The Police on Sunday said they were yet to arraign Senator Clifford Abbo for alleged assault on a woman because investigators have not had access to the original Close Circuit Television (CCTV) recording.

Also, the adult toy shop owner said to have travelled long before the viral video which showed Abbo slapping a woman, was yet to return.

Police spokesman Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner (DCP) told our Correspondent Sunday night that the service was tying loose ends so that they do not just file a charge for the fun of it.

He said Abbo was currently on bail and …

Senator apologises for assault as Nigerians protest at NASS

July 4, 2019 12:41 am
Outraged at a senator’s assault on a nursing mother, some Nigerians took their protest to the National Assembly yesterday. They demanded the immediate arrest and investigation of Senator Elisha Abbo who was caught on camera physically assaulting the woman at an adult sex toys shop in Abuja.Though members of the group, Concerned Nigerian Movement (CNM), alleged that they were obstructed by arm- bearing security agents on their way to the National Assembly, they could not be stopped from passing their message.Abbo, representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, was caught on video descending on the woman after she pleaded with him not …

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