Abia Governorship Crisis: The Presidency Connection *Govt alleges plan to kidnap judicial officers Fresh facts emerged at the weekend over the ongoing governorship crisis in Abia State with the alleged unseen hands of the presidency believed to be responsible for the attempted plot to remove Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu of the state. This is coming even as the state government, ... Read More »
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state government of stalling the use of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, to officially kick off the party’s governorship campaign slated for next Monday. The two major political parties in the state – All Progressives Congress and the PDP – have elected their candidates for the September 10 ... Read More »
New and curious facts have revealed that the main reason Mr. Uche Ogah is desperate to be the governor of Abia State is to secure immunity against his prosecution for some pending criminal charges. Latest findings have also exposed the fact that the recent constitutional cum legal crisis in the state owes largely to the litany of criminal charges against ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for the review of the Revenue Sharing Formula in favour of local governments and states in view of dwindling finances at the two tiers of government. Governor Ahmed made this call at a meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Labour ... Read More »
Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said he remains the Governor of Abia State despite the Certificate of Return issued to Dr. Samson Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Ikpeazu in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, urged the people of the State to remain calm. He said: “I have received with concern, report of the purported issuance of Certificate ... Read More »
The police on Thursday arraigned the President of an oil firm, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and an ex-employee of the United Bank for Africa, Deji Somoye, before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. The oil firm and the bank were also joined in three counts bordering on forgery and conspiracy preferred against the defendants ... Read More »
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has appealed a ruling by Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Lagos striking out its winding-up petition against Honeywell Group Limited and its sister company Anchorage Leisures Limited. Justice Dagat delivered the ruling on Monday on the basis that Ecobank’s suit was an abuse of court process. But, Ecobank, through its lawyer Kunle Ogunba ... Read More »
Today, MasterCard set a goal to connect 40 million micro and small merchants to its electronic payments network within five years. This expands on the company’s Universal Financial Access 2020 commitment made last year. To date, financial inclusion has been predominantly centered on providing the underserved and the unbanked with tools and transaction accounts. This remains a critical need with ... Read More »
In the light of the circumstances regarding the case of our client, Chief Olisa Metuh with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), we want to explain the reasons for our client’s proposal to refund the N400 million released to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan, and which was expended on a project approved by the ex-President on national issues ... Read More »
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