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Attacks threatening 2023 polls – INEC

Abuja, Dec. 20, 2022 – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed fears that continued attacks on its facilities can threaten the success of the 2023 elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, expressed the fears in Abuja on Monday at a two-day workshop on political violence and election security organised by the National Defence College in collaboration with African Global Empowerment and Development Network. He called for an end to the attacks on its facilities as well as the insecurity ravaging parts of the country if the commission …

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Nigeria signs agreement with U.S. firm on renewable energy

Lagos, Dec. 19, 2022 – Nigeria and a US firm have signed agreements on clean and reliable electricity on the sidelines of the ongoing US-Africa Leadership Summit. A statement by Garba Shehu, the Presidential Spokesman, said the agreement was signed at the US-Africa Business Forum (USABF) in Washington, D.C. The project is expected to be constructed in different phases across the six geopolitical zones and will provide clean, reliable and affordable electricity to more than 30 million Nigerians. The Federal Government signed the agreement with the U.S firm, Sun Africa …

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Doyin Okupe jailed for two and half years

Abuja, Dec. 19, 2022 – Doyin Okupe, the Director-General of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment for money laundering. Okupe had earlier on Monday been convicted by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the Presiding Judge,  had found Okupe guilty of contravening some sections of the Money Laundering Act and accepting cash in excess of the threshold allowed under the Act without going through a financial institution. The judge gave him the opportunity to provide witnesses before 1.45 pm before …

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Cattle breeders call for financial support from FG

Abuja, Dec. 19, 2022 – Cattle breeders in Nigeria have called on Federal Government to give them financial support as done to other businesses in the country. Baba-Othman Ngelzarma, the President of  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), told journalists in Abuja on Monday that while billions of naira had been given to rice farmers under the Central Bank’s Anchor Borrowers Scheme, nothing significant had been given to livestock breeders. “Buhari has abandoned the pastoralists. This is very clear, whether Buhari or his lieutenants believe this or not, …

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Doyin Okupe convicted for money laundering

Abuja, Dec. 19, 2022 – A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted Doyin Okupe, the Director-General of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, for money laundering. Okupe was a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, He is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust of about N702 million. He was arraigned before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu with two companies, Value Trust Investment Ltd and Abrahams Telecoms Ltd. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that Okupe …

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Suspension: Twitter started negotiation contrary to its claim – Lai Mohammed

Abuja, Dec. 19, 2022 – Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on Monday said that Twitter started the negotiation for lifting its suspension from Nigeria contrary to its recent claims. Mohammed said this while reacting to a claim by a former senior Twitter official that there was no negotiation between the company and Nigeria to rescind its suspension on Twitter. The minister told journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Monday that such denial by Twitter was ludicrous. “This claim is so ludicrous that one could …

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28 killed in separate attacks on Kaduna communities

Kaduna, Dec. 19, 2022 – More than 28 people were reportedly killed in separate attacks in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday night. The Council Chairman, Mathias Siman, told journalists on Monday that he could confirm that seven people were killed in Sokwong Community. The attack came barely five days after an attack on Malagum 1, killing three persons. According to him, all the houses in Sokwong Community have been razed. He advised residents to be calm as security …

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Peter Obi will resolve petrol scarcity in Nigeria  – survey

Lagos, Dec.19, 2022 – Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, will resolve the perennial scarcity of petroleum products in Nigeria, a market survey indicated. A market survey conducted by Proshare reported that Obi scored the highest out of the 18 presidential candidates in 2023 polled on the resolution of the perennial problem of petrol scarcity in the country. Proshare is a research and market information services company in Nigeria. The survey’s outcome was published in latest edition of Proshare’s “Analysts’ Note”, a copy of which was made …

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Demola Saraki:”I have lost my best friend,” Mutiu Are mourns

Lagos, Alhaji Mutiu Are, the Director of Presidential Campaign Council Contact and Mobilisation (South-West) of All Progressives Congress (APC), said he had lost a best friend in the death of the late Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki,  In a tribute made available to journalists on Sunday, Are said the late Nigerian Ambassador to Spain was a charitable and caring person who devoted his life to the growth and development of the country, in particular, and the world at large. With teary eyes, Are said: “I was deeply saddened to …

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Momas metering coy signs MoU with Minnesota University on training

Lagos, Dec. 18, 2022- Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company in Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Minnesota State University on a partnership to train the company’s executives and others up to the degree of Masters in Business Administration (MBA). The MoU was signed on Friday in Lagos at the graduation ceremony of 150 beneficiaries of metering and electrical installations, sponsored by the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC). The ceremony was held at the Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company in Orimerunmu, Mowe, Ogun State. The MoU provides for development, collaborations …