The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked for the transfer of the fresh trial of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from Abuja to Lagos. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who is currently the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, is facing seven point one-billion-naira corruption charges over alleged offences he committed as governor of Abia State from 1999…
The All Progressives Congress in Abia State has rejected the results of the local government election on Friday last week. State Publicity Secretary of the APC, BENEDICT GODSON, made this known in a statement, four days after the election. GODSON alleged that the ruling People’s Democratic Party in Abia State rigged the council elections with the help…
The Abia State Government has rejected the criticism of the poor state of its interval roads by a Lagos-based social lawyer and social commentator, LIBOROUS OSHIOMA. The Commissioner for Information, JOHN OKIYI KALU, said the state government has also challenged OSHIOMA to visit Abia State to see things for himself. OKIYI KALU made this known in a…
Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU played host to his Abia State counterpart, OKEZIE IKPEAZU, and other Igbo leaders, who came to sympathise with his and the people of Lagos over the losses suffered after hoodlums hijacked the EndSARS protests to cause violence and destruction. In his remarks during the meeting, Governor IKPEAZU said the coordinated attacks on public assets…
The Abia State Government has stopped the planned extortion of fifteen thousand naira from each student of the Abia State University. This followed a directive by the Management of ABSU for students of the university to pay fifteen thousand naira for what it calls Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention Fee. The Management had further directed that students must show…
Ogun State, Governor DAPO ABIODUN has put Justice SOLOMON OLUGBEMI in charge of the Judicial Panel on SARS. Governor ABIODUN said he decided to set up the panel following resolutions reached at the meeting of the National Economic Council on Thursday last week. He said the Judicial Panel comes with a support fund, offices, forensic laboratory, and…