The Spokesman, Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council, Sogbeye C. Eli said with the decision of the Supreme Court terminating the last judicial hurdles before the party recently, “the Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council is elated to report that our party’s candidates are finally on the home stretch to victory at the 2023 general elections holding only weeks away.” According to Mr Eli, “the apex Court on Monday, February 6, 2023, dismissed four appeals in George Orlu & Ors v. APC & 2 Ors in SC/CV/29/2022; George Orlu & Ors v. Nwankwo Uzoije Ndubuisi & 49 Ors in SC/CV/30/2022; George Orlu…
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On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, granted N25m bail to one Onoja Peter, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command on a six-count charge bordering on an alleged fraud to the tune of N72,449,000. Onoja, who was first arraigned on December 1, 2022, is accused of stealing the said money belonging to the National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employee, NUBTE, an offence contrary to Section 278 (1) (a) and (b) and Section 285 (1) of the Criminal of Lagos State…
Justice R.A.Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, January 23, 2023, sentenced one Francis Nduka to two years imprisonment for possession of a document containing false pretence. Nduka, a National Diploma, ND, holder from Auchi Polytechnic, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended two-count charge bordering on possession of a document containing false pretence, an offence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. Count one reads: “Francis Chikodi Nduka, on or about April 2020, in Lagos, within the Ikeja…
Good news! SpaceX Starlink broadband internet service is now available in Nigeria, the first African Country to receive the service. Starlink is a division of SpaceX and owned by Elon Musk. Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe. SpaceX announced the roll-out of the service through its Twitter handle. The roll out is in phase and it is promising. See the the availability map to know whether it is available in your country or when it will be available. Starlink is revolutionary and comes with lots of benefits. Read more about what you…
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called for Nigerians to see the coming general elections as a routine contest among brothers without fear of violence. Speaking in Lagos amidst reports in the social media that some Yoruba self-determination groups had put machinery in motion to unleash violence on non-indigenes in Lagos and the South-West, OPC President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi (alias Askari) said that citizens should go about campaigns and voting without fear of harassment, intimidation and violence. In a statement signed by Bunmi Fasehun, OPC General Secretary, Afolabi said: “Anyone caught planning to foment trouble or actually perpetrating violence should…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said, “early this Monday morning, a band of marauding thugs dressed in Police camouflage and riding in Hilux vans stormed the Umunachi community Rally ground for the APC Campaign in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, pulling down canopies and vandalized vehicles parked at the venue. Eye witness accounts report the few Policemen on ground at the time of the attack as saying that they could not repel same since they were not only outnumbered but recognized some of the attackers as their colleagues who are attached to Government…
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Sunday asked to sack the Chief of Naval Staff. “We wish to state that the actions of Commander Akalezi and Chief of Naval Staff are a clear breach of the operational code of conduct of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The President was also asked to arrest Commander Akalezi of NNS Lugard for all his dastardly acts. “The Nigerian Navy was created by the force of law to protect the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s territorial waters from external aggressions and the country’s assets situated in waters. It is disheartening that under the…
As the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun State approaches, a Christian group, Celestial for Lado, CELAD, has declared support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Dr Oladipupo Adebutu FCPA. CELAD is a group of Celestial Church of Christ youths that cuts across all Celestial Churches in Ogun State under the leadership of Evangelist Daniel Amusan. It was established in 2015. In a statement released from the office of the group’s President, the members of the group have resolved to work assudiously for the success of Hon Ladi at the polls. The group also vowed to…
Dr Charles Omole, a lawyer and political strategist, has shared his thoughts on why the next Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) should have come from the South-West geo-political zone of the county. Read what he said on Twitter below and share your views: On the 24th of January 2023, the President appointed Rtd IGP Arase as the next Chairman of the Police Service Commission. Arase is from Edo State in the South-South geopolitical zone. Arase is a fine gentleman and a distinguished officer. I have nothing but respect for him & his gallant service to the nation. So this analysis…
A human rights organisation, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has declared the Friday majority judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal as unacceptable to the good people of the State, describing the judgement as Kangaroo, jankara and pure miscarriage of justice. It also declared that the judgement was an act of conspiracy to subvert the Will of Osun people given to Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke on July 16th, 2022, during the gubernatorial election, alleging that the judgement was given to the highest bidder against the international best judicial and democratic practices. It, however, said that…
Justice Tijani G. Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, could not continue the trial of Ismaila Yousouf Atumeyi, a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and two others, due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, in court. Atumeyi is standing trial alongside Ngene Joshua Dominic and Abdulmalik Salau, a former employee of Union Bank Plc, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime and money laundering to the tune of N1.4bn. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ismaila Yousuf Atumeyi,…
On December 27, 2022, Professor Banji Akintoye wrote the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the challenges facing the Yoruba nation. Read the open letter below: PROFESSOR (SENATOR) ADEBANJI AKINTOYE’S LETTER My dear brother Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, I write this letter to you in love, on my own behalf, as well as on behalf of millions of other patriotic Yoruba persons who feel as strongly as I do about you. I write it for two important reasons. First, as you surely know, I acknowledge in love that you have been,…
The textile business mainly employs goals for producing materials and promoting its products. Reaching the desired sales of the products requires both direct and indirect selling, which is where fashion promotion strategies come in. A subtle strategy to attract people is to promote a brand’s goods through fashion. As a result, it is crucial to create considerable interest in the fashion sales industry. It is crucial for your company to continuously try to adapt and improve to stay ahead of the competition because the promotion of fashion companies has undergone tremendous change, particularly in the last few years. Thanks to…
Moms are always the special ones for every single person. mothers are one of the warmest and most caring people we have ever seen. The entire OPOMULERO FAMILY commiserate with the family of Sir. Dr. Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu on the sudden demise of his dear wife, Dame Caroline Adebutu. It saddens our hearts to hear about the peaceful transition of our beloved mother and matriarch. Though we are grieved at the moment but we’re consoled by the fact that Mama having lived a fulfilled Christian life, has transited to rest in the bossom of the Almighty God. May the departed…
The Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council said it is constrained to report the unprovoked attack on its Governorship Campaign Rally at the traditional grounds, Rumuwoji Town in Mile 1, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area by hundreds of armed thugs. These hoodlums according to Sogbeye C. Eli, Spokesman, Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council, “led by the Mayor of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council Area, Allwell Ihunwo, and a former Mayor of that Council, Victor Ihunwo, launched the attack to maim, kill and disrupt the rally.” A statement signed byMr. Eli and circulated to journalists said, “the incident which left…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Council Chairman of Etche Local Government Area, Hon. Obinna Anyanwu, has ordered the sealing of the Tipper Park at Okomoko, hours after the LGA Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) played host to the kick-off of the State-wide gubernatorial campaigns of Arc. Tonye Patrick Cole, Mni and his deputy, Dr. Innocent Barikor. The announcement of the closure of the Park was aired on the 6pm news bulletin of Rhythm 93.7 FM in Port Harcourt this evening. Sogbeye C. Eli, Spokesman, Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council, in a statement made available to journalists said, “Clearly…
Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, penned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on the interpretation of Section 134 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the letter dated 17th January 2023 and cited below, Agbakoba showered encomiums on the INEC Chairman and raised some concerns on the correct interpretation of section 134 that provides requirements to be met by a Presidential candidate for the office of the President of Nigeria. Read more below and share your comments. ******************************************************************* The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) F.C.T Abuja. Dear Prof. Yakubu, RE: CLARIFICATION…
Lorient striker Terem Moffi is the object of a potential transfer to the Premier League this January. The Nigeria international is one of the hottest goal scorers in France’s Ligue 1 and could make a move to the Premier League soon. Three teams are after Moffi’s signature, as Newcastle United, West Ham, and Southampton have reportedly contacted Lorient over the player’s availability. West Ham already had a £13 million transfer bid rejected by Lorient in the January transfer window. Moffie is rated at £11.5m by transfermarkt. Football fans are debating which Premier League teams will be relegated this season. Fans…
A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has sent a message to the immediate past Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola and his teeming supporters led by the current Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye by stopping their dreams of thinking that Oyetola would come back to govern the State in the next four years between November 2022 to November 2026. The rights activist was reacting to the recent insinuations of Oyetola and Owoeye on the staging comeback to power in the State through the backdoor after losing the July 16th Governorship…
The President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, has distanced the socio-cultural organisation from the unrest that reportedly broke out between police and suspected Yoruba nation agitators. Afolabi said that the organisation’s initial investigations showed that no member of OPC was involved in the disturbances of today Monday and none had fallen casualty by omission or commission. However, Afolabi seized the opportunity to demand that the government must ensure freedom for the 31 victims kidnapped on Sunday by Fulani bandits at the Igueben train station in Edo State. “There is absolutely no reason to associate OPC with…