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Breaking: INEC officially declares Ondo governor-elect

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2016 0

The electoral commission, INEC, has formally declared the governor-elect of Ondo State. Eyitatyo Jegede of the PDP came second with 150,380 votes while Olusola Oke of the AD scored 126,889 votes to come third, the INEC returning officer, Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, said. Mr. Akeredolu of Nigeria’s

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Shell faces possible Dutch lawsuit over Nigerian activist’s execution

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

The widow of a Nigerian activist, Mrs. Esther Kiobel, is planning to sue Royal Dutch Shell in the Dutch courts. She alleged that the oil company was complicit in the execution of her husband by the Nigerian military in 1995, court documents filed in the U.S. last week show. Mrs. Esther Kiobel has filed an […]

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Judges arrested by DSS resume work

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2016 0

  The judges that were arrested by the Department of State Security Services (DSS) on October 7 for alleged corrupt practices on Monday resumed work at their various courts. Our correspondent who visited courts 7 and 11 of the federal high court Abuja whose judges were affected by the sting operations carried out by DSS […]

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Delta Speaker, Amori, others counsel politicians on unity

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2016 0

The members of the legislature, senators, representatives and assembly men and women as well as party leaders, commissioners, advisers, special assistants, leaders of thought, professionals, intellectuals and business executives from Delta Central on Sunday evening took giant steps toward party unity. At a meeting of Delta Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in

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Recession may last till 2020, says Agbakoba

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2016 0

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba,  has expressed concerns about the recession currently facing Nigeria, saying the country may continue in it until 2020. Agbakoba said this in Lagos, on Tuesday, while taking a critical look at Nigeria’s current economic predicament and the factors contributing seem to be inflation, high […]

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FG Unveils Plans to Confront Recession

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2016 0

The Federal Government has pledged to inject N14 billion monthly into the economy as part of efforts to leverage women and youths capacities during the current national economic recession. On measures put in place by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to increase capacities during recession, the Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, […]

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Rights Group frowns at amnesty for militants

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2016 0

A human rights advocacy group, the Advocates of Social Justice for All {ASJA) has said those engaged in destruction of oil and gas infrastructures under the guise of agitation should be treated as terrorists The group urged the federal government to reject calls in some quarters that amnesty be granted to the militants. It said […]

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N2.3b fraud:  Orubebe’s absence stalls arraignment

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2016 0

The arraignment of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe was, on Tuesday, stalled over his alleged involvement in the diversion of about N2.3 billion public funds. Orubebe, Oludare Lawrence Alaba (an Assistant Director, Ministry of Niger Delta Affiars), Ephraim Tewolde Zeri (Director of Contracts in Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Limited and the