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Despite boasting on a television live programme that he would gladly honour an invitation by the presidential panel investigating allegations of corruption against former EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, the minister of justice and attorney general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, failed to appear before Justice Ayo Salami-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Thursday. The retired president of the Court of Appeal had issued a subpoena to Malami to appear before the Commission of Inquiry to substantiate the allegations he levelled against the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, in the memo he…

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Mary Trump is suing her uncle, President Trump, his sister and late brother over allegations they committed fraud in order to deprive her of her interests in the Trump family business and enrich themselves. The lawsuit was filed by attorneys for Mary Trump on Thursday in New York state court against Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry and Robert Trump, who passed away in August. The suit alleges that the siblings took control of the real estate empire created by their father, Fred Trump Sr., in the 1980s “and exploited it to enrich themselves at the expense of everyone around them.” “For Donald…

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Thirteen of 36 state governments were not able to meet their recurrent and debt obligations from their total revenues in 2019 according to the 2020 State of States Fiscal Sustainability Index report of BudgIT, a civil society organisation. Rivers State occupies first position on the index, followed by Anambra, Ogun and Lagos States. Most of the remaining 23, still fall below the sustainability point among which eight which had really low (less than N6bn) excess revenue and had to borrow heavily to fund their capital projects. Oyo, Kogi, Osun and Ekiti are the most unsustainable states. Others in the category…

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The Federal Government of Nigeria, Through the Federal Ministry of Finance has applied for financing from the International Development Association (IDA)- The World Bank and French Development Agency (AFD) and lent the financing Ekiti State towards the cost of rehabilitation of prioritize Rural Road and River crossings, construction/rehabilitation support for the administration support for establishment of Agro Logistics. The Ekiti State Government intends to apply part of the state counterpart funds towards payment and under the contract for the construction of 25.5Km prioritize rural pilot Roads in StateThe Ekiti State Rural Access and Agriculture Marketing Project (EK/RAAMP) on behalf of…

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AFTER hours of talks, the government and Labour on Thursday failed to reach an agreement on the solution to petrol and electricity pricing. The government insisted that there is no going back on deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector. It added that there is no cash to bridge the funding gap in electricity supply. Labour said there is no alternative to the reversal of the new rates — which the government said it no longer had control over — or it will call workers and Nigerians out on strike from Monday. The parley at the Presidential Villa ended last night…

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The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Governor Dapo Abiodun to explain where he is and what he is doing there. The PDP said it condemned in strong terms, “his absence from duty.” In the past few days, Ogun indigenes have been asking to know the whereabouts of Gov Abiodun across different social media platforms. The concerns about Abiodun’s whereabouts became more pronounced during the recent workers’ strike, when the Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Bankole, described him as an ‘absentee governor’. Bankole said, “We cannot afford…

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The Lagos State House of Assembly is considering a new bill that will compel a Chief Magistrate within a police division in the state to conduct inspection of the station or other places of detention at least every month. The new bill stipulates that where bail had been refused, the magistrate could grant bail to any suspect if the offence for which the suspect was held within the jurisdiction of the magistrate. These were revealed on Thursday during a Day- Public Hearing on a Bill for a Law to amend the administration of Criminal Justice Law, Cap A3, Laws of…

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Flash floods from River Niger had cut off Lokoja -Ajaokuta road, which leads to the South -East and some South-South parts of the country. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited the flooded parts of Lokoja on Thursday, reports that the flood had covered a section of the road at Ganaja village, thereby making it difficult for motorists coming to and fro to pass . Residents living at Ganaja village, Jingbe , Elete and other adjoining communities had also been having tough time driving through the flood for the past few days. As a result, the road…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has suspended Sen. Babafemi Ojudu and 10 others indefinitely for allegedly flouting directive of the party’s national executive. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ade Ajayi, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. Those suspended alongside Ojudu are Ayo Ajibade, Oyetunde Ojo, Femi Adeleye, Chief Akin Akomolafe and Bunmi Ogunleye.The rest are, Bamigboye Adegoroye, Dr Wole Oluyede, Mr Olusoga Owoeye, Mr Dele Afolabi and Toyin Oluwasola. Ajayi said that the suspension followed the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee inaugurated by the party’s State Executive Council…

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A former Thai cabinet member was sentenced on Thursday to 50 years imprisonment for abusing power in relation to the handling of a government housing project more than a decade ago. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against politicians delivered a verdict to rule Watana Muangsook, former Social Development and Human Security Minister, guilty of abusing power. The project concerned is the Baan Eua Arthon housing project of the National Housing Authority. The implementation of the housing project in suburban Bangkok was allegedly prone to misconduct in the time of a previous government under deposed prime minister…

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