Court Ejects Tstv From Headquarters Over Inability To Pay Rent June 9, 2020 West African Business Platform Ltd., a law firm, has taken possession of the Abuja headquarters office of moribund satellite television firm, Telcom Satellite Ltd. Television (TSTV), due to its inability to pay its rent, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Tuesday. The Abuja headquarters of the television company is situated at Plot 1191, Jahi District, off Gilmore Construction Company, Abuja. The property was taken over on Tuesday following the judgment entered in favour of the plaintiff by Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court…
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COVID-19: FG Arraigns Pharmacies & Supermarkets For Hike In Prices Of Hygiene Products June 9, 2020 The Federal government will on June 25 arraign two supermarkets and two pharmacies before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court for hiking prices of key hygiene products such as hand sanitizer and face masks. They are Prince Ebeano Supermarket Limited and its proprietor, David Ojei, and Bakan Gizo Pharmacy & Stores Nigeria Limited, and the representatives, Ray Opia and Luter Irene. The others are H-Medix Pharmacy & Stores Limited, and the representatives, Sandra Ejekwu and John Oluwagbemiga, as well as Faxx Stores…
The battle for the control of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress party (APC) by different caucus within the ruling party in the state have now gone into the abyss of history, the Guild reports. It was gathered that the alleged supremacy battle had thrown the party off it balance with members being loyal to caucuses rather than the party which is the umbrella body, a development which had caused enmity among factions of caucus within the party. Concerned by the by squabble by different faction of the caucus, National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu,…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared Hon Igo Aguma, the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state. The court also compelled the party to allow all members of the party loyal to Sen Magnus Abe, who purchased from for the congresses of the party in 2018 to take part in the process. Justice George Omereji gave these rulings in two separate suits brought before him by Dele Moses and 9 others and Igo Aguma, a chieftain of the party, on different matters in the crises rocking the party in the state. However,…
Days after regaining freedom from one of the correctional facilities in the country, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has resumed back to the national assembly to continue representing his senatorial district. The Guild reports that Kalu, who is a former Abia State Governor, was last week Wednesday released from prison following the voiding of his December 2, 2019, conviction on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and mismanagement of public funds. The Supreme Court had on May 8 voided the judgment and subsequent sentence of Uzor-Kalu to twelve years imprisonment, thus ordering a fresh trial. A Federal High…
No fewer than 80 rape cases were recorded in various parts of Anambra State during the COVID-19 lockdown between April and May The Director of Child Welfare Services in the state Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, Mrs. Nkechi Anazodo, stated this on Monday in Isuaniocha in the Awka North Local Government Area of the state. Anazodo, who spoke during the United Nations Children’s Fund supported launch of integrated child protection community sensitisation campaign, said there were only 32 cases of rape in her ministry before the lockdown.She said, “Sexual violence has become the order of the day,…
The Kwara State chapter of Association of Local Government of Nigeria says its members’ decision to defect from Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress was deliberate and without any coercion from the State Government. The ALGON in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and the Secretary, Joshua Omokanye and Abdullahi Abubakar-Bata, said the decision was collectively reached after exhaustive deliberation. The statement, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Ilorin, asserted that it was ALGON’s choice to work in the overall interest of the good people of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Benue State, Eddy Ujah, is on the run. The party chieftain, according to available information, committed the alleged crime in Otukpo area of Benue State. However, moves to arrest him by security agents proved abortive as he was said to be nowhere to be found. According to the victim, said she was returning from where she had gone to grind garri around 10am on the day of the incident when Ujah grabbed her. She added: “Because the road is near his house, he was coming…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), issued the threat over the failure of the AGF to appear before the committee to defend the amount spent on COVID-19 pandemic response before an investigative hearing. The investigative hearing, which sat on Monday in Abuja, was on funds so far spent on the pandemic. Oke said if the accountant-general failed to appear on June 15, the committee would invoke the relevant sections of the Constitution for…
Detectives from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Area Command in Warri, Delta State have arrested the Founder and General Overseer of the Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe for allegedly raping a nineteen-year-old girl (names withheld). The suspect is now cooling off his heels at the police cell in “A” Division, Warri. The Warri Area Commander of the Nigeria Police, ACP Mohammed Muktar Garba, in a chat with newsmen confirmed the arrest. He said the cleric was arrested following a complaint by the mother of the victim at his office. ACP Garba noted that the mother of…
