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1 week ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Ikenna Osuoha
By Ikenna OsuohaThe House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Rivers oversight has postponed its interactive session earlier scheduled for Thursday with the Sole Administrator of the state, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. The committee had earlier invited Ibas for a comprehensive engagement on his activities in Rivers after the declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. The indefinite postponement of the meeting is contained in a statement issued by House Spokesperson, Rep.
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1 week ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Jethro Ibileke
By Jethro IbilekeGovernor Monday Okpebholo has said the ruling by the Edo Election Petition tribunal showed that he won the 2024 governorship election clearly as the three judges unanimously gave his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC victory. He said this during a victory dinner held at the New Festival Hall of Government House, Benin City, on Monday night to celebrate his victory at the election petition tribunal.
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2 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Philip Yatai
By Philip YataiMr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and social media to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has accused a former Governor of Rivers, Ada George, of taking side in the crisis rocking the state. Olayinka made the accusation in a statement in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to comments attributed to George on the crisis.
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2 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Taiye Agbaje
By Taiye AgbajeA suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Johnmary Jideobi, seeking the sack of the recently appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), was stalled on Thursday due to inability to serve some defendants.
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2 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Taiye Agbaje
By Taiye AgbajeA N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government over his alleged abduction from Kenya to Nigeria to stand trial was struck out on Thursday for lack of diligent prosecution. When the matter was called by Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court on Thursday, neither Kanu nor the Federal Government was represented by any lawyer.
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2 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Patience Omoha
By Patience OmohaTwo labourers identified as Ezekiel Mandela, 23 and Musa Kennedy, 35 have been ordered by court to sweep the premises of the Galadimawa police station in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT for two weeks for stealing one iron rod worth N20,000. The prosecution counsel, C.C. Okafor, told the court that one Oladele John of plot 802, Kaura district, FCT, reported the matter at Galadimawa Police Station on April 2.
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3 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Taiye Agbaje
By Taiye AgbajeThe Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the contempt charge suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others to Justice Binta Nyako. It was reliably gathered on Thursday that the hearing of the suit has been fixed for Friday which was earlier before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, will begin afresh (de Novo) before Justice Nyako.
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3 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Emmanuel Oloniruha
By Emmanuel OloniruhaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why it cannot take further action on the petition seeking recall of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. INEC, in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja said the petition has been dropped because it failed to meet the number of signatures required to implement the action.
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3 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Jethro Ibileke
By Jethro Ibileke The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of Monday Agbonika as the 50th Commissioner of Police in Edo State. He replaces Betty Otimenyin who was appointed by the Commission as the 49th CP on January 16, 2025, but formerly took over from her predecessor, Peter Umoru Ozigi at his retirement on January 25, 2025. Until his deployment to Edo, Agbonika was Commissioner of Police (Mounted Troop), Force Equitation Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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3 weeks ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Ayorinde Oluokun |Olajide Idowu
By Olajide IdowuOperatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a 20-year-old man identified as Tiamiyu Samuel for alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl in Gbongbon town, Aiyedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. NSCDC Osun corps Commandant, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Osogbo on Tuesday.
