NOA TASKS NIGERIANS ON PATRIOTISM, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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Obiorah Anthony Ugwonwa The Anambra State Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Awka, Mr.Edozie Ajaegbu, has advised Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of patriotism and social responsibility by being constant in payment of their taxes, rates and other government approved levies. Ajaegbu handed down the advise when he led some high raking officers of the Agency to a familiarization tour of Awka South Local Government Area under the Leadership of Chief Anagor who is the Chairman Transition Committee of the Council Area. The NOA State Director, stated that even though the…

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EFCC is an unlawful organisation – Agbakoba

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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an unlawful organisation.Agbakoba stated this in two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated Oct. 14 and a certified true copy of it made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.The two letters were addressed separately to the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin; and Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr Benjamin Kalu.The duo double as Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review and Chairman, House…

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NOA flags off sensitization campaign on national anthem, national values charter

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National Orientation Agency (NOA), Anambra State Directorate, Awka, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 flagged off National Sensitization exercise on National Anthem and National Values Charter through a press conference. The objectives of the charter is to foster civic engagement and to sensitize Nigerians about National Values and the New National Anthem, inspire Patriotism and National Unity, educate the general public on the meaning and significance of the new National Anthem,ensure that every Nigerian sings the Anthem with pride and patriotism, and to educate the people on the seven promises of…

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15-year-old student sues Education Ministry, JAMB, NUC over new admission policy

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Master Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of the new admission policy.Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr Maxwell Opara, his father and a lawyer, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.In the originating motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1512/2024 dated Sept. 30 and filed Oct. 14 by Wayne Elijah, the SS 2 student listed the ministry, JAMB and NUC as 1st to 3rd…

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Hardship: Cleric urges Tinubu to rejig economic team

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The General Overseer, Charismatic Renewal Ministries (CRM), Dr Cosmas Ilechukwu, on Sunday, advised President Bola Tinubu to urgently reconstitute his economic team with a view to tackling the current hardship. Ilechukwu, who is the convener of ‘The Change We Need Nigeria Initiative (TCWNNI), also urged the president to to ensure that the fresh professional economists are given free hand to brainstorm on finding solutions to the current economic crisis. He spoke in an interview with newsmen shortly after the TCWNNI programme where prayers were offered to Nigeria and its leaders.…

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NOA holds the exclusive responsibility to issue the correct lyrics and rendition of the National Anthem- NOA DG

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As the Nigerian space is filled with different versions of the national anthem, while some even make a caricature of a national symbol of such magnitude, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) through a press release, signed by its Deputy Director, Press. Paul Odenyi boldly refute media reports insinuating that the Agency must give permission for use of the National Anthem. The correct interpretation of what the Director General said at Radio Kwara during an interview is that the agency as custodian of the National symbols, will issue correct and official…

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LG poll: Lawyer faults Cross River Assembly, electoral body’s alleged undemocratic acts

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As states justle to meet the federal government directive for the Institution of the third tier of government, in line with the Supreme Court verdict, a lawyer, Mr Eric Ifere, has faulted the alleged undemocratic acts by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) and the state’s house of assembly.The lawyer, who is counsel to Mr Uket Ifere, a Labour Party (LP) chairmanship aspirant in the scheduled November 2, 2024 local government elections, stated this in a complaint letter written to Gov. Bassey Otu and others.Others copied in the…

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Ondo poll: Court orders INEC to allow Abure-led leadership access to portal

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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP), access code to its portal for the forthcoming Ondo governorship election.Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite, also directed that henceforth, INEC should accord the leadership of Abure all the rights and privileges due to any registered political party in the country.LP, under Abure’s leadership, had sued INEC as sole defendant in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024.The LP had claimed to have been excluded from participating in…

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Supreme Court to hear 16 state govts’ suit challenging EFCC’s Establishment Act, Oct 22

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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-man panel of justice, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, fixed the date after the states were joined as co-plaintiffs and leave granted for consolidation of the case in the suit originally filed by the Kogi State Government through its Attorney General (AG). The states that joined in the suit marked:…

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Alleged money laundering: Court shifts EFCC’s case against Obiano to Nov 13

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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial.The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit.The judge was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.Justice Ekwo had, on June 26, fixed today for the continuation of trial after the anti-graft agency’s lawyer, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, led two witnesses in evidence in the…

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Ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani’s suit against EFCC suffers setback

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A suit filed by the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to challenge the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets, was on Monday stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was fixed for further mention in the day’s cause list. However, the case could not proceed because the court did not sit. Justice Ekwo was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja. The matter was subsequently fixed for Nov.…

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