N3.4bn debt: Appeal Court refers Makinde, ex-council officials to dispute resolution centre

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has referred Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the embattled former local government chairmen and councilors in the state to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) centre of the court for the settlement of the outstanding N3.4 billion debt.Justice Elfreda Williams-Daudu gave the order after counsel for the state government, Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, and that of the ex-LG officials, Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, took their house-cleaning motions.The development occurred during the hearing of the notice of motion for stay of execution filed by Makinde…

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2023 Synod: Bishop Nwokolo Decries Insecurity, Hunger in Nigeria

By Alphonsus Nweze The Bishop on the Niger Rt Rev. Dr. Owen Nwokolo, has decried high level of insecurity, hunger, unemployment and untold hardship in Nigeria. Bishop Nwokolo disclosed this during his presidential address delivered at the 32nd Synod of Diocese on the Niger held at St John Anglican Church, Fegge, Onitsha, Onitsha South Local Government of Anambra State. He lamented that Nigerians have continued to suffer untold hardship years back, saying, “These few past years, insecurity, hardship, unemployment, hunger and sickness have affected the psyche of most Nigerians that…

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