Paternity dispute: Court rejects ex-Minister’s prayer stopping publication of allegations

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nyanya, on Tuesday, refused an application by Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs minister.Turaki had filed an application seeking to stop a woman, Uwani Arabi and two others from further making any form of publications about a paternity dispute between them.Justice Aliyu Shafa, in a ruling, refused the motion filed to that effect by Turaki on the ground that he had sought similar prayer in the main suit.Justice Shafa held among others, that granting the prayer sought in…

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OFALA: EMBRACE VALUES OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS – VC TELLS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

Awka: Obiorah Anthony Ugwonwa The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Kabiru Bala, has described Igbo culture and traditions, Onitsha community in particular as wonderful, outstanding and very impactful. The Vice-Chancellor, who spoke during press interview at the 2024 Ofala festival of the Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Obi, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, held in his palace, over the weekend, maintained that a story of a people with culture and well defined identity are clear indication that the people are proud of themselves. Represented at the occasion by Professor Ahmed Doko Abraham…

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Ex-JAMB director slams N12.5m suit against I-G, others

Mr Yisa Usman, a former Deputy Director in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has filed a N12.5 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Mabel Ishaku and others.Usman, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1518/2024 and filed by his lawyer, Oseini Bamigbaiye, sued I-G; AIG Zone 7; DCP Kabiru Shehu and Mabel Ishaku, also a police officer, as 1st to 4th defendants respectively.The applicant, who was dismissed from the employment of JAMB, is currently contending his disengagement at the National Industrial Court in suit number:…

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6th Int’l Onion Conference: Women to be Given More Opportunities in the Onion Sub-sector

…As Aliyu, Nigerian, emerges president, ROO/WCA At the 6th International Onion Conference hosted by the National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN), the Nigeria body of the Regional Observatory of Onion Sector in West and Central Africa (ROO/WCA), the Mabera Women Cooperative has stated that there are ongoing plans to train more women in the onion business. This decision is in view of the issue of storage, to address post-harvest losses and infrastructure challenges, in order for women to have more opportunities in the Onion sub-sector. The…

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EFCC is an unlawful organisation – Agbakoba

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

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

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

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

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

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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