Ex-PDP legal adviser counsels Shaibu over judgement reinstating him as Edo deputy governor
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Ex-PDP legal adviser counsels Shaibu over judgement reinstating him as Edo deputy governor

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A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mark Jacob, has urged former Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu not to bother returning to office despite Wednesday’s judgement reinstating him. Mr Jacob, who appeared as a guest on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday, said there was no point in Mr Shaibu…

Senate steps down bill to establish South-south Development Commission
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Senate steps down bill to establish South-south Development Commission

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The Senate on Thursday stepped down a bill seeking to establish the South-south Development Commission (SSDC). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the suspension of the bill after many of the senators voted against it through voice votes. The bill was sponsored by Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC, Cross River South) and scheduled for second reading. It…

Appeal Court affirms Bayelsa Governor Diri’s re-election
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Appeal Court affirms Bayelsa Governor Diri’s re-election

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed on Thursday the re-election of Douye Diri as the Governor of Bayelsa State. Mr Diri contested and won the 11 November 2023 governorship poll on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three-member panel of justices led by James Abundaga held in a unanimous judgment that…

Delta enrols more than two million persons into health insurance scheme
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Delta enrols more than two million persons into health insurance scheme

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The Delta State Government says it has enrolled more than two million persons into its contributory health insurance scheme. The Director-General of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), Isaac Akpoveta, disclosed this when he received members of the Asaba Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Wednesday in Asaba. He said…

Court bars PDP from conducting congress in Rivers
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Court bars PDP from conducting congress in Rivers

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A State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has barred Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its congress in the state. The judge, Sobere Biambo, gave the order in a suit filed by David Omereji and ten others (as applicants) against the PDP, its national chairperson, national financial secretary, and national…

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Court reinstates Shaibu as Edo deputy governor

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State, three months after the Edo House of Assembly impeached him. The judge, James Omotosho, declared on Wednesday that Mr Shaibu’s impeachment by the state assembly was illegal, Channels Television reported. Mr Omotosho ordered the inspector general of police…

Police dismiss corporal over dereliction of duty
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Police dismiss corporal over dereliction of duty

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The Nigeria Police have dismissed Buba Adamu, a corporal, who refused to report at his new station in Kaduna State, where he was transferred from Cross River State for nine years. The corporal was said to have promoted himself to the rank of superintendent and operated illegally in Cross River. The police spokesperson in Cross…

Gov Eno in Netherlands, inspects new aircraft for Ibom Air
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Gov Eno in Netherlands, inspects new aircraft for Ibom Air

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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is in the Netherlands to inspect a new Airbus A220-300 series aircraft acquired by Ibom Air, a commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government. Mr Eno inspected the aircraft on Wednesday at the Samco Aviation Maintenance Facility in Maastricht, according to a statement issued Wednesday night…

Police present N43million to families of deceased officers
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Police present N43million to families of deceased officers

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The Police in Cross River State have presented cheques of N43 million to the families of 17 deceased officers who died while on duty in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Gyogon Grimah, presented the cheques to the families of the deceased officers in Calabar on Wednesday. Mr Grimah said that the…

Budget: NDDC to borrow N1trillion to fund “legacy projects” in Niger Delta
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Budget: NDDC to borrow N1trillion to fund “legacy projects” in Niger Delta

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Despite Nigeria’s mounting public debt stock, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has proposed taking a N1 trillion loan to fund some capital projects in the region. The Managing Director of the Commission, Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this on Tuesday while defending the proposed N1.91 trillion 2024 budget before the House Committee on NDDC. According to…