Maureen Ikpeama

5 Heads of states witness inauguration of  Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.  Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad,  President  Buhari described the feat as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s economy and a “game changer” for the downstream petroleum…

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340 boxes, 14  generators, others destroyed in INEC office fire outbreak

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office  in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State ,was on Sunday, set ablaze by hoodlums    Statement signed by the chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye via the body’s verified Twitter page, said the resident INEC commissioner for Ebonyi state, Onyeka Pauline Ugochi reported that the incident occurred…

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Adeleke issues six executive Orders, suspends OSIEC, detrones Three monarchs

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dethroned three monarchs appointed by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola. Former Governor Oyetola appointed several monarch few weeks before handing over government to Adeleke. The monarchs included  Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Yinusa Akadiri, Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Oluponle and Oba Adegboyega Famodun. The former governor also approved the appointment…

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CJN swears in 62 new SAN

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, sworn in 62 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in Abuja. Some of the lawyers conferred with the SAN rank were, Mustapha Ibrahim, Ikani Kanu-Agabi and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyers Sylvanus Tahir and Rotimi Oyedepo. The CJN urged the new SANs to…

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Court  commits IGP to 3 months imprisonment for refusal to reinstate officer

Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, commited the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister-court judgement reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired, back to work. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling on the contempt proceedings filed by Okoli’s lawyer, Arinze…

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CBN denies plan to introduce N5,000 denomination note 

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied the rumours making the rounds that it had plans  to introduce N5,000 denomination note, saying ,there is nothing of such.  The Director, Currency Operations of CBN,Ahmed Umar, made the clarification at a three-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), for members of the Financial Correspondents Association…

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