Category: NATIONAL NEWS - Page 40

Jul

2023

‘I’m traumatized.’ I didn’t forge my result, Anambra teenager, Mmesoma counters JAMB

'I'm traumatized.' I didn't forge my result, Anambra teenager, Mmesoma counters JAMB Anambra candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused by JAMB of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday insisted that she didn’t forge her result as claimed by the examination board. Ejikeme stated when she was contacted – She said she didn’t forge her result as claimed by JAMB. It could be recalled that JAMB in a statement on Sunday's evening, noted that Ejikeme manually inflated her UTME result from 249 to 362 and used her manually inflated score to attract a N3m scholarship from Innoson Motors…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

NASS VS SENATE BALLOT PAPERS: Why Akpabio won’t last as Senate President”—Senators

NATIONAL NEWS#10thNationalAssembly, #BallotPapers, #Barcodes, #GodswillAkpabio, #SenatePresident, NASS

NASS VS SENATE BALLOT PAPERS: Why Akpabio won’t last as Senate President”—Senators Plans to challenge the outcome of the senate presidential election in court on grounds that the ballot papers used in the election were serially barcoded has thickened Aftermath of the election of the presiding officers in the 10th senate has created tension as some senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress( APC) has been reportedly considering dumping the party to the opposition Reports has it that 22 senators are concluding plans to defect to the opposition thereby giving the opposition the majority in the senate. In the event…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

Tragedy Of An Ancestral Igbo Slave Named Melford Dokubo Goodhead Alias Asari Dokubo

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #igboNation, #MelfordDokubo, #PeterObi, #Slavery

Tragedy Of An Ancestral Igbo Slave Named Melford Dokubo Goodhead Alias Asari Dokubo TRAGEDY OF AN ANCESTRAL IGBO SLAVE NAMED MELFORD DOKUBO GOODHEAD ALIAS ASARI DOKUBO— Confused, Miserable, Bankrupt and Cash n’ Carry Muslim Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria Leader, Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (CAC-GEN) Email: nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com I have great respect for such fearless and principled Niger Delta warriors as His Majesty King Ateke Tom— Amanyanabo of Okrika Kingdom of Okochiri and Chief Tompolo Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo. These are men of honor and principle whose…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

Former NPC Boss, Duruihuoma Speaks On Govt’s Roles In Failed 2016, 2023 Censuses

NATIONAL NEWS#EzeDuruiheoma, #NationalPopulationCommission, #NPC, interference

Former NPC Boss, Duruihuoma Speaks On Govt's Roles In Failed 2016, 2023 Censuses Eze Duruihuoma, a former Chairman of National Population Commission, (NPC) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), says political considerations often becloud Census exercises hence the ineluctable need to be separated from electioneering seasons. The prominent Legal practitioner said the federal government of Nigeria had decided to postpone the recent headcount exercise otherwise known as Census, which was slated for this year, consequent on an envisaged interference that could have emanated from the just concluded 2023 general election. In this exclusive interview with Charity Uwakwe, Duruihuoma who had…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

Demolition of Buildings And Businesses: Come back home, Ohanaeze Urges Ndigbo in Lagos

NATIONAL NEWS#BabajideSanwo-Olu, #Demotion, #Ndigbo, #OhanaezeNdigbo

Demolition of Buildings And Businesses: Come back home, Ohanaeze Urges Ndigbo in Lagos The apex social-cultural Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged all marketers from the Igbo extraction to as a matter of urgency, relocate their businesses back to the South from Lagos State. This is following the extant demolition of some parts of the Alaba International market in Lagos state perceived to be owned by Ndigbo resident in the area. It is no longer news that the government of Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State government had on Friday, June 16, 2023, begun the process of removing distressed buildings in the…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

INEC Boss, Mahmood To Testify Against Tinubu, Today

LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#AtikuAbubakar, #BolaTinubu, #ElectionPetition, #Pdp, #YakubuMahmood

INEC Boss, Mahmood To Testify Against Tinubu, Today The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has been subpoenaed to appear at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, today, Thursday, June 15, to give evidence for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in to testify against Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President. Mahmood is expected to give evidence for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 25, presidential election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Atiku and the PDP are challenging the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President.…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

NSCDC Lagos Commandant, Alfadarai Calls For Youth Inclusion, Engagement …As he bags fellow Institute of Criminology and Strategic studies Nigeria

NATIONAL NEWS#UsmanIshaqAlfadarai

The State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Commandant of Corps Usman Ishaq Alfadarai, fdc, mnim, mpa, fisn, fcss, yesterday commended the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Lagos State Government (LASG) for their unprecedented and proactive efforts towards enhancing national security in our democracy. National Association of can report that Alfadarai made this known in a Lecture Series and Award ceremony organized, by the Institute of Criminology and Strategic Studies Nigeria (ICSS), to commemorate this year's 'Democracy Day,' the NSCDC, Lagos State Commandant, called on the three tiers of government, in the…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

FALANA, AGBAKOBA, Ubani, Others Set To Discuss Post-election Nigeria In NBA-SPIDEL Annual Conference

LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWS#Aviation, #BarrMondayUbani, #Post-election, NBA-SPIDEL

FALANA, AGBAKOBA, Ubani, Others Set To Discuss Post-election Nigeria In NBA-SPIDEL Annual Conference The Nigeria Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) is set to hold its annual conference which is a melting pot of ideas and solutions on Nigeria's march to development. The event which will take place at Citadel Complex, Oregun, Ikeja from June 20 to 23, 2023 promises to be an intellectual feast featuring eminent jurists from the Bar and Bench. Famous Reporters gathered that the conference, with the theme: 'Post-Election Nigeria: The Judiciary in the eye of the storm', will attract lawyers and…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

EMEFIELE’S ARREST: More drama unfolds, as Aliko Dangote indicted

CRIME, NATIONAL NEWS, Uncategorized#AlikoDangote, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, embezzlement

EMEFIELE'S ARREST: More drama unfolds, as Aliko Dangote indicted In a shocking melo drama, the Nigerian Federal Government has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to sources, Emefiele was arrested in Lagos by the Department of State Services (DSS) on June 10 and flown to Abuja for questioning which the security agency has now confirmed. The suspension is allegedly directly tied to a staggering $1 billion scandal that unfolded just before the inauguration. Reportedly, suspicions arose after Emefiele’s borrowing of $1 billion from Afrexim Bank on April 24, 2023 after the elections, during preparations for…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrest, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, CBN

How DSS Arrested, Whisked Emefiele In Attempt To Flee Amidst the rumoured denials, a video showing the moment operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) arrested and detention suspended Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has surfaced on social media. It could be recalled that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Media Aide to Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier confirmed Emefiele's arrest in Lagos, adding that the security agency will release a statement to authenticate the incident. He tweeted: “After initial denial, DSS has now confirmed the arrest of suspended CBN governor,…