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Month: August 2022

Ayu vows not to step down as PDP chairman, Wike blows hot
August 31, 2022
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Governor Wike of River State (left) and PDP chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has disclosed that he is not bothered about the calls for his resignation, saying the proponents of such moves are youngsters who do not have a grasp of the goals of the party when it was formed. Ayu said that PDP members and stakeholders elected him based on the laid down rules of the main…

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Fidelity Bank indicates plan to acquire Union Bank, UK
August 31, 2022
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MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe. By Advocatenewsng.com. A leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has intimated the public of its proposed acquisition of Union Bank, UK as part of its expansion plans. In a regulatory filing issued on the Nigeria Exchange (NGX) on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, the bank stated that it has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of 100% equity stake in Union Bank United Kingdom Limited, for which the Central Bank of Nigeria…

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Ngige writes Adamu on status of ASUU/FG negotiation, as strike goes indefinite
August 29, 2022
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Labour and Employment Minister, Senator Chris Ngige. By Advocatenewsng.com. AS the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU extends its ongoing strike indefinitely, indications emerged on Monday that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has written to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to get the situation report on the negotiation between the leadership of the university lecturers and the ministry. ASUU had in the early hours of Monday resolved to extend the strike despite the…

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Court stops NBC from shutting down broadcast stations
August 29, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko (Court 8) on Monday, granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE). SERAP…

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Crude theft: How security operatives, govt officials run bunkering cartel, Govt sets Tompolo against big oil thieves to outwit the powerful players?
August 27, 2022
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•How Sylva, NNPC Kyari brokered new deal; the Senator Omo-Agege connection •Misguided backlash from Arewa youths,  counter attack •Ex-militant leader to collaborate with JTF, engage ex-agitators, stakeholders “It is indeed disturbing that under the APC administration, according to official reports, oil thieves are having a field day stealing up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil every day. This amounts to a daily siphoning of about $40m ..”There is no way they will arrest the big-time oil thieves under the…

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Nigerian musician, Naira Marley’s ex-lawyer sentenced to two years in prison over N4m bribe
August 26, 2022
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Popular Nigerian musician, Naira Marley. By Advocatenewsng.com. JUSTICE Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja High Court in Lagos State sentenced Taiwo Oreagba, a former lawyer to a Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, to two years in prison on Friday for inducing the operatives with N4million bribe. After a two-year trial, Justice Taiwo found Oreagba guilty. Oreagba previously defended “Am I a Yahoo boy?” singer Naira Marley in his ongoing alleged internet crime-related prosecution. The judge said that Oreagba had not refuted…

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Atiku meets Wike in London seeks support, as Obasanjo pushes for Obi’s agenda
August 26, 2022
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Atiku Abubakar, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Makinde of Oyo State and Adamu Fintiri of Adamawa State in London yesterday. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. The PUNCH gathered that Atiku pleaded with Wike to support him in the 2023 presidential election. A close associate of the governor,…

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Buhari government ignores Nigerian Military, awards N718million contract to protect Abuja-Kaduna rail track to private security outfits
August 25, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. THE President Muhammadu Buhari-led regime has coughed up N718.19million in contracts to private security firms for the protection of the 45-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna railway and stations. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved it on Wednesday, according to Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Bello. This was made in response to the attack on the rail line between Abuja and Kaduna, which forced the suspension of service. Terrorists had used explosives placed along the tracks to derail a passenger train…

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Many soldiers feared dead as terrorists ambush Nigerian army convoy in Zamfara
August 25, 2022
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Nigerian Army at war front confronting terrorists. By Advocatenewsng.com. A yet-to-be ascertained number of soldiers has been killed following an ambush on a military convoy by gunmen suspected to be terrorists in Kekun Waje district of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The troops were said to have been ambushed during a patrol in the area on Wednesday. Some of the personnel were said to have been injured during the attack and are currently receiving medical attention. A…

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Court returns NBA’s gen sec, Oduah to office, nullifies her suspension
August 23, 2022
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Outgoing general secretary of NBA, Mrs Joyce Oduah. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE ratification of suspension of Barrister Joyce Oduah as general secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association has been nullified by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The ratification effected by the National Executive Council of the NBA was on Tuesday voided and set aside by the court on the ground that the action was an affront to the rule of law and violation of court’s proceedings in the matter….

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