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BREAKING: Court Disqualifies Tonye Cole As Rivers APC Gov Candidate

November 24, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Reason Mr. Cole is not qualified to contest – High Court A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole. The court’s ruling followed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which claimed that delegates that elected Cole at the APC Rivers governorship primary election were not democratically elected. In his ruling, Justice Emmanuel Obile also agreed with the PDP that Cole, being a UK citizen also, is not eligible to contest the governorship…

Money Laundering: Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Maina’s Son

November 24, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Maina, the jailed ex-chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. READ ALSO: Those Who Did Tinubu’s Documentaries Used My Photo As His At 12 — Donald Duke BREAKING: Buhari Unveils New N200, N500, N1000 Notes Saudi Arabia Declares Public Holiday After Argentina Win Faisal had been convicted of conspiracy and money laundering by the Federal High Court However, delivering the verdict on Thursday, November 24, a three-member panel of the appellate court reduced Faisal term of imprisonment from…

Those Who Did Tinubu’s Documentaries Used My Photo As His At 12 — Donald Duke

November 24, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has claimed that his photograph was used as that of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 polls, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in some of the documentaries promoting the ambition of the National Leader of the APC. One of the documentaries was run on Television Continental, which has ties with the former Lagos State Governor. Duke was quoted on Wednesday as saying that the photo in Tinubu’s documentaries was of himself (Duke) when he was 12 years old.…

BREAKING: Buhari Unveils New N200, N500, N1000 Notes

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are the see-it-for-yourself pictures of the new notes and what to know about their purchasing power President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the re-designed N200, N500 and N1000 notes at the commencement of the weekly meeting of Federal Executive Council. According to a tweet by the president’s assistant on social media, Bashir Ahmad, Buhari unveiled the redesigned N200, N500, N1000 notes today. Platforms Africa reports that Buhari was flanked by cabinet officials, including the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, while unveiling the redesigned N1,000, N500 and N200. The new Naira…

Atiku Alongside PDP Members Meet CAN Leaders

November 23, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has arrived at the Headquarters of the Christian Association of Nigeria for an interaction with the Christian leaders. Gatekeepers News reports that CAN had commenced interaction with Presidential candidates where they presented their proposals. Atiku alongside his Vice Presidential Candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, and PDP National chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu arrived at the headquarters on Tuesday. Others in the entourage included Governor of Taraba State, Dairus Ishaku; Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Former Vice President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo;…

Court Orders INEC To Resume Voters Registration

November 23, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Gatekeepers News reports that Justice Inyang Ekwo who gave the order on Tuesday also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived of the opportunity to have their voter card for the forthcoming election. The Judge held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provisions for the exercise in accordance with Nigerian laws. “The case…

Saudi Arabia Declares Public Holiday After Argentina Win

November 23, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced that there will be a public holiday in the country on Wednesday after the Saudi team edged Argentina 2-1 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. According to Arabnews, King Salman approved a suggestion made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to celebrate the national team’s victory with a holiday. All public and private sector employees and students at all educational stages will be given a holiday. The Saudis celebrated beating the South Americans in the opening game of Group C as they…

Buhari Flags Off First Oil Mining Project In North

November 23, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently performing the flag-off of the Kolmani Integrated Development Project (KIPRO) on the boundary of Bauchi and Gombe States. Gatekeepers News reports that this ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site is the first oil drilling in the Northern part of Nigeria. Oil was discovered in commercial volume in the region about two years ago. While Nigeria is already exploring crude oil in the southern Niger Delta, this exploration up north will be the first after…

Rich Nigerians Should Pay More Taxes – DG Budget Office

November 22, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze has opined that rich Nigerians should be made to pay more taxes in order to improve revenue generation. Gatekeepers News reports that Akabueze gave his suggestion on Monday in Abuja at the launch of the World Bank’s report titled, ‘Nigeria public finance review: fiscal adjustment for better and sustained results’. According to him, wealthy citizens should be taxed based on their earnings. “We need to tax the rich. We have extremely wealthy people existing side-by-side with extremely poor people. I…

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