President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended. The new board is composed of the following: A. Chairman-Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum; B. Group Managing Director- Dr Maikanti Kacalla …
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Pennysylvania Judge Sentenced To 28 Years In Massive Juvenile Justice Bribery Scandal. A Pennsylvania judge was sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection to a bribery scandal that roiled the state’s juvenile justice system. Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was convicted of taking $1 million in bribes from developers of juvenile detention centers. The judge then presided …
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Umuahia— Embattled Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state who was sacked from office on Thursday by a Federal High Court Abuja for alleged tax evasion declared yesterday that democracy was on trial in the state but vowed to challenge the court verdict up to the Supreme Court. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had in his judgement …
Read More »Abia state Governor-Elect, Dr. Uche Ogah has described as an affront on the rule of law, the refusal of the state’s Chief Judge, Theresa Uzoukwu to swear him in as the duly-elected governor of the state. Describing the action as capable of undermining the peace and stability of the state, Ogah contended that the stay of execution of the valid …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, adjourned till July 4, to rule on the bail applications of two former ministers under the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration and chieftains of People Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode and Senator Nenadi Usman, who are being prosecuted by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Usman was former Minister For Finance and …
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ABUJA– President Muhammadu Buhari Friday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate over statements by his Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono- Oblo that the Senate lacked the powers to summon Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami to explain why he dragged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President, …
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The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state government of stalling the use of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, to officially kick off the party’s governorship campaign slated for next Monday. The two major political parties in the state – All Progressives Congress and the PDP – have elected their candidates for the September 10 …
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The Lagos State Government on Friday said that from July 1, 2016, it would commence a total enforcement against street trading and street hawkers, saying that the law banning their activities across the metropolis would take its full course. Speaking at a live interview session on Television Continental, the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode said that the renewed enforcement is …
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By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Icelandic Foreign Affairs Minister Lilja Alfredsdottir on Wednesday signed a joint declaration between the Defense Department and the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs to facilitate future cooperation, according to a DoD release. In signing the joint declaration, Work and Alfredsdottir agreed that the U.S. and Iceland will retain a resilient …
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By Jim Garamone – DoD News WASHINGTON — Trailblazing former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright received the Defense Department’s highest award for public service today from Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a Pentagon ceremony. Carter presented Albright with the department’s Distinguished Public Service Award. Albright was the first woman secretary of state and served from 1997 to 2001. She was …
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