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  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday fixed April 20, 2023, to rule on a Kogi State Application seeking to vacate an interim order of court freezing 14 properties linked to Kogi State governor.  Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date after taking submissions from the Governor's counsel, Mr Abdulwahab Mohammed SAN and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedopo SAN.  The court had on February 22, made an interim forfeiture order following an exparte motion to confiscate 14 properties and firms in Lagos, Abuja, and the United Arab Emirates as well as N400m, recovered from one Aminu Falala.  When the matter came up on Tuesday, the Kogi state counsel told the court that he had an application dated March 9, 2023 seeking to vacate the order of the court made on February 22.  Mohammed, while moving the application stated that about the third quarter of 2021, EFCC approached the court to freeze Kogi State's N20bn salary bail out loan that was al

  Nigerians across various sectors have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, in the few days left for his administration, strive to leave a legacy of a functional system where there is respect for the rule of law and all actors act only in full compliance with the Constitution, Acts of the National Assembly and all other laws of the country.  Delegates from 158 Anti-Corruption Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organisations, faith-based groups, youth and community-based organisations, who gathered in Abuja at a one-day national conference on Sunday, said the anti-corruption efforts of the Buhari administration would eventually be assessed by the conduct of key officials, especially those saddled with the responsibility of taming corruption in Nigeria.  After exhaustive deliberations by the expanded gathering with keynote address by the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Prof. Wasiu Ademola Oyedokun-Alli,  and presentations from speakers, including t

 Billions expect avalanche of miracles as grandfinale of Largest Online Healing Crusade with Pastor Chris begins It’s live, yes, the final session of the global online healing crusade tagged Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris., which began on Friday March 17 through today Sunday March 19. And you can join this wave of the miraculous now by login on to www.healingstreams.tv/LHS Since the programme commenced it has become practically impossible to get over the aura and excitement ignited during the Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris. Still basking in the supernatural experience and divine insights received at Day 1 and Day 2 of the March 2023 Healing Streams Live Healing Services, and here comes the final healing service. A time for divine transportation and transformation. The Day 2 of the Live Healing Services kicked off with the Loveworld Singers leading in harmonious praises. Right after, the Healing School Director, Pastor Deola Phillips warmly welcomed par

 Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Presidential Candidate has urged Kwarans to vote the governorship candidate of SDP, Hakeem Lawal and other party’s House of Assembly candidates during March 11 elections. This is even as the party has ruled out any alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other party in Kwara State. Prince Adebayo made this known on Monday while addressing journalists after a meeting with SDP leaders and supporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. He said SDP is in the race to win elections, “not only in Kwara State, but across the country”. According him, the party is out to make a difference to enable Nigerians choose between black and white. While appreciating the state chapter of the party for working very hard ahead of the last presidential and National Assembly elections, Prince Adebayo urged SDP members to remain united and work towards attaining victory in the coming governorship an

 The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate in 2023 polls, Prince Adewole Adebayo has raised five questions ahead of the March 11 governorship and state legislative elections. Prince Adewole Adebayo raised the questions in a two page tweets at the weekend. He maintained that he has observed what he described as the “remorseful tone” of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over inglorious commissions and omissions of Feb 25 elections”, but insisted that the only redemption for the commission “is clean, clear March 11 elections.” “I have taken note of remorseful tone of @inecnigeria over inglorious commissions and omissions of Feb 25 elections. Redemption is clean, clear March 11 elections. Nothing less! The big question is, will @OfficialAPCNg @OfficialPDPNig @NgLabour @OfficialNNPPng etc stop cheating? “Also, (2) will voters still sell votes for money or barter for foodstuffs, cloths, soaps, ‘maggi’ etc? (3) Will security operatives be fully loyal to the

  The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to unite the county through a government of national unity and fast-track a process of national reconciliation. The party also submitted that notwithstanding the obvious challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral process. The National Chairman of the party, Shehu Gabam, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing held at the party’s headquarters in Abuja while congratulating Tinubu for winning the keenly contested presidential election. He also lauded the party’s presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, for his impressive outing in the election. He said, “We call on the President-elect to take deliberate practical steps in uniting the country, to bring the country together through a government of national unity; to fix our obvious national cracks, address the failings, heal the land and fast-t

  The Northern Nigerian Movement for Asiwaju has congratulated the  president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his overwhelming victory in the just concluded presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Dr Mohammed Attahiru in Abuja on Wednesday. They praised the Plateau State Governor and Director General, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Organisation, Simon Bako Lalong, for his commitment in ensuring the victory of Asiwaju against all odds. According to the group, the overwhelming victory of Asiwaju Tinubu after polling over 8 million votes in a keenly contested election showed that the president-elect remains the preferred choice of Nigerians. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor was declared winner of the presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Wednesday after polling the highest votes at the polls and meeting other requirements for the elections. Attahiru expressed deep op

 Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate in 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo has stated that he not happy with the choice of electorate in the country. Adebayo however called on Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to concede defeat to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His statement comes amid calls by the LP and PDP for Mahmood Yakubu, the chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to cancel the presidential election. Also, Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, had said the INEC chairperson should declare “void and inadmissible” election results where “BVAS and servers have been manipulated or rendered inactive” Adebayo, in a Twitter post on Tuesday, said Abubakar and Obi should show they love Nigeria by conceding to Tinubu. “Chinua Achebe was right that leadership is the problem of Nigeria. Where are the true leaders? Same drama every election year is not progress,” Adebayo wrote. “

 Former presidential candidate under the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has extended his congratulations to the winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu had polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his rivals– Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 votes, Labour Party’s Peter Obi with 6,101,533 votes to come third and candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso who scored 1,496,687 votes. In a congratulatory message posted on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Adebayo charged the president-elect to prioritize the common good of ordinary Nigerians. The former presidential candidate said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must not continue with its hypocrisy and deceit, saying Nigeria deserves better. He also commended the courage of other contestants and implored them to seek redress through legal process. He also commended the courage of other contestants and implored t

 The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Hon Yakubu Murtala Ajaka, has said that the emergence of the party's candidate in the 2023 Presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, reaffirms the unity of the country. Ajaka, in his congratulatory message, mentioned that Tinubu's Presidency will lead the nation towards economic prosperity. “We are confident that the President-elect will work to ensure the continued prosperity of our nation, and will work to uphold the values of our country. We are excited to see the positive changes that will come from this new administration in actualizing the renewed hope and aspiration of our people. We are grateful for the security personnel who ensured the safety of all involved, and the electoral umpire for their commitment to free and fair elections” he "APC’s victory in the presidential and National Assembly elections so far is a testament to the strength of our democracy and the power of our collective v