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Group Accuses Obaseki Of Secrecy, Converting Public Assets To Personal Gain

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2 years ago

August 9, 2022

Group known as Edo Peoples Advocacy Organization, EPAO, recently took a swipe at the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki, accusing it of secrecy in its style of administration devoid of public scrutiny and inputs.

The group alleged that the governor was “secretly converting public assets to personal gains with a deceitful agenda of providing a city mall and world class hospital.”

A statement by the Coordinator and Secretary of the group, Emmanuel Aigbogun and Odeh Johnson also asked “Why are you allocating Edo State properties specifically lands to your cronies for personal businesses through your Commissioner for Lands without due process?

“What was your motive of demolishing the old Central Hospital, and what do you propose to build there?: Because that hospital is strategically positioned to meet the medical needs of the average Edo People within the city as the Edo Specialist hospital is too expensive to access by the very poor in our society.

“What was your intention of demolishing The State Library, and Ministry of Agriculture for ShopRite? And why haven’t you disclosed the Edo State shares in the private firm known as ShopRite”.

Reacting to the allegation, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Adaze Emwanta described the group as faceless and being sponsored, insisting that the plans of the governor were to make Edo a frontline state in Nigeria.

He said: “The Edo State Government under the able leadership of His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki remains committed to the “Making Edo Great Again MEGA” electoral manifesto. To achieve this principal aim, there must be a developmental master plan. We are firming our development master plan through the ongoing Operation Plan Edo, which remains a moving train.

“The frontiers of the original city are currently being expanded for new towns to emerge. Again, for that master plan to become fully operational, the old order must give way for a new one.”

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VIDEO: Villagers Give Nigerian Soldiers Heroic Welcome After Successful Operation

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5 hours ago

April 19, 2024

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A heartwarming video of some villagers giving a heroic welcome to soldiers returning from a successful operation in the North East has been shared online.

The Nigerian Army shared the video online as the soldiers returning from their military operation were met with cheers and celebrations from local residents recently.

The Army wrote: “Heartwarming welcome accorded to Nigerian Army heroic troops in the Northeast region after a successful operation in Sambisa and Timbuktu Triangle during Operation Desert Sanity III. This video clip captures the genuine and heartfelt welcome extended by the local communities to the valiant troops in appreciation of their successful operation.”

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JUST IN: Court Clears Ex-AGF Adoke Of Money Laundering Charges

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6 hours ago

April 19, 2024

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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday discharged and acquitted former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) of the money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, while delivering a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the former AGF, held that the EFCC failed to establish a prima facie (sufficient evidence) case against him.

“I find that there is no evidence to prove the alleged offences against the first defendant (Adoke),” the judge said.

However, Justice Ekwo ruled that Aliyu Abubakar, the second defendant, has to open his defence because he has a case to answer.

EFCC had preferred a 14 counts charge against Adoke and an oil mogul, Aliyu Abubakar.

In the charge, the anti-graft agency alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash payment of the dollar equivalent of N300 million from Abubakar and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 16(2)(b) of the money laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended.

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Police Seal Off Benue APC Factional Secretariat

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7 hours ago

April 19, 2024

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Armed policemen have sealed off the secretariat of the All Progressive Congress,APC, in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State.

The party secretariat belongs to the Austin Agada-led APC Working Committee located along JS Tarka Way opposite the Railway Market in Makurdi.

There are two party secretariats in the capital city.

The other one belongs to Benjamin Omakolo’s team which is located along Kashim Ibrahim Way.

The Publicity Secretary of the Agada faction, Daniel Ihomun, said that the sealing off of their secretariat may not be unconnected with the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the forthcoming local government election.

“We are to inaugurate members of the zoning committee for the coming local government election today at our secretariat only for the government to send policemen and their thugs to seal off the secretariat,” Ihomun said.

It was learnt that policemen and Armour Personnel Vehicle were deployed to the Agada-led office as early as 6am on Friday.

Efforts to get the reaction of the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, to ascertain the reason for the sealing off of the party secretariat were not successful as her phone rang out at the time of filing this report.

The Agada-led faction had constituted a 21-men zoning committee drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state and was expected to be inaugurated on Friday.

But in a swift response, the Omakolo-led team had in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Terseer Agber, called on all party members and the general public to disregard the zoning committee constituted by the Agada-led committee.