Today's Headlines: Rivers APC Accuses Wike Of Scheming To Hijack Party, Tinubu Returns To Abuja From AU Summit In Kenya
Rivers APC Accuses Wike Of Scheming To Hijack Party
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The controversy over who gets the ministerial slot in Rivers State has continued to rage, with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state now fighting some forces calling for the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, to take over the party’s leadership.
APC Publicity Secretary in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju, who spoke when he appeared as a guest on Arise Television on Sunday, said the formation of the APC in the state took the lives of several people, adding that it is unfair to reward a man who piloted the affairs of the state when the party faced a lot of troubles.
According to him: “We wrote to the President officially, explaining the situations surrounding the APC in Rivers State and also the frolicking of some senior party members with the immediate past governor of our state.
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Tinubu Returns To Abuja From AU Summit In Kenya
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President Bola Tinubu, Monday evening, returned to Abuja from Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU).
President Tinubu arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday evening.
The President, who attended the summit in his new capacity as the Chairman of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had left Abuja on Saturday.
While in Nairobi, the President joined other African leaders to draft a declaration based on deliberations and conclusions arrived at the meeting, reaffirming Africa’s unity and strength, firmly rejecting any notion of a new scramble for Africa.
Alleged N5bn fraud: Court fixes July 21 for Sen. Stella Oduah’s arraignment
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A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed July 21 for the arraignment of Sen. Stella Oduah and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after EFCC’s counsel, Hassan Liman, SAN, prayed the court to allow the defendants to take their plea, having filed the charge against them on Dec. 17, 2020.
The Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC had sued Oduah alongside Gloria Odita, Nwosu Emmanuel Nnamdi and Chukwuma Irene Chinyere.
Others include Global Offshore and Marine Ltd, Tip Top Global Resources Ltd, Crystal Television Ltd, Sobora International Ltd and others.
The senator, who represented Anambra North Senatorial District at the 9th National Assembly, was scheduled to be arraigned on alleged N5 billion fraud and financial misappropriation while she served as Minister during the Jonathan Administration.
Arthur Eze donates N100m to Ohanaeze Ndigbo
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Oil magnet and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze (Ozoigbondu), has handed over a cheque of N100 million to the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
This, according to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, was in fulfilment of his earlier promise to the apex Igbo body in Abuja on July 10.
The statement quoted the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Atlas Oranto Petroleum ltd, as saying that the incumbent President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, should not be stressed or made to fund Ohanaeze from his personal pocket.
“Prince Eze while speaking to an assemblage of Ndigbo at the Imo State Government Lodge, Asokoro Abuja on July 10, 2023 lamented that Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by one of the most brightest and pre-eminent amongst the Igbo, a highly revered icon in Nigeria; and an accomplished Titan in business, Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR (Ahaejiagamba) should be stressed by funding Ohanaeze activities from his pockets.
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