A presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Marc Kabund has been sentenced to seven years in prison. He was convicted by a high court on 12 charges including spreading false rumours and insulting the head of state, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Kabund was a former vice president of parliament and a close associate of President Felix Tshisekedi who launched his own political party last year after the two fell out.
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Federal government on Wednesday, September 13, moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior. The decision was reached in order to address the intractable problems associated with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) as one of the major conditions for seamless application and obtaining of International Passports and other travelling documents. NIMC was until now supervised by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy. The process of moving out the NIMC to the Ministry of Interior is being accelerated in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s directive to remove all impediments and bottlenecks from obtaining NIN,…
Chicago State University (CSU), yesterday, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the university and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.The university disclosed this in a statement issued to CBS Broadcasting Inc. generally referred to as CBS News, one of America’s biggest and most influential news network. In the statement CSU issued to CBS yesterday, the university explained: “As an educational institution, we are sometimes asked to provide information related to student records. Federal law known as FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protects the privacy of student records and limits what an institution can release. “In August…
The sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 5.2, Delta State, Corp Commander Udeme Bassey Eshiet has urged drivers/ road users to be conscious of their driving as we entered the EMBER months. The commander stated this at the 2023 EMBER months public enlightenment and road safety campaign in Asaba, where he said “Speed thrills but kills, drive responsibly and avoid overloading” Udeme maintained that this year enlightenment campaign is to educate the road users to avoid overload, extra light in their vehicles, making calls while driving and night driving. He appealed to drivers, road users to…
By Eric Ikhilae The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the July 24 judgment by the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, declaring Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the last election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. In two judgments on Thursday, the appellate court declared Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party (LP) as winner of the election. It faulted the tribunal for voiding Okolie’s election and proceeded to dismiss the petition filed by Elumelu before the trial tribunal and on which the voided judgment was…
By Mallam Garba Shehu This week, President Muhammadu Buhari clocked 100 days away from office after completing two terms of four years each as President of Nigeria. He chose to stay in Daura to be far away from Abuja in order not to distract the new APC administration and in the hope also that the distance will make it possible for him to have a good rest and to care for his farm which had not received as much attention as it needed while he was away. He goes to the farm four days of the week and is upbeat…
By Fred Latimore Esq There are multiple reports in both new and conventional media about some communities in Delta State, where thousands of people are already displaced by flooding, occasioned by this season of heavy downpour of rain. The governor, is no doubt, a man with street credibility and who understands the plights of displaced and homeless persons affected by natural causes of this magnitude. It is therefore, a compelling factor under the prevailing circumstances for Delta State Government to make huge sums of money available for the relocation of affected communities, provide sufficient materials and food for the survival…
Nigerian-born United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo is expected to visit Nigeria to boost economic ties between the US and the West African nation. Adeyemo is scheduled to meet with key government officials, business leaders, and representatives from various sectors. The visit comes as Tinubu is embarking on reforms to revive the country’s economy. The US Government, in a statement on WordPress, said, “We are excited to announce that the Deputy Treasury Secretary will soon be making a highly anticipated visit to Nigeria in a significant effort to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Nigeria. “This visit…
A sumptuous, groovy and well turned out party is described in social parlance as a bash. That was what we had on Tuesday in celebration of the birthday anniversary of Bashorun Askia Ogieh JP, the Udu of Isoko Nation. Putting the weight of the party and the attributes of his person together, “What a Bash” came compelling to me as the title for this piece because, incidentally, he is commonly called BASH. With the immediate past Governor, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and incumbent Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, along with various top state dignitaries, party functionaries and royalties in attendance,…
By Fred Edoreh As the Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori continues to unfold the reality of his MORE Agenda, a one-time State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State has been moved to concede that he is a man of great vision, capacity and commitment to the development of the state. Hon Silas Buowe, a former member of the State House of Assembly representing Isoko South Constituency 2 and former aspirant for the chairmanship of the APC in the state was particularly impressed with Gov Oborevwori’s bold move for the construction of flyovers to reshape…