Day: September 11, 2023

N2.9 Billion: EFCC Jails Orubebe, George Turnah, Others, For Six Years

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Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, George Turnah, and two others: Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas Chidebere, to six years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretence, money laundering, conversion of funds and forgery contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. They…

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Local Vigilante Apprehend Suspected Car Thief, Burglar At Isoko Community

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A suspected car thief has been arrested by members of the local vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, in Olomoro community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state. The suspect whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of the report was arrested while trying to steal a car belonging to a Delta born Christian Musician, Evangelist Elvis Osiota.   This is just as another suspected thief was arrested while breaking into a Provision store belong to clergy.   According to a source in the community, Orerue Emonena,…

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Waive Reacts To Election Tribunal After Sack

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Member Representing Ughelli North, South and Udu Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive has described the judgement that ousted him from the House of Representatives as layman language. Reacting the Election Tribunal judgement delivered in Asaba, Rev. Waive disclosed that he has instructed his legal team to appeal the judgement. He said, “TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT Today the 11th of Sept 2023, the National Assembly Elections Tribunal Asaba ruled (in layman’s language) that the non publication of my educational qualifications in INEC portal is ground to disqualify…

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INEC Begin Issuance Of PVCs In Bayelsa

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By Elizabeth Vincent YENEGOA– The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begin the issuance of Permanent Voter’s Cards, (PVC) to residents in Bayelsa state. The Resident Commissioner, Barr Ubo Efegha said, “I have met with political parties and Security operatives to chart the way forward,  towards conducting a peaceful  election. According to Efegha “We are not going to interfere in the governorship election and any candidate that wins will  be announced as the winner of the election. He further expunged on the collection of PVC, that it will be issue…

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