-The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Saturday won the three legislative
positions contested in the Taraba’s rerun election. The Resident
Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr Habu Zarma, announced the
results at a press briefing on Sunday in Jalingo. According to the
announcement, PDP candidate, Mr Dan-Asabe Hosea, won the
Sardauna/Kurmi/Gashaka Federal Constituency with 37,645 votes.
Relatively, while the former Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly,
Mr Abel Diah of the PDP defeated Mr Emmanuel Bongo of the APC for the
Mbamnga costituecy, Mr Emmanuel Dame of the PDP got the victory for Ardo
Kola state constituency with 12,138 votes over Alhaji Sanusi Janbawaile
of the APC who got 11,047 votes.
- The
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sunday morning declared
former Senate President, David Mark winner of the Saturday Benue South
Senatorial District re-run election. The ex-senate president won with a
total of 84, 192 while his main contender, Daniel Onjeh polled 71, 621
votes.
- The
NNPC has notified the public to disregard any invitation on recruitment
exercise.This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ohi Alegbe, the
Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Sunday in
Abuja. Alegbe in the statement cautioned the public to beware of
fraudsters who are sending letters to unsuspecting individuals inviting
them for “the second process of recruitment.”
-
Report has it that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has
recovered the sum of N381m from Mrs. Omolara Amosu, wife of the
immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. The report
claims that the money was recovered in three tranches of N180m, N101m
and N100m.
- The
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria
Limited, provider of Digital Satellite Broadcast Television (DStv)
service to compensate and provide toll-free lines to its subscribers.
This order is contained in a statement issued by the CPC Deputy Director
of Public Relations, Mr Abiodun Obimuyiwa, on Sunday in Abuja. With the
new order, DSTV is to suspend its service when consumers are away;
release free-to-air channels even when subscription had expired and
compensate consumers for lost viewing time.
-
President Muhammadu Buhari will today travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar
to discuss with both countries on how to stabilize oil prices. This is
even as Nigeria, Sunday, agreed to freeze the country’s crude oil
production at 2.2 million barrels per day this month, same as the level
recorded in January, in its effort to address the declining price of
crude oil in the international market.
-The
Nigerian military has said it is yet to confirm the arrest of a Boko
Haram Kingpin who had been acting as Abubakar Shekau in some videos. The
military said it cannot confirm whether the suspect is Shekau’s
impostor until investigation is concluded on the identities of all
arrested suspects.
- Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that corrupt people are everywhere in
the country. This, he said include the social, economic, political and
religious spheres of the country. He alleged that the said people were
united in corruption and would protect the identity of one another. He
made this statement at the annual dinner of Apostles in the Market Place
in Abuja.
- Ekiti
State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has advised the Federal Government to
devalue the Naira. He said that With the gap between the official rate
of N199 and open market rate of over N400 to one dollar, Naira has
already been devalued, urging Buhari to stop deceiving himself and the
rest Nigerians over his Forex Policy.
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Twelve aggrieved oil producing communities in Bayelsa State have
threatened to shut down operations of Shell Petroleum Development
Company, SPDC, over the company’s handling of its relationship with the
host communities. This was contained in a communique signed after a
meeting attended by all the Community Development Committee, CDC,
Chairmen and other stakeholders of the EA field host communities.
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