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Enugu Governor, Peter Mbah, visit Tinubu in Lagos

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December 31, 2023

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Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah has paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, while he also conveyed the greetings of Enugu stste residents to the President.

In his statement he said:

”Essentially, I came to convey warm greetings and season’s best wishes on behalf of the government and the good people of Enugu state to Mr. President.

I also seize the opportunity to discuss with Mr. President about how some of the policies, he has initiated the impact those policies have had on some of the things we’re doing in Enugu state, particularly as it relates to the attraction of FDI’s.

The effects of the unification of the exchange rate and the removal of the fuel subsidy. They have essentially meant that a number of foreign direct investments are flowing towards our direction, particularly in Enugu state.

On the 2024 budget:
We are poised to harness the resources. I’m glad you’ve pointed out something that is germane about Enugu. It’s a consequential state. And you know, that Enugu has played consequential roles in the economic development of Nigeria.

So what we’re simply doing is bringing her back to that preeminent position, making sure that we harness all the resources we have and to make sure we also mobilise our domestic revenue.

And that’s how and indeed that is essentially why we have proposed an ambitious budget, ambitious revenue projections for we are convinced that we are going to realise those revenues.

What people should expect in 2024:
The people of Enugu state should expect a whole lot of new things.

I’m sure you are aware that we have provided what we promised the people in 180 days to provide water. The water is running in all the homes in our states especially in the urban areas. And for those who still don’t have, we are expanding the pipeline network to reach them.

We’re building as you may already know, 260 Smart Schools across all the wards in the States. We’re doing 260 Primary Health Care Centres type two across all the words. So there are a whole lot of new things.

We’re migrating our manual ways of doing things in our various institutions and our various MDAs to a digital platform. So, we can offer an efficient service to the people of the state.

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ALLEGED CONTEMPT: INEC CHAIRMAN ABSENT, COURT FIXES OCTOBER 8

‎The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.

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July 18, 2025

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The ‎Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral body INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, failed to show up when a case of contempt against him came up for mention at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.
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‎The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.
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‎At the proceedings, Alhassan Umar, counsel for Professor Yakubu informed the Court of a pending application challenging the jurisdiction of the court.

But this was contested by NRM’s lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba ought to have been present as it is a criminal case.
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‎Justice Obiora Egwuatu subsequently adjourned the case till October 8.
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FG Immortalizes Buhari renaming UNIMAID after him

UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.

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July 17, 2025

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari.

UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.

Presiding over the FEC session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and unwavering patriotism.

He described Buhari not as a perfect man—no leader is—but as a good, decent, and honourable man.

While acknowledging that Buhari’s record, like all legacies, will be subject to debate, Tinubu insisted that the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried, and the incorruptible standard he represented will not be forgotten.

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JUST IN: Court Frees 24 IPOB Members After Four Years of Detention

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July 17, 2025

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A high court in Ebonyi State has ordered the release of 24 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after they were held in detention for four years.

The ruling on Thursday marks a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings involving the group.

The 24 IPOB members were discharged and acquitted by Justice I. P. Chima of Ebonyi State High Court.

It was gathered that they were among the last batch of the IPOB detainees out of the 36 held since May 4 2020.

Meanwhile, their lawyer and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed their freedom in a statement titled, “Justice Delayed, But Never Denied.”

According to him, the ruling followed the preliminary objection which highlighted the brazen violation of their fundamental rights: particularly the constitutionally guaranteed protection against double jeopardy, enshrined under Section 36(9) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

Ejiofor said the sacred principle, “autrefois acquit”, stipulates that no person shall be tried again for an offence in respect of which they have previously been acquitted.