A statement issued, on Thursday, by Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, Executive Director of the group, maintained that the clerk is a man of impeccable character with an unblemished record of service, and wondered why the NGO is accusing him of abetting espionage as well as influencing the award of ICT contract in the National Assembly to a company in which he has an interest.
According to Comrade Nowinta: “One Ijewa Obioma, whose true identity is yet to be established, accused the clerk of ‘hijacking’ the contract from Nanocom International Limited and Navadee Integrated Nigeria Limited.”
Comrade Nowinta described the allegation contained in the petition as spurious and cheap blackmail that has no substance.
His tenure is expected to end on March 28, 2021, but reliable sources said the director is lobbying for a second term in order to cover up the crimes and scandals he perpetrated while in office.
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Associate Professor and former Head of Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Adetunji Ogunyemi, speaks to DARE ADEKANMBI on the inherent weaknesses of the presidential system of government in Nigeria and the debilities which have made President Muhammadu Buhari a nepotistic leader, among other issues.
Democracy came under a severe test early in the month in the United States last month when a riotous mob loyal to the then outgoing now [former] President Donald Trump. What lessons do you think the political class in Nigeria should draw from the US incident?
There are three main lessons for the political class in Nigeria to draw from the event that happened on January 6 in the United States. The first is that acceptance of defeat or if you like, accepting the verdict at polls is part of democratic norms. It is not a sign of weakness. But accepting the decision of the electorate at the polls is a fundamental democratic norm. It may not be w
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has dismissed fraud charges against a UK based Nigerian medical doctor, Reuben Olu Obaro and his wife Mrs Ayodele Obaro, a UK based nurse.
Justice A. O. Ebong, who dismissed the eight-count charge against the renowned medical doctor held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) acted in bad faith in filing the charge.
Delivering ruling in a no-case submission argued by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, J. N. Egwuonwu on behalf of the couple, Justice Ebong held that the eight-count charges were unfounded and could not be established against the defendants as required by law.